The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
ROXbury.

Howes.
H. Carl Ellis and wife visited DR.. Ellis in
Brookfeld Thursday.
DIR. Judkins OF Mortified was called to
see little James Tanner Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland of Mortified held q
service in the Congregational church Sun
day afternoon which was we'll attended.
Rev. Mahlon Wright. formerly pastor
here, made a brief call in this place Thurs
day on his way home from Michigan. His
many friends are pleased to hear that he is
pleasantly located at his present parish in
Nepaug, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Walbridge and son,
Robert, of Peterboro, N. H., have been WIS.,
iting relatives and friends here this week.
Mr.. Walbridge is an example OF the enter
prising "boys" whom Roxbury sends out,
being one Of the busiest and most success
full merchants in the lively town Of Peter
boro.
Nathan Green of Bull Run, was brought
to this part Of the town by the authorities,
for examination as to his sanity. For many
years he has lived alone, under conditions
which could hardly be civilized, and has
been the subject OF many petty prosecutions
from his neighbors. These. combined with
loneliness, ignorance and ill health, had
quite unsettled his reason, and on Tuesday
morning he was taken to the asylum at
Waterbury
Wells River.
William Marshall has been quite poorly
for the past week.
Miss Cora Percival is the guest of her sis.
ter, Mrs. Stenning.
Sam Hutchins has been spending his va
cation at o d o. chard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthen Of Newbury spent
Sunday at w. Fl. Munsells
Lulu Cheney has been the guest of Mrs.
Springer at Lancaster, n. III.
On account OF the rain Wednesday the
junior picnic was postponed.
Mrs Woods OF Bradford, is the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs Bert Moore.
Miss Farwell of Reading, Mass, is the
guest of her brother, j. f. Hale.
Mrs. Allison and Mrs. Morse went to
Bradford Friday to visit Mrs. 9. H. Car
penter.
Mrs. Kate Whitcomb returned from Bos-
ton last week accompanied by her cousin,
Mrs Emery.
A severe thunder shower visited this
place last Friday morning and afternoon.
No damage was done near the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marshall, who have
been visiting relatives here, returned to
their home in Lowell, Mass, last week.
Notwithstanding the storm last Friday,
about thirty ladies accepted the invitation
of Mrs. 8. Hutchins to tea and spend the
evening.
w. H. Buck, H. H. Lee, Mrs. John Ste
vens, Mrs. Fred Stevens and DR.. and Mrs
Shattuck took advantage of the cheap ex-
cursion Sunday and visited Old Orchard.
Mrs. Mulliken fell one day last week and
| fractured her hip This is her second acct
dent within short time, as the week be-
fore she fell and broke her wrist. A nurse
from Burlington is caring for her.
At the Dewey lunch Tuesday evening
about 1914 was added to the treasury of the
library. w. e. Smith was present and fav
ored the company with very enjoyable mus
ic from his Columbia either for which Mrs
| Addie Bigelow is agent in this place.
Groton.
Harvey Kicker is visiting in town.
Henry Smith was in Barre on Monday.
Donald Frazier is opening up quarry or
land owned by T. II. Taisey.
Quite party of young people are enjoy
ing camping at Groton pond this week.
James Reid has finished work in the
granite shed here and gone to Barre tt
| work
The funeral of Mrs. Daniel Roberts was
held at the Baptist church Tuesday. Mrs
Roberts was ninety-six years OF age.
Barre.
On Saturday, July ID, George W. Wing
attorney for the Spring and Water Com
pany of Barre, presented u petition for
temporary injunction against the city o
Barre restraining its officials from interior
ing with the orator in the extension OF hi
system in that city and with the view t.
making the temporary injunction perpetual
at the next term Of county court. This pc
titon has been signed and the injunction
granted by Judge Thompson.
At the special city meeting Wednesday
evening the voters refused to authorize tn,
extension Of the city water system. This IL
q vote against the city officials as they hsv,
already commenced the extension of tn,
largely attended and much bad feeling wa
shown. Each speaker was limited to fiji
teen minutes and because Of this Mayo
Gordon refused to talk. The taxpayers are
evidently angry because Italians were i'm
ported from Boston to do the work, withou
first advertising for laborers in Barre ant
vicinity