The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-08
Roxbury.


Roxbury.
The people Of this village were startled
from their slumbers on Saturday morning
about four o'clock by the alarm OF fire.
which proved to be the factory owned by
| I. g. Herrick. The building was totally
destroyed with its contents. Cause OF the
fire unknown. The building contained the
hairpin factory and stocking tools factory
OF Royce q Chase, also their undertaking
rooms. Royce & Chase had 100 gross Of
was uninsured, and Royce & Chase hold
$4,000 insurance, which will partly cover
their loss. = An infant son OF Herbert
French and wife died Thursday Of last
week. Mrs. A. G. Wheeler spent last
returned from Burlington on Saturday.
"a party from here viewed the land
slide on Friday. - Mrs. Lspine OF
Windsor is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W.
D. Fits. g. VIII Campbell and wife OF
- q. 8. Stanton and g. A. Tilden have
purchased 900 acres OF the Spalding estate
| - H. g. Ellis has sold his colt. -
Henry Van Deusen is employed as night
watchman at G. r. Andrews mill. -
Cash Wetmore has purchased corn har.
vester. - Mabel Dow OF Arlington
Heights, Mass, Mildred Batchelder of Ar
lington and Minnie Frazier OF Brockville.
P. O., were at o. A. Flint's last week,
- Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Smith Of Cam
bridge. Mass, and Mrs. R. E. Brown of
North Williston visited at Mrs. G. W. Or
cults. - Monroe Cram and wife have
returned from Burlington. - DR.. and
Mrs. Fisk OF Montpelier were in town last
week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stock
well OF Rochester were at D. L. Nichols on
Friday. - Mrs. Rose Jacobs OF Brain
tree is keeping house for Prim Andrews
and caring for his infant son.
BARRows & PECK OF Montpelier have
Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock, but IL you
want an elevator with 1t you should send in
your orders at once, as they would have to
be ordered from the factory.
South Ryegate.
John o. Donald and wife were made hap
Ply by the arrival Of twelve pound boy on
Tuesday morning.
Preparations are we'll in hand for the
ninth annual fair of the Ryegate and Wells
River Dairyman's Association, 20 be held at
Caledonia Park, South Ryegate, Wednes-
day and Thursday, September, % and 90.
Y. D. Nelson, the president, #. r. McColl,
the secretary, and FL. W. Hubbard, the
treasurer, are putting much hard work into
the matter to make this the best fair ever
held at South Ryegate. Good music will
be furnished and well known speaker will
address the people on the second day. The
premium list is larger than ever before and
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anime all classes. Several special dairy
prices are offered by the DeLaval Separator
Company, p. M. Sharples of Rutland, the
Worcester Salt Company, The Vermont
Farm Machine Company, j. A. Nolan, j.
r. W. Beattie and Others Remember the
date and make your plans to attend the
fair.
Samuel McAllister went to Waltham,
Mass, on Monday to see what he can learn
about the inside of watch. - 1t has
often been said that every and any thing is
fair in love and war. This in measure
will account for some OF the misrepresenta-
tons and false reports during the past week
in the post-offce war that is going on here
at present. - little trouble in the
stone business here at present. The pro-
prietor of the Ryegate Granite Works is
making an effort for a monthly payday, in.
stead OF once in two weeks as they have
been having. The result thus far is that
the men did not go to work ON Monday
morning as usual. Some of them demanded
their pay and got it and were discharged,
others are waiting for their pay and will
probably go to work again soon when mat
ters are all fixed up. - Schools began
throughout the town on Monday. Teach
ers the same as last season. - Frank
Canal will move into M. +. Sargent's ten
ement near the saw mill.
Moments are useless il trifled away; and
they are dangerously wasted If consumed
by delay in cases where One Minute Cough
Cure would bring immediate relief w. e.
Terrill & Co.
Topsham.
Mrs. Morrison has gone to Melrose where
she was called by the sickness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. w. Foster. - Mrs. Barnet
Eastman, an aged and respected citizen of
this town, died at the residence OF her SON.
in-law, III. B. White, last week. The fune-
raj was held on Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Henry of
the Reformed Presbyterian church officiat-
ing.
East Topsham.
An item appeared in this correspondence
a few weeks since, giving the product of a
brood SOW owned by John @. Hood, and
soliciting reports from other producers OF
swine. Another Hood land hog) is heard
from. S. M. Hood reports that he has
brood SOW four years old, of the White
Chester breed, that September /, 1896, gave
birth to sixteen pigs. Again March /, 1897,
gave birth to seventeen pigs, and August 20,
1897. fourteen pigs, grand total OF forty
seven pigs in fifty weeks. Next Gent"
West Topsham.
The usual number Of people from this
place attended the fair at East Corinth last
week The wrestling match made the third
day especially interesting. 1t was some-
thing entirely new and decidedly the best
thing they have ever had. The contestants
were David Spicer OF Plainfield and G. V.
Bean OF Manchester, N. H., each champion
Oh JutlT OWN Othto, NJ
OF the world acted as referee. The match
was won by Mr.. Bean and although New
Hampshire carried off the laurels, every one
cheered as heartily as they would had the
Vermonter been the one to win.
Mrs. Myrs McCrillis from Warren, N. H.,
with her daughter, Hattie and her husband
of Bellows Falls, have been visiting at M.
Nj. Covill's. - The village school be-
gan ON Monday with Miss Hattie Mahuron
OF Fayston as teacher. She is boarding at
Horace Whites. - Mr.. and Mrs Hor-
ace White were in East Topsham on Sun
day, to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Whites
mother, Mrs. Hannah Eastman. - Roy
Smith was at home from the Montpelier
Seminary two days last week to attend the
fair at East Corinth. - Mrs. Albert
| Jackson Of Menasha, Wis, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Church is visiting in
town. - Mrs. Merrill Wilds has been in
Groton visiting her daughter, Mrs. Q. O.
Lord. - Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Jewett WIS.,
tied in Danbury, N, H., last week.
lKarls Glover Root Tea, for constipation
| it's the best and IL after using 1t you don't
say 80, return the package and get your