The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-29

Der of the lodge, joining the year 1t was
| chartered.
On Monday morning there was a slight
| collision at the lower end OF the railr Dad
yard Two trains tried to pass each other on
the same track-a thing never yet accom-
| plished. A hog train, bound for the south,
was ON the main line when fast freight,
| bound for the north, came up and crashed
| into the other, damaging the engines some
what and derailing ten cars. A wrecking
train put everything in running order in a
| short time.
On Saturday the High School Athletic
| Association held a meet at Manchester's
park. There was very small attendance,
| although the sport was first.class and well
| contested Following are the events and
winners: Mile bicycle race, f. W. Curtis,
best time, 2: 40; two-mile bicycle race, Rob
ert Morton, time, 81; 100 yard dash, w.
| G. Woodward, eleven and one.fourth sec
onds 300 yard dash, F. W. Mcintosh,
Newton, tfty-nine and oue-half seconds;
one. mile run, A. l.. Newton, 20; standing
broad Jump, w. c. Woodward nine feet
one inch; running high jump, P. w Con
nelly, four feet nine inches; half-mile walk,
seven minutes and twelve seconds; pole
vault, p. w Connolly, eight feet; 100
yard high hurdles, W. G. Woodward,
twenty-five seconds; 220-yard low hurdles,
| A. l., Newton, thirty-0ne seconds; putting
shot, w. F. Moulton, twenty-seven feet ten
| luCUtS, lDTOWluH udmutI, ASA IIbDdiuJ
| sixty one feet seven inches; running broad
| jump, W. G.. Woodward, seventeen feet ten
inches standing high jump, p. W. Con.
nelly, four feet two inches.
Randolph Center.
Most of the scholars and the teachers in
district IA have the "pink-eye."
A large poultry house has been added to
the equipment of the Maplewood."
Mr. Seaver and family OF Williamstown
spent Sunday with their daughter, who at
| tends the normal school.
Rev. E. w. Sharp OF South Royalton is to
preach in exchange with the pastor of the
| Methodist church next Sunday
The finishing touches are being applied to
the house built by A. d. Partridge. Rumor
| has il that 1t is to be used as aa annex to
the Maplewood" this summer.
The apple trees are unusually full Of
| worms nests this year. Let every public.
spirited citizen look after them, lest they
become nuisance as in other localities.
The grand list OF the town IS completed
is $50 100, az against sci 37.39 last year.
The decrease is due to the lessened valua-
tion of real estate in the appraisal made
last summer.
South Ryegate.
w d. Darling has erected fine monu-
ment i'll the cemetery at Topsham for j. r.
Caldwell.
NJ. P. Sargent's horses, attached to load
of slabs ran away from the mill-yard last
Saturday, and came in contact with S.
Mills, Jr.'s dooryard fence. Little dam
age was done, although one fell over the
fence.
Lee Brock, being obliged to give up the
stone business because of rupture, is seek
ing other employment. - Edgar Leet of
Keene, n. H. was here over Sunday to visit
his aunt Mrs r. Arthur. - John Rosa
has returned to Italy, by way of New York.
He will serve four years In the regular
friends in Montpelier - Mrs. w. 7.
George was called to Topsham last Friday
to see her mother, who is very sick with
pneumonia.
STAFFORD.
Frosts have greatly injured the grass in
this region, and the prospect OF good hay
crop is quite unfavorable.
Rev. Edwin Blake, recently OF Maine,
began his labors with the Free Baptist
church at South Strafford last Sunday.
! The STAFFORD creamery is now receiving
| about 5000 pounds of butter daily. Butter
for April brought the patrons nineteen cents
a pound.
Hon. j. S. Morrill, and family returned to
their STAFFORD home on Monday, the Goth.
| The senator is, and has been through the
| past season, in excellent health.
residing elsewhere and worthy OF note is
| that Of Jedediah n Morrill,, occurring May
| 49, at Dorchester, Mass He was born in
STAFFORD in 1905. A man of fine presence,
ability and character, and possessing many
of the characteristics of his eminent cousin,
J. S. Morrill,, physical as well as intel
| lectual.
Thetford.
EDITH McDuffee has gone to Burlington to
visit her sister Alice, who is attending col.
lege. - DR.. W. L. Paine Is expected
| home this week from New York, where he
has been attending medical school, -
| The sick ar improving, - Phineas Ten
ney has returned to Cambridgeport to re-
sumo his work as bookkeeper for his uncle.
East Thetford.
The New England Telephone Company is
putting up telephone line.
A nephew and daughter of G. M. Emer-
son, from Nashua, n. H. visited him last
week Mr.. Hood and wife OF Hanover,
N H., visited at William Clafin's last
week. - Mrs. Merrill of Corinth is Wis.
ting at Mrs G. Wilmot's. - Charles
Holton and Lois Caldwell have lost valuable
cows.
Topsham.
Mrs. Calvin Mills is seriously i'll. Her
daughters. Mrs. Chase of Fall River, Mass.
and Mrs. Hanson of Manchester, N. H., ar
rived here on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Barnard OF Bradford Will de-
liver the address before Ransom Post on
Memorial Day in this place. A public din
ner will be served in the town hall.
A large delegation from Topsham at
tended the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union convention at East Corinth. The
meetings were very helpful and interesting
Mrs Cilley was run over by team while
crossing the road, and is in critical condi'
ton. - Mrs. Burns Of Haverhill is visit
ing at Warren Bowen's. - Mrs. Sargent
is visiting at Mrs. E. d. Taggarts. -
Mr. Thornton came home from Boston thi.
week. - Mrs, Clara Hood and hel
daughter Josie came here from Boston weel
before last on account of the illness of the
, daughter.
Waits River.
, Mrs. Leamon Hill and daughter Hattie
who have been visiting at n. Fellows
started on Monday for their home il
} Prophetstown, Ill.
Frank Davis lies in critical condition
4 from serious injury received while driving
/. from his home TO L. Carpenters. Tn
I cause of the accident ia not known, as Mr.
| Davis ia npabla n tall ANYTHING