Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Mortified Items.

The Owen and Morris slate quarries and the
mill are now fairly at work, about forty hands
being employed. They are run by the Adams
olAte and lille Company, with j. II. circuit as
superintendent Three splitters work at the mill
and nine NJ the quarries, but the three turn out
about as much slate as the nine. The business Is
prosperous and orders received AZ fast az they can
DO filled. Contracts have been made to cover two
large buildings In st. Johnsbury and some In
Montpelier. The selectmen have made q con-
tract with NJ A. Nash OF Fort Edward, New York,
TO build the iron bridge recently voted by the town
IL VIII DO low truss two spans with ten panels,
and phpnx or cylindrical columns. II will be
one hundred and thirteen feet long with an eigh-
teen foot roadway and a five foot sidewalk, which
Is about the same as the present bridge. The
trusses Will be straight on top and rise about four
rect above the planking The roadway will prob
ably be at about the height OF the old bridge with
the sidewalk raised a few inches. The town will
build the foundations and furnish the woodwork
Inc pier will be rebuilt from low water level and
the abutments raised several feet Leonard Pear.
sons has charge Of the stonework. Granite has
been purchased and drawn from Joseph Thayer's
lot about one-half mile west Of the village. One
layer OF three inch spruce plank will form the
r , way Inc Work Of tearing up the old bridge
bridge viii be completed In three or four weeks
after. MIR. Nash has an excellent reputation for
honesty and good workmanship, and we shall
have a substantial, durable and handsome bridge
...,,L, T.. Upper, principal OF Craitsbury
academy, having finished his school, is Is town
with his wife, visiting his father-in-aw. George
H. Crane, DIR. and Mrs Nichols and Miss Webb
returned from New York last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Gregory has returned from Chicago where
she has spent the winter with her daughter, Mrs
Slayton. On account OF the illness OF j. p
Brooks, Senior, his daughter, Mrs Wright, has
come on from Council Bluffs, Iowa, arriving last
Wednesday. Mrs. G. X. Ely Is packing her
goods and furniture to move TO Champlain, N Y,
this week. Conductor Kent has rented the house
The savings bank has decided to erect two-story
bank building next to the new brick block.
Messrs. j. ii. Orcutt, A. l.. Denny and e. K
Jones are committee TO select plan. The front
Will be twenty feet and II will extend back as far
as Huntley's block. :. Mr.. Claiiin Is building n
piazza on the east side Of Captain Boynton's house
on Vine street .Huntley Is painting d. P. Kings
house on Main street. On account OF the illness
OIL Judge Carpenter, his son Jason H. and wife
came from Plymouth, N H., to spend the Sab
bath. There Is fine and accurate picture OF
Conductor Hall by ]. f. Gilman on exhibition In
tne window OF Thurstons jewelry store. u. Lucian
iiazen. Esq, OF Middletown, Conn, was In town
over Sunday with his family, visiting his brother,
rev WIN. D. Hazen. On occount OF the funeral
oil Justice Hoton's daughter-in-aw, Monday, the
next day. The special meeting OF the library
association at +. Plumley's office Saturday even
ing was adjourned to Thursday evening OF this
week, eight o'clock, same place There should
De large attendance as II is proposed to take ac-
ton to authorize the sale Of shares in arrears for
payment OF assessments, When the case OF
state Us. McCarty was called Tuesday, 1t was
ionnd that one OF the jury, IL. L. Kenyon was
SICK, and, as the respondents refused to go on
with the balance of the jury, they were dis
charged and new jury impaneled. -. See the
Mortified market report In the column OF "mar-
kets.' Hereafter there will be full, accurate
and regular report from the town markets.