The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-05

broke and the doctor was unable to find the
part that remained in the foot.
Stowe.
The mail was delivered from the new
post-office for the first time on Monday
night
A runaway horse made things lively for
few minutes on Monday. No serious dam
age was done, however
A severe hail storm visited Luce Hill and
Nebraska on Friday. Much damage was
done to crops. The ground was covered
with hail, and basketfuls could be scraped
up the next morning. On Monday terri
bic shower visited nearly the same locality,
tearing up the highways and demolishing
things generally.
North Thetford.
Mrs. BENJAMIN arrived Saturday night at
the hotel for her regular summer stay. We
always welcome those who come to enliven
us and keep us in touch with the outside
world. = Miss Smith, who has been visit
ing Miss Lord. returned to her home in
Pennsylvania last Saturday - Dr.
Henry Baxter and daughter are at the hotel
| for a few days. - G. Cobleigh has
friends visiting at his home. - Miss
| Pratt left Saturday, for few weeks at Ma
| hant and the south shore. - DR.. Brad
| ley Hosford is expected this week at the
| Hosford home for the summer. The doctor
is another welcome visitor with exhaustless
supply Of good jokes and old-fashioned wit.
waitsfield.
| The five-weeks-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. McCarty died of whooping cough
last week
Mrs. G.. f. Ainsworth and children OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, have arrived for a
summers visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. AFRO Bragg.
NJ. b. Jones returned from Dartmouth
| ~ Iy...l far 1,
ton. 1t is really refreshing to see MATHS
genial countenance among us once more.
The Masonic fraternity and their fam
lilies of this vicinity enjoyed very pleas
ant social visit at the home of o. S. Joslin
on Thursday evening of last week. Ice
cream and cake were served, and a short
| but excellent programme added much to
the enjoyment of the evening.
A very severe hail storm visited this sec
ton Saturday afternoon about four O'Clock,
doing great damage to gardens, corn and
potato fields, etc AT or near the residence
of Judge c. Il. Jones, about one and one
half miles north of the village, large piles
of the hailstones were to be seen after the
lapse of twenty-four hours. Little wind
accompanied the storm or the damage
must have been much greater than it was.
One of the most interesting social events
of the season was the marriage of DR.. A. w.
Gorham of Bellows Falls to Grace Edith,
elueSU uduRUueT Vi MT. anu MIS-. w lllldIU IL.
Haselton, which occurred at the residence
of the brides parents, Wednesday, June
49, The ceremony was performed by Rev.
K. S. Fiske in the presence of about fifty of
their relatives and friends The rooms
were very prettily and profusely decorated
with flowers and FERNS etc. Many beauti-
full and useful presents attested to the good
will and good wishes of their numerous
friends, both present and absent. An ele-
CANT collation. was served, after which, ac-
companied by several couples of their young
friends to see them well started on their
journey, and amid showers of rice, old
shoes and good wishes, the happy couple
started for carriage-ride trip to their new
home at Bellows Falls.
N. w. Robinson has the finest stallion oil
his age in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gurdon Shattuck have 6
Dine-pOund boy.
The largest tree in town is said to be an
elm on Sugar Loaf.
Frank Williamson probably has as speedy
two-year-old colt as there is in the state
Who shall be next town representative
[ This query is raised rather early, but many
are of the opinion that it will be Will Car
dell He was born in town, always liveC
/ here, is good business man and will lool
after the interests Of the town.
East warren.
Mrs. Caroline Wright accompanied b,
her grandson, George Wright, from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, arrived here last week Tues
day. Mrs. Wright was formerly from th
, place, and her many friends are glad to wei
come her back - Charles Mosier ant
wife, from Sharon, are visiting in town.
!. Wells River.
!, Many went to St. Johnsbury to celebrate
l yesterday.
The Ladies' Society of this place will holt
clover tea next Friday night.
( A large number went from this place t.
a Fairlee pond for picnic yesterday.
3 There is fine opening for a hotel in thi
a place. The town will give fine site to tn
q man who will build.
l The creamery is making Thousand
pounds of butter day. 1t paid its custom
ers during the month of May twenty-fou
cents.
Lawyer e. w. Smith reports that thu
black flies are plenty at Connecticut Lake
g and that he has better luck playing the vic
lin than fishing
4 Edward Colby, brakeman on the Bos
ton g. Name miraculously escaped dealt
last Thursday afternoon. He was couplin
e the engine to a car, and slipped. When tn
~ engine struck the car it hit him and cut
large cash over his eye as well as his hea
Q in several places. DR.. Lee dressed tn
!, wounds.
Mr.. Bracey went to Farlee Pond las
J. Wednesday to spend the summer. -
# Mrs ID. ID. Davis of Montpelier visited he
o mother, Mrs. Foss, last week. - TIL
Bachop block is being newly painted
i greatly improving the appearance of tn
q street. - John Buchanan, who has bee
q confined to the house for long time, hs
been on the street little of late. - Ell
Dunlap and Edna Stuart start for tn
q World Fair to-day. - Raymond Smitl
l. who has been attending the Norwich I'm
d versity at Mortified, returned last Frida
night. He has been promoted to captain.
"a West Randolph.
v Salisbury's mill has shut down for tn
n present week to give the operators shol
rest.
v Ed. Mcintosh is building a $500 additio
n to his house on School street. w. p. Film
At has charge of the work.
Is For the first time in several years, not
single head of stock of any kind was loade
~ at this station on Monday morning.
N The second team of Bethel essayed
d play ball here on Saturday with the villae
N team, but were beaten by large score.