The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-06-13
Waterbury,.

SIDNEY BROWN of Ogdensburg was in town
several days last week.
Miss NELLIE GRAVES is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Lucius Cooley, at Hoosic Falls, n. Y
DIR. HOOKER receives calls almost daily b.
telephone from his old circuit in Mad -.g
valley. -
REV. S. H. WHEELER was called to South
Hero last week by the sickness of his father,
Rev. o. G. Wheeler.
RANDOLPH JOHNSON the young son of Rev.
w. }. johnson. received a severe cut on the
leg, Saturday, from scythe.
THE ladies of the Methodist society hold
strawberry festival in Brrlegh's block, We'd
nesday evening, June 18th. Give them
benefit.
THOMAS NORWAY says he had over fifty
applications TO NOW front yards Monday. The
grass has grown so fast in the past week, all
want their yards clipped at once.
DIR. SANBoRN has removed bis office from
the hotel to the Burleigh block, in the rear Of
DR.. Wheelock's office. He will also room there,
but still boards at the Waterbury hotel.
NJ. WHALoN has sold ont his entire business
and real estate to Hiram Boyce of Warren, VT
Mr.. Boyce proposes to carry on the butcher
business here in Waterbury at the old stand.
SOME of our farmers report a remarkable
growth of corn for the past ten davs. One
man planted piece June 4, and June IL it was
large enough to hoe. Crops OF all kinds are in
an excellent condition.
Miss CLARINDA WOOD died at the poor farm
last week and was buried at the Center Satur-
day. She was the daughter of Adam L. Wood
now dead. A sister living in the state OF New
York is the only survivor of the family.
Mr., MCALLIsTER, the Pullman car conduc-
tor injured at Montpelier junction last fall,
broke the monotony of his long confinement by
visit to Waterbury Friday the guest of Land
lord Chase. He returned to Montpelier Mon
day morning
The winter, spring and summer thus far has
been all the most exactipg farmers could de-
sire for grass. There is a heavy growth, well
advanced. The only contingency about the
crop now is the weather for securing it. Haying
will commence early.
THE hot weather has turned the attention of
housekeepers to c. O. Graves stock of oil
stoves. There has been rush for these use
full summer articles The Adams and West
lake seems to lead. though Mr. Graves has also
the popular Florence
| The grounds around the Congregational
church may be very nice and convenient for
| whipping carpets, but as charity begins at
home those who have yards of their own
| should use them for this purpose and those
| who have not should not defile church prop
erty with their litter
NJ M. KNIGHT and ]. c. Griggs have given
their customers n broadside the past week
| Hc ldiRt Suctl price llstH WHICH uney nave
been sending out inform the public where dry
| goods, clothing and wearI apparel generally,
sold by the former, and boots and shoes by the
latter, can be purchased cheap and in great
variety.
| ZENAs WATTS Is laying the foundations for a
feed mill and elevator by the railway track
| just eastery from the Cooley company's shop
| The main building is to be thirty-six by sixty
feet, two stories high Besides doing gem
eral business in feed the proprietors will dc
custom grinding. The Cooley company will
furnish the power.
WATERBURY grand list is published in
another column. The following figures which
do not appear there are OF interest For 1885,
the real estate appraisal is SS26 032 79 per.
sonal estate, S493, 461 81 total, 81 .319, ,44 16
For 1882 the real estate Is, S806 402: personal
estate. S452 6g6 43; total, 81 ,259 098. 43; gain
for 1888. $50, ,395.73 The real gain is about
$4,000 larger when the Cooley mandatory
property exempt by law is taken into account
The marriage and death of Bert Marstor
were published in THE WATCHMAN of last week
He was married to Annie l.. Seaver of More.
town, Wednesday, May 30th. and drowned
| Tuesday, June 9th. in the Winooski near the
bridge leading to Duxbury Corners He was
bathing, had swan across the river. and In re
turning became exhausted and sank wheI
within a few feet Of the shore. His young
wife WAS at her fathers in Moretown and wal
not made aware of her bereavement until the
following day. Mr.. Marston's remains wert
buried at Moretown.