The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-18
tooNTINUKD FROM FIRST PAaRl
Pearson for the free use Of his hail. and also
the young ladies for their assistance.

- William Merrill has begun to dig
the cellar for his new house at Lanesvlle.
- Mr.. Haskell is having the lumber
drawn for the twostory summer house
which he intends TO build on land purchased
by him of G. s. Emerson, about three
fourths of a mile east of GAINESVILLE.
Brookfield.
An epidemic similar to " the grip " is pre-
vailing in town.
Rev. G. H. Morse delivered a very inter-
esting address at the Second church on
Thursday evening OF last week, the occa-
sion being a memorial service in honor Of
General Sherman.
Mr.. Martin Paine, an old gentleman and
former resident of this town but recently of
Chelsea, was taken to the insane asylum at
Brattleboro last week. He was accompa-
MED by his son-in-law, Andrew Edison of
Worcester, Mass.
Fred williams has rented tenement for
the coming year in the house owned by Miss
Perss Whitney. 60 Miss Mary Perham
has been spending short vacation in town
after year OF very successful teaching in
Ryegate. - Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy San
born have separated Mrs. Sanborn re-
turns to the home of her father, Mr.. Case Of
Mortified.
Lyndon McAllster, l.. d. Smith and w.
p. Whittier are acting as jurors at the
county court, Montpelier
Walter j. Brown of Grinnell, Iowa, son
OF the late Jerry Brown, formerly OF this
place, has been in town visiting his rela-
tives, Mrs. John Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. X. Collins, during the past week.
East Calais.
Rev. II. Miller of Glover will hold serv-
ices here for the Unversalist society next
Sunday morning at half-past ten.
Bert Bancroft and wife began work for
Will Peck last Monday. - Mr.. Rollins
has moved from the Harrington place back
to East Montpelier. - Mrs Sullivan
Owens died suddenly at Woodbury., on the
Sth instant, and the remains were brought
here and placed in the receiving tomb.
- Rufus Goodenough sold his cooper
shop, stock, tools, ETC., at auction last Sat
urday, and intends to make his home with
Byron Pierce of Woodbury.. b. p White
bought the shop. - Mr.. Ellis, on w. G.
Peck's farm, made a little maple sugar last
week, the first of the season in this part of
the town. - Miss Kate Hammond was
week "Wednesday, badly spraining one knee,
Chelsea.
The measles are among us in force.
County Examiner E. w. Goodhue holds q
| teachers examination at the academy on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week,
Mr.. H. j. Bell of West Midway, Mass, q
/
! last week to examine into the SrOspe tn for
a successful soc factory hare He Ia very
much pleased with the water-power anu
, other advantages of the place, and will
| nOtify the committee in a few days whether
he will accept the position OF manager OF a
prospective factory here. The capital stock
| required is S20,0 the larger part of which
is already subscribed MI Bells appear
ance and recommendations are decidedly in
his favor, and il he shall decide to come, it
looks very much as il shoe factory may be
seen in the near future.
w. l.. Sargent is about to return from
Corintb and move upon his farm, and Carl
ton Slack, who has been living there, takes
the S. M Reyes farm - Fred W. Smith
has leased for tive years the farm where he
has been living, belonging to his grand
mothers estate. - Charles G. Cross has
bought the NJ. v. B. Davis farm and is
about to remove there. Charles A. Luce
town from Brookfield. - Ira Thompson
has bong I for 5000 the house vacated by
Mrs. Nettie @. Thompson and has moved in.
East Corinth.
Rev. e. w. Hatch was absent from the
pulpit on Sunday, being in Danville for q
few days.
! Several from this place attended the en-
tertainlnent given by the Dartmouth Glee
club at Bradford, March IA.
The exhibition given by the school on
Friday evening was well attended After
| the entertainment there was a box supper
of which all partook. The proceeds are to
go for the purpose of purchasing an organ
to be used in the school
The chicken pie supper given by Grand
Army OF the Republic and Woman's Relief
Corps Tuesday evening in the church was
was well attended. Ex-Governor Farnham
talked very pleasantly on the war, and g.
nf In vail M fha Qrd-
ships endured while in Libby prison.
John Page, while running the slab saw
in McDuffe's mill, sawed off two fingers
from his left hand. - Miss Hattie Mont
gomery is at work for Mrs. Albert Corliss.
Danville.
Prospects for a creamery in town are now
very promising, as nearly enough stock is
pledged.
The broom party at the Masonic hall on
Wednesday evening of last week was sue
cess, financially and socially.
Charles Solomon Is at home from St. Johns
! bury Academy. with the measles So Ell
len Young of Lisbon, n. H., spent Sunday
in town, as the guest Of Emma Shipman,
who has now returned 10 Johnson Normal
School. - Rev. Mr.. Hatch of Corinth is
visiting his son Walter
East EImore.
A. j. Noise has rented his farm il Allen
Nelson and moved to South Woodbury..
C.. G. Brown hes rented his hill farm to
Arson Silloway, VINO takes immediate pos
session.
George LeBarron has moved back to his
| farm, and Mr. Weber, the former occupant,
has moved to Craftsbury, to work in lum-
Der mill.
j. r. Parker and George A. Morse are re-
pairing their lumber mills and putting them
in good order to cut ont their logs, OF which
they have large stock.
East Montpelier.
A sociabe will be given by the Christian
Endeavor Society at the home of Thomas
b. Stevens on Friday evening, to which all
are invited,
1t is reported that III. p. Worcester has
| received a pension. - Mr.. and Mrs.
| Frank Gray are to close their house and
work for Warren Leonard in Calais. -
Harry Daniels is seriously ill with the
nzeasles.
East Hardwick
William Underwood has sold his farm to
/ IaNpil Whittamora of BplVidera Miss