The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-25
LamOille County.


H. d. Cook lost his best horse one day
last week. - o. ID. Bacon is making eX-
tensive repairs on his house. - Mr..
Chaon Mead of Mortified proposes to
organize a singing-class in the east part of
the town. - Charles Cook is soon to
erect building on his premises to be used
as shop, which shows the right kind of
spirit. Encourage the boys to stay on
the farm" - Mr.. and Mrs l.. B. Richard
son celebrated their thirty-ffth marriage
anniversary on the evening of the Goth.
-" Lille " Darling has entered the en-
ploy of johnson & Lord, Burlington, as
travelling salesman. - Scott Whtcher
and wife have commenced work in the
family of A. M. Kelley. - Rossie Noyes
of Hyde Park is spending her vacation with
her second term of school in the Pond dis
trict last Friday. ii. Z. Parker has
finished work in Barre and taken possession
of his farm, and will commence soon the get
ting out of lumber, preparatory to erecting
dwelling-house in Barre on lot recently
purchased by him. - Luther Wolcott
moves back to the home farm this week.
Hyde Park.
HIRAM Goss, aged siXty-two years, was
found dead in his bed last Sunday morning.
He had lived for some years in the family of
G. l.. Waterman, Esq, Mrs. Waterman be-
ing his niece - Austin Beknap of Bos-
ton has bought the old creamery and is re-
pairing the building and putting in new fix
lures, and intends to have it in tirst-class
condition for next seasons operations. If
our farmers will patronize it, as they should,
il will be benefit to the community.
Nearly all of the members of the Sherwin
family living in this and the adjoining
towns gathered at the home of Deacon Gill
man Sherwin, last Saturday, to remind him
that it was his siXty-ninth birthday. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all, including
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ing the upper floor of the jail with sheet
iron about one-tenth of an inch in thickness.
He says that If he gets Billiard in there
again his friends will have to furnish him
better tools than bit and key-hole saw to
enable him to get away, - James
Withers intends to move his family to Nor
risville soon. He has a job in the pulp-mll
for the coming winter. - Mr.. w. /.
Marshall of Fitchburg, Mass, gave two of
his illustrated lectures last w ednesday and
Thursday evenings. Owing to bad weather
and roads the attendance was rather small.
80 j. M. Hill of Sedgewick, Maine, who
has been visiting in town for a few weeks
past, returned to his home last Friday. He
has sold the house on the corner, where he
formerly lived, to Henry Bailey of this place.
Morrisville.
UNION Thanksgiving services are to be
held at the Methodist church Thursday
forenoon. The sermon will be by Rev. Mr..
Bell of that church. The State Board
of Agriculture will hold meetings here De-
cember 10th and 18th. 60 The fall term
of school at the Academy closed last We'd
nesday. - The ladies of the UNIVERSAL
list society held a chicken-pie supper at the
town hall last Thursday evening. A
large amount of poultry has been taken
in by the several buyers during the past
week. -= The young people of the Con.
gregatonal society held an entertainment
at the town hall on Saturday evening. Sew
eral tableauX We're presented followed by
the serving of refreshments in the line of d
pink tea-party. - The eXteriors of Judge
ii. III. Powers and Hon. r. X. Gleed's new
residences on North Main street are practic
ally finished and two handsome structures
is the result. - The examination OF
teachers was held last Saturday by Super
intendent George NJ. Powers. - l.. b
Boynton left for New York city and III. b
Warden for Boston on Saturday last.
Stowe.
DAN CADy, proprietor of the Brick Hotel
was found dead in bed on Thursday after
noon. The funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon, Rev. j. Edward Wright
of Montpelier officiating. = Quarterly
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