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

The auditors made an incorrect cOmputa.
ton OF the trrasnrer's receipts from the tax
bill, and we understand the new auditors
are trying to straighten the matter.
DR.. ii. S. Carver has moved his family
back from East Calais and has taken rooms
over Mears' store. - Eldred Pitkin has
been confined to the house with canker-rash
for the past two weeks. - Jesse Wilson
cut bad cash in his hand lately while
splitting wood. - Laura, daug ter of j.
Il. Eddy, has returned from Burlington.
MOretown.
A son was horn last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. g. Lanphear.
William Wheeler of Duxbury lost one of
his pair OF horses last week-a valuable
animal.
There was quite an excitement in town
meeting, caused by a part of the voters
pairing roads, but it was decided to let it
remain as it has been for several years.
Morgan.
Mrs. Ira G. Taylor is moving to Derby
Center. - George Taylor intends going
into business at Attleboro. Mass.
Mortified.
A meeting OF the Odd Fellows OF the
seventh district, comprising the four lodges
in this county, has been called by the dis.
trict deputy ID. l.. Sanders Of MONTPELIER,
to be held with Mortified lodge on Thurs.
day, March %, opening at two o'clock.
The agent of the Peoples Five Year
Benefit order having secured about twenty
five charter applicants, a meeting was
called at the Morris house last Tuesday
evening at which some fifteen were pres
ent. An organization was made by chooS-
ing the name OF Governor Paine com
mandery and electing the following of.
fcrrs: Commander, j. l.. Moseley; vice
commander, II. N. Carpenter; secretary, G.
N. Whitmarsh; treasurer. Miss Mamie
Hassett; prelate, Miss Libbie whi'marsh;
marshal. II. &. Austin; inside guard, Mrs.
S. II. Curtis; outside guard, G. B. Gold;
past commander, Mrs. W. ii. Morris; trus.
tees, w. o. Whitmarsh, w. II. Morris.
Sherman Kimball. Installation will take
place at Concert hall Friday evening.
The list of town officers elected at the an
nual town meeting was given last week.
In addition there was voted tax OF sixty
cents, to be paid to treasurer with five per
cent rebate if paid by November 1 to pay
highway tax in labor; not to sell town
not to set II q. Averill into Roxbury or
Dan Guild into district No. 3; to exempt
polls of fireman; to pay Frank Barney S25
for extra expense in care OF w. l.. War.
riner and wife; to authorize selrctmen to
buy Of II. N. Briggs the front part of the
Center cemetery for $50; that the ten years
exemption OF the Mortified Manufacturing
Company bgin with 1880. Adjourned to
Saturday at two o'clock to give the select
men time to divide town into highway dis,
tricts and appoint highway surveyors, which
was done.
l.. G. Burnell has moved from the Thomas
L-,,
him OF Mrs. Lee. - l.. w. Avery has
sold to 4. A. Rice three-year.old Lambert
colt. - Eugene Carpenter Ia to carry
on the town farm this year and will rent
his own place. The buildings on the town
farm are to be quite extensively repaired.
- Lieutenant Taggart returned to
Plattsburg last Thursday and Lieutenant
Kimbal Of he Fifth infantry, now stationed
in Texas, has been detailed to the place
- Mrs. G. A. Edgerton, Jr., returned
home on Friday. - Miss White is visit.
went to North Hampton, Mass, Thursday
night TO attend the funeral of his sister.
Mrs. Stoddard, who died quite suddenly of
apoplexy. He returned on Saturday. -
T.. +. Thompson spent Sunday with his
family in Underhill. - DIR. Davis re-
turned from Michigan on Monday noon.
He bought four.year-old Hambletonian
horse named Antietam, which is expected
to-day.
East Orange.
The dedication of the new Union church,
January ~, was complete success. Rev
A. b. Truax, presiding elder, preached the
dedicatory sermon, an able and stirring adj
dress. He had charge of the finances, sue
cessfully lifting debt Of $500 Rev. NJ. G.
Henderson OF st. JOhn3bury preached in
the afternoon very interesting sermon.
In the evening, Rev. ii. +. Reynolds a
former pastor Of the Methodist church at
Chelsea, preached an excellent revival ser
mon, and an interesting altar service fol-
lowed. Thus ended day long to be re-
membered. The people of East Orange ap.
precate the donations received towards the
liquidation of the debt.
ROxbury.
ID. Fassett and family have returned from
a long visit to Rochester - II. G. Ellis
is administrator and w. b. Orcutt and
George w. Williams are commissioners on
the estate of the late Benjamin Persons.
- w. 1, Simonds read "a sermon at the
church last Sunday.
Mrs, g. W. Orcutt has returned from a visit
to Randolph. &c. ID. Spalding is in
Florida caring for his brother, who is very
i'll with consumption.
East Roxbury.
Mrs. Jason Freeman has so far recovered
from her fall rs to be removed to her home.
- Mr.. Noble Of West Randolph has re-
moved his family to II. G. Banchard's,
and he intends to go to Massachusetts soon
to work in creamery. - A. j. Ladd
has lost one of his horses, from some I'M
accountable cause. - Several from here
attended the funeral of Captain William
Blanchard last Sunday. - Fred Pope
will work for Asahel Farnham during the
coming season.
Vershire.
There were seven births and twenty
deaths in town in 1890. Nine deaths were
from diphtheria
The Adventists expect minister from
New York, who will move here with his
family soon.
Waits River
Mrs. Henry Richardson, who has been ill
with rheumatic fever, is slowly GONZALES
cling. - Homer L. Sargent has gone 10
N. H., for a few months.
Mrs. George Farnham is in a critical con-
iition with bronchitis. - Elijah EN-
sry's mother is gradually failing.
East Warren.
Geo. b. Newcomb spent a portion Of last
IF Barre, who is seriously ill. - Mrs.
Almond Worcester, who has been spending
yeveral months in Montpelier came to town
- Mrs. and Mrs. Wells Brown
nave moved to Montpelier. where they are