The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Washington County.
Barre.


lie was on a hay-mow and in some way one
tine of hay-fork penetrated his side taxi
ing an upward turn. II made wound
some six inches deep. He seems to be do
ing well at present. - The surveyors
in the employ of the Central Vermont rail-
road have spent most of the time for sew
eral weeks trying to find a feasible route
from the village to the quarries. 60 AT a
republican caucus held Saturday evening
b. w. Braley, George W. Tilden, w. A.
Boyce and o. j. Howes were elected dele
gates to the state convention at Burlington,
and S. o. Wells, G. NJ. Winch, w. A. Perry
and o. b. Boyce were elected delegates to
the district convention at Montpelier. -
Fred Luther, lad of about thirteen years of
age and at work in Mowcroft's factory at
Jockey Hollow, got drawn into the
machinery or caught by belt last Satur-
day, crushing his arm and necessitating its
amputation above the elbow. - The
ladies Of the Congregational society held
sociable last Friday evening. The " Peak
Family OF Alaska were in attendance.
- The selectmen met last Friday to
make a division of the school money. The vii
lage district receives some $500 as its share.
- David Dudley has returned from his
brief sojourn in Rutland. - Mrs. James
Mrs. K. l.. Smith is very sick with pneu-
mona. Micah French has been very
feeble all winter. He lives in Gospel vii
lage and was down to this village last
week for the first time since last November.
- ID. A. Camp has returned from his
Florida trip. -. b. Chamberlain, who
has been sick for the past week with pneu-
monia, still continues very low. - The
Hungarian help that are at work on the
railroad use one of l.. L. Kinney's barns as
boarding and lodging-house.
Cabot.
EASTER is to be observed at the Methodist
and Congregational churches next Sabbath at
the time of the regular morning service.
- G.. NJ. Seabury died March 9 aged
seventy-eight years. He was born in Cabot
and for the past thirty-one years he had made
his home in this town. In his death the town
has lost a worthy and exemplary citizen, and
the Methodist church, of which he had been
member thrty-one years, filling the worthy
place of steward nearly the whole of the
time, a steadfast and consistent member. AS
a townsman he had held number of i'm
portant offices, and although rather retiring
and unassuming in his ways his counsel and
advice were often sought. His health had
been feeble for several years. His last ill
ness was short he having received an
internal injury from a fall, which in ten
days terminated his life. Sunday, the ith,
friends and townsmen assembled at his late
residence to pay their last tribute of respect
| The services were conducted by his pastor
! Rev. Mr.. Knapp. - A republican caucus
will be held at Village Hall next Saturday
evening at seven o'clock - The oper-
etta Mother Goose and Her Temperance
Family" presented by the children of the
! Congregational Sunday.school last week
! Tuesday evening, was success, all acquit-
ting themselves very credtaby. Their COS
tunes being very snowy and appropriate,
| they all (thirty-two in number) made fine
appearance on the stage. Great credit is
! due to those who had the matter in charge
| for the rapidity and thoroughness with
which it was brought out. The supper
served by the young people after the enter
! tainment was tirst-class. - Rev. James
! i. Stone of Dalton, n. H., has bought the
| Nathaniel Perry place at Lower Cabot. We
| understand he intends to move here as soon
as the going is settled. The town is to be
congratulated on the accession of so good a
| citizen. - The place occupied by the late
| &. NJ. Seabury has been sold to Rufus Bige-
low of Woodbury..
East Montpelier.
THERE will be services at the Brick church
next Sunday at eleven o'clock. The pas
tor, Rev. S. C. Hayford, will preach ser
mon appropriate to Easter from John XII
%, 26. - The next singing-school at the
| ing of this week.
North Montpelier.
THERE will be services at the church here
next Sunday at one o'clock P. NJ.
North Fayston.
On the evening of March 22d a merry
party met at the house of Seth Boyce to
celebrate the twenty-tifth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Boyce of
| Syracuse, y. Y. After enjoying donkey
party and " climbing the golden stairs the
party assembled in the spacious sitting
room for refreshments, after which beau
| tiful berry-dish, set in silver and contain
ing berry-spoon and several dollars in sill
yer, was presented, with appropriate re-
marks by S. Somerville of Duxbury, fol-
lowed by the reading of short piece writ
ten for the occasion by Mrs. III. +. Boyce of
Waterbury. The company soon after dis
! persed leaving their best wishes Tor many
happy returns of the day. - Hiram +.
Boyce and wife of Waterbury were in town
last week visiting friends - L. +. Muir
ray went to Boston, Mass, last week to see
DR.. NJ. McLearn. Mr.. Murray's health has
roll is failing He has a cancer on his
face. Thomas Somerville's wife is quite
sick. Wesley NJ Durkee's children are
convalescent, - l.. NJ. Tyler and Mrs.
Davis have moved to Lowell, Mass. Jason
Hill has moved to Piermont, n. II.
Marshfield.
GERTIE SMITH, daughter of Mrs James
Bouldry, is very sick, having a cough of a
consumptive nature. Fears are entertained
that she can not recover. - Mrs Martin
Newton is quite sick. - Bad colds are
still prevailing, but it is hoped they will
| leave with the winds of March. - Ben
jamin Nowns has taken the Bemis Pike
farm. Mr.. Pike goes to Lower Cabot to
live, We are sorry to lose Mr., Pike. He is
| a prominent member of the Methodist
church in this place and has also been
teacher in the Sabbath-school for more than
twenty-five years. - An Easter concert
will be given at the Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon. - James Carpenter
has bought the Warren Haskins place in
this village and will take possession May l.
- Mark Mears has resigned the office
of town treasurer and G. o. Davis has
been appointed temporarily. S. H.
Parker is going TO work for Mrs. Albert
Town the coming season. - Cadet Gill
man is at home on his spring vacation
- Henry Severance and wife of Mont
pelier are visiting his father, John Sever
ance of this place. - Abel Beckley has
rented the ID. p. Spencer place for year.
Putnamsville.
| WILLIAM CULVER is sick. - G. G. Put
nam and son have large stock of logs at
| their mills this season. - Fred York's
! horse came near putting out one of its eyes
lately by getting caught in the stable. 60
| g. G. Putnam Jr., has been in Massachu-
setts on business the past week.