The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-04
Washington County.
Barre.

NranlIe quarry TdlTOtu lhSb TIluhy tNCh
ing A. ID. Morse, f. L. Smith, John Trow
and G.. L. Currier were elected directors
Ten per cent of the stock is being paid in.
ID. Il. Sortwoll has taken forty thousand
dollars worth of stock and sent his check
for ten per cent of IL, which gives eight
thousand dollars to commence work on.
1t is expected work will be commenced as
early in the season as possible. -
Easter was observed at the Universallst
church Sunday. Twenty-Five members
were received into the church IN the morn
ing and a concert was given in the evening,
the house being well filed to listen to the
exercises 60 very small amount of
maple sugar and syrup is being offered.
A. l.. Parsons, the evangelist, be-
gan series of meetings Tuesday evening
at the Congregational church. The Metho-
dist and Congregational societies unite in
the meetings, which are to continue two
weeks. - Blackbirds and robins have
put in an appearance, so we expect spring
holds a sugar sociable at the vestry of the
Universalst church Saturday evening.
80 At the village school-meeting last
week w. A. Boyce was elected committee
and W. A. Perry clerk. - The officials
of the Central Vermont railroad were in
town Friday to see about building a road to
the quarries, and we understand that Sat
urday they sent telegram here saying they
would build road from the turn-table, near
the depot, to the quarries and not ask help
from any one. - The Grand Lodge of the
knights of Honor will hold its annual
meeting here the last Wednesday in this
month. - The Central railroad is now
running separate freight and passenger
trains on the Barre branch, so any one
wishing to take train may expect to leave
here on schedule time. - Mrs. l.. l..
Beeman was called away last week by the
serious illness of her father. - Frank
Rowland, cashier of the First National
Bank, and Mary Wells, daughter of S. o.
Wells, were married last Thursday evening.
- Mrs. Perkins, wife of the late Joseph
Perkins, is very low with pneumonia. w.
f. Colby was taken sick Sunday with the
same disease. J. b. Chamberln is called
slightly better. - II. II. Wetmore of
Chicago is in town. - In May, 1887,
Charles f. Perrin of this place had six
teeth extracted by the "new method (the
use of cocaine). 1t nearly resulted in his
losing his life and he has not yet recovered
from its effects. He will not be likely to
give his consent to another personal en-
counter with cocaine - During Monday
night, while the railroad laborers were hard
at work in " the cut, mass of stone and
earth fell upon one gang of men, injuring
several more or less seriously. Three were
badly hurt and one, who will probably die,
was taken yesterday to the hospital in Bur
lington.
l.. j. WALBRIDGE, overseer of the poor,
has leased the poor-farm and stock, consist
ing of nine cows, one yoke of oxen and
some young stock, together with the tools
and all the appurtenances to Mr.. st. John
(who has had the care of the farm for the
past two years. for the consideration that
he takes care of the two paupers now on
the farm and buys one ton of phosphate to
use on the farm. - Sugaring made its
advent the last of last week and the farmers
are all engaged securing the saccharine as
far as possible. All are hoping for and
many are promising, bountiful harvest.
- f. Goodwin died at st. Johnsbury
last Friday. He had been at work as fire
man on the st. Johnsbury Il Lake Cham
plain railroad for a few weeks, when he
was taken sick with pneumonia, from which
he did not survive, although blood poison is
said to have been the immediate cause of
his death. His age was twenty-four years.
- Daniel Hopkins has had his pension
increased to $40 per month. - Mrs. NJ.
Sulham is very sick with pneumonia. -
Rev. l.. II. Stone, an old-time resident of
this town, received a severe fall at his home
in Castleton while cutting the ice from the
corner of his house some weeks since. No
bones were broken, but internal injuries are
feared. - DR.. Gale received present
last week of very large, heavy muller from
his friends in Walden, which was slight
token of their regard for him as physician.
East Calais.
THE delegates from this town to the state
convention are Orson Putnam, Amon
Guernsey and A. ID. Pearce. The same dele
gates were elected for both conventions.
"A message was received Monday
announcing the death of Jefferson Marsh of
st. Adams, former resident of this town.
- Asa Dutton has been appointed lister
to serve instead of w. f. Bliss. - Rob
ert Emery is preparing to move into the
house with Oscar Guernseys family for the
summer. - Charley Jack is soon to
move from the Dwinell tenement to Frank
Marsh's house.
Fayston.
A. ID. BRAGG has just received a letter
from his nephew, Orion e. Stearns, who
resides in De Smet, Dakota At the time
of the great blizzard, in January, he was
coming home from school with his three
older children, when they lost their way
and were out in the storm twenty-five
hours. Guy, the eldest, a manly Christian
boy of about sixteen years, was so badly
frozen that both feet were amputated, and
after suffering seven weeks he died. The
two girls were insensibe and covered with
snow when rescued, but it is hoped sus-
tanned no serious injury. Orion still lives,
but has lost all of his toes, his heels to the
bone, and nearly all his fnger-nails have
come off. His physician says he will never
be able to walk very well, and he is now
just able to feed himself, but can not turn
alone in bed. He has lived in Dakota about
six years and in Wisconsin some fifteen
years, but when boy lived in this town
and warren, where he has many friends,
who will sincerely sympathize with him in
his sad loss and bereavement. - Pru-
dental committees have been chosen as fol-
lows: District No !, f. H. Bragg; No. 9,
e. A. Davis; No 3, Ben. Bean; No. 3, L. j.
Long; No. 6, Hollis Mehuron; No. I, NJ. S.
Strong; No. 9, c. S. Dana. - Nearly all
the farmers have tapped their sugar-places,
and report a good run on Saturday, Sun
day and Monday. - Mrs. John Kew
had a paralytic shock on Sunday of last
week. Since that time she has been unable
to speak, although she seems to understand
what is said to her and knows her friends.
Her recovery is very doubtful Will
Kew of l. DWELL, Mass, has been called to
town on account of the illness of his mother.
- John Kew, Jr., has moved on to the
A. d. Bragg farm owned by G. o. Boyce,
Marshfield.
THERE was an Easter concert at the
Methodist church last Sunday afternoon.
- Delbert Town is very sick with ty-
phoid pneumonia. X. III. Farr is gaining
slowly, but is not yet able to be out. -
Charles Preston has taken the job to build
the new school-house for 81 500 The old
house was sold to Silas Packer for $2l
M. II. Bulock's little child died
March 20. - A O. Cummns and DR.