The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-25
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Remember the special town meeting on
Saturday afternoon.
Matte e. Stevens, who has been away
since last November, has returned to town.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. (Pettes) Ainswortb, now
OF Woodbury., is visiting in town this week.
Mrs. f. M. Hackett is moving off her farm
this week into the Nation house in the
village.
T. II. Perry has opened his tin shop in
Densmores block, where he has stock of
goods on sale, and is prepared to do any
work in his line.
Two natives and former residents were
in town several days last week, Samuel M.
Barnes OF Boston and Albin j. Conant OF
New York. The latter left town when a
boy, forty-seven years ago, and has made
but a few visits since. He has been por-
trait painter OF note, and has had varied
and highly interesting career
The autopsy in the case Of Francis A.
Tyler showed appendicitis to be the cause
of death. The statement in last weeks
correspondence that no physician saw him
during his illness, while true, may. have
conveyed wrong impression. The family
sent for medical aid, but neither OF the two
physicians who were seen responded to the
call
Rev. B. b. Sherman, N. @. Burbank,
Mary A. Burbank, Emma L. Darling, Flora
M. Corwin and Hope Sherman attended
UD6 county Ouuudy-bCuOOl COuNohuOh uO
STAFFORD last week, representing the Con-
gregational school, and W. o. Austin and
Ada Austin, representing the West Hill
school. The Methodist school in the village
was not represented.
Fish Warden Orcutt Bixby and Sheriff f.
1. Whitney found two men fishing near the
G. N. Andrus place on Sunday in posses
sion of fish below the legal length. They
arrested them promptly, and one was given
permission to get some lunch in the house,
from which he decamped by the back door,
| leaving coat and vest behind. The other
remained in the custody OF the officers, and
was fined $40 and costs by Justice Emery
| on Monday. He was Charles S. Cody OF
| Norwich and his take of short fish num-
bered twenty-one.
Schools in No will begin on Monday,
| the others a week later. The teachers are
as follows: No. 2, John M. Comstock, Lena
E. Spalding, Lillian M. Wells; No; O., Ada
j. Sherburne OF Barre; No. 6, Birdella M
Cloyes No. 7, Lillian e. Bachelor OF
Braintree No. 8, Emma j. Waterman OF
Tunbridge; No. 10, Emma Adams OF Will
Jamestown; No. IL, Annie B. Camp OF RAN
dolph; No. IL, Clara j. Laird; No. 10, Mar
tina l.. Noyes; No. IT, Anne h. Howe OF
Tunbridge.
Joseph II. Grifin's large barn was struck
BY lightning during the violent storm Of
Thursday last, and was totally consumed,
| with its contents, large amount OF hay.
There was small insurance. AS the loss
is severe, subscription paper may be seen
at the post-office by those wishing to aid
Mr.. Griffin. During the same storm I'll: b.
] Lyford's barn was also struck. A rafter
| was split throughout its length, boards
were torn from the end OF the barn, and
driving by at the time, and he and Mr.. Ly-
ford succeeded in quenching the blaze be-
| fore serious damage was done, with some
aid from neighbors who arrived later.
Mrs. G. Il. Kinsley Of Burlington is at G.
L. Slows with her child and nurse. -
Mrs. Josephine Lougee Of Barre, with her
five children, is visiting her brother, P. j.
Little. - Mrs; A. G. Prince with a,t two
her father, G. F. Moulton. - r. 81.
johnson OF Marion, Ohio, native Of this
town, has been visiting here. - The
Methodist Sunday.schools will hold picnic
on Thursday of this week in Willis Scales
sugar-place. - Several sheep belonging
to H. T. Walker were killed by lightning
| on Monday of last week. - John ii.
Osborne and wife of Cleveland, Ohio, are
| spending some time in town, with head
quarters at the hotel. Mr.. Osborne is ma
tive of the town, and has been for many
years mechanical engineer, reported to be
successful in business - Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Norris of Brookline, Mass, were in
town over Sunday, and Mr.. Norris who is
an accomplished organist, served in that
capacity at the Congregational, church on
Sunday morning. He is grandson OF the
late Jacob Norris Of this town. = Min
ME B. and Florence e. Whitney and Nellie
1. Bixby are spending few days at Lake
Morey. Nellie G. Cooley takes the place OF
| the first in the post-ofice. - Byron
Berry has gone to Buffalo, n. Y, where he
expects to meet relative from the West
and return with her. - George e. Hatch
went to Montreal on Saturday on the ex-
cursiop. - Quarterly meeting was OBJ
served at the Methodist church on Sunday.
- Hale X. Darling is quite III, and
threatened with fever. - The os-
teopathic patients and other summer Wis
itors have begun to depart. 80 Julian II.
Griffin died on Saturday morning, after in
tense and protracted suffering. AS there
had been doubt as to the exact nature OF
his disease, an autopsy was held, disclosing
the primary cause OF death to be cirrhosis
OF the liver. This had continued for five
years, and had caused an enlargement OF
the spleen, peritonitis and dropsy., The fu'
neral services were held on Monday, Rev.
Mr.. Allen officiating. - Alma f. Adams
has gone to Scottsburg, Que, on visit.
- Delmer A. Beckwith Is at home.
- Maria Bartlett of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting at M. o. Coburn's. - Mrs. r.
II. Lyon and two children of White River
Junction are at Dr.: A: b. Smiths; :"
DR.. s. N. Goss and NJ M. Durham left for
Buffalo on Monday to attend the national
encampment of the Grand Army, and j. A.
r. Corwin went with them as civilian escort.
The Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a IA
miliar name for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, always ready for emergencies. While
a specific for piles, it also instantly relieves
and cures cuts bruises, salt rheum, eczema
and all affections of the skin. 1t never fails.
W. e. Terrill & Co.
West Topsham.
Roy Newton has finished work in the
Opinion Office at Bradford and is at home
for a weeks vacation, after which he is to
attend school at Montpelier.
The Christian Endeavor meeting on We'd
nesday of last week. was made especially
interesting by Miss Kate Wiley, who gave
a report OF her trip to the National Conven-
ton at San Francisco.
The base ball boys here played a game
with the East Corinth team at that place on
Saturday, beating them as usual. They are
to play at the same place on next Saturday
with the Bradford team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Sanborn, accompa-
MED by Walter Burgn and wife OF East
Orange, started for carriage drive to Bar
ton on Friday Of last week to be gone a
week. George Hight is working in the
creamery during Mr.. Sanborn's absence.
There will be lawn party in the school
house yard this week on Friday afternoon,
beginning at three o'clock. After the exer-