The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-23

a handsome sum was realized by the Con-
grational Ladies' Society, under whose au-
spices the concert was given
Arthur Ralph, son-in-law of James NJ
| Bass, has returned from New Jersey, where
he was employed for quite a long time by
| very pleasantly in Bridgewater, Mass. He
is said to have an excellent position at
| present.
One OF the Syrian women, who travel
through here on foot as sellers of goods,
staid in our village one night last week and
package of goods had been robbed during
| the night. An official search was made for
the goods later, but in vain.
The closing exercises of the village school
will be held at the Town Hall on Friday
evening Of this week. Doors open at seven
o'clock, exercises to begin promptly at
eight. There will be music, vocal and in
strumental, Rotations, etc, and our band
will be in attendance. The public is cor
daily invited to be present.
Work is being done on the lot on which
the new creamery is to be built. 1t is on
the Enoch Howe meadow, north of the
meadow road, and not far from G. q. La
thirty-six by forty feet, is to be erected
right away, and equipped with machinery
needed to make this creamery success.
j. W. Brown, the hustling new proprietor
of the Monument House, is bidding for q
nnHcrtion OF thelsummer-b oarder patronage in
the issue OF handsome little circular, set.
ting forth the attractions Of his house and
the country about US. An increasing list of
names on his hotel register, and the un-
ceasing praises of those who regularly sit
down to his well-flled and neatly-served
tables, must be very gratifying to him.
AS Will Baldwin of Barre, and Miss Eva
| hol1 ri6ipn Lost Got I'd
| his horse became frightened near Erwin III.
| Martins place and both were thrown from
the carriage. For time Mr.. Baldwin was
unconscious, and Miss Ashline sustained
severe injury to two ribs. Both persons re-
manned till Sunday night with Jason Mar
tins family and were then taken to the
| house of Charles A. Perry, where Miss
Ashline who IS resident OF South Barre
has been working. The horse was found
later at the residence OF Herbert G. Platt.
Daily measurements are made of the
water flowing in the stream on the General
E. Bass place, at the south end Of our viii
| lage. This work is being done to test the
ability of the stream to furnish power for
use for at least seven or eight months Of a
year A series Of these measurements, not
] including the extraordinary amount that
| frequently flows after long rains, has been
submitted to an expert in New York city
and New Jersey, who reports most favora-
| bly, on this one series, on account OF the
great fall of fifty to seventy-ive feet avail
able in the stream 1t may be a matter of
interest to many to know that for instance,
wheel under forty feet head of water
consumes twice as much water each minute
as the same wheel would under ten-feet
| head, while in the former case 1t furnishes
a little over eight times the power as under
a ten-feet head.
W. B. JOHNSON, Newark, O., says: Zone
Minute Cough Cure saved my only child
from dying by Group" 1t has saved thou
sands of others suffering from Group, pneu-
| monia, bronchitis and other serious throat
and lung troubles. W. K. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier. VT
Austin Philips is working at North Thet.
ford.
Deacon HAL Cotton has returned to his
home.
Patsey Hayes has been judged insane and
taken to the asylum at Waterbury.
There was a small attendance at the spe.
cial town meeting held last Saturday.
Children's day was observed at the Con.
gregational church June 10. The pro.
gramme given was highly appreciated by
the large audience present.
X. o. Darling was over from the Maple
wood in Corinth to attend church last Sun
day. - Simeon Blanchard of Barre, q
former resident of Vershire is in town
- p III. Martin and wife have moved
to their new tenement in the Mill building
- Henry Maltoon, former resident o.
Vershire, is visiting relatives here. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanche Carlton are visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Carlton
- Elder Shaw of Montpelier preached
az the Advent chapel last Sunday evening
: - The Congregational Sunday.schoo
will hold picnic in Colton's grove July 3
g. Elmer Blanchard is working for Os
car Carlton. - Some from here attended
the silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugen,
Morse at Newbury last week. Mr.. and Mrs
Morse were for many years residents o
Vershire and their friends here extend con
, CALCULATIONS.