The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

| SbVeTdl horses present., DuL SCUM hyeBdue
| horses took home the hOnors.
The creamery association has leased
spring of James Park for SO year. The
spring is to be piped at once.
The telephone exchange Office has been
put into =. Gibson's office. The line is COM
pleted between Groton and South Ryegate.
The Ryegate Granite Works shipped a
large vault to New Orleans this week 1t
was loaded on four cars. The company is
| cutting monument for Wayne MCVeagh,
to go to Harrisburg Pa.
Harry Tasey and his gray colt caused
much excitement last week. He was near
| Livermore Bailey's when the colt lifted one
| hind foot outside of the shaft, and ran for
about hundred rods. The colt went down
an embankment and fell. Harry was at
| once on the colts neck and stayed there
until help came. Fortunately, the horse
was not injured, and the sleigh but slightly
damaged.
James Park, who is now over eighty
years old, is very i'll. 60 While coming
down the hill from her house last week,
, Miss Colburn fell and badly sprained her
ankle. - Bert Berry has now steady
! job taking care of the old church. -
Lafayette Carpenter is i'll with bronchitis
| F. Mrs. w. T. George, who has been
| ill., is convaescent. - II. ID. Pratt of
Burke was in town over Sunday. -
/ Warren Flinton has sold his white horse,
and is attending to business at the hotel
- Nathaniel Gray is i'll with the
humps - Bell Sargent, accompanied
by Miss Morse, school friend, was at home
over Sunday. - A child of e. A Batch
Quincy, Mass, was the guest of John d.
| McAllister over Sunday. - George
| Robin and wife, who have been visiting in
Boston and Manchester for the past three
weeks, have returned home.
Topsham.
William Chalmers made flying trip to
| Manchester, N. H., last week.
The store has changed hands again. Mr..
Norwood has sold out to j. r. Nolan.
Communion services were observed in the
Methodist church on Sunday. Presiding
Elder Hamilton preached in the evening
Rev. ID. G. Faris of Barnet will preach in
the Reformed Presbyterian church next
| Sunday at eleven o'clock. He will also
preach in the afternoon.
A sawdust blower has been put in at the
saw. mill, by means of which the sawdust is
blown across the river to place much more
conveniently reached than before.
All persons holding books belonging to
the r. P. Sunday-school Library are re-
quested to bring them to the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union headquarters.
The Young Peoples Library will be open
every Saturday evening from seven O'Clock
until half past eight; also on the days the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union hold
their regular meeting at half.past three.
Allen f. Eastman, born in Topsham, Au-
gust 2, 1886, died at Blue Earth City, Mimi,
January II. He spent his youth and early
manhood in Topsham, and was student
| for several terms in the school taught by
Rev. n. II. Johnston of this place. He
married Lois White, daughter of Ezekiel
| White of Topsham. His last visit to the
home of his youth was on the occasion of
his fathers death. His death was very
sudden, and resulted from cold.
Tunbridge.
Mrs. Eliza Nelson is gradually failing.
Mrs. ID. p. Grant is improving in health.
Ellie Kibby has returned to her school in
Plymouth, N. H.
Mrs. c.. H. Cady and her son Fred of
Reading have been visiting in town.
Rolla Pierce Of RoyaltOn and Susie Sar-
gent of Tunbridge were married at South
Royalton, Thursday evening, January %.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George Di-
mond gave them surprise on the fifteenth
anniversary of their marriage, January 26.
Waitsfield.
The Waitsfield cornet band is rehearsing,
preparatory to giving concert in the near
future.
Quite a delegation from this place at
tended the Grand Army encampment at
Burlington this week.
Ladies' Aid social and donation for Rev.
w. K. Douglass at the Methodist vestry this
evening. All are cordially invited
Miss Minnie Dana died Tuesday evening,
January %, at the home of her father, Mr..
Edwin Dana, at Irasvile. The funeral SER
vices were held at the house on Friday, with
| Rev w. K. Douglass as officiating clergy
man. The burial was at the Irasvlle GEM
etery
The concert last Thursday evening, by the
Waitsteld orchestra, at the Methodist
church, was a decided success and was
greeted by crowded house, even requiring
seats in the aisles to accommodate all. The
music was exceptionally fine, and drew forth
frequent and continuous applause, es.
pecially the excellent singing of Master N
Leroy and Miss Maudie Belle Boyce, which
was very highly complimented by all AT
the close of the concert vote of thanks was
rendered the orchestra, for Its excellent en-.
tertainment by unanimous rising vote
The receipts of the evening were little
over $35
Julia Ryle continues critically i'll. with nc
perceptible improvement. - Mr.. and
Mrs. George. II Bushnell returned to thei,
home in Thompsonville, Conn, Thursday
- ii. e. Boyce and wife of Waterbury
visited friends in town two or three days
last week
Warren.
w. A. Blair is buying calfskins.
They are getting in good supply of logs
at Parker & Slayton's tub factory.
John Maxwell of Fayston recently bought
fine yoke of oxen of Albert Murray.
John Pixies hand was lately badly hur
by being caught between two logs while he
was at work in the woods
Washington.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with Mrs
j. b. Seaver this afternoon and evening.
NJ. w. Chamberlain and Mrs. Chester
Batchelder are ill with grip, and under the
care OF DR.. Warner.
Mrs. Viola Jeffords is i'll with tonsiltis
and Mrs s. e, Carpenter is suffering from
severe cold and cough.
Tie Messrs. Sias of Goddard Seminary
and Frank Robinson of the Barre post-offict
visited Carl Carpenter the first OF the week
Miss Annie Dickey, formerly of ithi,
place, was married to Mr.. Fisher of Bethe
last week Thursday. II. G. Huntington
and Miss Maud Butler attended the we'd
ding.
The Capital Creamery Company of Mont
Deliar has ita branch in OnaratioD hera unda