The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-05-28
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Center to Charles Naylor of Moretown, re-
serving its use until September, when he
expects to move to this place.
DIR. Nichols of st Adams performed very
skillful operation on black mare belong
ing to M. o. Evans, removing a splint from
her leg bone near the ankle joint
The storm of last Wednesday was as Sc
we're as often occurs here. Between this viii
age and Stowe the road was badly washed
in many places, so that the stage had hard
work to get through In some places brooks
ran through cultivated fields, doing consid-
cradle damage.
Rev. l.. II. Elliot preached at the Con-
gregationa church Sunday, presenting the
cause of the Vermont Bible Society. The
only service at the church for the next two
weeks Will be the Sunday evening and the
Thursday evening service, as extensive re-
pairs have been begun on the body of the
church.
The band is practicing some music for
Memorial day 1t plays at the Center in
the forenoon and here in the afternoon
The exercises wi be about the same as
usual The singing will be by a male
quartette. All are invited to attend, and
comrades who are not members are in
vited to fall in with the post. Edwin Dill
ingham Post goes to the Center in the fore
noon and Stetson Post returns the visit in
the afternoon. All flowers should be left
noon or evening.
Waterbury Center.
II. f. Smith has planted six acres of Po-
laris potatoes, having a large order for seed
of this years crop. The last of last wears
crop was shipped last week. making some
over 500 bushels sold this year, mostly for
seed, and principally to parties outside this
state.
II. f. Smith spent last week surveying
wild lands on Sterling mountains, where he
found old snow from three to four feet deep
in places and hundreds of acres still covered
with 1t, as in midwinter, at lesser depth.
The old ice has not yet broken up in Ster-
ling pond.
Williamstown.
Lumber for our new hotel has begun to
arrive.
Our town grand list is a little smaller
than that of last year.
Mrs Elton Burnham is visiting the friends
of her late husband here.
William Norris of Underhill has hired
Lewis Ellis house in the quarry district.
Henry Lasell is to live on the Mrs Julia
Kinsman farm, lately purchased by Ophir
S. Martin.
We hear that Tracy l.. Jeffords is private
secretary of Congressman w. w. Grout at
Washington, ID. &.
Oliver Dickenson's family will move to
Thomas Sheridans house when the latter
moves to our village.
Charles Lawrence has moved from the
Warren Poole house to the lower tenement
in Nelson Cartoons new house
James S Abbott has just left st. Au-
gustine, Florida, where he has lived for
some years, and gone to Stevenson, Ala
bama.
Now that the strike in the quarry district
is ended, the cloud that has hung over us is
lifted, and lively times are hoped for in this
section
Chldren's day will be observed at the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing and at the Methodist church on the
Sunday following.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hersey, now of
Leadville, Col, have returned home from
some months stay in Florida and else
where in the South.
Joe Sanders, born fisherman, lately
paid visit to Greensboro pond where he
caught some forty trout one of which
weighed pound and three.quarters.
One of our old townsmen who have
shared in the prosperity OF Barre is Giles
son of the late William Durkee, rents of
property alone giving him an income of
over $500 yearly.
At recent meeting of our selectmen "a
townsman presented two town orders,
issued in 1879, aggregating sixty odd
dollars. The town will in due time, doubt
less, allow them to be paid though out
lawed.
On inquiry of Mr.. Asa G. Wilbur, who
invested in land in southwestern Louisiana,
few years since, we learn of large per
cent of increase of the inhabitants in the
town and general upward tendency of
prices of land in the vicinity,
For little over $1,000 the Methodist So
ciety has bargained its parsonage to a Mr..
Robinson of Moretown, reserving land
enough for new parsonage and garden.
Mr. Robinson will move here Immediately,
and will reside for the present in the War
reu Poole house.
beautiful day favored a large gathering
at the Congregational church, last Sunday
morning for the union memorial service.
The music, by members of the three village
choirs, was under the direction of John
Lynde, Jr. Rev. Mr. Nanton of the Meth
odist church preached, taking, as his text,
And this day shall be unto you for a
| memorial" An attentive hearing was given
him, as he recalled somewhat of the sacri-
| flee, the suffering, the answered prayer of
the awful struggle of 81 to 60.
With sorrow comes the news of the death
on Wednesday last, in Burlington, of Miss
| Clementine s. Perry, youngest daughter OF
our longtime physician, the late DIR. n. w.
| Perry. She seems not to have been well
since an attack of the grip months ago
Miss Perry is remembered here as one OF
our brightest, most intelligent and worthy
young ladies', and they who have known
her best since her removal to Burlington
years ago, could hardly fail of growing es-
TEEN for her, as they have watched her
ripening genial Christian character. In
| this irreparable loss the members of her
family are assured of the warmest sympa-
thy of old friends.
Windham.
Memorial day is to be observed by Abbott
| Post and the Woman's Relief Corps of this
place, The Grand Army memorial service
is to be held at the cemetery at South
Windham, after which the members of Alb
bott Post and the Womans Relief Corps
will return to the Congregational church al
the Center of the town, where the memorial
mound will be decorated and dinner served
followed by an address by j. q. Martin OF
| Manchester.
Worcester.
Elder Warren is to deliver the Memorial
day address and the Norwich University
cadet band of Mortified is 10 furnish the
| music
| Raw u r. Wheeler nreached tho me.