The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-25


sold his farm to Elmer Harrington for
$1,000, and possession will be given at once.
80 Rev. w. II. Stewart and wife are
visiting their daughter in Nashua, N. III.
== Easter services at the churches
Sunday morning, for which special music
has been provided.
East Montpelier.
Easter Sunday Is to be observed at the
brick church by a Sabbath-school concert
in the evening, besides the usual day
service
Mr.. Worcester, father of II. z. Worcester
and Mrs G.. A. Huntington, died at the
home of the latter March 49, at an advanced
age. The remains were taken to Warren,
his former home, for burial.
The school in district No. 8, taught by
Charles l.. Pervier of Northfield, closed
March 81. Scholars not tardy-Mabel Co
burn, Josie Goodell, Mary Kelton, Arthur
Clark, Ernest Clark Bernie Cullum, Amos
Gusha, Carl Sibley, Frank Young, Martin
Young and Guy Young.
There was dance and oyster supper at
A. II. Cutters on the 18th instant. -
Miss Winnie Cutler has been spending
| few days at Mr.. Wheeler's. g. Mrs. IL.
Templeton is sick with a severe cold. -
Burt Nelson, who recently began work for
Austin Templeton, is recovering from the
measles. - e. A. Wheeler of Worcester
and Allie Chase were married March IL.
81
won the prize at William Ticknor's whist
party, on Thursday evening, while Mrs.
Dodge and Mr.. Strong secured the " BOBBY "
prize.
Grafton.
School district No. 10 was re-established
at the annual town meeting
| The new bridge at Cambridgeport is fine
structure and does credit to the builder.
Grafton library contains 1862 volumes.
|
Hon. Charles Barrett, who was confined
| to the house for several months, is now very
much better
The town refused to exempt G. H. San
ders' mill at Houghtonville from taxation
for period of ten years.
The highways of the town are to be man
| aged by twenty one highway surveyors this
year, the town having returned to the dis
| trict system.
Hardwick.
Harvey Carr has sold his farm on the west
hill to Duran Mason of Wolcott, who has
taken possession. Price 1880
The lumber is being drawn for w. H.
| Taylor's house, to be erected opposite the
Methodist parsonage on Church street.
w. H. Taylor has resumed his legal
studies at the Hathaway office here and is
associated with Albert Perley, also law
student.
Orison M. Mack has been prosecuted
for liquor selling. He now resides at
Greensboro Bend, where he has rented or
purchased some livery property.
We understand that the St. Johnsbury
Granite Company is to resume work at its
quarry near the" Buffalo" road this spring.
Nothing was done at this quarry last season.
The project of the establishment of ma
tional bank here has been revived, but with
what prospects OF success we are not adj
vised. Offers of S35, 900 of $4,000 capital
have been recently made by outside CAPT
talists.
Lewis Whittemore of Belvidere has taken
possession of the farm in this town recently
purchased of W. III. Underwood. Under
wood has moved to this village, renting
rooms at j. s. Drenan's until his new house
shall be finished.
Messrs. w. H. Carter and G. NJ Tubbs of
Barre have purchased Ira I. Batchelder 3
livery property and rented his barn at the
Centennial House for their use. They are
to accommodate and care for the transient
custom of the hotel and have its revenue.
Edward Aiken has contracted with Henry
Taylor of Wolcott for the building of a
dwelling house for Adams Kellogg on land
opposite the cemetery at the southwest end
of village. 1t is to be a single tenement OF
two stories with L, work to begin as soon as
the season permits.
George w. Whitcher, well and favorably
known here, died on Friday last of pneu
monia at the residence of his son in Crafts
bury. Mrs Dorman Bridgman of this vii
lage is his daughter. Mr.. Whitcher resided
many years in Westfeld, and we believe
represented that town in the general as
sembly.
1t is said that the Judevne estate has
received offers of $50, 900 for some 800 acres
of land in the northwest corner of this town
1t is nearly all good timber land. We
understand the executors now ask $4,000
and it is said several lumber companies are
expected to examine the tract with refer
ence to purchase as soon as convenient this
spring.
When and how to procure a supply o.
water for this village for fire and domestic
uses is an exciting topic of agitation here
and productive of frequent village meet
ings, two having already been held and &
third is called to be held on Monday, the
Goth. From the shape the matter has as
sumed and the subjects embraced in the
call, it is hoped and expected this meeting
will terminate the water matter for time.
Mrs. Hattie r. Drown, daughter of Bern
ard Powers, has rented the Swerdfegel
tenement - Mrs. j. II. George, ac
companied by DR.. Adgate, went to Burling
ton recently for medical treatment for 8
trouble with one of her eyes. - Mrs
Farley Camp of Gilmore was recently thrown
from a sleigh near Frank Johnson's ant
seriously injured IN one mp. - Franz
Hall has established horse training bust
ness at Frank Johnson's stable. He ha
been employed for a year or two past a
Houghton farm" near Oxford, N. III il
the training and care of horses. - A. E
Clement has sold his grocery store business
to his father, William o. Clement viii e
Clement is now in charge of the who'll
, store. - b. e. Billiard has secured tenn
porary accommodations for his legal prac
tice at the Gazette office.
Hyde Park.
George Parker is about to go to Colorado
- Rev. e. j. Ward has resigned as
pastor of the Union church. - Easte
Sunday will be observed by services at the
Union church. - 1t is rumored thai
Governor Page will build house here mex
summer.
} Marshfield.
Remember the school-meeting next Tues
day evening.
Isaac Hills of Massachusetts,, formerly o
Cabot, passed through the village last weel