The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

plans TO secure some record touale
birds to train for flying next tall.
Only one female bird returned out of
all those shipped to Richford.
General Stephen Thomas suffered an
accident Saturday afternoon at his
home on Elm street. He was walking
across the dining room floor When he
was suddenly taken with faintness
which caused him to fall face down
ON the hard wood floor. When he was
taken mp it was found his nose was
broken. Sunday morning he fell
again striking on his head but no
serious injuries resulted. He is now
resting comfortably.
The Tabard Inn Library Company
have a new scheme which will be of
interest to the readers of the Journal.
A life membership may be had in the
company at what was the regular
yearly price. A person may purchase
outright any numbers of books he or
she may desire at 81. 80 volume and
may exchange at any time, any num-
ber of these volumes for new ones
thus keeping library of new books at
home all the time.
At the meeting of the Women's Re.
lief Corps last evening the following
officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, Mrs. Olive Wheel
ooI, eo,,;or ~; ,rcci1ont Mrc E,p,po
LaPoin5; junior vice president, Mrs
Mary E. Snow; treasurer, Mrs. Jen.
ME A. Clark; chaplain, Mrs. Jane
Cook; conductor, Miss Daisy L. Pat
tee: guard, Mrs. Mary L. Roberts;
delegates to department convention,
Mrs. Mary l.. Roberts, Mrs. Sarah E
White; alternates. Mrs julia f.
Harwood, Mrs Jennie T. Dillon
A party of young men attended the
fair i'll Barre on Saturday evening.
Several of them became filled with
Barre spirits of the ardent" sort. The
desire to emulate Napoleon filled the
manly bosoms of the slightly groggy
youths. Iue sC6u6 VI DdtuiS Whe tiio
late suburban train from Barre, the
belligerent forces descendants of sun
ny France and of the stern New Eng
land stock. Fast and fierce ragged the
fight, amid the cheers and tears of in
different and interested spectators.
Casualties there were, but as yet no
word of victor or vanquished. wound
ed or slain has reached our office.
At the annual convention Of the
Washington County Sunday school As
sociation held in Waterbury on Tues
day Rev Guy @. Lamson was elected
president. Others off elected
were as follows: First e-president,
j. D. Grant of Barre; second vice.
president, @. E. Green of Waitsfield !;
secretary, Fl. G. Woodruff of Barre ;
treasurer, ]. W Markham of Middle
sex; home department superintendent,
Mrs. H. o. Ward of Moretown; State
director, DR.. D. G. Stickney of Barre.
There ara 52 schools in the county
with 624 teachers and 5,045 members.
There are II graded schools. There
are also eight home departments with
membership of 299.
Brooks Post, No. 13, G. A. r. elec-
ted the following officers for the ensu-
ing year, at the meeting last evening
Commander, A. o. Brown; senior
vice commander, S. W. Benjamin
junior vice commander, P. G. Dewey
quartermaster, John Birtel: chap
lain, W. f. Waterman; surgeon,
Charles Harran; officer of the day,
N @, Peck: officer of the guard,
George W. Kidder; delegate to the
department. encampment, Dayton p
Clark; alternate delegate, George W
Colby. The installation of the newly
elected officers will take place at tht
first regular meeting of the Post il
January. which will be on Tuesday
evening, January 8.
Henry Lawson had lively bou
with his horse in the barn on Tues
day. AS he was passing in front o
the horses head the animal snapped
at him and caught him by the fore
arm. He endeavored to pull his arm
away but tho horse held on H
struck at its head several times witt
his free arm but his blows seemed t.
have no impression until he LANDED
one square in the horse's e. Thi
was the knockout blow and the hors'
let 20 Mr.. Lawson's arm was S
sore this morning that it hurt him t.
move his fingers.
T. E. Callahan, for the past four
teen years an efficient employees @
Uncle Sam as mail carrier in tn
local post -office. will finish wor
December 10 in that capacity. II
has been connected with the O. +
Gill Granite Company for some tim
and will now devote his time es
) clusively to the granite business
4 Mr. Callahan friends will miss tn
congenial postman, but he has Oh
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