The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
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little in the use OF her paralyzed side.
Miss Abbie Howe of Potsdam, N. Y, has
lately been the guest of Mrs. j. X. Lynde.
Some forty-ive persons went from here
on the excursion to Plattsburgh on Satur-
day.
Mrs. H. Dwight Abbott, whose home is
in Mortified at present, is visiting friends
here.
Mrs. Charlott Burroughs Ryder, now OF
Corinth, has been visiting relatives here in
the past two weeks.
George Martin, now of Washington, d.
c., will be here this week to visit his moth
or, Mrs. Denson Martin
Miss Annie Mckee has returned from
Canada and will teach in the graded school
the coming season at Graniteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert P. Martin go to
Rutland this week for visit in the family
OF DIR. Elan @. Lewis, brother OF Mrs
Martin.
The ladies of the womans Relief Corps
will hold sociable with Mrs. George So
very ON Friday afternoon, September q
Every body cordially Invited
Asa G. WILDER has lately returned from
stay of some months in Louisiana where he
has quite large tract of land that he
bought some years ago. He has been Fee
BILE in health.
The fine farm owned by the late Aaron
Smith Martin on the East Hill is now Of
and Mrs. Melinda Davis Lewis. See adj
vertisement on first page.
The Young Peoples Reading Club will
meet with Miss Annie Mckee at George
Marr's house next Friday evening. Sub
jects, current events and the life and writ
ings of OCTAVE Thanet." This club is do
ing excellent work.
A perusal of the August number of the
Granite Cutters Journal, leads us to con-
graduate the granite workers here in CEN
trail Vermont on the amount OF work they
are having as compared with some workers
in other sections of the country.
Joseph Gregory and Albert r. Martin
sold the house they lately bought of Bert
Simons (near Charles A. Perry's place. to
Van McAllister, night Waterman for the
Central Vermont Railroad Company, and
at an advance Of 800 above what they paid
for it,
DR.. Wheeler of Burlington was here on
Friday and, assisted by Drs. E. B. Watson
and Reid of Barre, performed an operation
for appendicitis on w. A. Buzzell, the hired
man Of Gurdon Martin. A large abscess
was found and but for the operation Mr..
Buzzell could have survived but short
time.
Luther Bailey, who enlisted in the Cuban
war and has been in Company e of the
First Vermont Volunteers in northern
Georgia, is very sick with typhoid fever at
Chattanooga. His brother, Frank Bailey,
is with him, having left here last week.
The news on Saturday by telegraph, was a
bit more encouraging.
BY request, Rev. p. P. Womer preached
an anti-cruelty to animals sermon, and it
hit the nail on the head. 1t was clearly
shown that the beasts of the field and the
birds of the air have powerful ally in true
religion, even though, as quoted by the
speaker, the Hindus taunt Christian ma
lions for their lack Of respect for the rights
OF animals.
At the Republican caucus on Saturday
evening for the choice of nominee for
town representative one ballot was taken
in which rs votes were cast. or these Will
liam Q. Pratt had 33, Ophir s. Martin 90,
and the remaining II were well scattered.
1t was then deemed best to adjourn, with
out any choice of nominee. If our coming
election does not show the usual division in
the party, and so long drawn out contest,
it will be better than some dare to hope for
now.
1t was currently reported and believed
Monday morning that Peter Booth of Com
pany E. First Vermont Volunteers, had
died on his way from Chickamauga to Yer
mont. He put in an appearance on the
afternoon train. He had been great inva-
lid for several weeks and his life was al
most dispaired of. He already seems better
for the change of climate and it is hoped he
may eventually recover his health. He tells
sorrowful story of the condition and treat
ment of the sick in the hospital.
On Saturday afternoon Warren Poole and
son of Dover, Illinois, arrived here for a
short visit Mr.. Poole was the second son
of the late George Poole, well-known tan
ner in the earlier history of the place, who
fifty years ago moved his family to Dover.
This is the first visit he has made here
since. He has been prosperous farmer in
that State, and has fulfilled what might
have been expected of him here as one Of
the worthiest boys in our village. His son,
educated in part in the Illinois State Uni
versty at Champaign, ILL.,, is an employee
of the large electrical company in Schnec-
tady, n. Y.
A very sad accident occurred to Willie
Edison on Sunday evening, as he was re-
turning home from Randolph. He had
reached point in the road near the Rood
pond, when vehicle passing him collided
with wheel in his carriage and he was
thrown out Somehow he was caught in
the gear of the carriage and dragged a
mile or more before he was released. This
was near the old Hiram Dexter place. He
then managed to crawl to the house, now
occupied by Charles Davis, and from there
was brought home about ten O'Clock P. NJ.
DR.. Watson and DR.. Reid of Barre were
summoned, and it was found that his right
arm and right leg were broken, the knee
pan crushed, and the flesh on his back to
the size OF a dinner plate 80 worn that the
blood had penetrated through his clothing.
The flesh about the broken leg, near the
knee, was 80 worn that the cords of the leg
were torn apart. Mr.. Edison has for years
been one of j. X. Lynde's most valued
clerks. This accident calls for the greatest
sympathy for him here.
StJohnsbury.
The Democratic caucus held last Satur-
day evening nominated Arthur G. Randall
for representative.
A violent thunder storm ragged here
from two till four o'clock Monday morning.
Large quantities OF rain fell and the streets
were badly washed.
the Republican caucus held last Saturday
afternoon was attended by between four
and five hundred voters. The contest for
the nomination Of representative was a
spirited one. Four candidates were pre-
scented, George Ranney, DIR. T. r. Stiles, p.
II. Hazen, and Rev. G. W. Patterson. On the
fourth ballot DR.. Stiles received 235 votes
out Of 444 and was declared the nominee.
DIR. Stiles is a medical practitioner of good
standing, is an energetic and able man. and
will well represent the town. The caucus
was followed by town meeting called by
the school directors to consider the neces-
sity OF new schoo-house in Summerville.
1t was voted that committee of FIVE, OF