The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

doing the work. - Mrs. George Melvin
of Harvey, ILL.,, formerly q resident Of this
place, fell and broke her wrist last week.
- Ralph Cameron visited at Henry
Hutton's last week. - Cyrus Page Wis
tied his brother in Concord, N. H., last
home this week. - Ada MoGowan of
Montreal p. O., is visiting at T. b. Halls.
E. Rev, o, M. Boutwell, was in St.
Johnsbury last Thursday. - Mrs. Carrie
Bird of Chicago is visiting at Hon. l. N.
Halls. - George Morse and DIR. Lance
of Montpelier went home from Camp Hazen
last Thursday, and Conductor Lawrence
and Engineer Paige are there this week.
- Mrs. r. B. Dow and Mrs. George
Blair visited at A. G.. Taisey's last Friday.
- B. f. Heath returned from Laconia,
N. H., last week Monday. 60 Louisa
Kinnerson, who has been quite ill, is con-
yalesccent; - Peter Abbott has returned
II. - John II. Evans has commenced
building the new post-ofiice block In West
vile. - r. w. Page has begun drawing
lumber and wood for WEIGH & Goodwin.
- Carley Welch has built trout pond
and put in one hundred trout. - Misses
Nellie and Josie WEIGH were in st. Johns
bury last Thursday. - Mrs. S. II. Mi
nard is visiting her daughter Emma in Nor
risville. - Almon James has finished
his labors at-Ryegate and is painting NJ. II.
Whitehill's house. - Mary Beatte and
Nellie Wiley visited at Alex Cochran's last
Friday. - A. l.. Clark of Montpelier
and grandson visited at Fl. G. Clark's last
week. - Jennie Chaplin, who has been
visiting relatives in town, returned home
last Friday. - Ernest and Herbert
Taisey are visiting their uncle in North
Montpelier this week. - Betsey Honers
is visiting relatives in Albany this week.
- Mrs. Henry Lugee, a former resident
of this place, is i'll at Plymouth and is ex-
pected to live but short time. - Cece
Paul is visiting relatives in Peacham.
- Mrs Ernest McCrillis, who parted
from her husband short time ago, has re-
turned to live with him. - Miss Strick-
land of Bradford and lady friend visited
at Hon. l. n. Halls last week. - Frank
Kittredge recently visited his mother, who
is very i'll in Plymouth - Major Little
has purchased two work horses of Peach
Thomas. - Miss Rowell of Barton is
teaching music in town every Monday and
Thursday, - Welch & Darling received
car of the peoples favorite flour last
week.
South Ryegate.
Terry, George & Gay received carload Of
stoves last week.
The sewing circle met with Mrs. c. c..
S. Mills, Jr., sold fine grocery wagon
for the new store at Ryegate last week.
The Blue Mountain Granite Works have
three cars of dressed granite ready to ship.
The Blue Mountain Granite Works have
the New Jersey monument nearly com
pleted.
The Ryegate Granite Works are figuring
on a large monument for the wife of ex-
President Harrison.
The creamery committee is hard at work
soliciting money for the new creamery.
Good success is reported.
A party of fifteen went to Harvey Pond
last Saturday in the Gilhooly, with four
horses. Judge Flinton handled the reins.
A meeting of the presbytery was held at
Ryegate Corner last week Tuesday. Rev.
Mr.. Mcbride gave an interesting address.
The Argus reporter raked in many copied
locals in his South Ryegate rakings last
week, and the Lyndon Union readers re-
port them quite stale.
The Blue Mountain Works are going to
erect a twenty-ton derrick on the Blue
Mountain soon Smith, Whitcomb & Cook
of Barre are getting out the castings.
The Reformed Presbyterian Sunday
school of this place and the Barnet Sunday
school held a picnic at Harvey pond last
Tuesday.
Editor Chase's son of Lyndon was in
town last Thursday calling on his friends
and collecting for the Union, but he soon
found out it was poor town for collec-
tor. He had good success with few OF
his customers. He went to the lower stone
shed and was about to visit Mr.. O'Rourke,
when he was met by very impolite bull
dog. The collector, being a man of un-
usual avoirdupois, did not scare at first
hut the dog soon had him under his control
The dog gnawed off the leg Of tive-dollar
pair Of pants and smashed good hat
Dog and collector rolled in the dirt for five
minutes, until they did not know which
was canine and which biped The two
footed beast was soon on his feet, and, dust
ing his clothes, made for the doctors office
where his wounds were dressed. Agents
beware of O'Rourke's dog.
Mrs. Henry White is convalescent. -
While William Keith was working on the
Blue Mountain quarry last Thursday, he
was completely overcome by the heat, anc
was obliged to be carried into the house
William Goodfellow and his sisters
visited in st. Johnsbury last week. -
Charles Smith is plastering his house, ant
it will be ready for occupancy by the frs
of next month. - M. f. Sargent is paint
ing his house. - Miss Craigie wht
taught in the upper department Of the vii
lage school last spring, and her mothe
- Mrs. G.. M. Libbey visited G. j
Bailey, her brother, in Barre last week
- Samuel Mills, Jr., bought col
of Timothy WEIGH of Groton last week
- Luke Crow has discontinued the Gu
cumber business. - Elizabeth Hall Wis
tied in St. Johnsbury last week. - DR.
Green and wife of Baltimore visited rela
tjves in town last week. - Mr.. Multi