The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

he is under arrest at Randolph.
Rev. Mr.. Sharp of South Royalton
preached in the Baptist church last Sunday
in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Partridge Of
Randolph Center.
Ruel Spalding, who now lives in East
Bethel, Is very sick with consumption, and
1t Is thought he will not recover. - Mrs.
Simeon Edison of Randolph is visiting her
granddaughter, Mrs. c. c. Paine.
Roxbury.
A son of John M. Sullivan was seriously
injured in his face by the kick of horse
last Saturday.
Mrs. A. l.. Wheeler returned from st.
Adams last Friday, having been there to
visit her sister, Mrs. Eddy, who is very sick
in the hospital
At the meeting OF the Washington County
Union of Congregational Churches, there
was good attendance. Over eighty were
present from other towns in the county
The weather was favorable and all seemed
to enjoy themselves.
The platform at Van Deusen & Flint's
steam saw. mill, which extends from the
mill over the brook to the railroad on
which was a large amount of sawed timber
and boards, broke down Monday night soon
after the workmen had left piling the lum-
Der. 1t was fortunate the workmen had
left, for in working hours some OF them are
upon the platform nearly all of the time
South Ryegate.
The damage done to the track on the fair
ground by the high water early in the
spring was repaired last week. and the
track is now in good condition.
Last Sunday evening heavy thunder
shower passed this way. Lightning struck
a large pine tree near the school.house and
near the house of James Ford. Mrs. Ford
was on the piazza at the time and was so
overcome by it that she would have fallen
to the floor had not s. L. WEIGH, who was
standing in the doorway, rendered her
timely assistance.
The Great Northern Telephone Company
has just put telephone into Terry &
Georges store. The company agreed to do
this two years ago when soliciting subscrip-
tons to put up the line, A large number OF
dollars were given on the strength of this
promise, but after the money was coll cted
they seemed to forget all about the agree
ment till last Saturday.
Rev. s. A. jackson and wife are expected
home this week Friday Il G. NJ. Sibley,
Archibald Park and w. T. George went to
- ID. G. Stoves and wife, from Maine,
are stopping with Moody Clark, Mrs. Stoves
father, who has been very i'll for some time.
Thetford Center.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
All of our soldiers and many of our young
people attended the Memorial Day exer-
cses at West Fairlee.
On June 16, the probationers will unite
with the church. There were forty of them
in December, and it is hoped that all may be
present.
June will be Children's Sunday. All
are cordially invited to the church at the
usual hour, and the little people will do the
entertaining.
Mr.. Smith, assistant postmaster, has re.
signed his position and moved to ebanon,
n. ii. Captain Brown occupies Mr.. Smith 8
position in the office.
Abbie Porter spent Sunday in town.
- Mrs Alice Smith of Oxford, n. Fl.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Turner. - Miss Atwood spent Memorial
Day at her home in Woodstock.
I Lydia Messer, who teaches in Sharon, spent
Sunday at home.
East Thetford.
Mrs Will Clafin is at Strafford visiting
for a week. L. Jones and Philip
Carter took trip to Chelsea last Sunday
on bicycles-a distance Of forty.four miles
over and back Mrs. Smith of Han.
over is visiting Mrs. c. NJ. Emerson.
Anna Deand has finished work for Charles
Emerson and returned to Lyme. 9
Maude Emerson has finished her school at
Post Mills.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dodge spent Memorial
Day with Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Bean in West
Fairlee. Mrs. Dodge's subscription to the
WATCHMAN covers a longer period than that
of any other person in the village, she having
taken the paper for nearly forty years.
In compliance with the recent act of the
legislature, the two schools of our village
carried out a patriotic programme on
| Wednesday afternoon. The Woman's Re-
lief Corps, under the leadership of H. c..
Putnam of E. B. Frost Post G. A. R.,
escorted the school children, bearing
flowers and flags, to Pleasant Valley Gem
| etery, where the children decorated the
graves Of our departed heroes. An address
by Rev. Mr. Harlow and singing by the
children closed the exercises
Union Village.
The presiding elder will be present at the
quarterly meeting next Sunday.
Alice Ford, daughter of Rev. Robert Ford
| of Campton, n. H., visited Mrs. III. Z
| French last week.
Mrs. Walker, with her daughter from
Underhill, Mrs. Whitcomb, is at her sum
ter, from Burlington, accompanied them
here, but returned after few days.
Topsham.
| Inc pOSt-O1nCe mas Deen moved lnUO tne
store again, and A. G. Norwood will be
postmaster.
Waits River.
Children's Day exercises next Sunday at
half past one O'Clock.
j. A. Dodge has been appointed delegate
to attend,the Epworth League convention al
St. Adams this week. Mrs. Dodge will &C.
company him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kimball Chynoweth and
son of Barre were guests at s. F. Locke's
over Sunday. - Mr.. and Mrs j. G.
Marcy and daughter of Newbury were il
town last week. g. Mrs. j. f. Philbrch
is spending the week in Barre.
Tunbridge.
The monthly meeting Of the local UnioI
will be held at Mrs. O. B. Smiths at two
O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
Milton Ballou has gone to New York fo
the summer. - Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Por
ter OF Lebanon, N. H., were in town las
week. - Fred fuller is suffering will
blood poisoning. - w w. Parker is a
work for III. Durrell. - Mrs. Roll,
Pierce Of Royalton visited her parents las
Saturday. - Frank Ordway's eye is bet
ter, and he has gone back to his work.
Waitsfield.