The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17

- Rev. e. S. Fiske of Waitsfeld, en-
route to Bradford to attend the convention,
was guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Colby
last week.
PIainfleld.
j. B. Wells is visiting his son, e. g.
Wells, at Cambridge this week.
Rev. e. o. Grsbrook was i'll and unable
TO supply the pulpit last Sunday.
Hon. Stephen @. Shurtleff of Montpelier
was in town Monday on law business.
Rev. e. o. Grisbrook attended the state
Congregational convention at Bradford last
week
Miss Grace Stone, teacher in the High
School, Is in Chelsea this week to testify in
a suit which is now on trial in county court.
j. A. Foss and III. G. Moore attend the
state convention at Burlington to-day WED
nesday) as delegates. @. Il. Woodward Jr.,
and Ezekiel Skinner were the.delegates to
the second district convention, and e. j.
Bartlett, II. e. Cutler, z. +. Leavitt, j, 8.
Chamberlain and Truman Bartlett are the
delegates to the county convention. O. e.
Woodward, Jr., Il. W. Page and Henry
Batchelder were elected as republican town
committee.
The fourteenth annual convention OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union is
announced for this place this week The
session opens at two P. M. Thursday and
closes Friday evening 1t has been some
eight years since temperance gathering OF
this nature was held in this town, and It is
hoped that the people OF this place will
support these meetings so far as possible.
Thursday evening Mrs. Hidden of vancou-
yer, Washington, gives one of her popular
addresses. Friday evening will be occupied
in part by Rev. Eff1e K Jones of Barre and
Mrs. Ella Keith OF Worcester, Mass.
Woodbury..
The first issue OF the Woodbury. Herald
was quite an event in the history OF the
town.
Several parties from here are planning to
attend the musical convention at Irasburgh
next week.
The result of the election of delegates to
the state convention was one for Grout and
one for Stickney.
Rev Mr.. Ross lost a valuable horse last
Sunday morning. His friends are making
up apurse for him.
Wardner Burnham is putting up new
house on plot he has lately purchased of
G. A. Watson below the yellow tavern.
1t is almost time for the people of the
town who are in favor Of law and order to
begin to do something toward breaking up
the rum-drinking business at the Center,
and in fact throughout the town.
There was quite chapter of accidents
last Saturday and Sunday. A gentleman
and lady, whose names could not be learned,
were driving out through the Gulf, when
the horse SHE'D, throwing them both out,
injuring the lady quite seriously. At last
accounts the lady was at Mrs. A. M. Paines
and was unable to be moved.
Saturday night Miss Emma Watson drove
to South Woodbury. to bring home her
grandmother from Mr.. Daniels, when, in
coming up the Blake Hill, the horse and
carriage became entanged in the telephone
wire. 1t was too dark to see what was the
trouble and Miss Watson got out of the car
rage to examine, when the horse started
and overturned the vehicle. Neither Of the
ladies were seriously injured.
The sensation last Sunday was a bad
smash-up which nearly resulted in the death
Of one person at the italian Headquarters
DR.. Carter had called and hitched his horse
to one OF the posts of the front piazza. Mrs.
Amos Hopkins and sister were sitting in
carriage in the roadway which leads past
the house, when the doctors horse pulled
away, ran into and overturned their car
riage, throwing them against tree. Mrs.
Hopkins sister was taken up insensible,
carried into the house, and finally recovered
sufficiently to be taken home. In the ex-
element she lost a valuable gold watch
Both carriages were badly demolished.
The arrangements for the dedication OF
the new church are completed and it prom
Uses to be very interesting occasion. In
the morning there will be jubilee service,
In which old residents of the town are ex-
pected to participate. In the afternoon at
two o'clock will be held the regular dedi-
catory service, Rev. Mr.. Smithers of Hard
wick officiating, assisted by Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, presiding elder, and Rev. Mr..
Dickson of Cabot. The presiding elder will
preach in the evening. A special musical
programme has been prepared, under the
direction of Mr.. G. w. Foster. For those
coming from distance lunch will be served
in the town hall, after the afternoon SER
vice. by the ladies Of the society.