The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

road and is soon to erect dwelling. 60
Mrs James Jackson of Worthwhile was
brought here for burial Sunday. - Bills,
statements, notices, posters, etc, in any de-
sired form, at the WATCHMAN job office.
NoRTHFIELD.- Company f returned on
Thursday at ernoon from New York. They
mustered hfty-one men. - Andrew
Howarth, of Howarth, Mass, Is visiting
in town The new road-machine is
placed on the road for business this week
The town has purchased three yoke Of
oxen. - Charles N. Whitmarsh has pur-
chased the Murphy place on Pearl street
- Charlie Duke commenced work in
A. T.. Denny's store Monday morning
80 Harvey King Of Boston is visiting in
town. - K. e. Thompson has charge of
the job department of the Ners office. -
Bills, statements, notices, posters, ETC., in
any desired form, at the wATcHMAN job
office. - Mrs. Martin Cobleigh, who has
been dangerously sick for the past few
weeks, is slowly recovering.
SOUTH WooDBURY.-Mrs. Moura Aims
worth has purchased of Mrs. Paulina Mack
her residence at Woodbury. Center and
moved there. - Mr.. Beard of Lowell
Mass, stopped over Sunday with George
Lance. - Rose Trow teaches the spring
term of school on the East hill, Vienna
Wheeler in the Ball district and Lillian
Pray in this village. - DIR. X. w. Lance
recently purchased horse of Forbes Jones
of Calais. - Henry Richard has hired
the Martin Lawson farm and moved there.
- Mary Ward of Hardwck has music
class in this place. - Rufus Bigelow
and family have moved back from Cabot.
They live on the Hiram Ainsworth place.
- Ashley Smith and May Carr were
married at Montpelier May /. - Mrs.
Hiram Wells and Mrs Edwin Burnham of
Cabot visited at j. w. Towns May I, and
Mrs. Hiram Putnam and Mrs. Orvis Conner
at Londas Haskells.
WOODBURY.. Carroll Mcknight has sold
his residence to Frank Batchelder for $500
and rented Duron Nelson's store building
He has repaired the rooms in the upper
part to live in. 80 Oscar Thomas has
gone to housekeeping in rooms on the
home farm. Mrs. Richard is to work for
him. - Elmer Barrett has engaged to
work for Weston Jackson this season,
- Herbert Bill has taken a farm of
Andrew Moss and moved on to it last
week. - The boarding house at Wood
bury granite quarry has been moved near
the new barn put up last year and is being
repaired. Allen Ainsworth is expected to
move in and run the house. - Mrs.
Mariva Tashro has purchased the house
known as the Widow Mack place and
moved into it the past week. - Mrs.
Ora Jackson was called to East Montpelier
the past week by the sickness of her mother.
- The concert at the Methodist church
Sunday was well attended
Observation-Disclosures are being made
for the observance of Memorial day. The
Grand Army post of Wells River will unite
with the veterans and citizens of Groton in
the ceremonies - A pleasant event oc-
Cured at the Methodist parsonage on Sat
urday evening, May 4, in the marriage of
l.. G. WEIGH and Mrs. Minnie Brown.
- The Methodist church has been
turned so as to face down Main street, and
the stone and carpenter work will soon
begin. Plans have been drawn by G. H.
Guernsey of Montpelier. 80 A new meat
market has been opened by A. NJ. Heath.
- f. II. Bushnell has returned to Bur-
lington, after a brief visit with his parents.
- Myron w. Hayes of Stowe and Miss
Lottie l. Lewis of Marshiield were married
by Rev. III. A. Bushnell Saturday evening,
May 4. The school-house hall is being
used as place of worship during the build
ing of the Methodist church. - A fire in
the woods, near T. B. Halls mill, broke out
Sunday afternoon. There was brisk
westerly wind, and it was with some diff
Guilty that the mill and lumber were saved.
HYDE PARK.-Mrs. Hannah f. (Hayford)
Stratton, wife of James A. Stratton, died
from paralysis Thursday evening, April %,
at the home of her son, George K. Stratton
where she had been since February %.
Mrs. Stratton was in her sxty-seventh year,
hal been married over forty years and had
always lived in Lamoile county. She was
member OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, and was highly respected in the
community in which she lived. The funeral
took place at the Methodist church, John
son, the Sunday following, Rev.W. T.. Allen
OF Wolcott conducting the services, assisted
by Rev a.. A. Smith of Johnson The
burial was in the new cemetery at johnson.
- Mr.. James A. Stratton Mr.. and Mrs
L. G. Terrll and Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Stratton express heartfelt thanks to kind
friends, both at Hyde Park and johnson,
for their assistance and sympathy during
their late bereavement. - With COM
plete equipment of new type, presses and
machinery, the WATcHNIAN job office has
superior facilities for job printing, including
commercial work, book aud pamphlet print
ing.
MoRETowN.-A. f. Loveioy has built new
hearse-house. S. ID. Mouton was the
recipient of live alligator from the Florida
swamps Saturday night. The young saul
rian only survived one night, Vermont eli
mate not agreeing with him. - April
% William Carey had party at his house
in North Fayston, and James III. Somerville
and wife were among the invited guests
They left at home their hired man. their
adopted daughter, fourteen years old and
nephew 1t seems that one G.. G. ingalls,
had an invitation to the party, but went to
Mr.. Somervile's instead and assaulted the
adopted daughter. Mr. Somervile promptly
called Grand Juror Billings and States At
torney Bisbee, but for some reason best
known to themselves they failed to prose-
cute ingalls,, and he is still at large. -
Hiram Hathaway has finished off the upper
part OF the store formerly owned and occu-
pied by l.. W. Farr into a dwelling house
- With complete equipment of new
type presses and machinery, the WATCH
MAN job office has superior facilities for job
printing, including commercial work book
and pamphlet printing.
NEwBURY.-Services were held in the
vestry of the Congregational church April
30, at nine O'Clock, and were well attended.
- The high school scholars set out an
elm, with appropriate exercises, Tuesday
afternoon, April 30. The tree was planted
south of the Seminary building The school
children formed in procession, with drum
corps at the head, and marched to the
grounds. The exercises consisted of sing
ing by the children, an Grafton by Leonard
johnson, an essay by Mary Bates and a
poem by Fanny Atkinson. All did them
selves credit and showed Miss Stewart to
be most excellent trainer of the youthful
mind. 80 Rev. n. W. Wilder left last
week for his new appointment at Derby.
He was much liked by all during his three
years of residence here. - r. w. Cham
berlin is building a barn. g. Richard
Doe is out, having been confined to the
house for two weeks with rheumatism
- Miss Marcia KaSSOn in fitting nm the