The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-05

Fannie Stone of Claremont, n. H., spent
Sunday with Mrs. Marcia Emery. ==
w. f. Colby and wife and M. H. Towne re-
turned from weeks visit in Boston lew
days ago. =-= G. G. Bennett, president OF
the First National Bank, Pierre, $. d, has
been in town on business connected With
that lively town. =- Calvin Stowe,
former resident, now of Boston, has been in
town for few days. == John NJ Gamble
has concluded to cease manufacturing
granite on his own hook and has gone to
work for the Williamstown Granite Cum
pany at Williamstown, and will soon move
thither. 80 Hon. Elihu Ii. Taft lectures
in Goddard chapel Friday evening of this
week. Subject, Mexico" Admission
free. - Professor w. X. Shipman of
College Hill, Mass, and George w. Dewey
of Boston visited the Seminary Thursday.
60 Fred NJ. Goodwin of Hartlaud was
dolph ship-furnisher, was in this vicinity
Friday, in search of suitable material for
his trade. - Mrs Marcia Emory went
Friday to Claremont, n. H.. to spend Sun
day. Thence she goes to Merchantville, a
suburb of Philadelphia, where she will
spend the winter with her sister. - j.
=. Corskie has placed a fine organ in his
house, as has Israel Wood = Fred
George has moved here from Montpelier and
taken up his residence in n tenement of w.
f Richardson on Washington street. ==
Merit Bradford is assisting 7. j.. Snow in
the care of the electric lights. = Miss
Eula Savage of St. Adams visited, last
week, Mrs. NJ ID. Lamb, returning home ON
Friday. - Miss Hattie Goodwin spent
Sunday in Montpelier with Miss Maud
Whitney. 60 Thomas Williams is taking
a trip west in the interest of the National
Granite Co.. of which he is president. 80
Marshall w. JONES' of Jones Brothers, Bos-
ton, was visitor over Sunday.
Bradford.
Roberts Harper gave an interesting en-
tertainment at the village hall, Saturday
evening, consisting of an illustrated lecture
on Europe.
The village incorporation scheme is one
of the absorbing topics. There would prob
ably be less jealousy between people in the
village and those outside If the former paid
for their own improvements. However,
the two-thrds of the highway tax asked for
by the village people seems rather steep uu-
less the Waits River bridges are to be in
cuded in the village limits. Good high
ways leading to the village will tend to in
crease its prosperity as much as anything
else. We must make it an object for peo-
pie from the back towns to come here and
trade.
Representative Chamberln spent Sunday
at home. - Mrs. j. f. Sleeper con
tinues seriously ill. - Dr. o. II. Ste
vens, who has been confined to the house
with carbuncle, is able to be out again.
Braintree.
ID. D. Howe, deputy of the state grange
visited the Snowsville grange at its last
meeting. He was much pleased with it,
All should avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to visit the Mechanics fair in
Boston this week. Excursion rates over
the Central Vermont railway.
The sentiment of this community is in
favor of separate institution for an agri-
cultural and mechani al college Petitions
will be circulated this week asking that the
legislature pass an act for the establish
ment of such an institution.
Salmon Williams with the help of one
man, dug and picked up about seventy
bushels of nice potatoes in six honrs. He
raised on five-eighths of an acre two hun
dred bushels of good marketable potatoes.
He thinks potatoes his most profitable crop.
The weather this fall has been so very
stormy that farmers have not been able to
secure their crops in trst-caSs condition.
Corn is mostly housed, and there is a very
good yield and of excellent quality. Beans
have not cured very well, neceSsltating a
good deal of manipulating to have them in
marketable condition.
Brookfield.
The band concert of Friday evening was
enjoyed by a large number of the towns
people.
Moses Howard died Wednesday morning
at the residence of George Dibelle After
brief funeral services Thursday morning. his
remains were taken to Berlin for interment.
Mrs. Daniel Smith died on Tuesday of
last week after a long and painful illness
Her funeral was held Thursday, Rev.
George Byington officiating. Besides rela-
tives in town, her son Fred of Auburndale,
Mass, was present at the funeral, as were
brother and sister
Rev. S. l.. Bates has decided not to ac-
cept the invitation of the Second church to
become its pastor, much to the regret of the
church and society. He closed his labors in
town last Sunday by preaching and admin
lSterlng the communion at the Second
church in the morning and at the First
church in the afternoon. He also led the
evening service at the Second church. He
will move his family to Burlington this
week
A meeting of the Teachers Association
will be held at the village school house in
district No. Z, next Saturday evening, The
following is the programmes: Morals and
Manners" by Lulu Allen; " Natural Science
in Common Schools" by Miss f. Graves;
"Old English Literature-Prose Writer'S"
by Leila Peck" Poets" by Jennie Conan1.
The last meeting was well attended and
full of interest. The election of officers will
take place at this meeting.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Price is to teach the winter
school at the north branch. - Edward
Stowe has taken possession OF the Buxton
place and his father is to occupy the house
owned by Mrs. Charles Fulam. 60 Mrs.
Della Densmore has bought the Philbrick
place - Miss Mary Perham who has
been teaching in Ryegate the past year is
spending her vacation in town. - Mrs
Fred Ladd of Sharon is spending a few
weeks in town. 60 Miss Eliza Hibbard is
quite i'll with rheumatic fever. 60 Miss
Marcia Peck, who has been obliged to pro-
long her stay at Peaks Ialand on account of
her health, is hoping to be able to return
this week.
East Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. S. Dwinell returned last
week from Taunton, Mass.
A very pleasant surprise party was given
Miss Ola Leonard on Tuesday evening, it
being her eightieth birthday.
A cat belonging to A. ID. Pearce recently
brought in bird answering in every way
TO the description of stormy petrol. 1t
was taken to W. V. Peck's to be stuffed
and attracts good deal of attention from
those interested in birds. The query is,
how came it here so far from its ocean
home?
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