The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16
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by score OF nine to six. Owing to dis
agreement over decision of the umpire,
Mr.. Clough only six innings were played.
The new bell in the Congregational
church is paid for by the Christian En-
deavor Society connected with that church.
1t will cost about 1920.
Rev. E. s. Fske OF Waitsield, former
popular pastor here, preached at the Con-
gregatonal church last Sunday. Mrs.
Fiske accompanied him.
The pipe organ in the Episcopal church
has been removed down stairs and placed
in excellent condition. 1t was made, upon
honor, about fifty years ago by Mr.. Nutting
of Randolph Center.
Rev. l.. l., Beeman, presiding elder of the
Montpelier district of the Vermont Meth
odist Conference, will preach at the town
hall next Sunday at half-past two. He has
supervision of forty.two charges.
Anna Upper has returned from Boston,
and her many friends will regret to learn
that she is confined to her bed with severe
attack of nervous prostration, caused by
too close application to her studies.
Stage competition on the Stockbridge
route has ceased, as it was found that there
was not enough business to support two
stages. Mr.. Morse has sold out to William
Tinkham q Sons, the veteran drivers and
is now running the other end of his route,
from Stockbridge Common to Rutland.
Bert Davis can fairly claim to be the
champion herman of the town. He has
raised 600 chickens this year, for which he
received twenty-one cents per pound, live
weight, for the earliest He now stamps
every egg with his name and the date of
laying, and by this device gets four cents a
dozen more than the market price.
The north end was all stirred up last
Friday night by the maudlin acts of certain
inhabitants, assisted by certain Barnardites.
John Kelleher rushed to the scene and mar
rowly escaped being fioored by a Barnard
inebriate. Squire Arnold read the riot act,
and Roscoe came out from behind the bar
rel, and Mrs. Kelleher came up from the
cellar.
A vicious colt belonging to Charles
Thurston furnished excitement enough for
the most exacting last Friday evening.
MIR. Thurston drove the colt out of ID. L.
Dykes yard, and it at once began to kick
and plunge, throwing Mr.. Thurston under
its heels, where it seemed he must receive
fatal INJURIES but he disengaged himself
from the wreck with rough but not serious
bruises. The colt, after throwing himself,
was secured by by-standers.
Annie Clark of Chico, Cal, formerly a
teacher of the Whitcomb high school, has
been visiting friends in town. - Mrs
Joseph Ainsworth and daughter Gertrude
of Dedham, Mass, are guests of Mrs c. G.
Stearns. - Chester Parmenter, vice.
president and manager of the Rutland In
surance Company, was in town last week.
- Kittie Davis of Glens Falls, N. Y,
has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
James Davis. - Sallie Gay of Burlington
is visiting friends and relatives in town.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Damien of Bellows
Falls visited Mrs. Damien's mother, Mrs.
l.. H. Edison, over Sunday.
Chelsea.
DR.; NJ. H. Corwin goes this week to the
Worlds Fair.
County Examiner Morris held teachers
examination here on Friday and Saturday
with small attendance.
Perley w. Rogers was bound over for APP
pearance at county court by Justice Hatch
on Saturday as the result of riot in the
upper village the day before.
Rev. Mr.. Sherman will be absent for the
next two Sundays, and there will probably
be no preaching service at the Congrega-
tional church. The other meetings will be
held as usual.
Rev. Mr. Forrest was unable to preach on
account of illness last Sunday, and Miss
Virginia Forrest read the sermon. This is
the first time in over thirty years that Mr..
Forrest has been kept from his pulpit by
illness.
The Orange County National Bank has
organized with the choice of Aaron N King,
John b. Bacon, Hilas f. Roberts. Willard
L. King and George E. Kimball directors.
The directors have chosen A. N. King
president and j. B. Bacon vice-president,
and Mr.. Bacon will act as cashier till the
appointment of a permanent cashier. The
first assessment OF fifty per cent of the capt.
tai stock is called for payment August 10.
st. Johnsbury.
DR.. II. S. Calderwood is seriously ill with
fever
The scale works were shut down last
week.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey and daughter Rosa are
at Old Orchard Beach.
A.W Acorn and wife of Westboro, Mass,
are guests of Miss Jessie HALEY.
The Cuban Giants will play the St. Johns
burys in st. Johnsbury, September %.
Charles P. French has been appointed
postman in place of H. e. Dawes, re-
signed.
About one hundred valuable new books
have recently been added to the Athennum
library
1t is expected that the creamery will be
of September.
Professor Steele and wife OF Hartford,
Conn, have been at the Athenaum House
for several days.
Extensive repairs are being made ON the
interior of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building.
B. f. Rollins shipped one of the thresh-
ing machines manufactured by him to
Sacramento, Cal, last week.
The Woman's Club held an enjoyable
outdoor meeting last Monday with Mrs.
Elisha May at Paddock's village.
l.. ID. Hazen is expected home from North
Carolina this week where he has been look
ing after his business interests in that re-
gion.
Photographer Chase is in Rutland this
week. He has been appointed official pho
tographer for the Vermont National Guard
this year.
Mrs. E. G. Barrett died last Wednesday
at her home in Somerville after a brief i'll
ness from qunsy sores. Her body was
taken TO Concord, N. H., for burial.
Postmaster Randall is making several
needed improvements in the post-ofiice,
among them he is putting in several new
lock and call boxes. the former fitted with
combination locks.
Rev. #. d. Buckley of Waterbury, Conn
formerly rector of st. Andrews church, re-
ceived a cordial welcome last Sunday when
he preached from his old pulpit. He is
spending this week at Bethlehem, N. III.
Caledonia lodge of Odd Fellows will hold