The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
ABOUT TERMONT.

James Reagan of Fair Haven was
struck by freight train between that
place and Whitehall, N. Y, about
O'Clock Thursday morning and injured
so badly chat he died without re-
covering consciousness. Reagan went
to Whitehall on the 6 30 O'Clock train
the previous night and is supposed to
have started to walk home in the
morning, He was still beside the
track when the train came along.
The engine and several cars passed
him all right but a projecting step
on a second engine which was push.
ing. struck him, fracturing his skull
and breaking his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Parker, OF
Moretown, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Wednesday even
ing. A large number of friends and
relatives was present Mr.. Parker
is seventy five years old while hi
wife is four years younger. Mr.
Parker was born in Bakersfield but
nearly all of his life has been passed
in Moretown, W lere he has been a
prosperous farmer and lumberman,
retiring from active labors a few
years ago. He has held various town
offices and has represented his town
in the legislature. Mrs. Parker is
still active and energetic. Their son,
George Parker. of Waterbury, was
with them at their celebration.
The following items are clipped
from an exchange: David Plum
mer dug on his farm in West Brattle-
boro few days ago 10 bushels of pc
tatoes, which had remained where
they grew all winter, and found them
in perfect condition. Other farmers
have had similar experience, and
apples are found under many trees as
fresh and edible as when the snow
covered them early in December. "
George l.. Hapgood of Brattleboro
considers himself the champion pea
raiser in the Connecticut valley.
During the past year or two he has
had dangerous rivals and 50 decided
that he would steal a march on the
whole bunch thi; year. During the
of March, when the thermometer was
registering so or more in the shade,
George planted his peas and covered
them over with the storm windows
taken from the house. During the
recent cold snap the window, were
wanted again for the house and George
thought for day or TWO that he
might be obi ge? to place a stove in
the garden in order to get peas for
the table by July A.
Frank Garripee of st. Adams, ag I'd
eleven years, died on Wednesday
night from injuries resulting from a
fall incurred while at play that even
ing. The lad left home at about
O'Clock and went to neighbor' S
house to play with his son. The boys
were daring each other on jumping
and the Garripee boy in jumping
from the roof of shed, became en-
tangled in clothesline and fell
across a saw horse, striking with
considerable force on his stomach
Medical assistance was procured, but
nothing could be done to help him
and he gradually grew weaker and
died at midnight.
Two colts belonging to Robert
Blair of East Arlington have died
during the past few days of pari )
green poisoning, after intense suffer-
ing. Mr.. Blair has also lost valu-
able mule. Traces of paris green
have been found in the feed boxes.
Mrs Houora Mccarthy, who recent
ly passed her 18th birthday, is be .
lieved to be the Oldest person in New
England. She was born in Ireland,
the first Friday in Lent Feb, 1890, and
the authenticity of her claim is based
on the statement of the late Rev.
Father O'Dwyer of Bennington, who
consulted the parish records in Ire
land, when upon visit there, and
found the date of Mrs. Mccarthy g
birth as given above. She resides in
South SALISBURY with her son Den
mis-, who is now about eighty-three
years old. She was one of fourteen
children and was never taught to read
or write. The old lady has a very
good recollection of the Emmett rebel
lion, and often tells of her being
taken by her mother to place of
safety to escape the British soldiery.
II is evident that her vital powers are