The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-17

evening While Jaier Whitney was bring
ing basket of wood into the Jail, he ran
by him and out of the house. Whitney
caught him while scaling the fence, but
Maichia proved an accomplished puglist,
and not only effected his escape but
pounded his keeper savagely about the lace
and head. He took the hills toward Yer
shire, and though pursued at once was not
! overtaken and little hope Is entertained OF
seeing him again.
Ned Folsom, now living in Rhode Island
! has been visiting his father, G.. +. Folsom.
60 Principal w. II. Cummings of Meri.
den, N H., was in town several days last
week. - Virginia Forrest has returned
to her teaching in New Haven, Conn. -
| Gail c. Hood has returned to the Rogers
! Hall School in Lowell, Mass - Albert
| Thompson has returned from the Soldiers
Home much improved in health.
Corinth.
Wedding bells are ringing.
Rev. j. A. Wright will preach at the
South Meadow next Thursday evening at
seven o'clock.
George Patrick and family of Middletown,
! Conn, have moved to the George renney
farm, having bought the same.
There will be no services at the South
Meadow next Sunday, az Rev. F. I. Sargent
! is to attend the quarterly meeting at Will
! Jamestown.
I1uSklnGS nave nPt0 All the rage JulS ldll,
| there being six in the Eaton district; but
the one of note was held at Alvin Little's
last Friday night. Over one hundred at
! tended.
The remains of Daniel Dearborn, a for
mer resident, have been brought from Law
renee Mass, and inferred at the South
| Meadow. Mr. Dearborn is the one who con-
tributed to the church at the Meadow the
use of one thousand dollars.
East Corinth.
The sociable in the church, Friday even
ing gotten up by the children, was well at
tended and all had a pleasant time
There was a meeting of the Waits River
Valley Fair Company on Saturday. A com
mittee of three was appointed TO see about
releasing the grounds and report in two
weeks. If the grounds are not released
| land il looks now as ii they would not be),
the company will be dissolved.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ A. Currier have gone to
Amont, Mich, where they are to spend
the winter - Mrs. Charles Page is Wis.,
iting friends in Peacham and St. Johnsbury.
- Lizzie NJ. Hatch attended the Chris
tian Endeavor meetings at Haverhill, n. H.
North Duxbury.
Samuel Kennedy is moving on to the old
home place.
Eddie Malouey, who has been sick with
the typhoid fever, is somewhat better.
A leg of one OF e. Baldwins oxen was
broken last Thursday by log rolling upon
1t.
Mr.. and Mrs L. j. Durkee were called to
Waterbury on Saturday by the death of
Daniel Russ, Mrs. Durkees brother
East Montpelier.
Misses Lenora Stevens and Helen Good
win are in St. Adams this week as dele
gates to the Sunday school convention.
Mrs. 7. II. Hale, who has been visiting
relatives in this town and Calais, has re-
turned to her home in Washington, ID. G.
DR.. Minnie Leavitt will lecture on tenn
perance at the village hall on Friday even
| ing at eight o'clock. She will give a health
talk at $3.50 P. NJ. to ladies' A collection will
be taken.
G. A. Hersey has raised and husked 40
bushels OF corn from two acres of ground
this season. He has also raised a cucumber
measuring eighteen inches in length and
weighing five and one-fourth pounds.
North Montpelier.
Miss DR.. Leavitt of Hatley, p. O., will adj
dress the people of this place on one OF the
leading themes of the day in the church
Saturday evening. In the afternoon a free
medical talk will be given to ladies'. Miss
Leavitt is young, bright and entertaining
speaker, and wins her audience every
where by her ability. Collection taken in
the evening.
Fayston.
Mrs. G. H. Pierce and Mrs. John Stuart
were called to their old home in Canada by
the sudden death of their father, John Carr.
- James Baird, 9th, has made arrange
mentS with his son-in-law, M. s. Strong by
which Mr.. and Mrs. Baird are to spend
their declining years with Mr. Strong.
preached in school-house No. 0 last Sunday
afternoon in exchange with Rev. e. S.
Fiske. - Mrs. Timothy Keliher of
Montpelier is spending a few weeks with
her brother, John Livingston.
Next Friday afternoon and evening the
ladies will hold sociable in the church
paror
The Baptist society will hold a sociable in
the vestry next Friday afternoon and even
ing
A large number from this place will at
tend the musical convention at Woodsville
this week
On account of the bad weather last
Wednesday, but few were out to the Meth
odist donation
pleted by the middle OF next month. The
society has purchased the seats from the
Methodist church in Peacham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald OF New York and
grandson, Newman Osmore, are visiting
friends and relatives in town, making their
home at A. NJ, Heath's Mrs. Mcdonald
has been absent fifty years
Hall & Cochran's store, j. NJ. Kicker
Office, and the post-office, have been con.
nected by telephone. - Mrs. James
Thomas of Lunenburgh and Mrs. j. w.
Cochran visited at Alex. Cochran's last
Friday. - Samuel Darling is reported
as gaining. - Rufus Lund has sold his
farm to his son, Hall Lund, and his stock to
7. b. Hall. - Rev. o. M. Boutwell,
preached at Boltonville last Sunday after.
noon. - Carrie Drew has beer engaged
to teach the large school this winter. -
DR.. /. n. Fowler went to Burlington last
Friday to visit his college friends and at
tend special lectures on new diseases
- Sewell Carpenter has moved from
w. N. Clark's house into A. n. James tene
ment.
Hardwick.
Excursion to Boston, October 23. Tickets
good for ten days.
The Hard wick Granite Company is put
ing in new water wheel in the polishing
shop.
The furnace for the Baptist church has
arrived and been put in.
The first lecture of the course next Mon
day evening by Major Dane. Next week
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