The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
ness of the latter. She grew rapidly worse
and died Tuesday evening.

West Randolph.
Rev. j. j. Lewis gave the second of his
illustrated lectures here Friday evening.
Messrs. Nourse Il Manchester started their
horses for the meeting at White River
junction on Monday.
A new concrete walk is being laid from
the bridge east to the branch roads on Cen
trail street. The men will go from there to
South Pleasant street
A. b. Tewksbury has returned from York
Beach, Me-, where he has been superintend-
ing the finishing of a large residence which
| the firm has been building there.
Rose Lowell Chaffee, the child elocution-
list. assisted by Anna Locke, soloist, gave
pleasant entertainment to a large audience
in the Christian church vestry on Thursday
evening.
On Friday pleasure party consisting of
Colonel r. j. Kimball and wife and daugh
tiers of this place, Charles M. Pratt and
wife, Miss Helen Pratt and Mrs. Charles
Pratt of Glen Cove, l.. L., and Albert b.
Chandler and wife of New York, visited st.
Adams, Burlington and DR.. Seward Webb's
farms at Shelburne. Through the courtesy
of Colonel K. G. Smith of the Central Yer
mont railroad, the trip was taken in a spe-
cial train made up of the engine " St. Law
renee " and car Bellevue"
Lewis b. Fish of Springfield, Mass, is
visiting relatives in town. - WHY'S
1OuReS started MODuaV AFTERNOON LOT BAlJl-
more, Md. - Bessie Chadwick has re-
| turned from Glen Cove, L. l., and was &C
| companied by her sister, Mrs. o. e. Greene,
and son of that place. 60 II. p. Sanford,
wife and two daughters, and w. f. Spear
| and Miss Allen spent Sunday at Highgate
| Springs. - Charles G.. Dul'os of New
York was at the home of his father, Hon.
w. III. Dubois, for short time recently.
Roxbury.
School began at the village last Monday.
Christian Endeavor topic for September
3 is How a Christian Can Make the Best
of Things"
Ed Burnham is repairing his house on
| Grams hill, known as the Polly Gould
place" and expects to move there soon.
| The farmers are beginning to harvest
their grain. Much of ii is lodged, and it is
feared that the damp weather will cause it
| to decay.
Those of Roxbury lodge of Good Tenn
plars who attended the union at Waitsfield
enjoyed a pleasant reception given by
| Waitsfed LODGE and later visited Gertrude
Stoddard at her home in that place.
The heavy rains of late have washed the
roads in the south part of the town and rem
dered them nearly impossible. Mr.. OrcutJ
and help are repairing them and it is ex-
pected that they will soon be as good as
new.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Orcutt visited at her
fathers in West Randolph the past week.
| - G. l.. Ellis, who has been reported
sick, is now convalescent. - Myrton
Richardson is clerking for ID. l.. Nichols.
- While at campmeeting, Sunday,
Elmer Ellis was taken quite ill, but began
his school on Monday morning.
South Ryegate.
When is Gay to return?
81, oh, I,,+
ones scarce.
Grading around the Reformed Presby-
terrain church has begun
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Eastman last Wednesday.
A valuable COW belonging to w. j. Mel
son broke her leg last week.
John A. Nolan sold seventy-six barrels
of flour in three days last week.
Robert Farquharson has engaged Mrs.
Foss of Dover, n. H., as housekeeper.
The farmers met at the depot hall last
Monday morning to hear reports of COM
mittees.
John Dixon has hired Appleton Perry to
carry the mail from Ryegate Corner to East
Ryegate.
Posters are out for the fair to be held in
Caledonia Park, South Ryegate, September
20 and u.
are completed. Other Improvements will
soon be made.
Moody Clark, who has been thrice mar.
ried, expects windfall from his first wfe's
brother, who recently died in Boston.
The Ryegate Granite Works has the large
stone as far as j. b. Nelson's. AS it is
moved by blocking the process is slow.
Robert Gates and William Bone have re-
turned from York Beach. Their stay was
| oh cd nv tho braa lipu nf tho bona n
the Bone boy. This is no joke, we assure
you.
George l.. Hall took offence at John X
McAllister's calling him a democrat in
Gibson's store last Thursday, and things
were lively for few minutes. Hall was
soon Gained down.
1t is rumored that Frank Gray has been
complained Of for cruelty to animals in
knocking off the horns of cow, breaking
her tail, and bruising her nose so she was
unable to breathe.
Matthew Gray called for his mail at the
Ryegate post-oflice, and, in the absence Of
the postmaster, it was given him by the
clerk. Mr.. Gray then informed the depart
ment that his mail had been handed him by
an unauthorized person.
Unless all signs fail, the fifth annual fail
of the Ryegate & Wells River Dairymen',
Association, to be held at Caledonia Park
South Ryegate, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, September 20 and 81, will eclipse al
former fairs that have been held there, sue
cessful as they have been. Farmers, me
, chanics, artisans and horsemen are taking
hold of this matter in earnest and will vi,
with each other in friendly competition il
the products of mans labor and natures
! beneficence. Band concerts will be giveI
each day, and balloon ascension will
parachute jump will take place each after
noon. With favorable weather, the fair il
an assured success,
ii. A. Clark of Barre has moved into Nj
+. Sargents house. - The buildings o
Mrs. Cochran have been newly painted
- George Robin was in Barre owe
Sunday. - Misses Corliss and Roger
: returned from Boston last week. 80
Robin & Darling have commenced to bull
) a stone-shed. - Ira WEIGH and Mrs
2 James Ford attended the reunion of the oil
5 soldiers at The Weirs last week. -
Frank Lanphere's eye was injured last wee
so as to prevent him from laboring. -
John Latta and Mrs. Bangs of Boston ar
{ visiting at James Morrison's. 60 ID
John B. Darling is covering his house wit
. iron roofing. - Mrs. Severance move
into Samuel Mills, Jr.'s house last weel
: | w. A. Gibson and family and ID