The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-04

ceries. A few years ago, in the local di-
vision and systematizing of trade, they
dropped groceries. Their business has
steadily increased year by year, till 1t has
largely outgrown their present quarters. A
store of twice the size would not be in ex-
cess of their present needs. This firm has
not simply done well for its individual men,
bers: IL has contributed materially to the
business of its fellow-traders, and hence
to the general welfare. Before Mr. Richard
sons association as clerk and partner with
Mr.. Haines, 1t was rare thing for Mad
river valley man to come to Waterbury to
trade. In course of time carl began to
draw from beyond the Duxbury and
Moretown divide" He continued to draw
and when Jim " hitched up with him, they
drew, together, like a circus show-bill
Waterbury and Waitsheld began to be ac-
quainted. For time the Waitsfield team
had a monopoly of the new trade, but the
customers from the Mad river country at
length became acquainted with other mer-
chants and began TO distribute their favors.
In course of time quite colony of Waits
field people became residents OF Waterbury.
Among the number were l.. l.. Durant, f..
f. Palmer |. H. Elliot, G. F. Clough, A.
IL. Sellecl, Henry Fullerton, Mrs. Lucius
Parmelee, G.. e. Dumas, w. II. Billings-and
Others doubtless, whose names are not now
recalled. Waitsfield seems to be nursery
of citizens and school-marms, and the free
dom with which she has contributed to build
up other communities, here and elsewhere,
does not seem to have impoverished her. In
this connection ii will not be out of place to
contribute an item to the truth of local his
tory: The store in which Richardson & Full
lerton are now trading was built by j. G..
Stimson, in 1885, on the site of the brick
store owned by him and burned on Sunday,
December g. 1857. In that building the pipe
organ of the Congregational society was
stored during the making of some repairs
and alterations in the church building. The
instrument was destroyed, as were also a
printing press and materials for publishing
a paper, to be called The Hedrthstone-the
property of one Brockway, who hailed from
New York. The conspicuous ineXactness
of Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer is shown in
placing the date OF this fire in 1856 and the
fire of July q, 1879, in 1878.
WATERBURY CENTER.
REV. j. w. BURGIN has accepted a call
from the Free Baptist society of this place
and will commence his pastorate about
April list. Elder Burgin has purchased the
Mrs. Louesa Clark place, and Mrs. Clark
has bought the Deacon Murray place. -
AFRO w. Davis has moved from the Swasey
farm into the house of George Farnsworth
A Mr.. Bennett of Stowe goes on to the
Swasey farm. - A brother of Mrs. j. II
Daniels (Will Norris) from Barton has beer
visiting his sister the past week. - Mrs
Jones from New York is visiting her sister
Mrs. r. II. Mather. - Alden Farms
worth killed a horse belonging to Dan
Smith, last week, while numbering on the
mountain. - Last Friday evening quit,
a number of the neighbors and friends o
Mr.. and Mrs S. f. Stearns met with then
to celebrate the fifth anniversary of theil
marriage. The presents were numerous anc
quite valuable. - Warren Demeritt
who has been West for about two years
past, has come home on account of the
serious illness of his daughter. The child il
now improving.