The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-14

1890.
There was no preaching at the Baptist
church, Sunday, on account of the sickness
of the pastor, Rev. Seward Robson
George p. Wood has sent in sketch and
is competing to make the plans for the new
graded school building at Island Pond.
e. E. Bapley of Keene, N. H., was in
town last week and sold his house on School
street to a Mr.. Webster, who moved here
from St. Adams.
The Demorest silver medal contest was
held in the Baptist church on Saturday
evening. There was large attendance.
Each one of the contestants did remarkably
we'll and Mr.. Tewksbury, in presenting
them for the seniors, said that it was very
even and that there ought to have been
prize for each one. Mrs. Winnie Wadleigh
won the senior medal and Miss Stella Wad-
leigh won the junior medal The exercises
were interspersed with music.
Postmaster Charles H. Montgomery Is
probably the only Vermonter who ever
served on board of the United States war
ship, Kearsarge, recently wrecked. After
the war, in the early seventies, he served
three and nehalf years on the flag ship
Hartford, aud was orderly for Captain Har-
mony and Rear Admiral Pennock. He was
on the Asiatic station, and, when after de-
serters from the Hartford at Yokohama,
Japan, he sailed for three weeks on
board the Kearsarge from China to Japan
while waiting for the Hartford. These
prisoners were taken by them to Mare
Island, Cal, to serve their sentence. MIR.
Montgomery says that he enjoyed that trip
very much and called the Kearsarge fine
ship.
Friday afternoon, George Fullam son of
William Fullam of Brookfeld, a railroad EN-
ploye took horse and sleigh from his faith
ers barn after dinner and drove to this vii
lage. While here he went into n. w.
air oh tn ht1y
a gold watch, saying that his father worked
on the railroad, would be home the next day
and would pay him for it. There being
friend of Mr.. Udall in his room at the time,
Mr.. Udall thought he would step into the
Ucrdid ami NelCS Office and inquire about the
boy. Not getting very satisfactory an
swer in reg ard to him, he returned and re-
fused To let the boy have the watch. In
some way or other he managed to take a
lady gold watch off from hook which was
near, slipped it into his pocket, went out,
unhitchod the team, and drove toward home
as far as Snowsville, where it seems he
stopped at the hotel for the night. Mr.. Udall
did not discover his loss until late. Then
he started in pursuit of the boy, but could not
find him. Mr.. Fullam came Saturday after
noon and promised to look up the boy,
which he started to do on Sunday. After
searching all day he came home. Upon his
arrival telegram was awaiting from the
superintendent of the reform school at Yer
gennes, stating that the boy was there. Mr..
Fullam telephoned back to detain the boy
until he arrived. He started Monday for
Vergennes to bring the boy home. 1t has
been learned that the boy had sold the
watch to raise money enough to pay his
way. He is only fifteen years old, and has
been home from the reform school only six
months. Ii seems strange that he should
go right back where he was an inmate for
nearly three years.
in la ar
week looking after his pump interests in
that state. - Ernest G. Burridge of
Semerville Mass, is in town visiting his
father, Charles Burridge. - Carl Nc
Allister, the popular Pullman car conduc-
| tor, has been in town visiting relatives.
- T. j. Adams left Wednesday night
for weeks visit in Boston. - f. e.
Lamb of Boston has been visiting relatives
in town the past week - Hon. William
II. Du Bots was in Burlington on Thursday.
- Editor L. p. Thayer was in Mont
real and Quebec last week. - Arden A.
Flint was in town over Sunday. He is now
travelling for Rutland marble firm. -
w. C. Cushman was in Burlington last
week consulting DR.. Woodward for his
eyes. - Hon. Crosby Miller of Pomfret,
guests of DIR. II. H. Mcintyre and wife.
- Frank p Merrill of Boston was in
town on Thursday.
South Ryegate.
The schools in the village close next
Friday.
c., NJ. Libby has been appointed sugar
weigher for South Ryegate.
H.. A. Gibson returned from Boston las
Friday, and reports that the market is very
low for sheep.
Mrs. Virginia Nelson has moved to the
village, and will board with her father unit
she is able to 60 to keeping house.
The Ladies' Missionary Society met a
the new church last Thursday and finished
filling the missionary box to go to p station
in Texas,
A team owned by o. H. Renfrew made
things quite lively around the village one
day last week. The horse ran a Ions
distance but no damage was done.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Uuion are to give Demorest priz,
speaking contest for gold medal some tim,
next week. Seven contestants will take
part.
Miss Marian Hall was called to Mont
pelier last Wednesday to correct the type
written testimony in the supreme cour
case of the Woodbury. Granite Company v
Milliken & Gibson.
P. j. Baird was in town last Wednesday
- George Robin was in Peacham anI
Barnet last Thursday. - Mrs. j.. w
cochran ID very Ill WIN lnndmmdtlOn U
the stomach. - Horace Clark and Der
Berry and wife are to move to Barre OF
Thursday. - Miles Guild of st. Johns
bury, who formerly lived in this place
made his friends in South Ryegate a visi
last week. - A. f. Milliken was il
Montpelier and Barre last week. - Mrs
George Robin was the guest of @. l.. Bun
can, her uncle, in Mclndoes last week
- r. T. Miller of Holyoke, Mass, VIII
has been visiting in town the past week
went to Manchester, N H., last Friday
- DR.. j. b. Darling was called T.
Peacham last Saturday to see III. p. Rem
; frew, who is ill., - G. G. Stewart AM
Thomas Longmore went to North HaveI
hill last Thursday to look for work in
stone shed. - Mrs. j. T. Drew of Cabo
: was in town last week, and remained owe
Sunday. - w. A. Gibson and Tha
Gray are i'll with the humps, and man
more cases are reported in town.
!. West Topsham.
L. f. Sanborn is agent again this year fe
Bradley's phosphate.
A. j. Markham, the noted campaig
D singer, with ladies', gave an interesting cor
i cert at the Union church last Saturda
evening, which was we'll attended. M
i Markham furnished music for services SUI