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

school OF instruction az ST. Johnsbury on
July 2.
The Fourth was passed quietly here
Some OF the young people went to Mercy
Lake for the day. AT nearly all the houses
there was small display of fireworks and
an attempt was made to send off some from
Baldwin's windmill tower, but the wind
proved rather too strong to make IL a sue
cess.
Edwin Worthen of Bradford spent the
Fourth in town. - Will Slack Is home
from Boston. Harry Marshall is visit
lug his brother Frank in Lowell, Mass.
- Earle Mulliken was home from
South Ryegate over Sunday. - John
Allison's horse became frightened when
coming through the toll bridge last Monday
and ran away, throwing him out.
South Northfield.
G. II. Cobleigh is at home from Chicago.
- Miss Amy Denny has returned from
Woodbury., where she has been teaching.
- Miss Emma s. Cobleigh Of Boston is
the guest of her uncle, Martin Cobleigh.
- Mrs. Francis Wright, accompanied by
her grandchildren, Clifton and Constance
Kimball, arrived in town last week from
Medford Mass, for their usual summer
visit.
Plainfield.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this
"wednesday afternoon at the vestry OF the
Methodist church.
The school in A. F. Martyrs district,
taught by Miss Ethel Bates, closed last Fri
day afternoon with picnic in the grove.
At the close of the village school on Fri
day flag purchased for the schools through
the efforts of the teachers and scholars was
raised with exercises by the school children.
Encouraging reports come from Mrs. Nat.
Austin, who is now at Portland, Me-,
where she has undergone an operation, and
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turn soon.
In the showcase at e. f. Leavitt's drug
store was exhibited recently six large
strawberries grown by K. o. Duke. The
smallest was three inches in circumference
and the largest three and three-fourths
inches.
All of the schools in town closed last Fri
day, and the several teachers have gone to
their homes-Misses Grace and May Stone,
Miss Ethel Bates and Miss Clio Tarbell to
Randolph, Miss Emma Adams to Williams
town, Miss Clara Peabody to Brookfeld,
and Miss Julia Blodgett to Cabot.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Fannie Mes
ser, driven by her hired man, got frightened
at the railway station last Thursday and
ran, taking to the track ahead of the train
and running to the Gravel Pit, about two
miles. In doing this the horse jumped FIVE
or six open cattle passes and crossed one
high railroad bridge. At this point he ap-
peared to have had enough of the track
and, taking to the highway, ran about two
Pitkin's none the worse for the run.
Mrs. E. o. Grisbrook's mother, Mrs. o. N.
Hull of Cowansville, P. O., is visiting at
Mr.. Grisbrook's. - Nelson Sanborn and
family have returned from their camp at
Woodbury.. Victor Reed has returned
from Boston, where he spent part Of last
week. Rev. A. L. Cooper expects
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- Harry Goodwin of Windsor is visit
ing at Ben Martins. - Frank and Tot
Nutting have gone to Bakersfield to visit
relatives. - Rev. s. F. Gale is ex-
pected at Dea. S. B. Gales this week. -
Martin Chamberlain and wife of Williams
town and Ed Glidden of Barre visited in
town on Monday. - Mrs. W. E. Bart
lett, who has been in poor health for long
time, has gone to Burlington for medical
treatment.
BARRows Il PECK of Montpelier are agents
for the Granite State Moving Machine, the
best mower the farmer ever used.
Maple Hill.
The revival meetings conducted by Evan
gelist Goodwin have closed Much good
has been DONE - Mrs Luther Pratt has
had four cancers removed from her face
- Mrs. e. B. Maxfeld and Florence
Slavery are in poor health.
hOXDury.
Mrs. N. S. Ellis has purchased l.. M
Heath's place and is to take possession soon
Fifteen from Roxbury Lodge Of Good
Templars visited Wide Awake Lodge last
Wednesday evening.
The village school closed last Friday with
a picnic in the grove near the factory
1t is expected Miss Susan Atkins will teach
next term.
Mrs. DR.. Fletcher returned from Exeter
n. H., on Tuesday. - Miss Susan At
kins and Miss Mary Butterfield have gone
to Washington, d. c., to attend the Chris
| tian Endeavor convention. - Mrs
Eaton was called to St. Adams on Saturday
| by serious accident to George Sampson
her grandson. - Miss liza Shepard hal
returned from Chelsea, Mass, accompanied
| by Robert H. Gribben. - George Fitt
and daughter Ada, and Miss Blackmore o
| Boston, were at w. D. Fits last week
- Mrs. Maria Smith is visiting il
Franklin and Hill, N. III. - Miss Lenl
Chase has returned from Boston for shor
stay
South Ryegate.
Miss Lizzie Hall is home for her vacation
She has been teaching school for the pas
year at Springfield Mass.
Rev. Jacob Mills of Bosnia, Montana
will supply the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday, Rev. j. j. Hall goe
to Washington, d. c., this week to attent
the national Ohsistian Endeavor conven
ton, and will preach there next Sunday
He is president OF the Christian Endeavo
Society of Vermont.
Rosco Renfrew, son of Alexander Rem
frew, aged twenty, had some difficulty il
making his firecracker 60 off. His parent
tried to persuade him to throw it away TO
fear he would get hurt, but he was of de
termined mind so he went into the house
got a coal from the stove, and the resul
was disastrous. He held the cracker to
long, and lost his little finger, the one mex
to it, part of his hand and about one hal
OF the third finger. The latter was III
jointed at the hand. The ball Of the thum
was burned and torn off to the base.
was uniointed and turned over and to tn
back of his hand, only hanging by the Skin
and flesh. Only his forefnger remained
Drs. j. B. and G. W. Darling were sun
moned. They set the middle finger, tn
thumb was put back in place and an a.
tempt will be made to grow 1t on again, bu
they will have to wait while to see whs
the result will be.
Vershire.
Twelve persons united with the Congr'
gational church last Sunday.
Children's day will be observed at tn
CONGREGATIONAL church naYt Sunday