The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-09-10

| indifference of republican voters this year
is owing to the recklessness of the last two
legislatures. There are strong republicans
who believe that the material interests of
the state would be better served If the two
political parties were more evenly divided.
East Montpelier.
II. b. Woodward has gone to Holyoke,
Mass.
Mrs. Hannah Beckley is visiting in
Calais.
Mrs. Jane Tabor of Calais was in town
last week.
Mrs. s. A. Ormsbee is stopping at Mrs.
kinneys In Berlin.
Mrs. Eunice Freeman of Boston, Mass,
is visiting relatives in town.
| G. A. Bruce has returned from two
weeks pleasure trip in Maine.
| Charles Hamlin has recently sent three
carloads OF potatoes to Boston.
Lizzie, oldest daughter of Frank Le-
Barron, is quite sick with fever.
] Misses Mary and Hattie Foster are at
! tending school at Godda rd Seminary.
Mrs. George Scribner and daughter Emma
! spent last week at Lyman Ormsbees
Allie Clark is teaching at the Four Cor
ners and Belle HOLSTER in district No B.
The village school commenced September
l, with more than an average attendance.
Mrs. Upham of Montpelier and Mrs. NJ.
/ " DOuBb VI tdldlo are NlSllluR dl LlDDOfdn
| Gould's.
c. X. Willard is building quite a commo-
| dious granary. The work is being done by
! Hiram Perkins
| Charles Beardsey of Worcester, salesman
! for DIR, j. S. Dodge, made business trip
through town last week.
! Wallace G.. Goodwin has taken the place
vacated by H. b. Woodward and supern-
| tends the Sunday-school at the Center.
Iaa al;
is putting up new building, which is to be
| used as granary, carriage-house and ice
| house
E. A. Pierce goes to Moretown this week,
where he will work as clerk in store, He
| gave a pleasant farewell reception to his
friends and pupils on Saturday evening.
The oat crop fell below the verage in
most localities Corn is promising well,
and potatoes are unusually large, and yield
| ing on the average nearly four hundred
bushels to the acre, but in some fields one
third of the crop is more or less rotten.
Among those at school on Seminary Hill
| are Messrs. Goodwin, Holt, Holmes, Wheeler
and Kelley, and Misses Bliss, Buxton,
and Cutler, Miss Dingwall will go the
last half of the term. Misses Jersey, Good
win and Woodward had planned to attend
this fall but all commenced teaching last
week, and will not resume their studies at
| the Seminary until after the close of the
present school year. One from the class of
80 and two from the class of 80 are teach
ing in town.
North Fayston.
E. A. Davis is to put in a steam mill and
bobbin factory
w. E. Grandield and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a son.
The body of Mrs. f. A. Heath of More
town was brought to this place for burial
last Monday, the Sth instant.
The three-year-old daughter of T. G.
Nearly was quite badly burned last week
by falling into pail of hot water.
John Ryan and wife of Montpelier were
in town last week. - Mrs. Annie Guy
of New York is visiting her aunt, Mrs Pas
nett.
Grafton.
Hon. Sidney Holmes has been sick, but
is now better.
The Woodstock Baptist Association meets
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daniels have left town
for their home in Lincoln, Neb
The last of the summer boarders at the
hotel, of whom there has been a large
number, leave this week.
The social event of last week was the
marriage of Preston McNair of Nation,
Ill, to Miss Lucy Taylor, at the home of
the brides mother.
The village schools began last Monday.
b. H. Lanphear of South Londonderry
teaches the grammar school and Miss Ger
trude Marston of Brattleboro the primary.
Corn gives large growth of fodder but is
late. Potatoes yield well. Apples are a
failure. The railroad worms have injured
some and Others are dropping badly. Black
berries have given the greatest yield ever
known.
Hardwick
Justin Paige is putting in foundation for
new house at the East village.
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one hand while at work on a railroad bridge
near Morrisville last week.
H. j. Goodrich & Co., plumbers, of st.
Johnsbury, are doing the plumbing work
on Campbell's new building.
An advent camp-meeting is announced to
be held in a tent at Mackvlle, beginning
Wednesday evening of this week.
The potato crop is large and the quality
excellent, but many fields are rotting badly.
Potatoes are worth forty cents at the
cars here.
The post-otfice at East Hardwck has been
moved into the new building, and Mr..
McDaniels is reconstructing the interior of
the old office for store.
l.. A. Kent Esq. of Calais has purchased
the land between his business block, now
occupied by j. III. McLoud * Co., and the
Advent church of Judevine's estate. Price
reported as 1850.
We understand that Aiken Brothers have
decided to put in new terworks for sup
plying this village, including a sufficient
number of hydrants for fire use, and will
begin work upon the enterprise immedi-
atey.
The citizens meeting of Monday evening
last was well attended, and resulted in the
appointment of a committee of six to secure
an act of incorporation for this village. j.
II. McLoud, Dorman Bridgman, A. B.
Thomas, NJ L. Tucker, w. II. Taylor and
l. Z, Titus are the committee.
Freeman's meeting has come and gone.
The contest for town representative was
triangular one at first, two republicans and
one democrat being candidates, the demo-
crat leading. NJ, Il, Tucker, republican, had
121; ID. Bridgman, democrat, 1913; George
W. Brdgman, republican, 81. The con-
test from the first ballot to the fifth and
last was exciting, but good-humored.
Tucker and Bridgman tied on the fourth
ballot, at l42, The fifth ballot resulted in
electing M. E. Tucker by six majority, he
having 143 votes, Special efforts were
made TO secure the largest possible demo-
cratic vote on the state ticket, for which
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