The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08

whooping cough. This disease has been ep-
idemic here FOR months.
Il. M. Gilman of Montague City, Mass,
is spending bis summer vacation at the
home of o. S.,Titus, and Miss Kate M. Titus
OF Norwich will spend two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Titus, her parents.
Mrs. N. N, Kimball, longtime resident
of this place, who went four weeks ago to
visit her son, George w. Kimball, and
family, at Greenwood, Mass, and her
laughter, Mrs. G. II. Morse, and family, at
their summer home at South Yarmouth,
Mass, was taken sick at Greenwood, and
but faint hope is entertained of her recov-
cry. John N Kimball, the son with whom
she makes her home here. went to Green.
wood TO care for her last Thursday.
Groton.
Communion services were observed at the
Methodist church last Sunday, Three per.
sons were admitted to full membership.
The Fourth passed off very quietly, with
parade of horribles in the morning and
quite good display of fireworks in the
evening.
The new sidewalk has made its appear
ance and it is great improvement, as the
old one has been for long time unsafe to
travel on.
b. F. Kicker and May w. Eastman were
married at Topsham last week Thursday,
at the home of the bride. They have the
best wishes of their friends for their future
prosperity and happiness.
Three small boys from South Ryegate
loosened the brakes on two fiat cars stand
ing on the sidetrack in the lower end Of
the yard last Saturday, The cars ran about
two miles towards South Ryegate. As
there was no train coming from the east,
no damage was done. This should be a
IN q hot nj ritnrr nd
cars or the station is dangerous practice.
Ii a train had been coming from South Rye
gate serious accident might have been the
result. Parents should see to it that their
children are kept away from such places of
danger.
Miss Gertrude Cochran returned home
from Boston last week Tuesday, where she
has been for the past six months. -
Harry Whitehill of the Waterbury Record
was in town last Tuesday. - Fred Davis
and wife are visiting in Lisbon, n. II.
- f. B. Rugg, who has been in town
home last Monday. 20. w, Gastrow
and wife visited friends and relatives in
town last week Wednesday. III. A.
Darling was in Lisbon, n. H., last Friday.
- Mrs. M, j. Bailey of South Ryegate
visited her son, G. j. Bailey, last Saturday.
- George Carpenter went to Boston
last Wednesday.
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Another " glorious Fourth has come and
gone. In spite of the rain there was
great crowd at the celebration here. AL.
though there were other celebrations in the
near towns, we got more than our share of
the people. The parade started on time,
the horribles were the most amusing ever
seen here, and at eleven o'clock large as
semblage listened to patriotic address by
W. e. Ranger. The rain ceased in the af-
ternoon and the races came off according to
programme. All were well contested and
some very exciting The one mile novice
was won by j. B. Mcintyre, Randolph, first;
d. ID. Lamb, East Calais, second; John Nc
Donald, Barre, third. Time, three minutes.
The three-mnute class was won by James
Clark, Morrisville, first; #. l.. Laraway,
Morrisville, second; Peter Frasier, Barre,
third. Time, q: 30. The one-mile handicap
was won by James Clark, Worthwhile, tirst
Peter Frasler, Barre, second; II. ~. Lara
way, Morrisville, third. Time, 2: A. In
this race there were twelve starters. 1t was
the fastest and the most exciting race of the
day, The one-mile open race was won by
James Clark, Morrisville, first; Leon G..
Emmons, Morrisville, second; j. B. Nc
Intyre, Randolph. third. Time, 81 06. This
race was run in the ra n. The ball game
was played in the rain and won by the Dan
villes. Score. II to 3. E. Doty, the Hard:
wick pitcher was presented with gold
ring when he came to bat for the good work
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peatedly striking out the Danville batters.
The play in the evening was great sue
cess. The hall was crowded, and many
were unable to gain admittauce.
Marshfield.
School in district No. Z, taught by l.. l..
Lupien, closed June 26. Those having no
marks were Willie Guyette, Eddie Hutch.
ms, Daisy D. Dix, Avis and Ivis Lane and
Florence L. Slavery. Warren Ducham and
Susie Hardy were absent only one-hali
| day.
The Glorious Fourth " was ushered in
very early in the morning by the boys, with
the aid of tin horns, saws, pans, and other
instruments of torture. 1t is safe to say
they had good time. Two or three boys
were slightly injured. Alanson Shepard
had an eye seriously injured by an explo
sion of sulphur and potash. During the
day quite large number went to Hard
wick to engage in the festivities and took
in the promenade on the home stretch.
Miss Elizabeth Goldthwaite is to preach
for the Universalists here and at Calais fol
the next six months Her sermon last Sun
day afternoon was of patriotic nature
dwelling largely on the subject of i" Free
DOM" making home-lfe comparisons which
were very applicable. In the course OF hel
sermon she paid tribute to the memory O.
| Harriet Beecher Stowe as one to compare
we'll with the great men who had helped tt
establish freedom in the country. Miss
! GOldthwaite Is very pleasant, plain-SpOkeI