The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-23
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John Gokey has been in Barton the past
week.
Will Tilden Of Boston is visiting bis pa
rents.
Dominoe LsClair is very i'll with typhoid
fever
John M. Temple Of Athol, Mass, is visit
ing In town.
Lieut. e. A. Shuttleworth is visiting his
parents in Connecticut.
Mrs. r. N. johnson returned from North
Hero on Saturday evening.
q. O. Sanborn and family are camping out
on the farm OF James Buzzell.
President Allan D. Brown has purchased
the Keys place on Main street.
Cross Brothers are bl Hiding a barn near
their house known as the Bee Hive
Cross Brothers have closed the road
across their property near their works.
About forty tickets were sold to the ex.
cursion on the lake last Monday evening.
The proceeds of the lawn party at Mrs.
Downing's last Thursday evening were S25.
Dsnnie Hassett after an absence OF If
teen years in Texas, is visiting his parents
Parties tried to effect an entrance into
the home OF Amos Plsstridge few nights
ago.
NJ. D. Smith returned yesterday from q
two weeks carriage drive near Lake Cham
plain.
G. @. sanborn and sons, and r. M. Nc
Intosh enjoyed trip to Mansfield noun
tain Wednesday.
l.. II. Clark, former Mortified boy,
was in town to-day. He will go to Platts-
burg to enlist in the volunteers.
Mrs. Horace Smith of South Mortified
| received a sun-stroke on Monday and for
some time she was dangerously sick, but is
now better.
Lieutenant Tilden and Privates Evan
and Grady of Barre were in town Sunday
to attend the address of Chaplain Day to
| Company #.
The village trustees voted at their meet
ing to procure for the use of the Hook and
Ladder Company, several ladders, pals,
ropes, pike poles, etc.
Mrs. Charles Kimballl on Central street
who has been i'll for long time, died on
! Saturday. Her remains were taken to
Sharon Tuesday morning for interment.
The painting Of Elmwood cemetery fence
is completed. The large arches have been
removed. Part Of the large carriage drive
has been laid into lots and other improve
ments made.
The examination of Pearl Rodgers who
fell from the iron bridge Thursday shows
that his thigh was broken. board four.
teen inches wide on the sidewalk was
partly rotten and became loose. An en-
CINE putting under the bridge loosened it
and 1t fell on the cars. The Rodgers boy
came along and fell through. The distance
by actual measurement is twenty eight
feet. He is getting along as well as could
be expected.
Waitsfield
The band concert Saturday evening was
enjoyed by large crowd Of people.
The Mccullough family with friends from
Canada enjoyed picnic in Granville woods
on Friday. jim says he would have had a
good time II he hadn't had to keep so still.
Two young ladies from East Montpelier
the Misses Sanders, visited at William
Palmer's last week. Mrs. Palmer held a
lawn party at their home on Friday even
ing. Ice cream and cake were served.
The drought in Mad River valley is the
worst for years. II we do not have rain at
once corn will be nearly failure as the
ears are dying off fast. Springs that have
not been dry for over forty years are now
driedup and peopl are drawing water from
the river and distant springs.
AS James Erwin and Almon Josin were
going down Mortified mountain on
Saturday the neck yoke broke letting the
wagon on to the horses. The horses ran
throwing them both out. Mr.. Joslin had
one shoulder dislocated and his face badly
bruised Mr.. Erwin escaped with slight
bruises. One of the horses was quite badly
injured.
The body Of the infant of Harvey Meal
lester of Moretown was brought here on
Friday evening and buried at the Irasvlle
cemetery. Mrs. McAllester passed away
on Sunday. The funeral was at her home
in Moretown and her remains were brought
here and buried beside her child on Tues
day afternoon, The sympathy of all go out
TO Mr.. McAllester in his great bereave-
ment.