The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-21
Caledonia County.
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The chicken.pie supper, last Friday even
ing, was decided success every way, every
one going away well satisfied - A new
sidewalk is being laid through the village
and new fence put around the school-yard,
thereby supplying wants which have been
much needed for some time. - A large
number took advantage of the low rate to
Boston and return this week. 80 Ii. G..
Gibson has nearly finished repairs and ex-
tensions on the tannery, and will soon be
ready to commence business on a much
larger scale than has been carried on here
before. - Carpenter Leighton are
moving their engine and saw-mill from the
west part of the town and setting up on the
Weed boys lot, to saw this winter.
Hardwick.
The Advent church is receiving second
coat of outside paint. 80 The repairs in
progress for some time past on the Metho-
dist church at this place are nearly COM
pleted. They consist mainly of new Chin
ney outside of the building, new paper
paint and varnish inside, and new paint out
side. The walls and ceiling overhead in the
audence-room have been papered and look
very nicely and clearly, compared with
its previous condition. The young ladies'
we understand, are raising money to provide
"a new chandelier, which, report saws is to
cost about $50. - The ordinance of bap-
tism was administered to four persons, and
two were admitted to full membership dur
ing the quarterly meeting service at the
Methodist church here on Sunday last, our
pastor, Rev. S. S. Brigham, officiating.
- a match game of base ball between
our local club of this place and club from
Stannard was played at the ball grounds
here on Saturday last, resulting in victory
for the Hardwick club. - A. L. Jude
vine has enjoined NJ. L. Tucker from de-
posting any saw-dust from his west hill
mill in the stream that supplies power for
stream
to Judevines mill in the Alder brook val
ley. a suit is now pending in county court
between these parties for damages caused
by the partial filling of Judevine's mill-pond
with saw-dust, shavings, etc, from Tucker S
mill. 20. &. Arnold has sold his place
at Mackville to Mark French for 500. with
immediate possession given. Arnold re-
serves the use of the granite shop for time
and the right to remove the steam-power
and machinery for polishing. - Mrs.
| Lowell is building veranda to her house.
.. &. Arnold has rented III. Perley 5
tenement-house, near the grst-mil, and
moved his family into it, 1t is reported that
! he intends erecting a granite-cuttng shop
at the railroad near the depot for his granite
! business. -J j. w. Paige shot wood
| chuck near Mackville ON Saturday last that
| appears in some respects quite a curiosity
It's jaws were set and immovable the result
of some injury, probably, and the teeth were
very large, one of the upper growing intC
the lower jaw as solid as possible. How the
animal sustained life seems a mystery
- George b. Kent has returned with
his family from Burlington, and now occu
pies his residence on the corner of Church
and North Main streets. - Will Powers
has purchased a residence at Littleton
n. H.. and moved his family there. u
Il. Lewis of East Hardwick has rented &
tenement of Mrs. II. A. Holton, on Churcl
street, and now occupies it with his family
! a n
this place. - Stephen Johnson of VOL
colt has rented NJ. h. McCrillis' new build
ing in this place, and now occupies it witt
his family. - James Ct. Magoon ha
been discharged from the Brattleboro insane
asylum, where this town has supported hin