The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-15

| way uOWu MAIN BU1ebU, anu report ~ budb
| meeting.
The graduating class of West Randolph
High School Is the largest in the history OF
| the school, numbering thirtythree, OF
| whom seven have taken a college prepare
tory course, eight the Latin scientific, and
eighteen the English course. The Junior
reception to the class will be held Friday
evening at the home of Harry b. Mcintyre.
| The class-day exercises will be held Tues.
| day evening, May %, at Dubois & Gays
| hall The graduation exercises will be held
| on the evening Of Memorial Day. President
| Tucker OF Dartmouth College will deliver
| an address.
There was smallpox scare last Thurs.
day afternoon when the authorities here re-
| ceived telegram stating that Solomon
Jerd, who had been exposed to the disease,
| was on his way here from Windsor, claim
| ing that his mother had been caring for
smallpox patients, that she had been
quarantned at Windsor, and that Solomon
had been visiting with her. Jerd was taken
| in charge by the authorities and locked up;
but the next day Jerd said he was willing
| to return to Windsor AS he told straight
| story, that he had not been exposed to the
small pox, he was allowed to return home,
w. w. Seymour was in town few days
last week visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
| G. G. Seymour. - Hon. Crosby Miller
and wife and Mrs. Ellen Chandler of
Pomfret, Mrs. w. b. Gates and daughter
Dorothy, have been visiting at DR.. II. II.
| McIntyres. Ozro Winch of North
field, a deputy collector at Richford, has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs Dan Morse.
| - Mrs. Charles Knapp, while trying to
hang carpet on line, received bad fall
| by the line giving way, causing her to fall
about eight feet, severely hurting her back
and receiving several bruises.
Roxbury.
Rev. M. II. Wright lost valuable horse
recently. 1t got loose and ate too much
| grain. IL l.. NJ. Heath of Warren has
moved into the house he purchased of the
f.. p. Burnham estate. - Mrs. Lucia A.
Wilson is repairing her buildings in the
village
East Roxbury.
Mrs. Seviah Steele has purchased place
| at North Brookfield, and will mo ve there
about the first Of June.
Fred Pope died May of congestion of the
brain after an illness of only two weeks.
The funeral was held on Monday afternoon
at his late home, Rev. l.. II Brigham of
Warren attending it.
Last Friday afternoon and evening about
forty friends and neighbors visited Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Mudgett, it being the fortieth an
| niversary of their marriage. Several pres
ents and sum Of money were left. Cake
and coffee were served and pleasant time
was enjoyed.
South Ryegate.
All the personal effects of the late Ann
g. White of this place will be sold at public
auction at her late residence on Thursday
by John Bailey, administrator.
Last Thursday, Hugh G. Miller drove his
young cattle away to pasture, distance OF
! some six miles. One two-year-old steer, fat
and good beef, was so overcome with the
heat that he died within very few hours OF
his arrival at the pasture.
Rev. S. A. Jackson and wife are away
from home for four weeks. He will attend
the Reformed Presbyterian church synod
at Pittsburgh, Pa, and visit friends in New
York and Philadelphia. His pulpit was va
cant last Sunday, and will be next Sunday
The following removals have been made
during the past week: Elmer e Batcheldel
from Pringle Gibsons house on Church
street to that Of Mrs Agnes Park; A. 7
Gay from Miss Brooks tenement on Pleas
ant street to James Johnson's on the same
over Hubbard & Co.'s store to his place or
Church street vacated by Mr.. Batchelder.
Thetford.
The academy closes this week Thursday
with graduating exercises in the church IL
been drilling the class.
Curtis Sweet, while out hunting on Tues
day, had gun barrel burst, filling his fac
with powder, and is at Hanover having i
removed.
One day last week Eva Warrington wal
thrown from her carriage while driving
down the hill near Mr.. Morrill's. because O
the breaking of the harness. She struck OF
her head and was seriously injured.
Thetford Center.
Joseph Tewksbury lost a fine horse las
week.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs
William Chamberlin last Thursday.
Epworth League meetings will be he'll
half an hour before the prayer-meeting Sur
day evenings.
, Mother Goose entertainments at Post Mill
} on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Mr.. Wright has purchased George F
fields farm, and Mr.. FIfield has purchase
; John Daggett's house on Mill street.
Alice Jenkins has been visiting at Olcot
; the past two weeks. - Mrs John DaG
gett is in poor health. - Henry Yves
. was in Boston last week purchasing sprin
goods. - Agnes Sanborn, who teache
in Sharon, was in town on Saturday. -
. c. d. and G. 7. Lucas are repairing tn
> Lord house on Main street. - Willial
r P. Ladd, who was thrown from his WACO
= on Mill street, is now able to sit up. -
! Mrs. Hattie Weber of Manchester is sto]
ping with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Lucas.
r North ThetfOrd.
: The Shepard Family will give conce
, on Thursday evening.
;, The minister from Post Mills supplied IL
= pulpit here last Sunday in exchange wit
Mr.. White.
~ DR.. Smith of Hanover was lately called
see Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hosford, who ha'
j, been critically i'll for the past month.
). The remains OF George Heath, form
resident of this town, have been broug
here from Brattleboro, and inferred in Il
n family lot in Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
. George Uric has taken e. II. Howe
r place as station agent while Mr.. Howe
- on his vacation. - Harry Barber al
y bride are boarding at Hotel Jaquith. -
r e. III, Howe and family are visiting frien
y in Kansas and Cheyenne, Wyo. They W
~ be gone two months. - Arthur Howe
Hudson, Mass was at home over Sunda
- Mrs. Belle Hsdlock Stevens and 81
Al will return to Coventry this week. -
n Mabel Berry returned from Boston la
n week.
West Topsham.
Roy Newton has opened fruit store
his residence.
n Green Mountain Creamery Company pa