The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-09
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with much pleasure by good audience,
and showed much ability and painstaking
on the part of Mrs. Marsh, who is very sue
cessful as music teacher, both vocal and
instrumental.
The granite business stars again this
week with thirteen laborers; the nundber to
| be increased soon.
Frank Yeartaw has purchased a place in
Chelsea and is to move there in the early
spring, having sold his place here to Clinton
Cutler.
Messrs. Hooker & Martin, successors to
John O'ROurke Il Co., are doing large
business in granite. The coming season
bids fair to be prosperous one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armes, parents of Mrs.
Taplin, wife of Rev. 9. 2. Taplin, who have
been staying with their daughter this winter,
have returned to their home. - Mrs.
Rosetta Wilson is stopping for the present
with MIR. and Mrs. o. l.. Hoyt. - o. L..
Hoyt was at North Montpelier last Satur-
day as counsel in case, State V. Fred Hoar
for assault - Mrs. N. g. Lombard is
| home from St. Adams, where she has been
for several weeks caring for her son, Leon
Lombard, who has been quite sick, but is
now able to attend to business. - Mrs.
Gertrude Greeley from Montpelier made
her parents here visit last Saturday.
- Harvey Kyser has moved into Mrs.
| Julia Harris house, and Mr.. Henderson
has moved into the house of Nelson Shorey,
where Mr.. Kyser has been living - Mrs.
S. b. Gale is dangerously i'll. and her re-
covery is considered doubtful. - Bessie
Lazelle and Mary Lupien are sick with
scarlet fever. 60 Mrs. Alvira Mack of
this place died at her daughters, Mrs.
Moody, in Montpelier, February 18, aged
seventy-two years. - James Martin is
confined to his house by a severe attack of
sciatic rheumatism. - Andrew Emer-
son, who had severe paralytic shock, has
so far recovered as to walk but not to do
any work. - Forest Duke has moved to
the tenement lately vacated by John
O'Rourke and is to carry on his laundry
business there. Nathaniel Austin
has moved to the place owned by Mrs
Laura NJ. Batchelder, lately deceased, which
he has recently purchased.
Randolph.
One of DR.. Nutting's hores, needing exer.
else, kicked him in the face, the other day
knocking out two front teeth. Fortunately
for us all, including some medical students
who might have been tempted to locate
here, the horse had no shoes
The normal roll is said to be larger than
ever. There are thirty-four in the class to
graduate in June. This is the way to Sc.
thorough drill for teaching in such circum.
stances as to make them men and women
not children. Most of the students board
themselves.
StOWes
A. II. Cheney has returned to his farm in
the Hollow. - Walter Faunce will
clerk for G. A. Simmons the coming season
- A select school is being taught by
Mr.. Booth of Mortified. - The GOOD
| Templars will hold a sociable at G.. X.
| Browns on Friday evening. - Nine
persons united with the Congregational
church on Sunday.
Strafford.
The White River Choral Union will meet
at Sharon next Friday, and will give con.
cert in the evening, to which small adj
mission fee will be charged. Avails to be
used in purchasing new music.
Mrs. Frank II. Burr, who has been very
i'll at the house of her father, G. f. Kent, is
recovering. Her husband was planning tC
remove her to the Warren Burr homestead
in Thetford. Last week Tuesday Mr.. Burr
was at Thetford, putting the house in readi
ness for occupancy. Soon after he left the
premises, at evening, the house was dis
covered to be on fire, and in very short
time was burned to the ground. All the
furniture, great amount of valuable cloth
ing and the expensive Photographic outf,
of his brother Erred Burr) were consumed.
Waitsfield.
George A. Berry is having a twenty horse
power engine set up at his saw-mll to use il
connection with the water power, the addi
ton of clapboard mill and other machin.
| cry making this step necessary. He has
bought large number of logs the past
winter, which are rapidly being converted
into lumber.
Washington.
Eli Sargent of Saranac, Mich, is in town,
called here by the illness of his father, Rev
Lyman Sargent.
About S36 was realized from the dramatic
entertainment given last Friday and Satur.
day evenings. The different characters
| were well sustained, and every one pro-
nounced the play success. 1t is to bt
given in the town hall at Orange next Sat
urday night, March y.
Waterbury.
Asa Baker has been appointed janitor OF
the Congregational church, vice John Cam
eron resigned on account of i'll health.
About thirty-fve from the village at
tended the oyster supper at Joseph Wheel
er's, last Thursday evening and all repor
fine time in spite of the cold.
1t was c. b. Clark, and not G. B. Co,
who was elected first cemetery commits
sioner at the town meeting. The mistake
was made in telephoning the names.
w. E. Guptil has just set up tive-tor
Scotch granite monument on his lot in tn,
village cemetery. 1t came from Northtield
and will be a noteworthy addition TO thu
yard.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler exchanged with Rev
Mr.. Hazen of Richmond last Sunday. Mr.
Hazen preached from Daniel ill., s.. Doinl
right from principle, was the substance o
this text
More stone is being drawn for the founda
ton of the proposed new Methodist church
and just as soon as the weather become
favorable, the work will be pushed forwar,
as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Alice Davis Cooley, Miss Lottie Car
penter and Miss Eva M. Burleigh have beef
added to the committee appointed by thu
cemetery association to solicit membership
and funds. By the way, there are severa
funds all ready to be turned into the hand
of the association.
The local Chautauqua Circle was last Sat
urday the recipient of an elegant bouquet
sent from Hartford, Conn, by Miss Eft
Straw. Mrs. Dillingham; is constantly de
vising new methods by means of which th
circle is made a source of great interest ant
profit to its members.
Mrs. Austin Hazen OF Richmond gave
very interesting address before the YouHj
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor of tn
Congregational church, last Sunday even
ing, her theme being Missionary work il
this country" Mrs Hazen il speaker o
intelligence and interest.