The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Farmers report that the hay crop
this year will be the largest for many
years, and in some places three times
that of last year.
Miss Stella Crandall sang at the
baccalaureate service at the Congrega-
tional church in Northfield on Sunday
and also at the University in the
evening.
Rev. II. w. Wallace left or Monday
via the Wells River road for his home
in Somerville, Mass. During his stay
of six weeks in Montpelier MI. Wal
lace has made many friends whose
good wishes go with him.
Another attempt at house breaking
was made in Barre last night at the
home of Mrs, James Morse on Spauld-
ing street. Mrs. Morse heard a noise
as of somebody trying to get in the
shed door about 80 O'Clock. She lit
lamp and scared the man away.
A child of Martin McKenna and
wife, three years of age, died at II
O'Clock on Tuesday evening of scarlet
fever, and will be bnried this after
noon at 2 O'Clock without services.
The youngest child, three months old,
is now ill with the same disease.
The following subscribers have been
connected up on the West Berlin line:
A. L. Hewett, W. F. Haskell, G. A.
Hill. O. W. Selinas, NJ. d. Drew,
D. P. Mansfield, D. B. Celley. On
the Calais line are the following: M.
S. Hathaway, o. @. Gallagher, E. O.
Brown, d. E. Hawkins
A lively runaway occurrved in
Barre on Tuesday. Loren Webster
of Bellows Falls was driving up
Prospect street near the city hall
when the horse became frightened at
an automobile and ran away. The
team collided with one belonging to
D. M. Miles and Mr.. and Mrs Webs
ter were thrown out neither of them
sustaining injury. The carriage was
smashed to kindling wood.
Miss Mabel Stewart of West Berlin.
returned to her home in Berlin last
week, after attending the commence
ment exercises at Lyndon Institute.
where she has been in charge of the
department. of elocution for the past
year. Miss Stewart will return to the
Tnctituta for auOthar vaar
The first base ball game of the State
or Northern league will be played
in this city on Saturday, June 20.
Some noted players have been en-
gagged and an interesting game as
we'll as very large attendance is an
ticipated. The ball grounds are OH
the road between Barre and Montpe-
lier, near the electric car line as we'll
as the railroads.
Miss Rachael, youthful daughter
OF Martin w. Wheelock, met with
painful accident this forenoon on Ber-
lin street directly in front of Mr..
Wheelock's residence. Rachael was
passing quietly along the street when
she met Willy Quinn, who was carry
ing fishpole on his shoulder to
which line and hook were attached.
In some manner the hook caught IN
Rachael's right cheek, and caused her
much pain, until DR.. Lindsay, who
was hastily summoned removed the
same. However, the doctor antici-
pates no serious results from the in
jury.
Rev. Homer A. Flint, archdeacon
of Pittsburg and Allegheny, will
preach in CHRIST church on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Flint are spending a
few weeks vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Plumley of Northfeld.
MIR. and Mrs. Flint in company with
Misses Edith and Fannie Fletcher of
| Clay Center, Kansas, we're in Mont
pelier on Monday as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Flint.
An old fashioned desk, claimed to
be over 100 years old. now on exhibit
tion in the window of Shepard's 8 shoe
store, is attracting considerable at
tention Monday. The desk contains
two large drawers in front and sixteen
pigeon holes above. The desk has
been in the store OF Mr.. Shepard for
many years. Originally it belonged
to Silas French, and when he sold the
store it then passed into the hands of
French q Harvey. then Harvey. next
Bickford, from whom Calvin Fuller
ton purchased it together with the
store and from Mr.. Fullerton. the
present owner, B. M. Shepard, came
into possession of the ancient piece of
furniture.