The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18

village school. 60 e. N Bean and John
Hurlburt will now run in company the bar
Der shop formerly owned by w. O. Cush-
man. - Charles Hurlburt has gone to
Hanover, N. H., to work for DR.. Frost.
Henry w. Tewksbury starts next Monday
on lecture tour through New England,
New York and Michigan - David Fisk,
who went from here to Boston not long ago
and has been very sick, Is much bet
ter. - Mrs. Alice Hobart has returned
from Providence, r. 1.
East II xbury.
The union conference, which commenced
Tuesday evening, will continue for week.
Meetings will be held afternoons and even
ings.
Miss Nellie Brown closed her second
term OF school here last Friday with an ex-
hibition in the evening, several of the par
ents being present to witness the entertain
ment, which gave general satisfaction.
Ora Boyce has lately secured pension
of S12 a month. - Mrs Henry Edison
has finished work for Mr.. Guild of North
field and is stopping at Dea, j. Z. Edson's.
- Miss Louise Pope is working for her
uncle, Edmund Pope, at Mortified. 60
Charles Bennett has finished work for Mr..
Gillett at East Randolph.
Stowe.
The village schools closed on Friday, with
an exhibition in the evening.
Allie Weeks was recently severely kicked
by horse. - Joel Griffin and II rbert
Warren have rented the Bashaw farm.
- George Smaley has moved to his
farm. - Ed French is to carry on the
Hodge farm for year. - A. A. War.
rem has sold his farm to Hira Davis, and has
moved to the Straw house in the village,
where he will carry on the business Of a
wheelwright. - Mrs. Pottle has moved
her mi linery business to Morrisville. -
Mark Lovejoy goes to Morrisville to engage
in the livery business. - A. r. Straw
has gone to the West. - Mrs. Sturte-
want formerly known as Lucia Batchelder
will visit the town during the coming week.
- Walter Bigelow was in town last
week to attend the funeral of Henry Sears.
West Topsham.
Mrs. G. e. Davis has returned from her
visit in Plymouth, n, II. - Mrs. Eunice
Wilds visited in the east part of the town
last Saturday. - Bell Bagley has gone
to Bradford for few days stay -
Laura White is in Boston. - DR.. and
Mrs. o. l.. Watson are visiting their son,
Dr. III. l.. Watson. - Frank Allen is
moving to Chelsea, where he is to work in a
shoe-shop. =C G. f. Smith has sold his
goods to G.. X. Church. Mrs. Church is to
run the store.
Tunbridge
All interested in having singing school
for the winter are requested to meet Mr..
Ober at the town hall on Thursday evening
at seven o'clock
The regular Christian Endeavor prayer
meeting will be held Thursday evening at
half past six. The members are invited to
attend the White River Union at South
Royalton on Friday and Saturday.
Miss Amy Kibby has returned from her
visit in Chelsea. - o. P. Cilley is quite
ill. - Mrs. M. Wright and daughter
Mabel are visiting in Bethel. - Mes
danes Nelson and King are on the sick list.
East Warren.
The Ladies' Mite Society meet with Mrs
Mary Hall on Thursday afternoon. 1t is
their annual meeting and full attendance
Is desired.
Mrs. Lucetta Nichols died November 10
aged seventy-six years, upon the same place
where she was born and always lived. She
leaves many friends who sympathize with
her bereaved children.
Home industry has at last struck Mad
River Valley. Men that have money to in.
vest are not as anxious to invest in Fort
Payne or Western mortgages as they were be
fore the bubble burst. Steam mills are be-
ing erected in the valley and the steam
| whistle will be heard from many a mill
Now give us the iron horse upon an iror
| track.
There have been great number of deaths
in this part of the town for the past year
greater than any year on record. There
were eleven deaths, and eight had lived tC
the age of three score and ten Tor nearly and
| two to four score and ten. One was a young
| lady not resident, and two small chill
dren. With no epidemic it seems remark
able mortality in population not to exceed
two hundred souls
Mrs. Leon Child and daughter from More
| town, accompanied by Mrs. Don Turner
| last week. - +. G.. Lamb and wife Wis
tied in Middlebury last week
| Waitsfield.
The post-office will be closed on Thanks
giving day from noon until five o'clock.
1t is reported that the Watsfield Lumber
Company have purchased sixty-horse
| power engine.
Jerry Ryle met with a serious accident
while numbering in the woods, recently, by
a tree falling upon him, badly dislocatine
his hip, fracturing three ribs, injuring his
| shoulder, and breaking the ligaments of the
ankle joint. The accident happened about
noon, and they were till five o'clock getting
him to his house. DIR. Jaynes was called
to assist DR.. Howe. and the hip was not go
into position till the evening of the follow
| ing day.
The death of George III. Carroll occurred
in the early evening, Monday, Novembel
Is Some weeks ago he came down will
the measles. Though quite sick with then
he apparently recovered, but about two
weeks ago he was taken worse and con
tinued to fail till death came. Heart failure
was the immediate cause of death. Georg,
| was nice young man, popular among his
associates, a member of the Methodist
church, loved by everybody. His deatl
casts gloom over the community, and the
family have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
b. L. Taylor of the Boston Globe was il
town last Wednesday, to learn some of tn,
particulars of Peter j. Carpenter, whC
moved away from here some eleven o.
twelve years ago. Mr.. Carpenter with
wife and three children moved to Woburn
Mass, from Waitsfield, where they LIVED
happily till about year ago, when Mr.. Car
penter disappeared, saying to his wife he
was going to Boston and would be bacl
early that evening. Nothing has sine,
been seen or heard of him, and as he wa
formerly Catholic priest it is believed h,
has deserted his family for his church
Mrs IT IT. Eisbar hos movad into III.