The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-17

ments of his business.
r. G.. johnson recently lost two good
horses out of his stone-freighting team, and
advertises for two more to replace them.
Rev. G. L. Wells has moved Aiken's tenn
porary store building to point on the river
bank opposite his residence, where it is to
be finished up for tenement.
The repairs on the basement of the block
under Rich's hardware store are nearly com
pleted with new platform and steps in front
of both blocks owned by the Judevine es-
tate.
Five cars of potatoes have recently been
shipped from this station, three by l.. ii,
Warren to Boston and two by g. l.. French
to Decatur, Ill. The price paid was forty
five cents.
Frank Georges family will occupy the
new house being erected by Dorman Brdg-
man. The plaStering is done, the outside
finished, and the inside finishing of wood
work will soon begin
w. w. Marshall has got we'll established
in his mercantile business at the Aiken
store and will soon have on hand a large
and new stock of goods. Boots and shoes
are to be a prominent line of his business.
The local freight going west last Thurs
day afternoon left the track among the
rocks above Potterville in WolcOtt and three
ears were badly wrecked. No one was in
jured. The line was INSTRUCTED but few
hours.
This is the banner season for black berries.
Never before has this crop been Of much ac-
count Eight cents per quart is now the
ruling price and many bushels have been
sold here to date, while large quantities are
reported still in the bush.
A Mr.. Afford of New York has been here
the past week making an effort to organize
a building association. II is reported he
has been successful in getting "A sufficient
number of subscribers to his scheme to effect
an organization. We have little knowledge
of the plan and details of the enterprise.
Hon, Frank Jones of Portsmouth, n. H.,
president, J. T. Furber, general manager,
and several other prominent officials of the
Boston Il Maine railroad, have been here
| the past week making an investigation as to
| the feasibility and importance of extending
! the new quarry railroad to the mountain
/ quarries in Woodbury..
The matter of a water supply for the viii
| lage seems to be still undecided, and all ne
| gotiations between Aiken Brothers and the
| Brdgman sisters have failed. The supply
| should be taken from Eaton brook on the
Dorman Eaton farm short distance above
the road where the best conditions exist for
a reservoir and economy in building dam.
| This source would give ample head for fire
purposes and the aqueduct could be laid
within the limits of the highway nearly the
whole distance, which would not exceed
three-fourths of a mile-a great advantage
in making needed repairs.
1t is reported that Mr.. Allie Wheeler is
going to Colorado, September %, in company
with =. a; Page ana lahliy; -
Auolphus notion OF NorWoou,, Mass
now IN Town ON pItel Nlslo WIN Ielat q
gone to Boston to attend the New England
Conservatory of Music. == a. I. Way o
Burlington was in town the past week
the time throngh The summer. has retnrnet
tn Rnrlington 49, q s CoIL and fam
iIv attended tbe state fair at White Rive,
Junction and visited friends at Claremont
n. H., the past week.
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Miss Katie Mann slipped on the stairs a
the wooden mill last Monday morning whil
going to her room to work. and fell abOu
eight feet, striking her head against tn
prlck WORK AT the 1901 OF the stars she wa
reInoNeu W her room anu 1T We presen
"IlVlhS lles III very clIVicd' coh'"Vlon'
NarshfieId.
The band has quarters in the school-hous
hall.
The Wells River road has the new waite
tank nearly done.
Albert Lamberton sold two sucking colt
last week to parties from Rhode ISLAM,
for $500.
last Monday before Justice Edison the jur
brought in "A verdict of one dollar damag
and costs for the plaintiff.
} Rev. l.. Warren will preach in the Uni
versalst church next Sunday at 6fteeI
minutes after one p. NJ. Rev. Mrs Prat
: Nili picaOii az -'OiV" "u" i-"9U -ion' Peie
V"e SAINT uaS'
George Wooster died last week of dipl
iberia aggravated by scrotula and catarrl
re Was pllsml' enli nun nue. poE'
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III .ne noile Nnoie ne W d. 'ne o"lS sun
Mrs. May Edison Waldo OF Barre is visi
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. Maple Hill.
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Moretown.
Mr.. Trip has both his grist-mil and saw