The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
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shire this week.
Cheney Prentiss Of Mortified is visiting
friends in town.
Elmer Trask and family are visiting at
George Wallace's.
Miss Gertie Moriarty Of Waltham, Mass,
is in town visiting her many friends.
The infant child Of Ed. Corsey died last
week and was taken to Lincoln for burial.
Matt B. Jones returned to Boston on Sat
urday. He is to go into the law office Of
Fish, Richardson & Starrow.
The land slide in South Fayston is at
tracing the people now days. About FIVE
hundred people were up to see 1t in one day
Matilda, wife Of John Stewart, died last
Wednesday after a long and very painful
illness with dropsy, aged forty-seven years.
Her funeral was held from her late home on
Thursday, Rev. z. s. Fisk officiating. She
leaves a husband and four children to
mourn her loss.
The ball game on Saturday between the
Warren and Waitsfield boys was a finely
contested game-our boys doing some fine
fielding and some superb base throwing.
1t was excellent all-round playing. At the
bat they were ooh, N.Y." and yet the War
rem boys, ignoring all the good qualities,
beat by a score OF % to 3.
Abijah Whitcomb passed away last Fri
day at the asylum at Waterbury. His re-
mains were brought here Saturday and the
funeral was from his late home on Sunday,
Rev. A. B. Enright officiating. Mr.. Whit.
comb had been insane for several years and
was taken to the asylum last Tuesday so
that he could ave better care, as his
daughter, Mrs. William Strong, who had
cared for him so long and faithfully, had
become 80 worn out that 1t was impossible
for her to care for him longer. In going to
the asylum he took a severe cold which
terminated in pneumonia. Mr.. Whitcomb
was a lifelong resident Of this town and
was highly respected.
The heavy rain of July IL and Is raised
the river so that on Wednesday it was
higher than at any time since 1869. The
daGn"o0e TO mill property and roads and to
the standing crcc,ns was very large, The
fume and penstock at e. n. Billings mill
was taken out, the iron bridge below 80
lings' mill was swept away, the dam and
penstock at S. j. Dana & Sons mill was
washed away and part of M. L. Richard
sons mill-dam was carried away. A large
occurred in the embankment at
Palmer's mill pond. The abut-
ment Of the covered bridge near Seaver's
mill was washed out, dropping one end Of
the bridge about five feet. The meadows
along the river were all overlooked, running
hundreds Of tons of hay and a large amount
OF other standing crops.
THERE is a time for everything; and the
to attend to a cold is when it starts.
prevent 1t by using One mute Cough Cure,
the great remedy for coughs, colds, Group,
bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles.
W. E. Terrill & Co.
Fayston.
John Mclaughlin is i'll with inflammation
OF the bowels,
Misses Katie and Emma Mckay and
Frank Mckay Of New York City, are visit
ing their uncle n Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mckay.
j. M. Thompson of South Royalton spent
last week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Thompson as did also Mrs. H. e.
Wood OF Williamstown and Miss Della
Of the Montpelier Union School,
who will remain during the summer
months.
Matilda Carr, wife OF John Stewart, died
last Wednesday aged forty-seven years.
Mrs. Stewart has been q patient sufferer for
the past three years, enduring her trying
illness with Christian fortitude and cheer
fulness. She will long be remembered as a
devoted wife, an affectionate mother and a
kind and obliging neighbor. The bereaved
family, and especially her aged and devoted
mother, who tenderly cared for her during
the last months OF her sickness, have the
hearty sympathy Of all.
Last Wednesday morning will long be re-
membered by the people Of this town as
one Of the most eventtul in its history. The
incessant ain Of Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning had swollen Mill brook, 80 as
to break Hugh Baird's mill-dam, G, N,
Billings mill.dam and 8. j. Dana & Sons
mill-dam, also carrying away their aqueduct,
and otherwise i%njuring their property to the
amount OF $500. The water carried of the
iron bridge near G. N. Billings mill and de-
posted IT near the residence Of Harlan Stod-
dard, q distance OF nearly two miles, also
tore up the highway from the road leading
to Tucker Hill to the Waitsfeld town line.
All this, added to the roar OF the land slide
which sounded like an earthquake or distant
thunder and was heard for a distance OF
four miles, made 1t quite a morning for the
people Of South Fayston. Meanwhile Shep.
ards brook, in North Fayston. was making a
little racket by tearing out the bridge near
E. A. Davis mill, and the bridge near T. G,
McCarty's mill, also a bridge below the resi-.
dence OF Will Bennett. Road COMMISSIONS
Bragg and the selectmen are doing their
best to make the roads passable as soon az
possible. The damage has been estimated
at 80 1000.
North Fayston.
Mrs. Emile Parish is visiting her sister
Mrs. j. Somerville, for a few weeks. -
M. K. Davis has bought from Elmer Trask
his mountain lot which consists of about
88S acres, for the sun Of So, 900. - Mrs
Clara d.. Miller and children Of Boston have
come home for their summer vacation
- Albert Somerville met with an acct
dent while coming down the hill from his
uncle's. He lost control Of his bicycle and
was thrown about twenty-four feet. He
was somewhat injured. - The high
water Of last week did some damage in this
part by taking out Grandfeld's lower mil
dam n letting all the water and debris
onto Stephen Johnson's land and Aller
Howe's meadow. Two bridges and a par
Of Z. A. Davis dam was swept away. AL
Of Orrin Boyce's meadow and corn field lay
under water and sand. 1t ended in taking
out the big bridge near T. G. McCarty's
mill and washing out the brook road so tina
1t is impossible. Wednesday we were un'
able to get either to Waitsield or More
town. For the first time in thirty-hve year
the stage was unable to get to Moretown will
the mail. There was considerable damage
done in the south part Of the town.
South Walden.
The Union church Is to be repaired ant
81 900 has been pledged for the object. Tn,
work is to be commenced at once, to b,
completed by October /. g j. 8. Dut
ton and wife are making a short visi