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

he day before from the fall of tree. 80
Moses Spear is pressing large quantity of
hay and sending it to Boston and Lowell.
FAYsToN.-John Patterson has rented
his farm, stock and farming utensils to Will
Pierce of Warren. Mr. Patterson will
house. 80 John Waite has purchased the
David Brown place on the German Flats.
Hugh Baird lost an OK recently. The ami
mai got loose and ate too much meal.
- The school in district No. 2, Ira
Richardson teacher closed recently. The
names of those scholars who had neither alb
sent or tardy marks during the term are
Merton and Herbert johnson, Claron Davis,
Abbie and George Pease, Samme Little and
Thomas Neill
NORTH AYsToN.-Relatives and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Griffin paid them a visit
upon the tenth anniversary of their we'd
ding day, Monday, February %, and left
many gifts as tokens of esteem. Refresh
ments were served, and the occasion was
an enjoyable one to all - Mail days
have been changed to Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday, which enables us to get the
Montpelier papers one day earlier. -
John Ryan is to keep clearinghouse on
Court street, Montpelier. = Our people
are very much dissatisfied because the
prosecuting officers pay so little attention
to the frequent breaches of the peace.
PLAINFIELD.-The Good Tempars cele-
ization as a lodge last Friday evening, after
the close of the regular meeting with a
special order of exercises including ice
cream and cake. The lodge is active and
vigorous, with membership of seventy
one persons. = At the home of her
parents in this village, on the evening of
March 2, Miss Bertha NJ. Parks was united
in marriage with w. l.. Goodale of Cabot.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. l.. f.
Fortney in the presence of few near rela-
tives of the bride and groom. The welded
couple were the recipients of many valuable
presents. They carry with them to their
new home in Cabot the kindest wishes of
their many friends here.
WAsHINGToN.-The Mite Society met with
Mrs. @. o. Calef last Wednesday. 1t was
the yearly business meeting, and it was
voted to engage Rev. j. f. Wright for
can be found. - The lecture by Rev. j.
f. Wright on "Acrid Nepenthe was
largely attended - Miss Lettie French
closed a very successful term of school last
week and will spend part of her vacation
in town. 1t is hoped by pupils and parents
that her services will be secured for the
summer term. - Miss Lucy Calef at
tended the Inauguration at Washington.
- Miss Wiley of Williamstown has
been visiting Mrs. John Calef the past
week. - Edward Houghton, who has
been spending the winter in Vermont, ex-
this month,
MoRETowN.-Mr. Barbour of Waitsfeld
has purchased the blacksmith shop of Love-
Joy & Towle and will continue the busi-
ness. - L. p. Child went to Fort Payne
Alabama, last week, being badly stricken
with the Fort Payne fever. - Lewis
Pierces son was buried Monday of last
week and Bert Philips was buried Tuesday,
February 26 Rev. w. II. Dean officiating at
both funerals. - The widow of the late
Bradford Carpenter former resident of
this town, died in Manchester, n. H., and
was brought here for interment. -
Enos Styles, aged eghty-one years an
od-tme resident of MiddleseX village, is
sick with erysipelaS and is not expected to
recover. - Report says that A. f.
Lovejoy has bought out his partner, Philo
Towle in the wheelwright and undertaken
business. 1t is understood that Mr., Love-
joy is to carry ON the business alone.
WATERBURY, CENTER.-The prizes awarded
to the students of the Mnard Commercial
School of the Green Mountain Seminary
We're: First term, Alice Pike; second term,
| Guy H. Boyce; third term, George w. Cha
pin. There are three graduates: George
| w. Chaplin, Ellen F. Wilder, G. |. Pottle.
- Miss Colley returned from Hill, \.
H., Saturday, where she has been spending
| her vacation Professor Emerson has also
returned after Spending vacation in New
Hampshire. School opened at the Semn-
] d
full term. - James Thurston and fam
lily returned from Colorado last week. He
has purchased Chauncey Lyons farm on
the hill. - Lyscome Guyle has moved
on to James Demerrits farm and Ralph
! Pike has moved back to his own place.
- James Seleck went to Omaha, Neb
last week to live with his daughter. -
Mrs James Smith from Wisconsin has been
visiting here.
WAITsFIELD.-A goodly company of their
friends and neighbors dropped in to help
Mr.. and Mrs. Pardon Bushnell celebrate
the tifty-tfth anniversary of their marriage
on Friday afternoon, March l. - The
entertainment by the Good Templars, Fri
day evening, was a great success. The
drama, The Flowing Bowl" is an eX-
ceptionally good one, and it was presented
with excellent effect. All the parts were
well carried out. The vestry was filed be-
yond its seating capacity. They will give
the same exhibition at Warren town hall
on Friday evening, March Sth. - Char
lie Smith has moved into James Newcomb's
house, and his brother, l.. X. Smith, has
moved his goods into Charles Mills house
leaving Mrs, Stones tenement vacant.
John Patterson is about moving into the
Parker house, having leased his farm to
| VIII Pierce of Warren. 60 A daughter
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Il. w Hastings
Thursday, February 2Sth.
MARsHFIELD.-Wil Murray's son came
I nome one udy ldSt week, aller an ABSENCE
of four years. - Mr.. Newton and wife
of South Walden visited at Frank Wooster's
last week. - Mrs. S. Il. Holster fell
down stairs one day last week, receiving
quite severe injuries. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow of East Montpelier visited their
daughter, Mrs. George Hollister, one day last
week - Sue Severance is home from
Burlington. Mr. Ball of Waltham,
Mass, who has been stopping here with
his family this winter, goes TO Florida this
week. - Christopher Robinson and wife
were surprised last Thursday evening by
forty or more of their friends who walked
into their house and took possession. 1t
was in honor of the twentieth anniversary
of their marriage. Several nice presents
were left. -= The old folks concert will
be held tonight wednesday,. Mr. Clapp
will give some interesting talks on One Hun
dred Years Ago" 60 Rev. G. f. Thayer
of Marlboro will preach in the Congrega-
tional church at Plain6eld next Sabbath
forenoon and at two O'Clock in the Congre-
gational church here.
BERLIN Miss S. L.. Starr closed very
successful term of school in the Corner dis
trict last Friday. =- Milton Bailey has
rented and moved to the Scoville farm, and
Almon st. John has moved into Charles
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