The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-24

A basket bail game was held on
Wednesday evening at the armory be-
tween Norwich freshmen aud the Bel
lows Falls team The score, after
much debating, resulted in 27 n 90 III
favor of Norwich.
Mrs John McGrath has returned
from VISIT of several weeks in Spring
field, Mass.
Alfred OBrien of Springfield Mass,
was the guest of Miss Nellie Harrigan
on Monday
A. Eugene Plastridge has had new
telephone Installed in his home
Rev. Homer Flint returned to Pitts
burg, Pa, today after a visit in town.
Mr. and Mrs John Donovan re-
turned to their home in St Adams on
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Donovan
was hurt in the recent wreck and is
just able to walk with the aid of
crutches.
Ed. Mclaughlin returned from Bos
OF on Thursday.
Pete Boardman has moved into the
Stevens tenement at the Center.
Mrs. Louis Muluatti is visiting
friends in Barre.
Charles Blood of Chicago was in
town recently the guest of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Blood.
Charles n. Whitmarsh ana wife are
expected to return from California in
April. Mr. WhiUmarsh is in i'll health.
The agricultural meeting neld in the
armory on Thursday was gathering
well worth attending. Several speak
g 49,
and literary program was rendered.
Although perhaps not as largely at
tended as might have beer wished ow-
ing to uns titled roads and other un-
favorable circumstances yet the meet
ing was very interesting and credit Is
due the local Grange for its part in
the program.
William ]. Forsyth, the well known
agent for the New York Life lnsur-
ance has met with such marked sue
cess III his new vocation that the COM
paDy have decided to enlarge his ter
ritory and have designated Montpelier
as his future locality. Mr. Forsyth
will move his family to that city in
the near future and his friends wish
him continued success and prosperity.
Mrs. Belle Stone fell down stairs at
her home on Washington street on
Thursday and was quite severely in
lured. She is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Mrs Ida G. Bernard of Everett,
Mass, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs
Fred Fuller.
Fred A. Wilder died at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Wilder, ON
Pearl street at O'Clock on Sunday
morning. On Saturday forenoon he
/ boarded south bound freight and was
! last seen leaving the station. The en-
! gineer on the noon express saw a man
/ lying beside the track near the red
bridge in RoXbury railroad yard and
upon investigation it was found that
the injured man was Fred Wilder of
Mortified. His mother was notified
and he was brought to Northtield on
the afternoon train and taken to his
home. The best medical aid was sum
moned but without avail, as the skull
was fractured and the man never re.
gained consciousness but when the end
came he simply sank into that deeI
sleep from which there is no awaken
ing. Just how the accident occurred
is not known, whether he slipped anG
fell from the freight or was struck by
another engine is not learned Tam
err as he was familiarly called by ali
was born and grew to manhood IL
town. was educated in the public
schools and proved himself an exceed
ingly bright scholar, a general favorit'
with teachers and pupils, always TAX
ing an active part in all athletic
sports. He was an enthusiastic bas'
ball player and no game was ever quite
complete without him. His age wa
twenty nine years and he is survived
by a mother, brother Edwin p, o
Pawtucket. Il. l., and sister, Mrs
! Henry Smith. Fred was a good heart