The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-14

Marcus bliss OF mhIhDutlu udS InOVtu
into the Bemis house.
The farmers league hold their meetings
at the school-house Monday evenings
Asa Dutton recently went to Valley Falls,
n Y, to join his wife, who was visiting
there and has been quite sick with pneu-
monia.
The annual meeting of the East Calais
Circulating Library Association was held
last Tuesday and the following officers
elected. Clerk, Mrs. G.. II. Dwinell; libra
rian and treasurer, Inez M. Pearce; audi
tor, l.. G.. Dwnell; prudential committee,
b. p. White II. o. Dwinell and Mary A.
Dwinell; committee on raising funds, Clara
Pike, George A. Wheelock and Ina q. Bull
lock. Library days, Wednesdays and Sat
urdays
Williamstown.
The express Office has been moved back
to the depot.
Charles Seaver is to use the basement of
his store for crockery and glassware.
James II. walbrdge recently killed
twelve months hog that dressed 4962 pounds.
John Duffus will move his granite bust
ness, about January /, to the new sheds of
the Elliott Brothers.
Messrs Lynde g. Cheney have been put
ting in new sawmill from the Lane Manu-
featuring Company's works at Montpelier
The gentlemen of the Universaist society
will give an oyster-supper and sociable at
the town hall on Friday evening of this
week. December 16.
Representative Foster of Duxbury Wis
tied his farm here last week. He is for
| tunate in having such farmer as Alfred
Carnes on his place.
We hear of the first quality of hay selling
in one instance as high as S13 per ton at auc-
ton, hereabouts. Az the S. 7. Perrin auc-
ton last week, it went above S1l 80.
Mrs. Lucy Earle Holt, who has been a
good deal of an invalid of late, came to the
old home here, from Montpelier, last week.
She is regaining her health, it is thought.
Mrs. Chester Martin has recently sold
some handsome maple timber in the log
that was shipped for use in the manufacture
of pianos. 1t netted So per thousand for
the timber.
A lady, formerly resident of this town,
visiting Southern California just now for
the first time, writes that she likes New
England even better than California-much
as she finds there to enjoy.
There was an auction, last week, at the
place of the late s. T. Perrin. 1t means
the breaking up of the home. Mrs. Perrin
will go TO live with her daughter, Mrs. viii
Wheeler, in Des Moines, Iowa, later on.
John Lynde, Jr., is enlisting some of the
best musical talent of the place for the
Christmas cantata. This, with the remem-
brance OF the cantata itself as given several
years ago, will insure large attendance.
1t means quite little to us, that certain
man of our acquaintance is hopeful that the
Central Vermont Railroad Company will
build a road from here to the quarries, as
early as next spring. That would mean
" rain for our town "porridge-dish y!
Two of our granite boys. Committi &
Moore, drove to Barre, last Friday evening,
where their horse was frightened by the
Montpelier Military Band. Mr.. Committ
was thrown from the buggy and so severely
bruised in the face as to require medical at
tendance.
We Judge by reports that Jack McKissor
does not find South Dakota any improve
ment upon Vermont, and he probably has
not seen a regular blizzard yet. But he is
the kind of a workman that can find work
twice in the same place, and he will be well
t comedsback.here should a Northwestern trans
port him this way, any time.
; The granite firm of Elliott Brothers has
bought the new stone-sheds, polishing shop,
etc, built by Edwards Brothers K jack
man. Such is the high reputation which
the Elliott Brothers have made for them
selves here, that their new venture must
prove success. Every body will wish il
may. 1t is said they will add largely to the
capacity of the shop room, and put in more
polishing machines.
I Mrs George L. Martin, formerly Miss
Sarah Jackson, died of pneumonia, last
Wtth, ut the aye VI StNeuly-Out years
u leaving son, Henry j., and two grand
daughters children of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Philo Hibbard. She was one of quite
a large family of children among whom are
George b. Jackson of this place and Messrs
$ Crawford and Gilman l. jackson of Barre
She was esteemed worthy woman.
i Our weather clerk, Lucius S. Simons
says the rainfall this year is considerably
smaller than last year, when we had some
l. twenty-five inches. At no one time this
= year has the fall been more than seven
v eighths of an inch, while the largest of las
year was two and one-half inches. This
season the snowfall in November was
q twelve and one-half inches. Up to Satur
q day morning last the fall in December hal
\ been six and one-half inches.
James II. walbridge will teach class il
o vocal music on Chelsea West Hill, thi
- winter. Miss Ethel Benedict is pu
IS pill of Goddard Seminary. Barre, going ant
d returning each day by rail. - Miss OIL
lie Farnham is teaching in Berlin, as i
Frank Benedict. - Patsy Elliott of El
lott Brothers, granite dealers, was il
st enough last week to require the services o
DR.. W. b. Mayo of Northfeld. 1t will talk
,r more than one doctor to keep him in door
very long. He isn't built that way. -
Miss Abbie Beane of NOrthtield a profes
a sional nurse, has of late been in Luthe
q Waldo's family for few weeks. - Mis-
Hattie Briggs is teaching in Barre. -
~ Our venerable townsman, Lucius Edison
e away along in the nneties," has beer
% specially feeble of late. - Miss Elle
Perrin of Berlin is teaching in the Alder
ir Norris district. - Thomas Spooner wa
al called last week to Chittenden county b,
~ the illness of friend, 60 News is TT
ID ceived of the death of former townsman
II Plymon Greene, for many years residen
r of Chicago. - James Booth has re
turned from work near West Point, n. Y
q and is now employed in Barre. - Mis-
L. Sadie Dugar, who began the winter schoo
a. in the William Hanson district has give
n, it up on account of sickness, and gone u
r. her home in Worcester.
e. Washington.
George w. Downing has been seriousl
as ill, the past week, but is steadily improving
o. - e. X. Houghton has arrived froI
n New Mexico - Messrs. Jersey an
Simonds, who bargained for the Bills
H. place of General Thomas a few month
81 since, have come to grief and each has 81
T. tered complaint against the other to tn
Oh grand juror of the town. - Frank Bar
II; latt WAS preaentad nv hia wife with ri n