The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15

Il. Barrett & Son have been improving
their verandas with new paint.
The whist club had its final meeting last
evening, giving supper to the members at
the Waterbury Hotel. The evening passed
very pleasantly.
The social given by the young people on
Friday evening was in every way a success.
The feature of the evenings programme
was a humanaphone This model instru-
ment represented strkingly the photos Of
six OF the feminine and two OF the mascu-
| line sex. The instrument did very effective
work under the manipulation Of Professor
Cheney.
The maple sugar season has been boom
ing for the past week, many tons having
been bought by the local dealers up to date.
! Judge Crossett reports big runs of sap dur
| ing the past week On two consecutive days
he gathered from 100 trees sap enough for
nearly one thousand pounds of sugar for
each day. The flow was so great that IL was
necessary to gather twice day.
Frank N. Smith was thrown from his
wagon last week aud received severe inju.
ries which c0nfne him to his house and
| prevent his attending to business at pres
emit. The accident occurred near the Stowe
line by his horse taking fright. The horse
and vehicle were precipitated some distance
down the slope from the highway The
wagon was smashed but the horse received
no serious injury. Mr.. Smith was badly
cut and bruised, particularly about the
head, but no bones were broken. He is do
ing well and will be out again in few days.
G. N. Arms and family have gone into
summer quarters at their home on Main
street. - II. III. Lyford was in town Sat-
urday. - Joe Remington started upon
his return trip to Minneapolis Saturday
noon. - Fred Luce is again able to be
about his duties. - Dan g. Richardson,
| ybfa hau han in fnty faxk a rat 4
to Hanover on Saturday. - Mrs. Robert
White, who for some months past has been
staying at DIR. Rockers, returned to her
home with her husband on Friday. -
Word has been received that Mrs. Wild
! who was taken to the insane asylum short
time ago, died very suddenly last Thursday
morning - MIR. Charles Rogers, who
has been the boss on the brick work at the
asylum is soon to move his family to
! Woodstock
WilIiamstown.
II. II. Martin has sheep which recently
produced four lambs.
Special train to "Our Boys" at Barre
opera-house, Thursday evening, April Is.
Everybody surmises that Kimball P.
Blanchard Of Barre will soon be the land
lord of the new hotel.
The Congregationalists are joyful Just
now over good thing about to come to
them, which may be publicly noted little
later on.
Mrs. Fannie Martin Stewart has resigned
the school superintendency to which she
was recently elected. The selectmen have
not yet appointed successor.
Applications come to our dealers for ap-
prenticeshps to the granite cutting trade.
What wonder, since, of all trades here
abouts, it pays by far the best
Christopher Hood has returned from the
Mary Fletcher hospital hopeful OF better
health. 1t sounds like old-time practice to
hear of the calomel he has to take.
Rev. r. L. Nanton will preach next Sab
bath on the subject, Are we to consider
those enemies who tell us the TRUTH" 1t
will be the last Sunday of his first year.
Our granite interests, it is felt, demand
/ houses for married workmen, too many of
the young single men liking larger town.
1t is just the place for quiet homes
Merrill f. Bean has located in Bronson,
I Levy County, Florida, for fruit and vege-
2 table raising. He has two acres in melons,
this season. Untime, frost nipped his
4 peas and beans awhile ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Lynde, while riding
, after one of Mr.. Lyndes fine horses, were
suddenly capsized one day last week.
. Mr.. Lynde hung to the reins, and was made
g to do some heavy subsoiling" on our
$ muddy street. Fortunately, however, no
serious injury was sustained.
The blaze in the west seen by our citi.
zens Friday night was caused by the burn
ing of Jerry McCarthy's farm buildings in
the Judge Paine district. Buildings, farm.
: ing tools, stock, etc, were burned, the fam.
lily hardly escaping with their clothing
Loss estimated at 81 1000. Cause Of fire, de-
, fective chimney.
; At the union service in the Methodist yes
a try, Sunday evening, Rev. l.. Tenney gave
interesting "reminiscences of the liquor.
drinking custOma in Nav ENGLAND
= three-score years ago, when drinking was
= universal, and noted the marked change Of
sentiment on this subject in the time. Min
listers, many or fewer, preached, and made
pastoral calls, with drink. Men builded
< voted, married and were buried with its aid
At length change came. Mr.. Tenney's
q father, a farmer, was made the president o.
= temperance organization in his home in
v New Hampshire. Having occasion 10 build
barn, the son was sent out to invite towns
= men to the raising, with the announcement
that there would be no rum furnished. He
. was met with the prediction that the barr
u could not be raised, but that prediction
q failed, for the barn went up. Mr., Tenney
. . closed with some startling figures concern
ing the money yet spent annually in ouI
. country for drink, and the warning of the
= work yet to be done in annihilating this
e curse.
John McKssor, the new Scotch foreman
in Lynde & Cheney's granite polishing shop
is giving fine satisfaction. - Elisha III
e Burnham has returned to town and will
n work at teaming in our place this season
- Mr.. and Mrs. X. l.. Watson will
soon be at home from years stay in Massa
chusetts. - A daughter was recently
It born to Mr.. and Mrs. Orange Bannister
e and son to Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Field now
l. of Boston. - Miss Mary Abbott has
l. just returned to school in St. Johnsbury
5 - Jason, son of Erwin III. Martin, ha.
been dangerously ill from measles of late.