The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-28

@. r. Shepard recently sold a promising
horse to DR. X. l.. Cleaves OF Montpelier.
Mrs. George English and son James and
daughter Alice of Montpelier have been
guests in town the past week.
A number of our young people have re-
Gently been enjoying few days In camp at
Groton pond. Among them we're j. Ward
A. W. Cole, Frank and Milt North
rop, and Charlie Cole.
Compared with the patronage given the |
Ryegate fair on previous years by people |
from this vicinity, this years attendance |
was small.
II. e. Hsdlock is saving char stock for |
Wood Brothers who now have three band |
saws running and sufficient lumber in their |
yard to keep them employed several |
months.
X. j. ONell has widely advertised the
team which was stolen from him by Mark
Sherman and liberal reward will be given
for information which will lead to the re-
covery Of the property and apprehension OF
the thief.
Rev. Henry d. Stevens of Reading. Mass
was recently the guest OF j. w. Davis and
family for few days.
The auction sale OF cows at the Northrop
farm on Monday was well attended and the
twenty-three sold brought very satisfactory
prices. The highest price paid was $4S, the
lowest $40 Average price per head S3397
JOhn IL, Fry WAS the auCuOneer'
Horse talk has wsxed warm in town dur
ing the past week or ten days and num-
Der Of sales have been made. Among those
who have sold are Ed @. Preston to Mr..
Banister of Randolph: Ora Ennis to II.
Cutler of Plainh9ld; p. G. Bemis, his pair
OF large gray horses to q. V. Kent OF North
fed; S. W. Cole and Son to parties in st.
Johusbury ard f. w. Cole his two horses
to II. 7. Baldwin of Wells River. Several
oh off lint
care to sell.
George Dalrymple, senior member OF the
Dalrymple Iron Works Of Fair Haven. was
in town on Wednesday and Thursday to
make specifications for the construction OF
an iron penstock at Molly's Falls to con.
vey the water to furnish power for the new
electric light plant. Before his departure
Mr.. Dslrymple gave Mr.. Beckley price at
which his company would contract to fur
nish and construct the penstock aud also
furnish and place In position u $50 horse
power motor.
The Northrop family have under consid-
GRAFTON the building OF large round barn
to replace the one recently destroyed by
fire. They will also rebuild the house
with ground floor plan similar to the one
burned IL the former walls and basement
are found intact. II it is found that these
will have to be rebuilt cottage house on
different plan will be built.
The young ladies OF the Congregational
society will hold lawn fete on the lawn at
the home OF Ira II. Edison on Friday even
ing, August 81. II unpleasant weather
should prevail the company will be enter
tanned indoors. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all
The following from the pencil OF the
Willismstown correspondent is worthy the
attention of every Vermonter and is very
applicable at this time, especially to those
places where Old Home Week was OBJ
served with some measure OF public exer-
cises and where inspiring words and letters
from former citizsns now residents OF other
States were listened to. "After hearing at
our centennial last week, OF the loving
memories OF our hills, that former residents
are ever cherishing-will not these same
hills be invested with new charm and les
son for US all, who stay on here?"
Mrs. Ada White Batchelder of Plainfield
visited in town last week.
Benjamin Paterson OF Washington is Wis
| iting at Martin and James Newton's.
BLACK" Thursdays and Fridays and Sat
| urdsys. September 81, 1859, is known in
stock exchange annals rs "Black Friday"
! gold; May 9, 1901, will perhaps be known
as "Black Thursday" because OF the cor
ner in Northern Pacific stock; every day
that sees man die prematurely and unin-
sured is "Black Saturday" for his family.
| The losses in Wall street are losses OF mon
| ey which people have already earned, or
got in some way, before they lost it; the
loss which comes to the family Of a man
who dies uninsured is the loss of his expect
ed earnings upon which they depended for
| future support-it Is loss OF the expected,
| the needed-of hope itself New York Life
Insurance Co, A. T. Davis. special agent.
"Csbot can be Justly proud OF her success
| aal nd ant 1ra q
a subway was discovered in regions be-
| low she can do more, to the square
inch OF population, and do it more peace
ably and quietly, than most OF her sister
towns. Where can one see anywhere
| around an absolutely dry crowd such as
was found August IA, with 1000 peoplef
Keep and sustain our good morals and rep
utstion ye townspeople l'-Cabot locals
Be it hoped that the regions below" may
| be permitted TO congratulate the hamlet
above US on the "Onion" on her success
| Old Home Week of which she has every
reason to be proud and ian absolutely dry
crowd, !" thanks to the man in charge Of the
agency In the "regions below"
Miss Lillian Dow of Lawrence, Mass, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Austin Spencer.
Charles Cole and wife of West Newton
Mass, are in town to visit his brother, #
w. Cole.
Miss Emma Moses, who has been visiting
friends in this place and Cabot during the
past two weeks, returned on Monday Il
her home in Randolph.
Joseph Wilson is in very poor health as il
also Martha Winch.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Clark and daughter
of Whitman, Mass, have recently been re-
newing acquaintances and visiting friends
and relatives in town.
s, Swerdfeger expects to start Tuesday OF
| Wednesday on two or three week. toul
Of the West in which he will combine bust
ness and pleasure.
A medicine company, giving free exhibi
tons, is in town for two weeks stay
They are quartered at the Commercial
House and hold their entertainments IL
Msrshall's hall.
DIR. Ed. Packer and son OF Lowell Mass.
arrived in town Saturday for his annua
visit with his aged mother and other rela
tives and friends.
Edgar Lamberton Is one of the list O
tweIty.four residents OF Washington county
from which the struck jury OF twelve will
be selected to try the case OF Dsuiel L. Nc
Govern sg ainst HAYS and Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. O. Pike returned from
two weeks's visit in the West They wer,
accompanied by Mr.. Milton Glines and wife