The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

| the state board of health, was in town last
| week and quarantined the residence of
| Noses Hamel on account OF diphthera q
| child of Mr.. Hamel having died with it last
week.
The golden wedding day Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Batchelder occurs next Saturday. Their
relatives and friends propose to give them a
visit at that time and will be received from
81 30 to 8. 30 p. NJ. Relatives and friends are
cordially invited.
Rev. f. B. lockwood, recently Of Hyde
Park, is now supplying in Leoininster
Maine, and his three little children are at
| Deacon Alonzo Clarks in this village Ed
ward A, Walker of Philadelphia, brother of
Mr., Rockwood's late wife, made pro-
tracted visit to Deacon Clark's last week
and made it very pleasant for the mother
less children.
DR.. d. b. Smith is painfully sick in bed
with sciatica. - Mr.. and Mrs. George
Parks of Barre were in town last week WIS.,
iting Mr.. Parks sisters, Mrs. Mary Spen-
Ger and Mrs A. n. Greeley. - Rev L.
f. Fortney was in Wiliston several days
last week attending a Universalist confer
ence. 49, Orlando Knapp, a former resi-
dent of this village, but now of Tampa,
Florida, is spending few weeks in town
= Henry, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Laird of Montpelier, is here with Mrs
Mary Spencer while his parents are at Han
over to attend a college reunion.
Maple Hill
School finished in the Jack district, Della
Steyr teacher last Friday.
Rev. j. l.. Kimball OF Claremont n. H.,
has been holding tent meetings the past two
weeks.
West Randolph.
The West Randolph and Bethel base ball
teams played two games last week, The
first was on Wednesday on the grounds
here, and the second was played Saturday
at Bethel. The first game resulted in a
victory for the home nine by the score of
Is to /, and the second was 10 to 9 in favor
of the Bethels. Standish brothers and will
der of Montpelier played with our boys and
put up good games.
j. E. and j, b. Eldredge and A. B. Gay
of this place, Myron e. Savage of Bethel,
James McGlatlin and Sylvester Bannister
of Warren, started last Wednesday for the
state OF Maine, on trout fishing ex-
petition. - Mrs. Laura Mead and
daughter Annie arrived in town on Satur-
day from St. Johnsbury to spend the sum-
| mer vacation. - Lima Miller has been
visiting her grandparents in Northteld
- f. w. Sault, wife, and Miss Della
Sault were in Mortified last Thursday to
attend the wedding of Katie Paine sister of
Mrs. Sault, and Mr. Arthur Mitchell. -
Rev. Homer White went to Northfeld
| Tuesday, to officiate at the wedding of
I Robert H. Ford of st. Adams and Miss
Emma JACKSON OF tnaU place,
South Ryegate.
Charles Varnum reports large crop of
Strawberries this year
Terry & George have received carload
of " Gold Coin stoves.
The Reformed Presbyterian church is to
be newly seated and new carpet laid
The Ryegate Granite Works shipped a
large vault to Kansas City yesterday.
Andrew Buchanan is repairing his house
| by raising it one story. William Goodwin
of Groton is doing the work.
Miss Minnie Leavitt, NJ. D., of Boston
will deliver lecture on temperance at the
| Presbyterian church this evening,
There was a union temperance meeting
| at the Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening. large number were present.
The creamery association paid its patrons,
| on the Goth, seventeen cents. 1t averaged
400 pounds a day last week. 1t has fifty
five patrons.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
| will give an entertainment in the depot hall
| tomorrow evening. Ice cream and cake
will be served.
David McFarlan has settled his case in
regard to the accident that happened to him
| two years ago by loss of an arm. He sued
| for $1,000 and recovered 1888.
A meeting was held last Saturday night
for the purpose of making plans for the
Fourth. 1t was decided to have parade
| of horribles in the morning and go to
Groton In the afternoon some people will
go to Barnet pond.
Phoebe Morrison, who has been teaching
in the West, has returned to Ryegate
to spend her vacation. - Harry Mel.
son has his barn raised, and will soon
have it completed - Daniel Worm
wood, while shingling for George Sanders,
fell and broke his shoulder - James r.
Nelson and wife of Iowa visited in town
last week. - George Nelson is putting
in fish pond at the end of his barn. -
Julia Smith, who has been doing missionary
work in New York, is visiting at Ryegate
- Horace Thomas is at home from
| Lowell on a vacation. - DR.. Beattie OF
Littleton, n. H., was in town last week &c
see John Beattie, who is in poor health
- Mrs. Sarah Severance has returned
from Hanover, n. II. She is still in very
covery. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mills
and daughter of Williston, Mass, arrived
on Saturday to spend the summer with
Mrs. A. II. Park. - Mrs. A B. Mitchell
of Hull, Mass, is spending the summer
with her father. - A. ID. Grant has had
his eye badly injured by piece of steel fly
ing into it, - DIR. Darling and family OF
Hardwick have been visiting at Isaac East
mans. - Bell Sargent has returned
home from school to spend her vacation
| - ~ uduBuboi was pOTu W MT. AM
Mrs. George Lackie last Friday. -
George Robin and wife have commenced
keeping house in rooms over the Terry &
/ George store. - Mrs. NJ. +. Sargent i
convalescent, - Mrs. M. F. Mcdonald
will 60 to Burlington tomorrow to have
! tumor removed. DIR. Lee of Wells Rive
will go with her. - Mrs. Samuel Mills
Jr., is visiting in Brookfeld
, Topsham.
} Mr.. Knox from Merose. Mass, is visitn
at William Morrison's.
Joel T. Clark from Manchester, N H., i
spending few days here.
After July /, II. Wallace Chalmers wi
do no shoeing, on account of other pressin
business.
Rev. j. c. X. Ferris will preach in tn
Reformed Presbyterian church next SUI
2 day.
3 W. II. Chalmers attended the rife-shoo
;, ing contest at Burlington last week and wo
" a place on the state team.
. Waits River.
& Minnie Folsom closed a successful teri
u of school at East Orange last Friday.
!. Harry Emery has a twenty-three month
old stallion that stands 1873 high and weigh