The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

trict was suspended last week on account
OF the large number sick. Several serious
cases are reported, and one, a daughter of
George A. Flanders, proved fatal, termin-
ating in pneumonia. The village district
is comparatively exempt this winter, az this
disease had its run here during the summer
and autumn.
j. V. buttons family consisting of him
self, wife and her mother Mrs Carrie Wake
field, came near being suifoCated with coal
gas from their stting-rOom stove on Thurs
day morning last. The fortunate circum-
stance Of more people residing in the same
house undoubtedly saved their lives. Mrs.
Dutton had presence Of mind and strength
enough to crawl to the door OF Mr.. j. IL.
Harris rooms in the adjoining tenement,
and aroused them 10y falling exhausted to
the floor as she opened the door. They had
attended the sociable at DR. Darlings the
previous evening, and, returning home late,
put fresh coal in the stove, shut the damp
ers too close, and retired. Mrs. Dutton and
her mother ave been quite i'll SINCE but are
reported to be improving.
DR.. W. S. Curtis of West Randolph has
been here the past week looking after his
granite business. 60 1t is reported that
Orison NJ. Mack has leased the hotel and
livery property ut Greensboro Bend. -
b. f.. Bullard, Esq has rented rooms for a
residence at NJ v b. Hahaway's and
moved in. =- G. S. Rowe of the Hard
wick Granite Company purposes going
West soon as salesman for the company.
His family resides at Chicago.
MarshfieId.
The lyceum was adjourned last week, as
many who take part wished to 90 to Cabot
| to hear Mr.. Booth.
John l.. Severance has cut 1,621 cakes of
| ice this winter out of Worcester's pond, and
has orders for over 400 more.
| The competitive examination for scholar
| ship in the Methodist Seminary for the
| spring term will be held in the village this
week. For further particulars inquire Of
Mr.. burbank, the village teacher.
1t is reported that scholar in one OF our
rural districts got into trouble with the
teacher one day last week, and in the fracas
| the teacher came out ahead. It is also re-
! ported that the boy was put up to it by
those who should know better. II so, the
! teacher is to be congratulated on a double
victory.
| The book committee OF the circulating H.
brary has succeeded in procuring nearly all
| the books that were in the old library, and
has them ready for circulation. They are
mostly standard works of history, biography
| and travels, and are valuable addition.
Nearly every one who had the old books
gladly gave them up to help the good work
Rev. f. T. Crane and wife of White River
! junction were in town last week. -
! Emery Benton will work for Mrs. Chester
| Sawyer next summer. - Cadet Charlie
! Morrill, came home from Norwich Univer-
sity last Thursday sick with the measles
Middlesex.
1t is expected that Rev. l. p Booth will
preach here next Sunday afternoon.
Rev. NJ. II. Ryan of Worcester will preach
at the Union church next Sunday morning
at the usual hour, in exchange with Rev.
M. X. Barney.
The Waterbury Dramatic Club presen ted
the drama " In the Enemy's Camp" to a
fair audience at Holden hall last Saturday
evening. The entertainment was pro-
nounced very good.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs.
Rufus Leland on January 30, and elected the
following officers: President, Mrs. Mary
Scott; vice-president, Mrs. G. g. Richard
son. secretary, Mrs A. Denison; assistant
secretary, Mrs. Rufus Leland; treasurer,
Mrs. G. 7. Miles.
n. X. Herrick died last week Friday,
after an illness of several weeks. Funeral
| services were held SUNDAY afternoon, Rev.
A. j. Hough officiating. Mr.. Herrick has
long been resident here. He was man
of business. anu will DO greatly missed by
his many friends.
Mrs. U. II. Hammond is on the sick-list.
- Miss Carrie Hodge is visiting in
! Stowe. - II. Il. Nichols. has received
! the appointment of postmaster. - Miss
Carrie VIM of Lawrence, n. Y, is spend
ing the winter at Il. ID. Williams
MiddIesex Center.
Much sickness prevails through our COM
runty-not serious, but troublesome
.inthe loss of our townsman, n. X. Her
rlcA who died January 80, we lose not only
one e. our solid business men. but one who
ny rs strict integrity, generous liberality
ana Kindly humanity, had endeared himself
TO us al.
Our id neighbor, Ashley Blodgett died
at Norwich, January %, aged ninety
eight years and ten months. When he left
Mlddlestx, nearly thrty-tive years ago, he
seemed IA elderly man. Truly to him the
ened
Moretown.
Barney Mayo has seventeen Plymouth
| ROCK pullets, Matched in May last, which
| began laying in November. In that month
) they layed seven dozen eggs; in December,
reventeen dozen, and in January, to make
: tn9d start on the new year, they layed
) is f>y,rq and one-half dozen. Mr. Mayo
Q his puilets.'ancier and takes great care of
Three weeks
u Mcpherson hlred "a man calling himself
lips for three days to ., of Landlord Phil
and return. Nothing NJ West Randolph
West Randolph over night, le. stopped in
+ tel bill unpaid. He had boarded Ills no.
Il lips several weeks and was owing phil
board. His occupation, when he did COR
thing, was hammering circular saws A
board mills. He has lost one eye al
t claims to be an old soldier. On Saturds
Mr.. Phillips, in company with Will Fole
- started for Mortified, in search of man al
~ team, to take the night train for Betht
At the latter place he had information whi'
II leads him to think he is on the right track
Mortified.
!. Mrs. +. l.. Field returned last Thursdi
l. to her home in Boston,
IA Mr.. and Mrs. w III. II. Clafiin will eel
to brate their golden wedding by gatherir
is of friends at their pleasant home on Nor
re street Saturday evening
u The meeting of the Construction Coz
10 pany called at the office of 9. ID. EdgertC
Ill Monday afternoon was adjourned to tn
"wednesday evening, at half-past seven,
the same place.
,e Mrs. HARDWOOD and Mrs. Holt are soon
move their dressmaking and millinery bu
80 ness from Stevens block to the rooms
30 Central block recently vacated by NJ
Plumley.
eI Professor johnson, Frank Plum'ey, Est
~ and j. X. Egerton attended the dinner
the alumni of Norwich University at I
mi. aNf