The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-15

vanced. Some have planted corn and po-
tatoes and others are nearly ready to plant.
- II. J. Rood received a car Of ashes
from Canada last week and found ready
sale for them. 80 School or entertain
ment programmes in neat designs at the
WATCHMAN job Office.
SOUTH RoYALToN.-L. G. Dickerman is
in Boston this week. 60 Mrs G. b. Wall
road-machine starts this week on its annual
tour. - Mr.. and Mrs. M. ii. Hazen have
started on their western trip. G. T.
Southgate has charge of the station during
their absence. - Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Pike and Mr.. and Mrs r. ID. Crane are WIS.,
iting at James Pixies. - The Shepard
family have returned, after two weeks
trip. - Mrs. j. II. Hewitt is visiting her
brother in Manchester, N II. - Mrs.
G. =. Abbott has returned from her visit at
Hartford. g. George Shepard of Prov-
dence, X. L., is home on visit. - The
fountain has been repaired and is now in
operation. - Mr.. and Mrs. James Pike
celebrated their golden wedding in quiet
way Wednesday evening.
MARsHFIELD.-G. o. Davis was in Boston
last week. - Mrs. A. p. Town has sold
her farm to Mr.. st. Cyr. 80 Villas Smith
of Marshfield and Ed. Smith of Cabot had
two lively runaways last week, and their
carriages were pretty well smashed. -
Homer Carpenter came home from Barre
last week on account of sickness Charles
Winch is also sick. - Alden Winch
goes to New Hampshire this week. -
George Morse of Cabot is to work for II. III.
Meader in the hotel. - Harvey Burn
ham of Calais has moved into the mill house
and works in the grist-mill. - l.. d.
Mute took his trotter to st. Johnsbury last
week, where he is going to be trained by
Homer Brewster of Passumpsic. 60 Rev.
o. ID. Clapp went to Kansas this week and
will also attend the Good Templars' union
at Chicago. - School or entertainment
programmes in neat designs at the WATCH
MAN job office.
MoRRIsvILLE.-The first annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Morrisville Tan
merry Company was held at Hendee &
Fisk's Office on Saturday - The Hyde
Park Dramatic Club drew good house at
the play given here on Friday evening
The entertainment is highly spoken of
by all those who attended. - Horace
Circuit, for many years resident of this
town, and who lately returned here, after
brief stay in West Randolph, died Friday
morning, after brief illness. - The
county union of Good Templars, held here
on Thursday last, drew a good number
from the surrounding towns Very inter-
esting exercises were held. c.. Elvin Bor-
den delivered an eloqent address of well
come, TO which an appropriate response
was made. - With complete equipment
of new type, presses and machinery, the
WATCHMAN job office has superior facilities
for job printing, including commercial
work, book and pamphlet printing
STRAFFoRD.-Harry Brown of Wisconsin
is visiting relatives here. - Rev. E. S.
Moulton has resigned his charge of the
Advent church. - Rev. III. T. Barnard
of Jericho preached at the Free Will Bap-
fist church at South STAFFORD Sunday, on
trial. - The White River Good Tenn
pars' nnion held its quarterly session here
last Friday. All the lodges represented
gave favorable reports of their condition and
work. - Friday evening Blaisdell's or
chestra of Concord gave musical enter
tainment for the benefit of Frank f.
Walker of this place, member of their
band, realizing handsome sum. II ID.
X. White has sold the John G. Buzzell
farm to Benja G. Pixley of Olcott, who
has taken possession. - Herbert II.
Hathorn has purchased the old town farm
- The venerable Ira Sanborn, one of
our most esteemed former citizens, is
rapidly failing. - Blank forms of every
kind at low rates at the WATCHMAN Job
office.
FAYsToN George A. Somerville has sold
his farm, stock and farming utensils to his
brother, Sherman o., who has taken pos
session and, with his father and mother, is
now carrying on the farm. - George H.
Kew lost his horse recently. Cause, bots
- Mrs. S. j. Dana, wife of our town
clerk, died April a. after long and pain
full illness, which she bore with Christian
fortitude Mr.. Dana has the sympathy of
all in his deep atfction. - The schools
in town are now in good running order,
with the following corps of teachers: No. l.
Hattie Lewis; No. ., Ellen Wilder; No. 3,
Annie Moriarty No. 4, Hattie Fitzpatrick;
Ioslin. - Ida NJ. Thompson is teaching
in Cambridgeport - Those fellows who
spend the Sabbath in getting drunk should
keep proper distance from the grand
juror and justices, as those gentlemen are
on the lookout for them and the man who
furnishes the cider. - Bills, statements,
notices, posters, etc, in any desired form,
at the WATCHMAN job Office
EAST MoNTPELIER.-E A. Pierce was at
home last week. - Mrs Myrtle Hav-
ford is working at A. S. Fosters. -
Another pair of heavy cattle has been pur-
chased to use on the road machine. They
commence work on the East hill. - A
span of horses belonging TO WILDER Hay
ford became frightened while going down
Browns hill and ran away, throwing Mr..
Hayford out, but he escaped without
serious injury - The German measles
are prevalent at the Center. - II. b.
Woodward's horse was found dead in the
stable last Saturday. - ii, II. Temple
ton is building new shed to his barn.
- William Adams was delivering the
Washington County Gazetteer" in town
last week. He had secured nearly eighty
subscribers. - G.. G. Trow was in town
on business last Saturday - Rev A. j.
Hough will preach in the church at the
Center Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
- With complete equipment of new
type, presses and machinery, the WATCH
printing, including commercial work, book
and pamphlet printing.
BERLIN.-Mirror Lake Creamery is run
ming again, with three hundred fifty cows.
j. \. Perrin, Jr., who is attending
the Theological Seminary at Hartford,
Conn., is spending few days at home.
- The Berlin Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor is again holding
meetings in the school-house at the head
of Mirror Lake 1t expects to continue
them through the summer Sunday after
moons at 3: 30 o'clock 1t is planning to
celebrate the second anniversary of its
organization, June II. - The Woman
Christian Temperance Union desires to re-
turn thanks to H. g. Hayward and famil y
for throwing open the doors of their house
on the evening of May s to members of the
union and their friends The Washington
county union will hold its annual meeting
at Berlin Corner May 80 and 81. Delegates
will be present from all the societies in the
county. - Miss Helen Perrin is in Bos-
ton. - The Berlin young people propose