The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-09-24

f. H.. TANNER suffered the fracture
of his right elbow and hip joints by
falling into the silo at G.. A. Davis
place on Monday morning.
f. K. Kiteridge of Woodsville, N.
H., stopped with O. E. Shepard over
Sunday. He was en- route from the
St. Johnsbury fair to the fair at Wash.
ington.
Mrs. @. S. A dams and Lawrence
visited in Mortified few days last
week and attended the fair. Mrs. AID.
ANS formerly lived in Mortified and
1T has been thirty years since she last
visited the place.
Frank Chase and wife of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, Loren Chase and wife
and Frank Pollard and wife of Peach
am were guests of q. E. Shepard and
family Tuesday.
While at work on the dam at Peach
am pond last week NJ E. Beokley
found an old fashioned case knife bur
led underneath about four feet of
sand. 1t was not rusted and nearly as
bright as new. An old fashioned cent
with the date of 1886 was also found
near the surface of the ground.
If the news items in and about the
State have been carefully followed for
the past few weeks it will have been
noticed that the electric light plants
at many places are seriously threat
ened with a shut down for the lack of
power owing to the continued drought.
There has been more or less complaint
concerning the quality of light fur
nished lately by the Molly's Falls
plant, which some of the time has been
far below the desired standard, yet
considering the seriousness ofIthe ques-
ton with other places, are we not
pretty well supplied after all9
Don't waste too much time in be-
wailing the sins of others until you
are sure you are rid of your own worst
faults. Make this applicable to in
surance and be rid of the fault of in
adequate protection for your estate. I"
Do it now" 90 years old and doing
business under authority of eighty
two different governments, that's the
New York Life, A. L. Davis special
agent.
A. O. Tucker and wife are visiting
brother in Washington and attend
ing the fair at that place.
NORTH RANDOLPH.
Eleanor Fits and Harold Taft, who
have been i'll, are gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Hamblln went
to Northfield Tuesday, returning
Thursday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Lane, Wednesday.
Several from this place attended
Northfield fair, Wednesday
J. B. Adams was here, Thursday,
buying COWS. He bought three of @.
E. Taft.
R. @. Poor closed his school We'd
nesday to take in Mortified fair,
Mrs. Page and son from New Hamp-
shire have been visiting Mrs. Pages
brother, d. d. Moulton.
Ray Thresher of Boston is taking a
vacation from his duties at the cleo
trio power plant and spending some
time with friends in this vicinity.
The neighbors and friends of Mr..
Mrs. Burt Durkee gave them recep-
tion at their home Friday afternoon
and evening, about one hundred guests
being present at both times. In the
evening the guests adjourned to the
hall where games, marching and dane
ing were INDUCED in. j. w. Hardy
entertained them with selections from
his graphophone. A collection of be-
tween eight and nine dollars was
taken and in behalf of the guests,
Mark Hyde presented it to Mr.. and
Mrs. Durkee, to which Mr.. Durkee
responded Sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served and every one re-
ported an enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Carpenter went to
st. Johnsbury, Tuesday and spent the
remainder of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Whiting re-
turned home, Friday.
Edward and Ernest Kibbee went to
Randolph, Saturday to spend short
time before returning to school in
Burlington.
Charles Northrop of Barre spent a
few days recently in town.
BROOKFIELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Ward re.
turned last Monday to their home in
Ashburnham, Mass.
Miss Lillian Carpenter at the Gen.
ter, goes this week to Burlington,
where she enters the University of
Vermont.