The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-24

- A farewell reception to Rev and
Mrs. t.. e. Herrick will be held at the Con-
church on Friday evening of
this week. Mr.. Herrick is to preach his fare
well sermon next Sunday.
Woodbury.. School in district No. COM
mences Monday, April %, with Alma Leon
ard of Calais as teacher. 80 Nathan
Batcheder has sold "A part of his farm with
the buildings, to Philander Way. Aaron
Carr is to move on to it next week. -
Warner Thomas has his new mill under way
and will soon be ready to turn bobbins.
80 The lumber mill of Nichols x Smith
is running night and day. 60 Ernest
Ainsworth is sick with lung fever -
Mrs. Oliver Clapp, who has been very sick,
is slowly recovering. - The listers have
their work nearly completed. - Farm
els have finished sugar-making and most of
them have gathered their tubs. More than
an average quantity has been made. 60
Lila Voodry has gone to Barre to spend
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Donald
Smith. - Albert Burnham and wife are
in poor health. - Carol Mcknight finds
employment at South Hardwick. -
There will be a Sabbath-school concert at
Woodbury. Center Sunday, May .. -
John Drenan and son Warner visited his
mother, Mrs. p. Lilly, one day last week
60 One of the men in the employ OF
Nichols & Smith cut two fingers badly
while running the edging-saw last Thursday.
SOUTH RANDoLPH.-A bald eagle was
seen making his circles here last week.
u. +. Prince is sick. - Some
farmers were blowing and sowing grain the
past week. - The community was
greatly shocked on Sunday last to hear of
the sudden death of Ezra Walker, only
week after the burial of his wife. On Sat
urday he was taken suddenly i'll while split
ting wood at the door. He soon became
more comfortable, but suddenly passed
away about two o'clock Sunday morning.
Al. ia 10
Oregon, Horace, and son six years old.
Mr.. Walker was a much-respected citizen
and will be missed by all his neighbors and
friends. He has been for many years
great promoter of the temperance cause,
and has held the Office of county commits
sioner of this county. - Charles Bur
bank and Philip Fee of Rhode Island are
in town. - Jesse Smith and Mr.. Young
are in town buying horses. - DIR.
Leavitt has sold his horse to parties in Rut-
land - May-day party will be given
by the Methodist society next week at Mrs.
Mudgett's. Ice cream and cake are to he
served from six till nine in the evening
- Jessie Couthoui, the popular recita-
zionist, will give an entertainment at the
Congregational church Friday evening.
MISUNDERSTANDING Perley and wife re-
turned from their Massachusetts trip on
Saturday. - j. II. McLoud arrived
home from Boston on Friday. We under
route" via Washington ID. c., and For:
Payne, Alabama. - ID. Bridgman, Jr.,
has begun the erection of his new residence
on land purchased of j. S. Drenan. -
We understand that Brush has received or
ders for two cars or more of his fine dark
granite per week and has force of quarry
men at work to fill the orders. - John
w. Warren has sold his farm on West Hill
to his son, George A. Warren. The old
gentleman will reside with his son. -
Willie E. Warren has purchased building
lot of John Bridgman, near the old ceme-
terry in this village, and begun the erection
of new house thereon. - DIR. s. E.
Darling has purchased of A. f. Judevine s
estate the dwelling-hou on Main street
recently vacated by |. p. Titus. He intends
moving it to his building lot purchased last
fall of ID. w. Aiken and has till the first of
June to make such removal. - Newell
Mason's farm buildings in East Wolcott
were burned on Sunday morning last. The
| fire caught from a lantern in the barn.
! Most of the household personal property
was saved. We understand it was insured
| in the Vermont Mutual
RoxBuRY.-F Freedom Hill has moved to
! Mrs. Beans tenement. - w. ID. Fits,
| night operator here, has gene to West Hart
! ford to take the place of the station agent
there. Mr.. Dennis O'Grady of East Gran
vile is Mr.. Fits successor. - Mrs.
George Tilden was called to Mortified on
Saturday by the death of her father. -
Miss Belle Spalding is in town, the guest OF
Mrs. Bean. - Mrs. Edna Williams, who
has been visiting her father, Mr.. S. E.
| Spalding, has gone to st. Adams. - j.
| ID. Sherman has bought the Sylvester Ellis
place. - Charles Wiley has been re-
pairing his house. - ID. l.. Spalding was
at Ludlow on business last week. -
Miss Hannah Flint has gone to her school
at Stockbridge, and Miss Nellie Spalding
has returned to teaching at Pittsfield
- Mrs Jane Monty has moved to the
tenement in the Tarbell house. 60
There were ffty-five calves shipped at this
+ station for the Boston market Monday
morning. - Friday of last week was the
fortieth anniversary OF the marriage of Hon
and Mrs. w. b. circuit, and nearly hun
bred of the friends and relatives of the
| Judge and his estimable wife gave them a
genuine surprise In the afternoon the
relatives only were present, but evening
brought friends and neighbors, and genu
! inc good time was the result. - Mr.
George Ainsworth and his mother of Clare
mont, n. H., were in town last week to at
tend the wedding anniversary at Judge
Orcutt. - The long-looked-for boon
has at last struck RoXbury. The old VerC
antique marble quarry has been leased tt
the Barney Marble Company of Swanton
and work is to begin Immediately We
hope the day is not far distant when othel
quarries will be opened, for there is an in
exhaustible supply of this beautiful and
valuable stone in this town.
NoRTHFIELD.-E. l.. Soper has purchased
the grocery business of e. G. Pierce and will
open the store about May l. - j T
Austin has moved to the Ford place OF
Pearl street. - The new oad-machine
an " American Champion" has arrived
and is fine one. - AT the regular com
munication of the Masonic lodge, las
Wednesday evening, the ladies of the East
ern Star order surprised the brethren b.
inviting them to refreshments in an adjoin
ing room. - The special centennia
train, with five companies and the Mont
pelier Military Band, will arrive at North
field at o. 45 A. M, April 20. - Charlie
n. Whitmarsh, who has been in charge o
the job printing in the NeuS block, will sool
open business for himself. - Specia
Easter services were held at the churche
Sunday. All the churches were deco
rated with flowers AT the Episcopal an,
Universalist churches the evening service
were conducted by the Sunday schools
- Company F will go to New \ ork witt
every uniform full. Most of the money ha
been subscribed by members of the company
A dance and sociable will be held this weel
to raise the balance needed. 60 Tn
Belknap machine-shop and wooden mill ha
been cleaned out and now presents NOR
creditable appearance - Several MOI