The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-03
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buBBlb, TWO OF LDB OUenUbrH were lOupe0 In
the cooler. Eight others, whose names are
known, escaped. One, 1t is said, waded
the river in hot haste, and has not been seen
since. The two who we're captured we're
brought before Justice Burlegh, Monday
morning, and fned the usual amount
While the arrest of the remaining ones is
hoped for, let the more guilty sellers of
the stuff " have justice in full measure
awarded them.
After years OF failing health and months
OF great helplessness, the earthly life of
John b. Parker closed early Tuesday morn
ing at his home in Waterbury. The funeral
services we're conducted by his pastor, Rev.
A. j. Covell. Mr.. Parker was the son of
Rev. Samuel and Parma Parker, and was
born in Montpelier, April 3, 1920. AT the
age of seventeen, he moved with his fathers
family to the place in Duxbury now owned
by Frank Atherton, afterward buying the
farm OF his father and living there until
1860. In 1858, he married Sarah Ann Rid
ley, who, with FIVE of their six children,
survive him. He came to Waterbury in
1865, and lived Tor twenty. four years on the
Kneeland Flats, taking great interest in his
well-managed farm He had an unusual
love for nature and was fond of reading
taking deep interest in all questions OF the
day. His life was marked by a deep re.
ligious faith. He was devoted to his family
and leaves them the priceless legacy of a
spotless name and the memory Of an up.
right Christian life which was honored by
all who knew him.
Let all the people in this vicinity pre-
pare for an old-fashoned Fourth OF
July celebration on the morrow. Prepare
tions are about complete, and with the
management OF details in the hands of
competent committee, we may feel as
sured that everything promised in the
programme will be produced. The racket
will begin at midnight, but not until
six o'clock A. NJ. will the regular pro-
gramme begin with national salute. At
ten o'clock, creased pig and pole at 10: 80
grand procession of the antique and hor-
ribles, starting from the fair grounds. In
the afternoon, at two o'clock a baseball
game on the fair grounds, Waterburys V.
Essex functions. followed by bicycle races
one mile handicap, half mile ladies', half
mile scratch for amateurs, and a race be-
tween horse and bicycle, ending with a
ladies' horse race. The celebrated Mont
pelier Military Band will be in attendance.
In the evening grand display of fireworks
will take place on the village common. If
the weather Is favorable, there will, no
doubt, be very large attendance. Let all,
who can, decorate their homes and places
of business, and do all possible to make our
village attractive.
Waterbury Center.
Miss Gates has closed her labors here and
has gone to Moretown Common.
Kathie Dillingham; is at no me for the sum.
mer vacation from Millbury, Mass.
Alonzo Hart has gone to Chicopee and
Springfield, Mass, to visit his daughters.
party Of young men from this place
camped near Moss Glen Falls, Stowe, few
days last week.
The farmers are improving the fine
weather in cutting their hay. The crop is
fair, except on old meadows, where it
is light.
A B. Hoag, student of the Cobb Divin-
ttx Cob nj 10 1t.
the Baptist churches at this place and at the
River during his vacation.
williamstown
j. X. Lynde's horse "Patchie" will be in
the Burlington races this week.
Charley Scott and daughter of Professor
Corliss were married on Tuesday evening
last.
Mrs. Norman w. Frink of Montpelier is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Winslow, of
our place.
Mrs. Ellen Jillson Smith died of an inter-
nal cancer in Barre on Monday. Her body
will be brought here for burial.
Ella Martin has finished work in j. X.
Lynde's store, and daughter of S. Martin
Seaver will take her place there.
Our village schools closed last Friday
The smaller pupils had brought in nearly
hundred kinds of flowers during the term.
Orville H. Briggs has recently visited his
brother in Rochester, n. Y. Another
brother, DR.. Scion Briggs, and wife will re-
main in Pasadena, Cal, till fall.
Mrs. Aurora Howe Burnham after years
of Intellectual igh ing of hay fever, will go
to the White Mountains this season to get
relief from it. Little Roscoe Lynde suffers
from the same trouble.
Frank Bailey has closed his summer
school at Websterville, in Barre. He will
teach there again in the fall Meantime he
will take up and prosecute his old work Of
canvassing for nursery firm.
Joel A. Hersey made new will not long
before he died, leaving his property 10 his
vent people to whom he had, year or two
before, willed his property, will contest the
last will.
Coles circus, which had been duly adver-
tised to appear here on the 4th inst, is to
pass us by, the proprietor having shanged
his mind" evidently, as to how well it
would pay him to come here. The towns
loss(?) ought to be borne with equanimity
Jesse A. Martin, second son of Erwin Fl.
Martin, has just graduated from the Ran
dolph Normal School, and in the fall will
begin course preparatory for college. He
is a fine scholar, aud will doubtless make
his mark in professional life.
Druggist Fred A. Ainsworth would call
the attention of our farmers to the Texas
Fly Oil that he sells for seventv-five cents a
gallon, and which is warranted to protect
auimas from the terrible fly pest. In every
case, purchase money will be refunded
whore there is a failure to do the promised
work.
To one long familiar with the sight OF j.
X. Lynde training his horses on our street,
he would seem man not easily to be dis
lodged from vehicle; but yet, on Monday
morning last, as he was crossing the rail
road track, near the depot, in his lumber
wagon, he went out on to the ground Z" as il
shot out by gum" as he expresses it, He
struck in way that might easily have
caused serious injury to his back, though
his hips sustained the shock
Stillman Seaver, son OF the late Arsil |
Seaver, died of some form of consumption