The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-28


Goth Of next month. Only two outspoken
aspirants are now in the field-Messrs.
Montgomery and Beedle Persons of good
authority state that SO far as names on each
petition are concerned, both have an equal
chance for the appointment.
DIR. Curtis is in Hardwick on business
- Rev Mr.. Hambln has moved into
M. o. Hubbard's house on South Pleasant
street. 80 Miss Edna Cushman, from
Burlington, has been spending few days
at her home. 60 Levi Grout and wife OF
Morrisville spent Sunday in town, the
guests of j. A. Huse.
Roxbury.
II. G. Ellis has been appointed deputy
sheriff by Sheriff Howe.
Hon. j. o. Booth of Connecticut will lee
ture at the town hall next Saturday evening.
A. A. Josin has sold his farm to Eugene
G. Flint of Braintree, and will give posses
sion next week.
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified will
speak at the Congregational church next
Monday evening. His subject is " Amer
lea" and we trust he will have a good au-
dienCe.
There was drunken row at William
Bashaw's Saturday evening, in which
Bashaw, " DIR. Hutchinson and cock"
Martin of Warren were the participants.
1t is said the affair is not over yet.
Carlos Neddo, who went to war from
Roxbury in the Seventh Vermont, was in
mother-in law of f. Il. Crane, Esq, is very
sick with pneumonia.
East Roxbury.
Mrs Raymon Hall is visiting her brother,
Clifton II Smith, the well known conduc-
tor on the Central Vermont railroad at st.
Adams. She has two brothers that are at
Minneapolis, MINI. - Shubael Wales of
Iowa, former resident of this place, is Wis
iting his friends after an absence of twenty
one years. 80 Hiram Henry has moved
on to the farm previously owned by his
father, John Henry of Mortified. 60
Edward Field and family have moved to
Pennsylvania to find location. - Will
o. Pride had one of his cows badly hooked
Saturday night. 80 Emmons Howe re-
ceived a bad cut on his face on Saturday
while working in the woods. - e. Il.
Bowman's child is dangerously sick. -
Mrs. Henry Edison is spending few DAYS
at j. T. Edson's. 80 DIR. Huse of Berlin
was in town last Wednesday on business.
Galen Markham and daughter of
Mortified visited at S. II. Aliens on Sun
day. 60 Mrs. Jason Freeman has re-
turned from Berlin.
Sharon.
The venerable Julius Snow is in very
poor health at an advanced age.
There was a meeting here on Monday
night to see about a creamery, and there is
a fair prospect of having one.
Why not see about new mill-dam across
the river and utilize the best water priv-
lege in Windsor county, as they did in
former days?
STAFFORD
Samuel McMaster, first scotsman of the
town and one of its most intelligent and
prosperous farmers, died on the oath in
slant. He was taken ill while on a visit to
Texas. fastening homeward, he reached
STAFFORD to die in just week from his ar
rival, pneumonia finally setting in,
West Topsham.
The choir met last Saturday evening for a
rehearsal, and will meet with Mrs. William
Il. Bagley next Saturday evening
A few persons gathered their ice last
week, just in time to escape the rain. Gill
man Bagley put in about twenty tons
Mr.. and Mrs. Corliss of Lyndonville are
visiting Mrs. Corliss' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George X. Church - Mrs. Emma Wat
son. who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
III. l.. Watson, returned to her home in
Woodbury. the first of the week. -
George Bagley invited few Of his young
friends to help him celebrate his fifteenth
birthday last Thursday evening. - Miss
Williams, who is teaching school at Waits
River, has been visiting a short time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Poole. - Mrs. Horace
White is in Montpelier caring for her
daughter, who is sick with the measles.
- Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Campbell enter
tanned a few friends at their home last
Monday evening. - Cornelius Simpson
OF Bradford was in town last week on bust
ness,
Tunbridge.
The ladies' of the Social Circle hold their
festival tonight wednesday, at the Tun-
bridge house.
DR.. Goss was in town last week in con-
sultation with DR.. Dean over NJ Grant,
who is very sick at his sonin-aw's, Will
Noycs.
At the spelling school in district No. 10
Saturday evening, when they stopped spell
ing, Jimmie Howe, Gertie Goodall and
Henry Slack were left standing. But is il
just the way to use but one spelling book
that some have learned by heart?
John Morrill, is staying AT S, b. Jones fol
a while. Edith Wills is at home from
school at Montpelier, having the measles
- f. Sargent is laid up with a lame
back. 80 Abijah Whitney is doing the
saving up the Spring road and Will Nor
rill is at work for him. - w. Aller
Hubbard visited in town the first of the
week. He is a namesake of w. Noble
! 80 Minnie Allen has returned from hel
visit in Thetford. - fIffe Kbby ha!
! Just received very handsome snow scene
! painted on PINK SdllH, from MISS II. d. NJ
Douglass of Thetford. - Fred futile il
drawing logs and showing what he is as
worker. He has 10 walk with sticl
strapped on to his leg to support his knee
- Robert Smitls spoke to the Chelsei
US on Friday evening. - w. w. Swai
is putting in new four-lighted windows il
his house. - Supervisor Goodhue ha
been visiting schools in town. He does no
speak very we'll of some of them.
East Warren.
There is very much sickness in town thi
winter, especially among the elderly people
and several have died
Rev. w. A. Averill will occupy the pulpi
here next Sunday. There will be a sing IA
his house next Saturday evening.
One day last week forty loaded team
crossed Roxbury mountain with freight TO
the Rox bury station Who says we do nc
need a railroad in Mad River valley?
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter, who has been
great sufferer from dropsy for months, die
last week Wednesday. The funeral wa
held at her late home on Saturday, Rev. {
w. Ross of Granville officiating. Her re
mains were taken to Granville for burial.
There was a real old-fashioned thaw las
week, doing no damage, however, saw
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