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

most all of his taxable property with him.
| 80 The German measles are making a
| clean sweep in our town. W. V. Peck and
Mrs. Kate Williams are quite sick with
them. - Clark Gray has improved from
! his heart trouble so as to be able to ride out
last Saturday. - Miss Nora Leonard is
in very poor health and consumption is
| feared. - Mrs. Harley Rickard is hired
to work for her brother, Eli Holton, this
summer and Mr.. Rickard has rented his
farm to Charles Bumpus.
Marshfield.
THE funeral of Delbert Town was held
last week Friday at the home of Mrs. Town.
| a dispatch was sent to Rev. G, III. Farms
worth at conference to attend the funeral.
| 1t is seldom that we hear of so many deaths
in one family in so short a time. Mr.. Town
died year ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams Mrs.
Towns parents, who lived with herr both
died the past winter, and now the only son
lies in the tomb with them. 1t is sad in
deed for young man with such a promising
future to be cut down suddenly. Mrs
| Town has the sympathy of friends and neigh
bors. 80 Quite delegation of witnesses
went to Montpelier last week on the Winter
divorce case and the Pitkin and Spencer case.
- Our farmers are busy making sugar.
Middlesex.
REV. PERRY MARSHALL is expected to
preach in the village church next Sunday at
.: P. NJ. - Michael Cronan has moved
into the H. n. Wyeth house. 80 Sugar
makers are very busy now and the prospect
IS that fair quantity will be made. -
Noah Fisher is on the sCk-list. - Mr..
Gearon of Jonesvile is now in charge of
the section on the railroad and has moved
| into Oro Dutton s house. 80 Large guam
titles of maple sugar and syrup are now be-
ing shipped from this station.
Mortified.
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- The appearance of Good Templars'
Hall is much improved by the new carpet.
- The ladies of the Universast society
held sugar festival in Concert Hall last
Friday evening. Quite large number were
present - w. H. Dunham of Barre
was in town over Sunday the guest of
Charles l.. Pervier - f. j. Martin is in
Barre this week assisting in the store of
Perry & Camp, while Mr. Perry is in Bos-
ton. - Mr.. Rumrill from Tunbridge has
moved on to DIR. c. G. Davis farm on the
West Hill. - Rev. S. l.. Hedges spent
a few days last week with his father, Marshal
Hedges. - There will be a special meet
ing of Dewitt Clinton Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
next Thursday evening. Let there be good
attendance, as there will he work of interest
to all members. = Willard Plastrdge
had the misfortune TO lose one of his
horses last Saturday. - Charles Davis,
who has been attending the Boston Law
School, is spending short vacation at his
home. - Ben. Coburn has exchanged his
house at the corner of Pleasant and Wall
streets with Edgerton Brothers for their
Harty farm, situated in the west part of
the town. - Eddie Wright of West
Randolph was in town Saturday. - f.
A. Kelley has gone to Claremont, n H., to
learn the tailor's trade.
: Plainfield.
THE Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Rev. w. T. Swinnerton on Saturday at half
past two P. NJ. The same circle will OBJ
serve Shakespeare day on Monday even
ing, April 23 in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church, with appropriate literary ex-
ercises, commencing at seven o'clock.
Roxbury.
Mrs. c. w. CIRCUIT is to teach the village
school the coming summer - George
Andrews has moved to Mrs. Warmers place
: in Mortified and Albert Bean occupies the
tenement vacated by Andrews. - L. j.
Wiley had the misfortune to badly cut the
fore-tinger of his left hand while splitting
: wood last week. - David Ellis is again
seriously ill., - Calvin Ellis has moved
back to town. A. L. Levanway has moved
to North DuXbury. - A call is made for
the citizens to meet at Stanton's Office next
toward the observance of Memorial day.
: - John Crimmins has again secured
bail and his case goes TO the supreme court.
- Mrs. Bean is at Worcester attending
her daughter, who is critically ill.
Waitsfield.
w. j. BAIRD has returned from his Cali
{ fornia trip, which also included Arizona
, and New Mexico. - Fred Lockwood is
J at home from Northield sick with measles.
East Warren.
, REV. j. r. WYLIE of Chittenden is ex-
pected TO preach here next Sabbath. -
Gilbert p. Stearns spent two days in Ran
dolph last week in attendance upon con-
ference. - Mrs George B. Newcomb
? was again called to Barre last Saturday on
account of the dangerous illness of her
daughter. Mrs. w f. Barney. Will
Baird of Waitsfeld, who has just returned
: from Los Angeles, Cal, has been spending
a few days with his sister, Mrs. VIII
McGlatlin.
Waterbury Center.
, CHAUNCY LYON had an extensive sugaring-
3 off Friday night. 1t included sugar-house,
= evaporater, fifty gallons of syrup, holders,
1 wood, axes, etc. There were no invited
| guests so no one knew anything about il
until it was all over with. - Mr.. w. III.
| Vorce came very near meeting with fatal
7 accident one day last week in the barn at
9 Chauncy Towns. - Mrs. Ada johnson
$ came home from Burlington the 7th instant
| improved in health - Mrs. NJ. G. Fer
e guson of Burlington is visiting friends here.
3 - Lin Rood is home and improving the
interior of his house. - The Womans
: Christian Temperance Union held a sugar
festival at the Seminary boardng-house the
4 10Th instant. - Miss Mary o. Minott re-
: turned from Massachusetts Saturday even
l ing. - The midterm promenade was
held at the Seminary Friday night. The
Y f's and f. Ms gave corn supper. 1t was
3 an enjoyable affair.
! Woodbury..
SEVERAL are down with the measles and
( a large number of others have been ex-
. posed - Notwithstanding the travelling
the temperance meeting Sunday afternoon
: was fairly well attended - Much SYM
. pathy is felt by her many friends in this
place for Mrs Lucretia Town of Marshtield,
. who, within a little more than year, has
: buried her husband father, mother and only
son. - Last Monday Bell Stevens went
4 to Bethel, where she has engaged to work
a the coming season. -= Flora Batchelder
: and her brother from Hardwick were in town