The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-28

four years old, brood mares, gentleman's
drivers, matched drivers, etc. There will
be several races each day, balloon ascen-
sion, and a football game between the
Barre Rangers and team from Montreal
Mrs. W. l.. Huntington met with a serious
accident one night last week while in the
cottage Of Thomas II. Cave on the shore OF
Morey Lake. She had started to go up
stairs with kerosene lamp in her hand,
when she was seized with dizziness and fell
the length OF the stairs. One arm and two
ribs were broken, and she was otherwise
badly bruised. She has since been in a
critical condition. The oil caught fire, but
was extinguished before much damage had
been done.
William Brown was arrested last Sunday
morning by Officer Nichols for intoxication.
In the absence of Judge Barney, he was
taken before Alderman Bassett as justice,
Monday morning, pleaded guilty and was
fined $40 81. @. II. Barrett, who was also
arrested Sunday morning by Officer How
land, was taken before the same court and
took the same medicine. Barrett disclosed
| on K. l. Garreau, proprietor OF the Central
House, who was fined, with costs, S45.51.
Two Italians, named Andrea and Alesan-
dro, who were arrested Sunday by officer
Smith while in an intoxicated candtion,
were brought before Justice Bassett and
| fined S11.07 each, which they paid,
The local granite dealers were much dis
appointed at the outcome, last week, OF the
/ scheduled excursion to Barre and Mont
| pelier Of the members of the Granite and
Marble Dealers Association OF Michigan
II was expected that more than 200 would
be in the party, and the plans for enter
tainment of the visitors included a picnic at
the quarries, with Coon of Burlington for
caterer, banquet at the Pavilion, Mont.
pelier, and a carriage drive about the two
cities. In place Of the hundreds expected,
the names OF those who arrived last Thurs.
day night may be found in the Montpelier
items The party visited Barre on Friday
and went to the quarries, after which they
/ were rendered dinner at the City Hotel
by committee from the Manufacturer
Association.
Rain interfered somewhat with the races
at the fourth annual meeting OF the Barre
Bicycle Club, held last Saturday on the
trotting park Several accidents occurred.
In the first heat in the one-minute class
@. A. Davis, Milo Bassett, Peter Frasier
and Peter Brown came together with
crash. Frasier was badly bruised and
Brown had a collar bone broken. In
another heat Of this race Philip Pierce and
K. r. Calder were dumped and badly
bruised. Following is the summary of the
races:
CHENILLE NovIoE.-winners. Peter Brown, Barre;
Peter Frssier. Barre; A. b. Lupkn, Alstead, N. H.
MAiFNItI v, orESc J; Lewis, S NsO5tha%ptOn
ONE MILE HANDlcAP.;-C j. Lewis, eighty yards
MsSeSsst.E 4 H, seventy ysFd: third, fi%s's -
James MillsS, Barre Zine, ). co. '"' Ae'"'' Az nj
ya Ba1s atty ssF yards 'hrE
" 6NR scratch dpr Time lOI .,,on w,., On.
G. j. Lewis. Time, 2:ssE ""'''A' - A ""''" anu
Ty9 Will ,d5 Sragns sS yards
Walsh won diamonds valued at sos; Lewis
diamonds valued at SOB; Walton, diamonds
valued at S85.
South Barre.
G. w. Smith and wife took drive around
Berlin Pond, Thursday, and called on their
old friends Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Cook.
Misses Lupine and Martin OF Planfeld
and Miss McGovern OF Graniteville are the
teachers Of the fall term OF the Graded
School,
There was a dance at Unity Temple on
Friday evening, or, until the wee sma' hours
in the morning. Thirty-six couples are re-
ported. Mrs. Martin Blanchard furnished
the refre shments.
Johnnie Mclean, lad Of eleven years,
| fell into the mill-pond last Saturday, but
the timely assistance OF Willie Wales, who
was fishing near by saved him from drown
ing
Martin Andrews Of Salem, Mass, is in
town visiting his old neighbors and friends.
- Mrs. L. w. Scott went on the excur-
sion train, Monday, to visit her son Fred
at Salem, Mass. - Mrs Mary Nc.
Lean went to Randolph on Monday to at
tend the fall term of the Normal School.
- Mr. and Mrs. Clay are rejoicing over
a new arrival at their house 1t is a boy.
Berlin.
All the schools in town will open next
Monday
The camping season is now at its best.
Forty people have been in camp at Stewards
the past week
Rev. Mr.. Land, the colored evangelist,
spoke in the school-house at the head Of
Mirror Lake last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dora Loomis has been obliged to de.
fer her visit to Massachusetts on account Of
the sudden illness of her daughter, Miss
Alice. - Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Craudall
and G. T. Crandall are visiting friends in
the Maplewood Randolph, with twenty of
his guests, spent Wednesday at G. n.
Stewards, and large party from West
Randolph took dinner at the same place on
Friday
West Berlin.
Mrs. Charles Paterson of Chicago is visit
ing relatives in town. - Miss Julia Lib
hey OF Newport, n. H., is visiting Miss
Marcia Libbey. - NJ. L. Ayers OF Dick
inson, North Dakota, is visiting his father,
j. L. Ayers. - Mrs. W. B. Worthing is
spending the week with friends and rel
atives in and around Boston. Mr.. Worth.
ing expects TO join her the last Of the week.
- Miss Mabel Hancock of st. Adams
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Julia
Hancock, who is in feeble health.
Braintree.
Grain, where allowed to ripen, is yielding
very well. Corn is of very large growth,
but is a little later than last year.
The Central Vermont Pomona Grange
meets with Snowsville Grange Wednesday
OF this week. A full attendance is expected.
Many of the young people are to attend
the graded school at West Randolph this
fall The term begins on Monday, Septem-
Der 9.
II. M. Blanchard's sawyer ran the big
board saw on to the dogs and table irons,
last Friday, damaging 1t considerably. 1t
has been sent to New York for repairs.
Farmers are beginning to think OF filling
silos j. e. Stowell is to begin filling his
on Thursday of this week Quite num-
Der of new silos are being put in this fall
Among others are Edwin Martin, M. d.
Boyce, Ed. Smith, Frank Archer, John
Hutchinson, Others are intending to put