The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

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the Ide farm. in the edge of Cabot, where
they are to saw out lumber for Ed. Smith
- William Young, better known as
Bill Young, is visiting in town. He is an
old resident now living in Franklin n. II.
- Mark Mears went West Tuesday on
business. 80 George Wheeler moves into
the Pitkin house this week and 81. Sulham
into the Meader house. - Rev. o. ID.
Clapp will preach his last sermon next Sun
day. He has made many friends here, and it
is hoped he will return for another year.
80 G.. o. Davis has started up his boot
business and Charles Robinson goes on to
the road this week to sell his wares. =-
Mrs. Sabin Pike is very sick. Slas Unwin
is also sick with rheumatism. - True
Rand of Enfield is home. 60 Herbert
Eddy is at work on the section. 60 Grand
Army boys met Saturday night to see about
forming a post. - Rev. l.. Warren will
preach here next Sunday at eleven o'clock,
and on the Sunday following Rev. S. c..
Hayford will preach and the communion
service will follow.
PERK1NsvILLE.- old bridge at the
Upper Village is being repaired. There has
been a bad crack in it for more than
twenty years, caused by an ice-jam moving
the pier down stream about foot in 1868.
- Albert Wheeler has gone to Holyoke,
Mass, where he will work year on a
dairy farm. - The grist-mill has sold
$4,000 worth of grain since January l..
80 The soapstone business Will be
largely increased this season at both quar-
res. The Williams Company will double
its force, making twenty-five men and
twenty horses employed The number of
saws in the mill will also be doubled. The
Union Company has put in new engine to
run their derrick, and much larger force
of men will also be employed. The in
crease in business causes a great demand
for tenements, and where month ago nearly
twenty tenements were vacant not one can
now be had. The cotton-mill will probably
b. started again, making the prospect for
business brighter than for years heretofore.
60 Sugar-making has engaged the atten-
ton of the farmers the past three weeks.
The quantity of the product is not so large
as commonly, but the quality is excellent and
commands high price. - The listers
are making their annual rounds with ques-
tioning in their looks.
ROCHESTER. The firm of Harvey & Cush-
man has dissolved. II. II. Cushman will
continue the business. - Rev. j. S.
Upper breaches his farewell sermon next
Sunday. He will move his family to Bran
don for the present. g. Messrs. Brush x
Greeley turn out about 10000 butter-tubs a
year at the factory at the Lower Mills.
- Rev. P. o. Marvin of Albany, n, Y,
exchanged pulpits with Rev. j. p Marvin.
- George Hubbard has moved to his
sons home and Mrs. Julia Wing has moved
into the tenement vacated in the Wallace
Campbell house. John Campbell and
his little boy have been very sick. -
Colonel Albert Clarke of Rutland spent the
week here. - Stillman Jewett died last
Tuesday of heart trouble. - Judge
Seaver of Woodstock was in town Thursday
- Killer Stockwell spent Sunday at
home. - Rev. Mr. futile will spend the
summer here and will board at Henry
Chaffees. 80 Frank Putnam has been
lately married and has rented the Jerry
Howard farm. - Clint Clatlin has moved
into the Kizer house - George Knowl-
fA,, rfn1 nrttar iaI lost n
day and will live on the Waite farm. -
Fannie Emerson has gone to New Hamp-
shire to teach. - Addie Latimer is home
on account of the illness of her father.
WooDBURy.-Peter Batchelder of Salem,
n. H., has been in town the past week.
- Presiding Elder Donaldson met
with the people at the Center Friday. 1t is
expected Rev. H. B. Wheeler will preach at
the Methodist church another year, it being
the fifth year of his pastorate. - Mrs
Frank Gonyeo is visiting her sister, Mrs
Albert Burnham, and her brother, Frank
Batchelder. - Eta Smith, who has
been keeping house for her brother the past
winter, has gone home to Bradford. -
Norman Lawson has moved from Mont
pelier in with his father-in-law, Harlow
Chase. He is putting up stone-sheds, and
will commence work Immediately. He in
tends to employ eight to ten hands the com.
ing season. - Some hoodlums entered
William and Isaac Hills sugar-house, re-
Gently, cut hole in his pan, letting out his
sap and damaged other things. The same
night several other sugar-places were Wis
tied and the tubs injured 60 Rosa Carr
is home for three weeks vacation, after
which she goes to Hardwick to work for
Daniel Aiken. - Guy Chadwick cut an
ugly cash in his foot with an axe, confning
him to the house for several days. - Send
your orders to the WATCHMAN Office for any
kind of job printing. Enlarged facilities
new type first-class work and reasonable
prices.
STRAFFoRD.-D. G. Hyde has conveyed
to Seth c. Chandler of Cambridge Mass.
the Albert Bacon place in the city neighbor
hood aud has bought of Frank j. Chandler
the II. ID. Howe farm. 60 Henry Fox has
purchased the stage outfit of d. c. Hyde
and will run a daily stage to and from Pom
panoosuc the next four years. 60 Rev
j. ID. Waldron delivered his farewell dis
course to the Free Baptist church at South
Strafford Sunday, March 81, and has entered
at once upon charge in Maine. Last Sun
day Rev. Mr. Clark preached at South
STAFFORD on trial - Sunday afternoon
unwonted excitement prevailed awhile il
our staid village. Two strangers who haC
broken into a blacksmith shop and car
penter's shop in Chelsea the night previous
and who were suspected of being the sam,
who raided the stores in that village some
months ago, came here in the forenoon
lounged about the place awhile anu theI
started OH on tne lunDrluge ROAD. AS Jney
reached the outskirts of the village they
were overtaken by Sheriff Collins and Others
from Chelsea and called upon to surrender
They refused and drew formidable revolv
ers, whereNpon the officers sent back to til,
village for aid. A large number of men re
sponded, and after long tramp overtool
the two rascals, who surrendered them
selves and are now in Chelsea jail
GRoToS.-Mrs. Thomas Taisey, who ha
been absent six months with her daughter,
in California, returned last week. -
Work is soon to commence on the Meth
odist church, which is to be rebuilt and mod
ernized at a cost of $4,000 or more. -
Mrs. Clark Crown, who has been for SOM
months suffering from cancer, was buried
on Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Crown haI
been a worthy member of the Methods
church here about forty years. Her funera
was attended at the church by many rela
tives and sympathizing neighbors. -
The annual collection for missions at tn
Methodist church was increased on Sun
day S13.65 by few of the children win
had been out cleaning for few days
- A larger amount Of maple sugar i
being made than for many years. =- Tn
village schools commence on the 10Th, wit
George Pillsbury and Miss Ada Sherburl
Mr. Am