The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-06
From Our Town Correspondents.

colt to A. H. Holt for 900. =- Mrs.
Lucinda Farnsworth ha. returned from
Barre.
NORTH CALA1s.-The thanks of the Me-
mortal Hall Association are due Harvey
Burnap and others from remote parts OF
the town for making the entertainment
on February perfect success.
NORTH PoMFRET.-Mary Hewitt leaves
this week to attend school at Randolph.
- The lyceum last week Tuesday even
ing was well attended. 60 Dana King has
gone to Bridgwater to drive a team for
Austin Howard.
SHARoN.-Mrs. Mary b. Durkee, formerly
Mary Burgess, died suddenly at Norwich on
Monday evening, January %, from acute
laryngitis. - The Good Templars union
will be held here on February 13. The
afternoon and evening sessions will be open
TO the public. Judge Stanton of Roxbury
will deliver the address in the evening.
EAST RoxBURY.-F. f. Allen and wife
spent several days at West Randolph last
week with Mrs. Aliens sister. - Leroy
Eastman has a new horse, sent to him from
parties in Massachusetts. - Mrs. III. p.
Abbott received the sad intelligence last
week of the death of her father, Mr.. Ben
jamin Parkill of Cornwall, - The farm
ers have been securing ice of superior
quality during the past week.
EAST ToPsHAM.-The series of revival
meetings held in the Methodist church
closed last Sunday evening. Rev A. j.
Langdell of Iowa and Rev. David Kilburn
gave the pastor efficient aid. - George
Buchanan and his sister-in.law are visit
ing at st. Albaus Bay and Montgomery.
- Charley Emery and Mrs Gilbert
Hood are still on the sick-iist. -= Rev.
David Kilburn leftfor his home last Monday.
SHADY RILL.-Mr. and Mrs. Orin Davis,
former residents of this place, but now of
| Plaintield, are in town. 80 Mr.. w. o.
| Cummings has been confined to the house
for the past few days with pleuriissy in the
| side. Mrs. Cummings is also i'll with a
| throat trouble. - Mr.. George Newton,
a student from Seminary Hill, will preach
in this place Sunday, February II. -
/ a son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs, Asa
| w. George
NORTH FAYsToN.-George w. Nelson has
rented the Nathan Boyce farm and Mason
| w. Boyce has taken farm of c. McElroy in
/ Moretown. - Bert Norton has bargained
for Ichabod Thomas place. 80 John
Ryan has sold his farm to Lawrence b.
Eaton for $1,000, to be paid in yearly in
Boyce, now in her ninety-tirst year recently
pieced quilt containing S04 pieces, doing
the work entirely by hand
WATERBURY CENTER.-Mrs. Julius Fer
guson and children from New York are
stopping at W. f. Marshalps. - Arthur
| Walker of Burlington and Gary Clough Of
| Randolph We're in town Sunday, - NJ.
l.. Dillingham; and wife visited in North
| field last week. - There is to be an
oyster-supper at the residence of S. T. Niles,
on Waterbury River Thursday evening, Feb
ruary II, for the benefit of Rev. +. H. But
Ter. All are cordially invited to attend.
CALAIs-The horse-trot at North Calais
last Saturday "petered out" the parties
from out of town failing to put in an appear
ance, The next trot will be on Long Pond,
Woodbury., next Saturday, and tbs expected
that quite a number of horses with good
L. l.sa.. Il
of speed j, w. and a, w. Hawkins sig
nifty their readiness to match Anglo Black
hawk against Autocrat in trial of speed
at any time the hackers of Autocrat may
wish They object, however, TO the 500
| clause, on the ground that it would be a
plain and open violation of the laws of Ver-
mont to trot for money.
NEwBURY.-Thomas Whitcomb has sold
his place to Edward Luce. - The young
men of the village are organizing a brass
band. - Rev. DR.. Wallace and family
have gone to Florida to spend the winter.
- The last sociable and oyster-supper
at the Congregational church parlor netted
$50, which cancels the debt on the piano.
- The village school-house, district
No, t. was sold at auction January oath.
John Perkins bought it for $3.50. He pro-
poses to make it into a dwelling-house.
- II. w Bailey, ID, has gone to Boston
to visit his daughter, - Harris Watkins
has been appointed to settle the estate of
the late Dr. Watkins
RoXBuRY. thermometer registered
thirty nine degrees below zero Monday
morning. 60 John p. Davis of North
field was in town on Monday. - Carl
Ellis was at home over Sunday from his
Brookfield school - Fire caught in the
celarway of the Summit House, one night
last week, but prompt action eXtingushed
the flames before much damage was done.
- Billings Spalding, who has been
boarding at Davis hotel at Hartford has
come home since that hotel burned and is
at G. A. Tilden's. 80 A large amount of
railroad wood is being drawn to this sta
tion. 60 Miss Ethel Richardson who has
been very i'll with pneumonia for several
weeks, is gradually improving.
STOWE. - There will be prze-speaking
at the town hall Thursday evening, Feb
ruary IA. The following persons will take
part: lnez Grout, Louise Jacobs, Emma
Slayton, Mary Straw, Nellie Watts, Bertha
| BarrOws, Amos Bigelow, Arthur Fuller,
Johnnie Wells Howard Sargent, Nat Bar
rows Albert Mann. The speakers are
under the instruction of Professor NJ. A.
Pratt, and the entertainment will undoubt-
edly be tirst-class. Admission ten cents.
The proceeds, after paying expenses, will
| be given in prizes. - Fred Moulton is
in town. - There will be an exhibition
at the town hall Friday evening February
10, at the close of the village school. -
The following are the officers of Mt Mans
ltl'l lAohBti l. W. VI. " btOISt DuL-
zell; V. T., Lena Brown; Sec, A. A. Warren;
Treas, a. S. Kellogg.
EAST CoRINTH F. +. Page was in Bos-
ton last week. = Rev. A, j, Langdell of
Iowa occupied the pulpit last Sabbath.
- w. Parker of PieTmont n, H., was
in town Sunday. - Mrs. M. o. Currier
is visiting friends in Newbury. - Mrs
j T. Corliss, who has been visiting in Man
chester, n, H., for the past month, has re-
turned home. - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fulton and daughter of Newbury were in
town Saturday, visiting r. r. Fulton.
- General Logan Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, met Saturday evening, February ..
The following officers were elected Cap
tain, A. c. Jackman tirst-lieutenant Ma
than Wood; second-leutenant, George But
terheld; sergeant, Horace Wiley; quarter
master, Geo. Hight; sergeant-of-the-guard
Seth Taisy chaplain, Wallace Chalmers;
color-sergeant, Herbert Sanborn; musician,
W. II. Chalmers; cer-of-the-guard,
Charles Hight; camp-guard, John Sanborn
picket-guard, Charles Heath.
RoCHEsrRR.-Messrs. Fay and Kimball OF
Gaysville were the guests OF Mr.. Fred Mar
tin last week. 80 Carol Bush has re-
turned from his trip to Lowell. - Mrs;