The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-29

on stone, ana the bones in her
leg we're instantly snapped. Bad
gers ambulance was called and
the injured woman taken to her
home.
Peter Thorn has a Scotch thistle
in his garden on Seminary street
which has reached over eight feet
in height. The seed from which the
thistle was grown was obtained
from thistles grown on the grave of
Robert Burns.
Following its usual custom the
Burns club, July 81, placed three
wreaths on the Burns monument,
the 18th anniversary TO the death
of Burns, and the 10th anniversary
of the dedication of the monument.
Although it is only ten years since
the monument was dedicated, all the
men who had to do with the cutting
of this fine piece Of work are dead.
L. M Seaver, of Williamstown,
has returned from Montreal where
entered his horse, Oradell, in the
2:1S class and the horse finished
fourth. Oradell has started in 81
races and has. never been behind
the money.
Mrs Hannah Nichols, of Will
Jamestown, is visiting at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Car
penter, of West street Mrs. Nichols
is SO years of age, but still retains
all her faculties perfectly She
reads and sews without glasses and
takes a lively interest in the affairs
of the day.
An order has been issued by
Judge Stanton to Receiver W. j.
Clapp to resume operations in Whit
comb Bros machine shop in this
city, which has been shut down
since April, when application was
made by both partners for a re-
ceiver. 1t was the expectation to
close up the affairs of the partner
ship and sell the plant, but there
are some patents in dispute and
until the ownership of them can be
determined, it was thought best to
reopen the shop for the manufac
ture of machinery and repairing.
Mrs. ]. G. Mudgett, of Eastern
avenue, who has been in i'll health
since last October, died Monday af-
ternoon. She was born in Pros
pect, Me-, on April 5, 1881, her
maiden name being Mary Eleanor
Ewell. She was married at Prospect
on June 2, 1850, and their married
life has covered SO years. Most OF
Mrs. Mudgett's early life was spent
in Maine, but during the past thirty
years she had resided in Barre.
Her age was 70 years. Mrs. Mudgett
was of very happy disposition, and
Sc and Mr.. Mudgett had lived very
pleasant life together. She leaves,
besides her husband, one son, Ed
win A. Mudgett, of San Francisco,
who is on his way to Barre now.
Their other son, Fred B. Mudgett,
died three years ago. There is also
one sister, Mrs. E. B. Mitchell, OF
Revere, Mass, and four grandchild-
rem, Hazel, Zelda and Fred Mud
gett, of San Francisco, and Ruth
Esther Mudgett, Of Boston
There was solemnized Monday
evening at the home of the groom,
No. Brook street, very quiet
wedding when Mrs. Elsie Mckenzie
and S. H. Forsyth were united in
marriage by the Rev. j. D. MAJ;
Kenzie, of the Presbyterian church
Both of the contracting parties are
we'll known in Barre, Mr.. Forsyth
being for a long time senior mem
Der of the firm of Forsyth e Ingram
who sold out their business last
fall to Alexander & Co., and the
bride having resided in this city for
several years. 1t was the intention
of Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth to take
European trip, and tickets had been
secured for passage on the steam
ship Lusitanif, which sails from
New York the 2Sth; but owing to
the lateness of the season and Sc
we're throat trouble of Mr.. Forsyth,
the physician advising, the trip was
abandoned at the last moment.
They left on the midnight train for
New York city and will proceed
east as far as the Gulf of st.
Lawrence and will then return by
the way of Montreal.