The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-06

North FayStOn.
An OK owned by Samuel f. Marble was
badly cut recently by a mowing-machine.
The hay crop is light-about two-thirds of
! last years cut. Oats are looking slckly.
Potatoes promise well-not as many. bugs
as usual. Apples are falling off and will
not be plenty.
Mrs. Reuben Richardson and Mrs. James
| III. Johnson are in poor health this sum
mer. 80 Mrs. Nelson Boyce is visiting in
town. 80 Jacob Boyce has returned from
California.
Hardwick.
Horace johnson is making kiln of brick
this season containing about 6O,O0O
Quite large delegation of the G. A. r.
post is preparing to attend the national en-
campment at Boston.
The selectmen have posted the checklist
of voters, preparatory to the freemen's meet
ing In September. 1t numbers about 40
| names.
Professor D. f. Andrus, principal of our
Academy the past year, has been engaged
as principal of Derby Academy for the COM
ing year.
The railroad company has purchased two
acres of land at the Smith gravel cut, for
use in constructing the new quarry railroad
and ballasting.
Amateur burglars made another visit to
the railroad station last Wednesday night.
small caddy of tobacco.
Arnold & Son have built an addition to
their granite shop for the blacksmithing de-
partment thus relieving the main building
of room needed for other purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur F. Jackson, son of
DIR. A n. Jackson, our village dentist, has
been visiting his father here. Mr.. jackson
resides most of the time in Florida.
Miss Mary Wakefield is stopping with her
| loft Of t,lapa
She has recently resided in New York, and
is employed in the millinery business
Clark Trow has begun the erection of
| two tenement-house on the lot recently
bought of u. S. Drenan, opposite the new
single tenement-cottage being erected by
Dorman Bridgman.
Mr.. Hooker of Cabot, who recently pur-
chased building lot of the Bridgman sis
tiers, near Miss Lydia Fuler's residence on
North Main street, intends building adouble
tenement-house thereon this season.
Miss Mary Calderwood, who has been
sick for several months with consumption,
died at the residence of her sister, Mrs G..
w. Bailey of this place, on Wednesday last.
Her remains were taken to st. Johnsbury
for interment.
Arnold & Sons granite shed caught fire
on Saturday evening, July 2G. 1t is sup
posed to have originated in cupboard in
the engine-room from oily rags, causing
spontaneous combustion. Happily it was
discovered in time to save the building and
contents.
Some of our citizens are talking of organ
izing building association, and an informal
meeting has been held to discuss the mat
ter. We understand a committee was APP
pointed to investigate the business methods
and bylaws of similar associations and re-
port at a future meeting
Lewis Haynes, well known as a native
a,,1 fnr pit nf fnu t1x
died in Clay county, Kansas. He was in
the employ of the Fairbanks Scale Company
for many years, and resided in Indiana.
For several years past he has been engaged
in farming and resided in Kansas Mr.
Haynes was a son of DR.. I. G.. Haynes, a
noted physician, many years resident at
the Haynes Mineral Spring " in this town
whose healing waters were quite celebrated
and largely used then-as they are now
with marked benefit by many in this vi
cinity. He was brother of George A
Haynes, Esq, substantial farmer of this
town.
Eugene Ransom of East Hardwick was
arrested on Wednesday last, charged with
breaking into A. G. Parkers house in Wal
den and taking or stealing therefrom pork
wheat, Strawberries, hay-fork, sacks, etc
Search warrants were procured and served
in several localities. The lost bran-sack
and fork were found under Ransom's barn
which led to his arrest. He had an exam
!, ination on Saturday before Justice Statfor.
at North Walden, resulting in binding hin
up in $500 70: appearance at county court
Much sympathy is manifested for Ransom
and general belief in his innocence is sale
TO he entertained at East village, where III
is best known.
l Marshfield.
: II. e. Burnap is repairing the grist-mill
There was quite fracas at the hotel
! Friday night but no bones were broken.
Lizzie Preston was injured last week b,
: falling off the foot-bridge and striking oil
/, the rocks.
| Rev. Fred T. Crane and Claudio Robin
son were married last Thursday by Rev. l.
n Warren. Mr.. Crane is to preach at Whit
! River Junction the coming year.
( Aunt Kttie Pike, widow of the late Syl
. vester Pike, died at NJ. r. Bliss last Thurs
!, day and was buried Saturday. She ha
been helpless invalid for years, the resal
of paralysis.
Remember the adjourned meeting of tn
h circulating library next Saturday evening
It to hear reports of the committee on bylaw
and the committee to purchase books lie
IS every one be present and get the good wor
d going as soon as possible.
o The checklist is up, and the all-absorl
y ing question to every voter should be, "
my name written there" Look and SET
d and if not, be present at the meeting of tn
J. | bOdlu VI tlNll dubHollJy hcAt Ntch Cdlul
n day, at one o'clock P. NJ, and find out VIII
k it is not there
d l.. I. Kinney was arrested and taken I
y Burlington, last week Tuesday, on a charg
7, of violating the United States internal reN
IS enue laws by selling tobacco without
L. license. Mr.. Kinney sold his tobacco I
% the men who work for him at numbering
l. Marshfeld, with provisions, etc. BefoI
l. Commissioner George e. Johnson he wa
a given hearing, and several witnesses wei
N examined District Attorney Plumley al
re pearing for the government. Mr.. Kline
IL was held in the sum of $500 for appearanC
n at the October term of the court at Rutlan,
y Rev. j. r. Whitney has moved into I'll
~ house with Mrs. Burnham and will sta
~ there until the parsonage is vacated by ID
70 Carver. - a party consisting of Geore
+ o., j. w. and Burt Davis, g. II. Robinson
re ID. Holcomb, NJ. ID. Bemis and Edgar Ian
10 berton, went to Groton pond yesterday to +
+ main the rest of the week. - Rev.
ls ID. Clapp of Woodstock, a former paste
u here, was in town last week. - Georl
III Wheeler and wife are visiting in Canad
- Hiram Wilson has returned
a Gilman's mill.
n. Maplp Hill