The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

Rev. g. w. Morrow, wife, and Miss May
Whtmore, returned on Friday from an out
ing at Caspian Lake, Greensboro. Serv-
ices were resumed at the Christian church,
Sunday.
Professor j. b. Johnson and Principal
c. g. Brill of Norwich University, North
field, were in town last week, looking after
prospective students for that excellent in
stitution.
e. j. Pitkin, former resident Of this
town, has been visiting here few days.
1t was nine years ago when here last, and he
remarked that there were many changes in
this village.
John Storrs and friend, Mr.. Sibley of
Ware, Mass, have been visiting in town.
Thursday they started on their wheels for
Burlington. They intended to go to Ausa-
BILE Chasm, and Rutland, on their way home.
DR.. John b. Wheeler of Burlington was in
town last week to visit Mrs. George p Nor
ris, who he considers on fair way to re-
covery. He went that night to Hanover,
n. H., to attend medical society meeting.
Last Wednesday evening Geors IT. Wal.
bridge died after long Illness from COM
plcation of diseases. He served during the
war in Company II, Second Rhode Island
been shot through the lungs. The funeral
was held Friday morning from his late resi-
dence on Central street, Rev. Seward Rob
son of the Baptist church officiating. The
funeral was largely attended by U. s. Grant
Post, of which he was a member, also by
the Woman's Relief Corps.
Sunday afternoon, while Harold Thomp-
son was coasting down the Old Church
Hill " between this place and Bethel, he
met with severe accident. His wheel
went out from under him when going over
a water bar. He was thrown to the ground
violently. 1t is not known how long he
was there, as he was insensible for "A long
time. A team, coming along, found him
and brought him home. His face and one
arm were badly bruised. Mr. Thompson
has no idea how the accident occurred, as
he was somewhat dazed until nearly home.
The many friends of Frank E. Lamb of
Boston will he pleased to hear of the fine
piece of detective work done by him in
Massachusetts. Last week he had a party
of insurance frauds arrested in Walpole,
who have beat the insurance companies out
of a lot of money. 1t is claimed that the
work is but just begun. 1t was the Taylor
Mcdowell affair that was so extensively
noticed in the Boston papers Of last week.
Detective Lamb has been placed at the
head of the detective force on Fire Marshal
Whitcomb's staff-a well-merited promo
ton. Mr.. Lamb was for a number of years
on the Pinkerton force. He has been at
work on this last case since the last of Feb
ruary.
The many friends of G. E. McCrillis will
extend to him and his family their SYM
patty in the loss of his son, who was killed
at Whitefeld, n. H., Monday morning
Frederick McCrillis was baggage
on the Concord & Montreal railroad except
Mondays, when he acted as conductor on
a stock train. 1t was while making up this
train Monday morning, when backing to
open a switch, his foot caught in a frog, and
before the train could be stopped the en-
CINE went over him, cutting off both legs
and breaking his hip. He lived only few
la1
looked at his legs and seeing the blood run
ming, said What will poor mother say?"
and died shortly afterwards. His remains
were brought here in the afternoon Mon.
day, for burial. He was his mothers favor.
lite, and it seems hard for her. Before talk
ing his train in the morning, he wrote his
mother that he would be home in the after
noon, naming the train, which was the
train his remains were brought home on.
South Ryegate.
Many children are i'll with cholera infan-
tum
Rev. S. A. Jackson occupied the pulpit at
the new church last Sunday.
The praise service led by Mr.. Goodfellow
last Sunday evening was largely attended.
The railway station at East Ryegate was
broken into last Friday night, and about So
| taken.
The repairs on the old church will be
| completed this week. Services will be held
in the church next Sunday.
Secretary T. A. Meader has placed the
order for the fair printing with the Watch
man Publishing Company.
The box supper and lawn party that was
to be held last Thursday night at Mrs.
Jennette Cochran's was postponed one
| week on account of rain.
Rev. j. j. Hall went to Northfeld Mass
| last Wednesday to spend his vacation. He
will attend Mr.. Moody's special meetings,
and will be absent two weeks.
The Presbyterian church at Ryegate has
been sold to j. A. Douglass for blacksmith
shop and will be moved next week to give
room for the new church which will soon
| be erected.
| Harry Brown has returned from Boston,
where he went to work in an insane asylum.
| They put him at work on the farm. Harry
told them he had enough of that at home
and home he came.
Fred McCrillis, who formerly worked in
the Montpelier & Wells River station, was
killed at Whitefield last Monday morning
He was linking cars together when his foot
caught in the guard rail. The wheel struck
his hip and ran over both legs. He lived
| only six minutes after the accident. His
| body was sent to his home in West Ran
dolph.
Essie Clark is at home from Boston on a
| vacation. She Is employed IN the once oil
s. s. Pears & Co., grocers. - Victor
Darling is at the beach on a vacation
~ Mrs. Nj. r. Gray and Mrs. M. s.
Beattie left last Thursday for St. Leon
Springs. - Lora McAllister has re.
turned to Manchester, N H., where she has
secured a position as bookkeeper. -
James r. Park is i'll. - E. K. Batchelder
has moved from Mrs. Georges house into p
Gibson's house, recently occupied by w
A. Gibson. - Mrs. Agnes Park has re-
turned from her visit in Bradford. -
George Robin returned from the beach last
Friday. His wife will come this week
- William Gibson's little wo-year-old
daughter was very sick on Sunday with
chronic spasms At last reports she was
better. - Mrs. John Nelson has moved
into Mrs Agnes Parks house. - Peach
Thomas is on the street again, after his
slight sickness. - +. r. Mills and fam
lily and Mrs Jane Craig of Lawrence, Mass.
are guests of Samuel Mills. - Rev. S
A. Jackson returned from his vacation las
Friday. Viola Peeler of Boston il
visiting at Mrs. T. w. Smiths. - Will
lam Wylie of Philadelphia is at home visit
ing. = Richard Darling, son of William
Darling, stepped on nail one day las
week, and has been confined to the house
for few days - David Lumsden re
Gently fell from load Of hay, bruising hin
badly, but no bones were broken. -