The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-03
Washington County.


There have been scarcely any of the hill
people in the village for the past four days,
md the Washington and Chelsea stage did
hot go out Friday nor Saturday, but left
bout noon Sunday. The Williamstown
tage made no appearance Saturday, but
anne in about Sunday noon. 80 The
members of Green Mountain Council, No.
SO, Royal Arcanum, gave a sociable at their
iall Friday evening. A very pleasant time
was had by some sixty gentlemen and ladies.
Music was had, Miss Gale presiding at the
brgan also some cornet playing by Fred
Blanchard An address was given by Rev.
b. Il. Rhoades. - There will be no Sun
lay evening service at the Universaist
,hurch during March and part of April, on
account of the poor condition of the roads
or travel at this season of the year. -
- j. p. Woodward has returned from
Manchester, N. H., and is again living in
own. - e. G. Briggs has bought out G.
B. Minard in the blacksmith business and
has moved his family here. We understand
Mr.. Minard is to work in the shop. -
George w. Crockett has rented Arad Jack
sons farm and will soon move there. -
srael Gilmot has taken the Foss farm in
plainfeld and is to carry it on the coming
year. - Miss Howard has started a
select school here in the village, using one
bf the rooms at the academy. She has some
thirty scholars in attendance at present.
60 e. l.. Smith has returned from his
western trip, having been gone since Decem-
Der, taking orders in the granite business.
- Charles II. Wallace has closed his
years labor for James Smith, and has moved
nto DR.. j. G. Briggs tenement on Bridge
street. - w. f. Richardson has started
b milk-cart, Henry j. Smith driving the
team. - A new butcher arrived in town
Sunday night. For particulars see births or
ask " Dell in Blanchard's market.
Berlin.
DANIEL GooDHuE died Saturday, of Bright
disease. He was kind husbann and father
and as laboring man was reliable and
faithful. He will be greatly missed by the
community in which he had always lived.
West Berlin.
The two districts on the river have en-
ioyed excellent schools this winter. Miss
Lillian Andrews, the teacher at GAINESVILLE,
closed her term the 10TH and Mr. A. Hewitt
closed his, in the Dewey district, last Fri
day, when he intended to have given a
closing exhibition with his school at the
Methodist church, but the storm prevented.
- A large congregation listened to the
Word, as preached by Rev. w. b. Worthing
at the Methodist house week ago last Sab
BATH Text, Proverbs xiv: 9" Fools make a
mock at sim" 1t was pronounced a strong
and clear presentation of the subject. -
Mrs. Ezra Haines of Cabot visited her sister,
Mrs. w. b. Worthng, few days last week.
East Calais.
THE village people were thoroughly
startled Friday night by the ringing Of the
fre-bell and the alarm given that Mrs. AL
den's house was on fire. Fortunately it was
only a chimney burning out and no damage
was done. Had there been fire it would
have been serious indeed, with the wind
blowing as it did that night and no means
of fighting fire, while the only inmates of
the house were an old lady, nearly helpless
her daughter who lies perfectly helpless in
bed, and the nurse. - There is the usual
amount of moving before the LIST of April.
John Bancroft has moved from Plainfield and
taken rooms in the Gray house until his house
is ready for him; George Hill and his son- n
law, A. Kimball, have moved to Cabot;
George Slayton has taken possession of his
farm, and Vic. Templeton, its late tenant, has
moved to East Montpelier. - The vii.
lage school closed last Friday. Those schol-
ars having no marks against them were Ina
Bullock and Ebert Ainsworth. Ina Bliss
was absent one and one-half days, but not
tardy. This is worthy of note, as both girls
live nearly two miles away on the hills, over
drifting roads. In spelling there were four
little CHRISTINA Bullock, Lillian Lamberton
Blanche George and Mabel White-who did
not miss word during the term of twelve
weeks. The scholars presented their teacher
Miss Flora White, with a nice Undiscovered
photograph album, for which she wishes to
thank them all. - During the gale that
followed Thursdays snow-storm Mr.. Keith,
the stage-driver, had an opportunity OF
tasting some of the pleasures of carrying the
mail between Plantield and Hardwick
Knowing it to be useless to think of waiting
for the mail from Boston Friday afternoon
he started from Plainfield after the arrva
of the two o'clock train, with the determine
ton of getting through to Hardwick if h,
could. Saturday morning message came
to Postmaster White from S. H. Foster o
North Calais saying the stage-driver stayed
there the night before and had started tina
morning with the mailbag on his back t,
try to get through to South Woodbury.
He could just see small part of the stage
sleigh down the road, where they wer'
obliged to abandon it among the drifts thu
night before. - Earle Bliss has settled
up his business affairs at Des Moines, Iowa
and come East to join his family and try hi
hand at farming on the Charles Marsh farm
- w. l.. Pierce and George Hill, Jr,
are at work in the tin-shop, getting ready TO
the sugar season - Miss Edith Stod
dard Of, Mass, is making a short visi
at her uncle's, II. E. Stoddard's, on her wa,
home from Montreal. - Drive wills
parties were given last week by Mrs. b. p
White on Monday evening, Misses Gerti'
and Flora Allen on Tuesday evening, ant
Mrs. l.. ID. Bemis on Saturday evening
Mrs. Bemis also gave one on Monday even
ing of this week. - The friends of Ere,
Cole were glad to see him back again for
few days last week. Mrs Cole is preparin,
to join her husband soon at Waltham Mass.
where they intend to make their home.
Maple Corner.
THE snow and high wind of Friday ant
cold and high wind of Saturday and Sunda
made them the three worst days of the season
Thanks to our enterprising stage-driver an
those plucky fellows on the west side of tn
hill our mails have departed and al
rived on time, while the East Calais stag
and the railroad trains lay stalled in the snoN
over night. - The box festival OF tn
Ladies' Aid Society, set for last Friday, wa
adjourned to some future day. - Wido,
Samuel Dudley, who has been sick at he
daughters, Mrs. N. l.. Bancrofts, was abb
to be moved home last week
North Montpelier.
THE severest storm and blow experience
for years visited this vicinity last week, b,
ginning with from eight to ten inches
snow on Thursday and Friday, followed b
perfect gale of wind on Friday, Saturda
and Sunday. The roads are very badl
drifted and many almost impossible at til
present writing. Friday night the Plainfel
and Hardwick stage got stalled in dee
drift between North Calais and S. III. Fo
ter's, the driver with considerable difficult
getting his horses out and up to Mr.. Fo.
ter's, leaving his sleigh in the snow and NJ
being able to get 1t out until the next da,
about five o'clock P. NJ. The last heard
him he had reached South Woodbury., wit
not much prospect of getting through I
Hardwck Saturday night. 80 The Ii
dies League is to hold the last OF its serit