The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-11

500 hogs and large number OF sheep to
market last Monday.
Plainfield.
Several horsemen from here attended the
races at St. Johnsbury last Thursday.
Mrs. George Huntoon committed suicide
by hanging last Wednesday. She had been
in poor health for several months, part OF
the time not in her right mind, and had
made several attempts to take her life since
last spring.
Just at midnight last Tuesday night we
were reminded that the glorious Fourth
was at hand by the irrepressible young
America ringing bells, firing guns, pound
ing tin pans, blowing horns and shouting
till hoarse, and all appeared to have a good
| time.
Rev. II. Dewitt Williams and Mrs.
Williams are visiting in Randolph and
Bethel this week. - Buzzel b. Benia-
min is failing, and is not expected to live
very long. - DR.. ID. b. Smith, of whom
mention was made last week as being sick
with sciatica, is still confined to his bed and
not much better. - Mrs. Mary j. Hilton
is dangerously sick with pneumonia. -
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Dewey went to Bethel
last Tuesday to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Deweys sister, Fannie Fisher. - Rev.
j Lewis of Boston preached in the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening.
West Randolph.
A great many from this place attended
Fourth of July celebrations in neighboring
towns, the larger number going to Shows
Vile.
TWENTY-FIVE of our bicyclsts took a
pleasant ride to Snowsville Friday evening.
Refreshments were served at the Shows
vile House.
The Boston Clothing Store has closed for
the summer months and the stock is to be
Il 1ofa f of f1tn oil tyhb nr.
ing towns The store will open again in
the fall.
Quite number are contemplating going
on the Vermont Press Association excur-
sion this week from this place. Among
them are Editor L. p. Thayer and wife,
Rev. and Mrs. Homer White, j. ID, Wheeler
and wife, e. A, Thomas and wife, f. e.
Dubois and wife and w. S. S. Buck.
Ira M. Jones, one of our oldest citizens,
died suddenly Wednesday afternoon from
heart difficulties. He had been up street
during the forenoon and said that he was
feeling better than he had for some time.
After dinner while crossing the room he
fell, dying few moments later He leaves
a wife and two daughters Mrs. Lemuel
Richmond of this place and Mrs. George A.
Laird OF South Royalton. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon from his residence.
j. b. Drew, senior member of the firm of
Drew & Leonard of the Park drug store,
has moved here from Fairfax. He is living
on South Pleasant street. - Frank
Griswold has sold his handsome horse
Headlight" to DR.. w. Seward Webb of
Shelburne Farms. - Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Blodgett of Lyndonville are visiting rela-
tives and friends in town. - VIII Sey-
mour and wife, w. E. Sault, wife and son
of Lynn, Mass, are visiting relatives in
town. - Editor l.. p. Thayer and wife
were called to Taftsville on Friday to attend
the funeral of an aunt, Mrs. Mary Ann Gill
bert. - Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Sault have
returned from their trip to Burlington,
Misses Line of Northtield were the guests
of Miss Florence Soper on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Kidder, who have been
the guests of Col. r. j. Kimball and family
at Montague Place, have returned to their
home in Plymouth, N. H. -. B. Ed
Gedge went to Hanover, N. H., Saturday, on
pension business.
South Ryegate.
Gibson & Thomas loaded car of hogs
here last Monday. Mr.. Thomas went to
market with them.
w. T. George has one of the handsomest
hydrangeas ever exhibited in this place. 1t
has thirty-two large blossoms, and is only
four years old.
Moses B. Hall of Boston, formerly of this
place, died at his home last Saturday. He
has been in the trucking business and has
Deeu 1nuCn nOuOreu ny Ill. ne leaves d
wife and one adopted child His remains
arrived here on Monday. The funeral was
held in the new church yesterday, Rev. j.
j. Hall officiating.
| j. B. Darling and family of Barre are Wis.,
iting at DIR. j. B. Darling's. P. j.
Banfill commenced work last Monday after
a vacation of two weeks with felon. -
| Painters have commenced work on Charles
Smiths house. - George Brown is ILL.,
- Mrs Isabelle Brown is to move from
Fucker street to Topsham. - James
Mckenzie and family have returned to
Barre. - William McAllister returned
to Manchester, n. H., last Saturday. -
where he will work in an electric light sta
ton. - Mrs. M. f. Mcdonald is very
sick at the hospital at Burlington. -
John Hennessey commenced work for the
Blue Mountain Company on Monday. The
company shipped a carload of curbing to
was in town last Monday.
Stowe.
Preparations are being made for the CEN
| tennial celebration of the town, which is to
take place August s.
| Friday by being thrown from blackboard
| by runaway horse.
Topsham.
| OWluR W but tdTutbJ SOllClJdtlOuS Vi Dlb
many customers, II. Wallace Chalmers will
continue to shoe horses and oxen upon con-
dition that work be paid for within at least
thirty days after it is done.
Mrs. Little and her two daughters from
Washington, d. c., have been vsi ting at
the home of Mrs. E. ID. Taggart. - IN
Gle Robert Nolan dug new potatoes before
the Fourth. - Mrs. Pratt from Oxford,
N. H., has been visiting her friends in
| town.
Waits River.
E. r. Davis of Burlington is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
| w. Davis. - j. +. Philbrick and wife
are visiting in Barre. Lois Hillery of
Windsor is visiting at s. w. Davis.
Tunbridge.
Mrs. S. e. Slack goes to Hanover soon to
spend few weeks. - Misses Lizzie and
Hattie Hayward go to Claremont to-day.
60 Mr.. King, who is preaching at the
north village this summer, was called to his
home in Massachusetts by the death of his
mother last week. - Rev. j. p. De-
merritt has gone to Hooksett, N. H., for a
few days. = Charles Hackett, OF the
firm of Stafford & Hackett, has returned
from Prince Edwards Island and has re.
| sumed his work at the ouarries.