The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-18
Washington County.
Barre.

w. d. HOOKER has returned home from
Florida and Washington. - Will Burn
ham has sold his place to the Wells River
Railroad Company for $500. - w. A.
Boyce has been appointed one of the lay
delegates to the Methodist General Confer
ence that meets in New York May 1st.
- S. b. Bemis has completed the trade
for l.. w. Scott's place. - A. l.. Parsons
is to continue his evangelistic work here
through this week - Fred Slayton took
bought in Canada. - The Ladies' Union
will hold sociabe Saturday evening at the
vestry of their church, at which time Re-
becca's Triumph" will be given. -
p. l.. Brown has been granted pension.
- The horse-and-dog show drew large
We learn that the Rev. j. o. Peck of
Brooklyn, n. Y, has been quite i'll since
the death of his wife last January. His
sister, Mrs. Perkins of st. Johnsbury, has
been with him a portion of the time. -
Mrs Peabody of St. Johnsbury was here
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. II. Blodgett,
last week. She returned home Monday.
Cabot.
JUST before seven o'clock last Saturday
morning the barn of Emery III. Clark of East
Cabot was discovered to be on fire. Mr..
Clark and his hired man had left the barn,
where they had been to do the usual morn
ing chores, about twenty minutes before.
This barn was connected with the house,
shed, horse-barn and another small barn,
which comprised all of the buildings on the
farm except a large barn on the opposite side
of the road, and all these were burned eX-
cept the last-named building, together with
seven head of cattle, one hog and nearly all
of his farming tools, machinery, carriages,
wagons, etc, of which he had the best and
fullest outfit of any farmer in town. Nearly
all the furniture, among which was nice
piano, in the lower part of the house was
saved, although in a somewhat damaged
condition. The origin of the fire at the
present writing is unknown, although there
are several theories and suppositions about
it. There had been no lantern nor smoking
in or around the barn. Spontaneous COM
bustion from "A heap of manure has been
mentioned. Insured in the Union Mu-
tual for about 1900 1t is expected
Mr.. Clark will rebuild at once -
Bemis Pike was severely injured Monday
last, while engaged in taking down the frame
of barn, by one of the timbers striking
him on the top of the head. At first it was
thought that his skull was fractured. DR..
Gale was summoned and pronounced IL
a severe scalp wound. - Misses s.
Smith and Ella Lance have gone to st.
Johnsbury to attend the Academy the re-
mainder of the present term. - Mrs.
Azariah Stone has rented her place TO MIR.
Pitkin and gone to live with her daughter,
Mrs. George Dow. - NJ. ID. Wells writes
lldt ~ IL StltiiS very warm III JdchSpHNllic, ,
Florida, the thermometer ranging from
eighty-ive TO ninety degrees. People are
rapidly leaving for the North. The orange
season is about over; strawberries are
plenty. The roses are the most beautiful
sight now. The lady with whom they board
has seventy-fve different kinds in her yard
They expect TO be in Boston the LIST of May.
Calais.
THE amount of sugar made this season is
not large, but of good quality, as the weather
has been too cold for a sharp run of sap.
- Snow is deep in the woods and the
roads are almost impossible. Everything
indicates late spring, but there is plenty
of hay. 60 The listers are appraising
ordinary lots of cows at about S25 and oxen
at about four cents per pound. 80 Pota-
toes are keeping we'll and there will be
enough for home use; Apples have not
rotted as much as usual the past winter.
East Calais.
MR.. AND MRs. RODNEY HoLToN have gone
down country to spend the summer with
their daughter Nellie, Mr.. Holton taking