The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11

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Davis farm for one year.
A musical rehearsal will be held in the
hotel parlors this "wednesday evening.
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. William Tnkham OF Rochester has
purchased the stage route from Waterbury
to Worthwhile and has taken possession.
The warning is up, calling another town
meating, Thursday afternoon, March 10, at
two O'Clock, to elect town treasurer and
third selectman to fill vacancies.
George Hunter has worked for Harvey
Edoy Tor thirteen years. Monday OF last
week was the first day he 'Ost in all that
time. Can that record be beaten?
Butter was four cents higher on Monday
than last week and the farmers were CORE
sp0ndlngly happy. The prospects are that
the prices will be higher for a few weeks.
D. w. Sleeper, overseer Of the poor, has
engaged the services Of Arthur Drmerritt
and wife at the town farm for this year.
Compensation, 1925. There are nine people
on the farm.
DR.. Sylvester superintendent OF the
asylum was in town lasr week and engaged
rooms and board at the Waterbury hotel.
ne has brought his family with him, as he
intends to take charge at once.
Although last Thursday evening was very
S,'i my tnt tHltTIdlHlIltnL Oh IiIt dramatic
club at the hotel hall was fairly well at
tended. The members showed marked i'm
pr0vement In their several parts.
The people of this vicinity should turn
out on Thursday evening for the last Of the
lecture.conrse entertainments by the Tem-
pie lluartette OF Boston. 1t in considered
second to none in New England, and those
who have heard Mr.. Dale read praise him
very highly.
The village Of Richmond sc the fire
company check for S25 for its services,
at the late fire in hat place. with akindly
letter OF thanks for the efficient help the
company gave at that time. Winooski has
also sent the company S25 for its alacrity i'm
answering the call for aid. This sum was
voted by the town Of Colchester at the re-.
cent meeting The money from Richmond
was by private subscription, the town re-
fusing to vote the amount.
The village meeting called for Monday
evening to consider the proposition to light
the village by electricity was fully attended
views were freely expressed. The project
0rs OF the scheme explained the matter
FULLY. Afterwards vote was taken by bal
lot, instructing the trustees by large ma.
jority to contract with the Vermont Elec.
tric light company to put in sixteen arc
lights, twelve hundred candle power, dis.
tributed in the village as the trustees shall
designate. The contract was for ten years.
II is not generally known that Professor
Ober has invented and perfected music
printing machine the only one of the kind
IN the state. 1t prints from a continuous
roll ana makes an impression on four pages
az once, with perfect registry. 1t is con.
structed of wood and resembles huge
cheese-press. The inventor is now engaged
in printing u system OF instruction for be.
ginners in music, the plates Of which he Is
having electrotyped, so that any number OF
copies may be produced at short notice. 1t
may be a small affair at present but it
should be remembered that great oaks
from little acorns grow"
Mr.. Nathaniel Moody is very low. with
slight hopes OF recovery. His eighty.tive
years are against him. - Mr. Griffith,
the harness maker, has moved into the
house lately occupied by Miss Hattie
Thompson. - Mrs. Gray, sister to Mrs.
Provost, died Sunday, aged ninety.two.
- Charles Long has moved into the
Norton house in Mill Village, lately pur-
chased hy {, +. Clough. - Mr.. Yondo.
who carried on the town farm last year. has
moved to the farm OF Lewis White, on
Waterbury river, which he will carry on
this year. - Fred and Frank Caldwell
of Hartford Conn, have been here attend.
ing the funeral of their grandmother, Mrs.
Pride. - Rev, w. Il. Davenport occu-
pied the pulpit of the Rev. Mr.. Hough at
Montpelier last Sunday. and Mr. George
Newton Of Montpelier Seminary supplied in
the Methodist church here. - Mr. and
Mrs. Cameron were at Mortified over Sun
day attending the funeral of Mrs Gamer
On's mother, who died and was buried in
that place. - James Green has gone to
Boston with carload of stock for G.. T..
Moody. - Charles Keene started a car
load OF horses for New York on Monday,
and will start another in two weeks.
Williamstown.
The Congregational Sunday-school is pre-.
pairing for concert on Ease r day
A family en- route from Italy is to occupy
a portion of the Asa S. SmOnds house.
If there shall he sufficient encouragement,
an exhibition OF the Edison phonograph
may be had here some evening in the near
future.
The auction sale of the household and
farm goods of Messrs. Brockway and Hood
was adjourned from Friday last to Satur-
day of this week.
Lucius s. Simons' record shows thirty
one and three-fourths inches of rainfall
here last year. So far this winter ninety
six inches OF snow have fallen.
The mental condition of our old towns
man. Sidney Brown, now Of Ogdensburgh,
N. Y, is said to- have improved, though
he remains very intirm
For the first time in we know not how
many years, the work of our March meet
ing was done in one day. The care of our
roads was put into the hands of the select
men.
The gentlemen of the Universalist society.
assisted by Houses orchestra and Scion Il.
Carpenter of Washington, will give a con-
cert at the town hall on this "wednesday
evening.
Landlord Durham has rented a house on
Brook street in Barre and will soon move
there 1t is said Christopher Hood is think.
ing of moving to Barre. Elmer Perry will
move there this week.
The subject of the sermon at the Meth
odist church next Sunday will be a continu-
alton of 1.-THE Model Sunday-school." In
the evening, Rev. w. S Smithers will lee
ture on 1.-THE Epworth League"
Sherman Winchester takes possession of
the Colby clearinghouse. Hattie
Fisk Of Montpelier was the guest of Mrs.
DIR. T.. b. Watson last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig in the w. u. Pratt district have
been very sick of late, but are convalescent.
. Messrs Joseph Frazer and Andrew
Wood have just arrived here from A ber-
deem, Scotland, and will work for James
Bessett al granite cutting. - Mary Alb.
bott returned on Monday to the st. Johns
bury Academy. Lucius Edison was
years old on Friday last.
Worcester.