The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-24
Caledonia County.
DanyiIIe.

The funeral at Isaac Stanton of this town.
an account of whose death is given in Hard.
wick items, was held at the Conversational
church last Friday. - Murray Harris
has purchased the Merrill Weeks farm, sit
uated on the road leading to North Dan
vile..= The Kickapoo Indians have
gone, to Woodsville, n. II. - DIR. A. s.
Marden was taken sick at Rev. T. w. OAR
ling's last Saturday night. Mrs. Marden
was summoned from McIndoe's Falls the
next day.
Mrs. r. T. HEATH met with a painful ac-
cident last Friday. She and her husband
were out riding, when their vehicle ran
upon snow-bank, throwing them out and
breaking both bones in each of her arms be-
the Kicker road case has been settled
- Mrs. Hatch and daughter moved into
Mrs. Stowells house last week. - Il.
Danforth has secured job as section boss
on the Grand Trunk railway. - Fred
Worcester moves into j. ID. Rcker's house
this week. - II. w. Nelson, w. b. OAR
ling and ID. f. Clark attend the spring term
of school at the Vermont Conference Semi
nary. - A. NJ. Heath goes to Lowell,
Mass, with carload of potatoes this week.
- E. NJ. Welch, l. NJ Kicker, J. A.
Keenan, and B. NJ. Kicker were in Boston
last week
Hardwick.
JAMES M. CURRIER, Esq, died on the 18th
instant, after lingering illness of consump-
ton, at the age of sixty-eight years. In his
death the town loses an old and well-known
citizen. He was born in Orange, VT, July
2Sth 1871 the youngest of a family of nine
children, all of whom are now dead. He
came to Hardwick forty years ago and To-
Gated upon the farm near the East Village
where he had since resided. He leaves a
widow and eight children, all of whom were
present at his funeral on the 18th. He was
| for many years member of the Congrega-
tional church at East Hardwick. The fu-
| neral services were conducted by Rev. g.
b. Wheeler of East Hardwick. - The
| prohibition wheel has made another reyolu-
! ton, and report says our worthy druggist
like Crockets coon came down to the tune
of five offences and paid up. Who next?
- Arthur, son of Will. Hanscom, pro-
pretor of the Nichols Pond mill, mutilated
one hand badly on the 10th by bringing it
! IN contact with circular saw. A thumb
and some fingers We're severed from the
hand. - w. w. Cate of this place, one
of the lumber firm of Cate & Bunker who
was badly injured by the explosion at their
steam mill near North Wolcott on the morn
ing of the 10th, is reported as improving,
with fair prospects of recovery. 1t is ex-
pected that he will be moved home some
time the present week - L. II. Larabee,
| lessee of Mrs. A. j. Thomas farm for the
| past year, has moved to Wolcott renting
Mrs. Joseph Titus farm on East Hill for the
coming year. We understand that Albert
Lane of Walden succeeds Mr.. Larabee on
the Thomas farm. - Ira +. Batchelder
is in town looking after his hotel property
and visiting his brother, Nathan and friends
in this vicinity. - Cyrus l.. Wheeler re-
ceived injuries to one leg, recently, by the
falling of some timbers in the basement of his
mill, disabling him for work. - Isaac
Stanton, farmer residing near East Hard
wick, fell dead while watering his horse at
| Curtis Gould'S on the 18th. Heart disease is
| supposed to have been the cause. - For
est Green has traded his farm in West Wood
bury for house in Keene, n. H., owned by
Mrs. Laura A. Cutler, and intends moving
| to Keene this spring. George w
Staples, formerly of this town but now of
Barton Landing, lost good horse here at
| Pixies stable on the 18th. Overeating of
grain or meal, the night previous, is sup
posed to have been the cause. - The an
nual town taX-list assessed in December,
| 1880, aggregatng 15,66S.g was reduced in
the ninety days allowed for discounts in
payments to the town treasurer to 81 1929.
| The warrant issued by the treasurer to the
collector contained one hundred twenty
eight names. FL b. F. Smith has vacated
the Centennial House and George b. Kent
assumed control of it last Monday. We
understand that Mr.. Batchelder, failing to
rent the property to satisfaction, expects to
move here from Lexington, Mass, soon and
manage the house himself, and that Mr..
kent's occupancy is but temporary, as an ac-
commodation to Mr.. Batchelder but may
become permanent by some future arrange
ment between the parties. - 1t is re-
| ported that S. S. Woodmansee is soon to
move to Craftsbnry, having rented or let his
| farm in this town. - Forest l.. Green
sells his personal property at West Wood
bury at auction tomorrow Thursday.
Walden.
Mrs. NJ. HARRINGTON of South Walden
has quilt containing $3.50 pieces. 1t is a
good specimen of needlework. - f.
Simons has rented the II. Page farm -
G. Bundy has purchased the d. Carson place.