The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-07
Washington County.


600 have been pledged for the railroad from
the village to the quarries. This would
seem to put the project upon sound finan-
cial basis No doubt the balance Of the sum
required will soon be raised. 60 The
winter terms of the village schools close this
week with an exhibition at Opera Hall Sat
urday evening. 1t is hoped that all friends
of the school will be present. == The re-
port of the town officers for the year ending
February % is out, showing decrease in the
towns indebtedness of about $4,000. There
appears to have been orders drawn during
the year of about $4,000, included in which
are over $1,000 for highways, about $4,000
for liquors and overseer's orders amounting
to S35G0.73. The liabilities of the town,
above assets, amount to S27 ,413.30. -
Mrs. ID. N. Salter of South Barre, who had
been ill for some time, died last week
Wednesday. The funeral was from the
house Friday. - The Y's" hold so
ciable at the vestry of the Universalst
church this Wednesday, evening. -
The winter term of Goddard Seminary
closed last week with the usual examina-
tions. - Miss Nettie Gale is soon to join
her brother Willis in Norfolk, Neb., where
she is to teach music. 60 Rev. f. w.
Whippen of Putney will preach at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday in exchange
with Rev. j. Frank Rhoades. - Aunt
Hannah French has been very sick with
pneumonia, but is recovering. - w.
Arthur Watson is at home for a time, hav
my llulSHtu Ills COuISt Ill DOSlgus
Berlin.
WE copy the following item from the
Buffalo On. " Express of February II.
Mr.. Warren is son of Judge Warren of
Berlin, and his many friends in this vicinity
add their good wishes to those expressed
below: "a pleasant home wedding was
solemnized by the Rev. F. S. Fitch on
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, No. 920 Niagara street,
/ Al. a..
The contracting parties were Miss Arietta
II. Clark and Mr.. Fred A. Warren. The
happy couple left on the evening train for
the West, Mr.. Warren being the cashier of
the Barber Asphalt Paving Company at
Omaha, Neb The bride leaves host of
friends in this city, who wish her much JOY
in her new western home" - Surprise
parties are quite the rage here now. -
| Rev. j. j. Hall will deliver a lecture on
manners and Customs in Scotland " in the
| Congregational church Tuesday evening"
! March 13, under the auspices of Eagle
! Grange. All are invited. - Mrs. NJ. E.
Purple of Woodstock gave delightful read
! ing to a large audience here last Friday
evening. She also completed the organiza-
ton of a branch of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, with Mrs. Ella Wins
low as president. - A telegram received
Tuesday announced the death OF Chauncy
| Nye at Peoria, III. Mr.. Nye was unmarried.
His age was about sixty years. He was a
brother of the late S. f. Nye of this town.
- Rev. j. j. Hall and j. n. Perrin, Jr.,
went to Waitsfield last week to attend the
installation services as delegates from this
church.
WHAT might have proved a fatal accident
at the mill of Noyes q Phelps last week was
narrowly escaped. A large planer, while
running at full speed broke, throwing the
knives, wheels, boxes, etc. indiscrminately
Ill t1,n ,,,;11 Ex-n hn,, 1o at
work Fortunately no one was hurt. -
Our venerable townsman, c. Nj. Seabury,
while at his barn last week, received fall
njuring his hip and back 50 badly that
at the present writing (MOnday evening"
no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
- The telephone Office at Lower Cabot
has been discontinued. - Henry Hills
is recovering from a severe attack of neural
gia, with which he has been suffering the past
ten days. - There is no improvement in
the condition of Mrs. II. S. Dow. -
Francis W. Merrill has bought the farm
where the late s. Campbell lived, and will
move on to the same April 1.-Fisher. -
The band gave very successful mas
querade promenade concert last Friday
evening. The hall was crowded and the
number and variety of the costumes sur
passed anything before attempted in this
place. The prize for the incest costume was
awarded to Mrs. f. j. Duncan and the prize
for the most horrible one was given to G. w
Clark, who represented the Heather
Chinee.' - The Woman's Relief Corp:
of this place is to give an entertainment
at Town Hall Tuesday evening, March 13
A crazy patchwork quilt is to be given away
to the best guesser. After the entertain
ment a supper will be served in Crane
Army Hall. - The Sons of Veterans
are to present the drama, " Hal Hazard,
Friday and Saturday evenings of this week
- The Jubilee Singers failed to draw
an audience sufficiently large to warrant
performance last Thursday evening. -
l.. G. Fisher has been in Boston during th
past week disposing of a carload of stock
- L. II. Lance goes to Boston thi
, week with two carloads of wool. - Mrs
e. G. Haines and daughter Matte hav
, returned from Newport, n. H., where tn
, latter has been teaching.
Fayston.
+ j. f. BUzzELL has left his farm and gon
to Warren, where he will preach Sunda
, forenoons. - John Waite has move
, into S. Ashley's house on German Flats
!. He intends to work for G. ID. Billings & So
the coming summer. - w. ID, Robiuso
. has moved TO waitsfeld. - George Gri
fifth has moved to the farm he recently pun
chased in this town. - Della A. ThomI
; son is visiting her grandparents in Canadf
- II. j. Patterson has gone West III
intends to visit several of the Wester
1 States, including California.
North Fayston.
THE friends and neighbors of Mr.. an
: Mrs. Jason Hill gave them pleasant SUI
S prise at their home on the evening of Eel
a ruary 90 to celebrate the fifth anniversar
n of their marriage The anniversary will NJ
, occur until March 49, but on account of NJ
4 and Mrs. Hill intending to leave town 500
y their friends thought it best not to wait NJ
. and Mrs, Hill were presented with a hano
= some hanging-lamp and 50 in money. The
= were very much pleased with the present
s and fully appreciate the kindness of the
+ friends in so generously remembering then
, The evening passed pleasantly. At abou
J. eleven o'clock lunch of cake and coife
h was served About midnight the part
5 broke up. - There is considerable eI
/. element about the post-oifice. Some go $
# far as to call hard names. - Quite
r number of friends and neighbors met {
n Mrs Kate Posnett's February 2S and ei
= joyed an oyster-supper and dance. -
i About one hundred neighbors and FRIEND
Q of Mr.. and Mrs. John Eagan met at the
e house February 81 to celebrate the sixt
Q anniversary of their marriage. s. Johnso
Q made some appropriate remarks and pr
d sented them with two nice chairs and 90
g money Mr.. Eagan responded, thankin
!, them very kindly. Oysters were the
d served, and after dancing till early mornin