The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-26

is stopping with her son, Judge Wallace,
this summer.
Willard Chase came nearly being the
week. While riding his mowing-machine,
he suddenly ran over sharp stone, throw
ing him backward to the ground The
reins being around his neck, the horses
backed the machinery over his body. Mr..
Chase, though badly bruised, rested from
his haying but one day, but thinks had that
been good hay-day he would have been
cup and doing" The daughter of Mr.,
Abial Cheney has come to make her home
with him.
East Corinth.
II. A. Jackman has recently purchased
the Hunter place.
G. w. Jewell is cutting the hay on the
Allen Tenney place.
Farmers in this section claim that the hay
crop is about the average.
Clifford George of Lowell, Mass, is in
town visiting at r. f. Georges 60
George w. Kenyon and son of Boston are
boarding with e. p. Sawyer. II. j.
last week. - Mrs. A. A. Whittemore
and four children of West Medford Mass,
are spending their summer vacation at
Charles Pages. - Lizzie Hatch re-
| turned from Danville last Saturday, where
she has been visiting her brother. - l..
e. Rowe has painted his residence. -
James Hale and wife, of Newburyport,
Mass, are visiting Miss Smart. -
! Colonel NJ. III. Twitchel, United States
consul at Kingston, Ont, was in town
over Sunday, visiting his nephew, b. I.
| Holland.
North Duxbury.
Mrs. Patrick Grace is seriously i'll.
Some farmers in this town have finished
haying and report not quite an average
crop.
William McGrath fell in his barn from
the great beams to the floor and received Sc
we're injuries
Johnny, son of T. II. Hoy, fell from the
top of freight car, injuring him severely,
cutting hole in his head some three inches
in length.
The schoolmates and friends of Ethel
White met at her home Saturday, July %,
to celebrate her thirteenth birthday, and
were entertained with refreshments, etc.
East Montpelier.
Jarvis & Willard shipped large order to
the West last Friday.
Charles Hamblin has wagered S25 with
Joseph Buzzell that "Tim " Hammett's
trotter can trot quarter of a mile in thirty
five seconds. The money is deposited, and
the trial will soon be made.
James Warhust has not been seen out
since Z" Emma" returned. - Florence
Henry of Boston is very sick with diphthe-
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Blaisdell is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. S.
Wheelock.
North Montpelier.
Stephen Foster of Boston made flying
visit to relatives in this village Thursday of
last week.
There promises to be quite general turn
out to the picnic at Owls Head on Friday
of this week.
Misses Ada and Jennie Spaulding o
| IpOming tpr Mass hpra n n a ait n their
uncle, G. o. Adams.
The farmers, many of them, are through
haying in this vicinity and report full more
than an average crop.
Hiram Brown of Mortified was in town,
Friday and Saturday of last week, being
called here on account of the funeral of
Florence Butterfeld.
Mrs A. j. HOLSTER who was called to
Westminster on account of the sickness and
death of her granddaughter, Florence But
terfeld, returned home Thursday of last
week.
The first visit of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. But
terfeld to this, their old home, was rendered
very sad by the death of their youngest
daughter Florence, whose remains they
brought to be laid at rest beside their two
other children in our cemetery. The child
died of cerebro-spinal complaint, combined
with teething. The funeral was at the res
idence of A. j. HOLSTER, father of Mrs.
Butterfeld, Friday of last week, Rev. L.
Warren officiating Their old neighbors
and friends here extend to them their heart
felt sympathy in their sad bereavement
The sad death of Birnie Campbell, grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Carnes, has cast
gloom over the whole neighborhood, About
two weeks ago he had cut on his ankle
from getting in front of mowing-machine.
The wound seemed to be doing alright until
last week, when indications of blood-poison
began to show, resulting in his death from
| lOpkiaV Tburs1aV Of last wapk His
funeral was held Friday afternoon, Rev. l..
Warren officiating. Brine was bright,
active little fellow, and his untimely death
falls with stunning force upon the mother
and grandparents, and they have the SYM
pathy of the entire community in their sud
den and unexpected bereavement
Fayston.
Farmers report good crop of hay, and all
other crops are looking we'll
Mrs, f. A. Bragg has been in Montpelier
the greater part of the time for the last few
weeks caring forIher mother, Mrs. Powers,
who lately died The remains, together
with those of her late husband, who died at
Moretown and was buried at that place,
were taken to the Irasville cemetery in
Waitsfield for interment
George Fl. Kew visited his friends
in Lowell, Mass, recently. - Della
Thompson has been enjoying the balmy
breezes from Lake Champlain at Highgate
joying visit from her father and sister,
Mr.. and Miss Cooke of Boston. - Mrs.
G. r. Miller and her little daughter, and
Miss Mary Browne, came from Boston last
week to spend the summer with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Browne. -
Many OF the farmers are through haying and
report coed crop. - Beth Richardson
of Watsfield has been visiting Miss Luna
Howe.
North Fayston.
L. w. Porter, with wife and daughter from
Ware, Mass. is spending a few weeks here
with friends. - Orrin Boyce has bought
Seth Boyces farm. - Mrs. j. McCarty
has returned from Bolton. - Mrs. b. b.
Fisher and Martha Henry are failing
Groton.
Many went to the circus at Woodsville
last Friday
| DR.. Eastman has been appointed on the
board of pension examiners for Wells River
Welch & Darling have commenced haul
ing their fine bran to Peacham, where they
, have a branch store.
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