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

understand that M. r. Tucker and j.
#. Bunker have purchased the lumber
in Cambridge, Vt, and contemplate the
erection of steam mill beside the railroad
in that town the present year.
SOUTH RANDoLPH.-Mrs. M c. Fowler
was seriously injured while riding along
the road near j. r. Princess The horse
became unmanageabe and the carriage was
upset. - George s. Paine and wife of
West Somerville, Mass visited G. s. Paine,
his brother, recently. They were residents
here about thirty-three years ago Mr.
Paine has pulled up 10000 small maple
trees and has taken them home with him
to be set out for nursery purposes on his
grounds. - II. p. Riford has another
son. This is the fifth. - Lewis Clifford
has hired out to George Wight. - Dan
Durkee has taken the George O. Grow
place. 80 Miss Alice Clifford has gone
into millinery shop in Bethel to learn the
fined to the house by rheumatism. His
wife has also been sick - e. j. Prince
is filling large order for maple syrup and
sugar to be sent to Ann Arbor. Mich.
- Mrs. Mary Clifford Fowler, widow of
the late Elisha Fowler is very low and is
not expected to recover. - viii Hutch
inson is laying the foundation for a new
house on the old Young farm. 80 Adna
Adams has moved from the Hammond
place into the parsonage. - Isaac Thayer
has moved into w. p. Smiths tenement,
vacated by Clark Jones, who has moved
into Sim Jones house. - School
opened here last week Monday with only
seven scholars. Bell Camp of North Ran
dolph is teacher. - Joshua Wedgewood
is here on visit from Essex Junction,
where he resides with his son. He is up.
wards OF eighty years of age. - Rev.
Mr.. Thatcher preached for the Methodists
in the Union house Sunday, April %, and
Rev. Mr.. Lewis, the new pastor, preached
last Sunday Services will commence at
two o'clock in the afternoon each Sunday
for the year. - George Weeks, who has
been sick with consumption for long time
died at West Randolph recently. - The
children of Andrew Camp have been sick
with the humps.
WEST RANDoLPH.-Abbie Mcintyre, a
sister of Benjamin Mcintyre who was shot
in Alaska few years ago, died Friday
April 26 - The centennial services at
the Baptist church were very interesting
After reading of the Scriptures and prayer
Judge Rowell gave an able address.
He followed the course of the coIonist
from about the landing of the Pill
grllns to the Inauguration of Washington,
showing the causes of the revolution and
then describing the fundamental principles
that underlie our Constitution. - The
high school planted trees in the school
yard, in compliance with the governors
proclamation. - The West Randolph
vested $4,000. - Zeph Sault is clerking
at Thurston's. - Mrs. Royal Dubois
has returned from a visit to Boston and vi
cinity. - Communion services were
held at the Congregational church last Sun
day. f. A. Thomas and wife were received
into the church by confession and Mr. and
Mrs. Knapp by letter. - The annual
register of the First Congregational church
is just out. The register shows an increase
in membership of twenty-nine per cent in
the last ten years, and the Sunday
school an increase of fifty-four per cent Its
benevolences amount to S292 gifts 81 216.0S.
Its membership at the present time is III,
an addition of fifteen this year. 80 The
grammar and intermediate schools gave
very fine exhibition Friday evening in the
school building. - School will close on
May %, and the graduating exercises will
come on the following evening. 60 The
custom of shutting up all the stores Wednes-
day evenings has been broken by a few of
the merchants, and consequently all will
ultimately open their stores on that even
ing. - The Denison boomers from this
town went to Boston Tuesday to attend
banquet given by Mr.. Rice Tuesday even
ing. They expected to have grand time
and spend lots of money, Mr.. and
Mrs. Selden Holman of Boston are in town
on visit. - The Congregational church
will hold its annual Sunday-school concert
Sunday evening. An address will be given
by Rev. p. Mcmillan of Barre. - Rev.
ii. A. Spencer sold few of his goods at
public auction Tuesday. 80 Quite num-
Der of persons in this town are contemplate
ing an excursion to Fort Payne about May
TO- - Moulton Brothers shipped thirty
four head of cattle Neutrality-suspicious. ques-
ton the best herd ever shipped from this
town. - The United States Screen Com
pany is doing rushing business and run
ming extra hours to fill orders.
WATERBURY.-Ed Turner is seri-
ously ILL., - Miss Mary Haines of Cabot
is visiting at her uncle's, l.. II. Haines'.
80 f. Norris of Lawrence, n. Y.
former resident of Waterbury, was in town
for few days last week. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dwyer were called to Bakers
field last week by a dispatch announcing
the death of Mrs. Dryers sister. The mes
sage proved to have been transmitted incor-
rectly, for Mrs Dryer found her sister liv-
ing, though dangerously i'll - Water
bury is at present favored with three milk
carts. Mrs. Smith and Mr. Somerville each
dispense the tactical article at three cents
per quart, while Tom Smith charges a
nickel for the same quantity. - Tabot's
bakery sends out cart four days in the
week, under the charge of Lewis Crossett.
- Mrs. Blair of Barre is the guest Of
George Joslyn. 60 The remains of Mrs.
Fanny Anterior, wife of Alph A. Anterior,
were brought to Waterbury on Wednesday
from Essex Junction. for interment. Mrs.
Atherton was seventy-three years of age at
the time of her death - 1t is reported
that the survey for the railroad route to
Stowe will be commenced this week. with
the understanding that an estimate of the
cost of the road be furnished by June 18th
next. - The entertainment on Friday
evening by Miss Couthoui, assisted by the
orchestra, was not largely attended. Miss
Couthoui, however, acquitted herself in a
manner which aroused the enthusiasm of
the few who were fortunate enough to be
present. In the pathetic and humorous
she was equally at ease, and her presenta-
tons throughout were thoroughly finished
and artistic. So much satisfaction was ex-
hibited over her recitations that she will be
in Waterbury second time on Monday
evening, the 18th. - Real estate belong
ing to George Arms, situated near Frary
Brothers MILL was sold to Seth Jones of
Brattleboro, former proprietor of the Viii
lage hotel, on Monday, for the sum of 81 ,450.
- Rev. Francis Parker has been tenn
porarily engaged to fill the desk at the Con-
gregational church, Mr.. Parker hopes to
be able to be in Waterbury next Sunday,
but, owing to previous engagements, he can
not promise TO be present in the parish be-
fore the LIST of June - The case of Max
field rs. Perry, for trespass, was tried before
Justice Lease and a jury last week. 'Squires