The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23
I8 and 20 State St.

Lebanon, N. H., where he has OBJ
tanned employment in key shop.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week Mrs. A. E. CoutermIash was
struck by lightning. The bolt fol-
lowed the chimney and stove pipe to
the kitchen stove, and passed from
the stove to "A steel corset spring which
Mrs Ooutermarsh was wearing. a
path was burned down one limb to
the ankle. and she was unconscious
for some time, but is gradually recov-
ering from the effects of the shock.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
Ella N. JONES' niece of Mrs. Mary
Tracy, with whom she made her home
for many years. was married in Nash
ua, N. H., to DR.. Francis S. Randall
of Maiden, Mass.
Mary chamberlain, widow of
Simeon H. Bennett, died on Sunday
night at the home of her on-in-law,
H. S. Fits, after a long illness. She
was in her eighty fifth year The
funerala services we're appointed for
Tuesday afternoon.
The National Bank of Orange county
has Just declared dividend of ten per
cent.
e. A. Dickinson is at work for a
lew weeks at Waits River.
Richard H. Bacon went home on
Monday with symptoms of fever, but
it is hoped it may not prove to be the
real thing
MARSHFIELD.
Mrs. True Rand of Warren, N. H..
| former resident, is visiting relatives
and renewing former acquaintance.
Miss Mary Mckenzie of Lenox, Mass,
is visiting her mother, Mrs L. r. Bar
ton.
Alanson Shepard and Misses Agnes
and Alice English were guests of
friends in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lee Cady and
daughter of Bethel, who have been
guests of A. T.. Davis for week or
ten days, returned to their home on
| Tuesday.
Mrs. w. J. Town and son of Boston
are visiting in town.
S. Swerdfeger and O. E. Shepard
attended the Woodbury. Hardwick ball
game at Woodbury. on Saturday.
Will Russell of Barnard is the new
cook at f. V. Hassam's camp.
Charles K. Cole of Barre has been
at home for two or three days.
Master Frederick Shepard returned
to his home in Montpelier, Saturday,
after several days visit with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. E.
Shepard
Deputy Sheriff Tracy of Montpelier
and Bert SlaytoD of Barre were in
town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Shepard were
in Ryegate Monday and Mr.. Shepard
visited the house where he was born
and some of the scenes of his child
hood
Camping is our apology for brief
list of locals this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Tucker re-
turned on Saturday from a week i'll
camp at Greensboro.
Hiram p. Kenison of Waterville,
Kansas, is in town visiting his sister,
Mrs. j. S. Whitehill, it being his first
visit in fifty years. His niece, Mrs.
Sadie Shores of Lancaster, N H., is
| with him.
Rev. O. Il. Dwinell preached two
very able sermons last Sunday, one at
church and the other at q union SER
vice held in the Congregational church
in the evening. 1t is sincerely regret.
ted that Rev. Dwinell's visit among
us must be so short, he having to take
his departure on Wednesday,
WOODBURY..
The game of ball PLAYED by Wood.
bury vs. HardWick last Saturday was
the best game ever played on ouI
ground, the score standing A to 3 il
favor of Woodbury. The HardwicR
pitcher from Burlington League gave
our boys four safe hits, while Frasiei
of Woodbury. team gave only two safe
hits. Two double plays were made by
Woodbury. boys, one of particular note
"a fly ball caught by Drenan, center
field, thrown to homie plate, caught
by Thomas, he throwing it to thir6
catching a man running from second
to third, which is considered an un
common play, and none but the besI
can do it. This ends the series Of
games between Woodbury. and Hard
wick. Next Saturday Woodbury. snt
Morrisville cross bats at Worthwhile.
Ashley Smith has bought house il
Hardwick and is expected to NOV,
soon.
B. H. Wheeler and Emory Fellow
narrowly escaped severe injury, i
not death, the other day. While com
ing down the corkscrew hill will
seventy feet of granite on one wagon
! the binding chain broke letting tn
stone slip forward catching both o
them betweent the stone and the body
With considerable difficulty they wer