The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-06


in charge of e. w. Ormsbee, with II. NJ. |
Paine as committee on music The question |
for discussion is, Resolved That protection
is more beneficial than free trade
SOUTH RANDoLPH.-John Clifford and
wife have gone on a western trip to visit |
friends in Iowa and Illinois, - The |
ladies' sociable gave an old-fashioned New
England supper at o. b. Hinkley's, from
which they realized upwards of twenty
dollars, which will be used for the support
OF preaching in the Union house by Rev
Mr.. Jillis. About hundred were present.
- G. S. Paine and wife and the little
son of G. G. Paine visited in Tunbridge
last week 80 Andrew Heckle and his
son Ernest have returned from their trip to
Philadelphia. and the latter is working
with Will Tyler in his wood-sawing bust
ness. 80 Frank Hunt, former resident,
is in town and is to take his two little chill
dren back to Connecticut with him, where
he now resides - John Judd has gone
to Westport, N. H., to work in pail shop.
80 The railroad surveyors are boarding
at Kilburn Days. - Anna Woodward
closed very successful term of school in
the East Bethel district last week. She
made liberal presents to all her scholars.
- Silas w. Smith and his mother, Mrs.
II. M. Smith, visited at Judge Arnold's in
Brookfield last week. - John Booth
has his mill-yard well filed with logs.
- The railroad surveyors have driven
their stakes on the east side Of the branch
down through this place. This carries the
road at good distance from the highway.
80 Edwin Green of Brattleboro is spend
ing few weeks in town. - John Hill
of Montpelier Is moving into the house
with G. Belxnap and will be his partner in
the farming business. - Ruth Riford
drew the reading prize at the town school
- II. p. Abbott and wife of Brookfeld
stopped over with G.. S. Paine on their way
home from visit in Concord, n. II. -
Alice Hunt is visiting at her brothers, Otis
Hunt, on the Peck place.
WILL1AMr TowN.--The Christian Endeavor
Society will hold its weekly Saturday even
ing meetings at the Methodist vestry,
! through this month. - A circular con-
ference will be held at the Congregational
church next week Wednesday. There will
| probably be interesting discussions of prac-
| teal questions, relating to amusements, en-
| tertainments, fairs, etc, to which the public
| is cordially invited. - Rev. Alvaro
! Webster buried his only daughter, eighteen
months of age, on Sunday. - The
quarterly meeting to have been held at the
Methodist church on Sunday last was post
| poned one week, on account of a funeral
service at the church. - DR.. Charles A.
| Gale of Rutland has been compelled, on ac-
count of overwork during the last six months,
to take rest here at his old home. His
| wife accompanies him. - Bert Royce
proposes two-weeks' vacation for himself
in Massachusetts. He hopes to leave this
/ Wtth MISS btTIlt DdTUbS is dU NOME
from Bethel, where she has been for sew
eral months. - Friends of Mrs. Ira Sea-
yer, now of Chicago learn of her poor
health,-from lung or throat difficulty. On
this account she has given up a contemplated
visit to WILLIAMSBURG, her former home.
- Will o. Martin, son of Ophir S.
Martin, is about to finish a four years APP
premiership in the watch and jewelry store
of Perley Chandler at Barre. With a born
fitness for, and good training in, his work
and "a good name" his prospects in life
seem very hopeful. - Eta Martin and
her brother Frank are pupils in the Chelsea
Academy - George Nichols is to bnild
an addition to his lately -purchased house,
opposite the Asa s.. Simonds place, and
otherwise improve the appearance of it.
- Mrs. Thomas Poland is visiting
friends in Waitsfeld. - Last years
trial of the weekly offering system at the
Congregational church proved very sat
isfactory. Outside of the regular subscrip-
tions for the support of worship, some forty
six dollars were thus taken.
HARDwIcK.-The selectmens report OF
the operations of the liquor agency shows
sales Of liquor for the past year of S652.37
with profit on sales of Sl.9S. No com
plete report of the school book business has
been made. - Charles NJ. Ide is now al
home. He has recently been to Fort Payne
Ala. His brother George has also been tC
that Ell Dorado of speculation, but is now
, in Massachusetts. We understand
that boom in the business interests of this
place is to be initiated soon. Judge II. III
Powers is announced to deliver an address
, here, March II, upon The Industries o
, Hardwick." We presume this will in ludt
the prospective granite industry. - Cor
poral Tanner is expected to lecture here
March 90 under the auspices of the Crane
Army post. - Petitions have been &C
lively circulated the past week in the in
1 terest of rival candidates for the postmaster
= shin at tbiQ nlqpa There il DANCER
the best man getting the place, according tC
, present indications. - State Superln
> tendent Palmer ectured at East Hardwicl
+ Tuesday evening, February 26, on the new
5 school law and other educational topics
Quite delegation from here attended tn
meeting. - George w. Bridgman ha
rented his fathers old homestead near thi
village to James and Edwin Lane, AM
moved his family, including his mother ant
= sister, to the Perrin place, near jackson
!. bridge which he has rented. - &.
Cobb has the cankerrash but reports in til
/ vicinity of the town clerks Office say h
\ has not received the appointment OF post
y master. - c. f. Dean has been appointe
e administrator of A. j. Kittredges estate
$ 60 Mrs. Anna Kittredge has bought tn
e grocery business and stock Of her late hu>
bands estate, and continues the bushes
VI on her own account. - w. l. Leonard !
u furnishing stone for o. II. Marsh's ne'
IL building. and is now drawing them. 60
~ george NtllS HAS uTdW ii StNtrdl very itdN
e granite blocks during the past week, one {
y which was twenty-siX feet long and est
o mated to weigh about seventeen tons
II These stone were quarried at the Woo
:. bury Granite Company quarry, where ston
IL of any size can be easily obtained.
,a NoRTHFIELD-Sadie Kenyon, one of tn
- teachers in the graded school, is at the no.
40 mai school at Randolph for two weeks
20 - There will be dance al the Cent?
10 House on Friday evening of next weel
N Music by ellison and Cushman - Be
~ Burke OF Stowe is visiting Helen How,
p - Colonel f. II. Powell of Richfor
o. will deliver the decoration day address an
n Father Brelivet will deliver the memoirs
- sermon. Martin Ford of St. AlbaI
~ visited his son, Cadet Ford, last weel
~ ~ - Heman Dole has gone TO Lowell
~ Mass, where he has secured a situation
y - G. w Flagg of Braintree was
% town Saturday. - The Mortified Co
- net Band held a fair on Wednesday, Thur
o. day and Friday evenings of last week O
- Wednesday evening concert was give
local talent assisting. Thursday evenir
ty was the general fair and supper, and Frids
b. evening the promenade concert and distl
2 button Of prizes. The easy chair was vote
d. to Rev. Father Brelivet; the bracket clot
y II n a