The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-29
Washington County.
Barre.

Barre.
There is considerable sickness here at
present. - The ladies of the Congrega-
tional church will hold sociable Friday
afternoon and evening 80 Chas. Spaud-
ing has purchased his fathers interest in
the Octagon House. 80 Mrs. Thomas
Williams died suddenly last week Thurs
day and her remains were taken to Mont
pelier for burial. - George H. Fifed of
Winona, Mimi, is visiting friends here.
- Rev j. Edward Wright will preach
for the Universaists next Sunday. -
The Ladies' Social Union will hold a festival
at the Universalist church tomorrow even
ing - The Monte Crsto performance
was attended by about two hundred fifty
persons.
Berlin.
Mr. Charles Emerson, wife and two chill
dren of Thetford have been visiting their
friends, the Perrins, the past week 80
Mrs. f. NJ. Stockwell of Woonsocket, r. l.,
is visiting at Mr.. Crandall's. - Rev.
James Ramage of Woodbury., who was the
guest of Rev. Mr.. Hall, preached an excel
lent sermon in the Congregational church
last Sabbath. 60 We regret to say that
| p. n Dustin, whose health is seriously inn
! paired, is not improving. - Dea. e. e.
Andrews dug on the 18th instant with
a hand hoe. and pulled every hill of the tops,
eighty bushels and ten pounds by weight
(Which measured eighty-one bushels and
one peck) of potatoes in just five hours,
which amounts to over one hundred sixty
call himself smart, but was busy for five
hours" | think the deacon is smart, un-
| less his potatoes yielded a great deal bet
ter than your correspondents.
Cabot.
Mrs. Mary Eastman Jordan, widow of
Captain John Jordan of Boston, died at the
Home for the Aged at Concord, n. H., on
Sunday, September 10, aged eighty-three
years. She was native of Cabot and had
been for more than half century a member
of the Unitarian church at Concord. The
deceased was greatly beloved by a large
circle of acquaintances. - Mrs Ma
thaniel Perry has gone to Vicksburg, Mich,
her native town. to visit her friends. -
Mrs. G. NJ. Loomis of this town exhibited
fine silk quilt at the st. Johnsbury fair last
week. 1t is now on exhibition at the fair
in Sherbrooke, p g. - Representative
Hiram Wells is to stop at the Pavilion dur
ing the session of the Legislature. -
Judge Fisher is stopping at the Montpelier
House during the present term of court.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Paige and fam
G. L. Paige, Esq. - M. d. Wells, the
popular leader ofthe Cabot cornet band, as
sisted the st. Johnsbury band during the
fair. - Julian Marsh from Massa-
chusetts came to town last week Thursday.
His wife and child have been stopping here
several weeks with his brother, Will j.
Marsh. - L. G. Fisher, administrator of
the estate of Daniel Kimbal, will sell at
auction Saturday all the real and personal
estate. 80 George Perkins returned to
Colorado with his family last week. -
! Richard Smith, an old-time resident of this
town, is to be announced as the gentleman
from Vershire in the next legislature. -
! We regret to say that our venerable towns
man, Mr.. John Smith, is gradually failing.
He leaves his bed but little
Calais.
"Voter" of North Montpelier writes as
n nj Calais
happened that two men were candidates for
the office of town representative in the re-
1 publican caucus who were both born Sep
e tember 18th, 1925. One of them was nomi-
p, mated and elected representative by two
: ma jority over certain democrat and a
+ greenback candidate. Now, in 1886, the
S candidate that was left by the republicans
S in 1884 has been nominated by that party
, and elected representative by two majority
y defeating the same two men who We're
9 defeated by the successful candidate in
| 1884 If any one can call to mind parallel
= case let him make it known" - Quite
D good number attended the dance and clam
: bake at North Calais last Friday evening.
t - Extensive repairs are being made on
e the DIR. lde house, lately purchased by Mrs.
g Waters of Massachusetts. - The school
t taught by Misses Minnie and Nellie Swasey
in district No. has been closed the past
e week on account of the death of their
: father. - The Mapleville debating club
n has reorganized and will meet at the
$ vestry next Friday evening, when the ques-
: ton, " ReSolued, That manufacturing is more
, beneficial to the country than farming" will
e be discussed. - Miss Hattie Hawkins is
, very low with a lung disease. - School
: at Maple Corner has not been in session the
: past week, owing to the illness and death of
4 | Mr.. SwaSey, the father of the teachers.
t - Frank Celey has bought the George
o Nelson place and will move there soon.
t - Some one recently took a tub of
: butter from the cellar of Joseph Slayton
0 without the formality of asking Mr.. Slay-
, tons leave or paying for the same,
9 East Calais.
/ Mrs. A. P. Wheelock is quite sick with
4 typhoid fever. Mrs. Charles Jack is also
. sick with fever at her mothers home in
: Woodbury.. N A. White has gone to
n Alton, Iowa, 10 commence studying law.
s - f. b. Fay spent few days at home
last week, accompanied by his cousin, Mrs.
e Jennie Comstock of Cambridge, Mass
+ Frank was looking badly, and it would
t seem that little more attention to his
t health and little less to study would be
/ the best thing for him at present -
a George Pierce recently gave an old-fash-
e ioned "husking," which about thirty of his
e neighbors attended. The ladies did their
{ share of the work, some of the girls prov
r ing that the girls of to-day are still able to
v hold their own quite well with huskers of
Z more experience. tits needless to say that
!. all had good time. - The thunder
S storm one week ago last Sunday night made
: sad havoc among the telephones along this
a route, most of them having to be repaired
s - Our representative-eect thinks last
I Saturday was not much of day for mail
O matter with him, as he only received twenty
n four copies of the various newspapers pub
4 lished throughout the state, in addition to
e several letters and circulars. =-= Samuel
t Swasey, former resident of this place
n died at Glover last Saturday and his re-
h mains We're brought here for burial Monday.
. East Montpelier.
All who are interested in the organiza-
ton of lyceum will please meet at the
schoo-house at East Montpelier Center on
! Saturday evening, October I'd, at half-past
= seven o'clock.
0 North Montpelier.
I Mrs. A. W. johnson is quite ill, as is also
, Luman, youngest son of George Beckley.
# - The Western party is expected to
e arrive home some time this week. - The
skating-rink will be open for general skating
next Saturday evening and the Plainheld
brass band is to furnish music. =- The
second baseball club is to play the third
nine of Plainfield ON Fitch Wizards ground
r next Saturday afternoon. == The stage
n route has again changed hands and is now
/ in the possession of Leavett Brothers of
: Plainted. George Leavett is the driver,
q and by steady habits and attention to his
. duties is gaining many friends on the line.