The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-16


| ham officiating.
Raymond II. Hall had the misfortune to
lose one of his horses few days since.
Mrs. Nancy Grant of Plymouth, N. H., is
stopping for few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. s. II. Allen. - Mr.. and Mrs. Dana
Allen of Concord, N. H., G. o. Allen and
Mrs. Anderson of Wallingford, were in town
last week to attend the funeral OF S. ii.
| Allen. &C. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Noble go
| to Dandy this week. He has situation in
the creamery there.
| Stowe.
Mrs. George Robinson is improving very
| rapidly from her late severe sickness. -
| John Stafford has been in Massachusetts
| attending the funeral of Mr.. Ellington, his
| lily have moved to the Dea. White place in
| Waterbury. - All kinds of farm pro-
duce, excepting hay, is very low and the
future prospect Is not tiatterng.
| West Topsham.
| Will Reyes came near being killed by
having heavy load of logs pass over him
while coming from Smiths mountain lot
last week. After the cattle passed over
him he caught on to the roll of the sled and
hung there until the oxen were stopped.
G. W. Thurston and wife have moved on
to the Andrew Thurston farm for year.
- Miss Ella Watson of Woodbury. is
visiting at DIR. Watson's. - The most
severe storm Of the season was last Friday
and Saturday. - X. M. Harvey and
wife visited in Barnet last week. - G..
f. Smith has been earring a load of chair
stock at Groton. s. G.. Walker of
Barre was in town over Sunday. - The
village hall is to have three new Rochester
burner lamps-a thing greatly needed.
- George l.. Buckham has moved his
goods from the east part of the town to this
place. - Mrs. Mary Prescott has moved
into the Carpenter house.
Tunbridge.
The funeral services of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ballou were held at the Congregational
church, Friday, March II, Rev. Mr.. Shep-
ard Of Randolph officiating.
Miss Grace Ordway of Chelsea visited in
town over Sunday. - Mrs. George
Cleveland of Chelsea is very i'll with pneu-
monia at her daughters, Mrs. John Stewart.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace King of
Lawrence, Mass, and G. King of Keene,
N. H., were called to town last week by the
death of their sister, Mrs. Ballou. -
The Christian Endeavor society held a
sugar social at the Womans Relief Corps
Sadie Howe has returned to Goddard Sem
mary. Miss Flora Smith has also returned
to her position there as teacher. The
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-.
deavor will hold their meetings for while
Sunday evenings at six o'clock. - Miss
ham has returned from Boston.
Waitsfield.
e. S. Fiske has gone to mis- former home
in Massachusetts.
Rev. G. o. Howe resumed his pastora
labors on Sunday, after a severe and pro
tracted battle with the grip.
} The whistle of the new steam mill gives
zest to business hitherto unknown to tn,
quiet inhabitants of this valley Success t.
the enterprisiDg and energetic proprietors.
The conundrum sociable given by tn,
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, on Tuesday evening of last weel
was a very pleasant affair, especially tn,
kitchen scene Let us have more Of then
in the future than we have had in the past
The primary department of the village
school closed last week Wednesday. Len;
Bushnell and Milie Farr were the only pu
pills having no marks. The school received
3 a lesson in patriotism, very much to thei
liking, on Washington's birthday from j.
tertained them at his pleasant home. /
cordial welcome was given them by thei
r former schoolmates, Masters Lawrence an,
1 Clayton and Miss Cora Kelly.
Washington.
Clark Thompson died at his residence i
this place, February IS. His wife has bee
{ sick in the hospital at Burlington for seve
\ months and was unable to attend her hus
bands funeral.
, East Warren.
{ G.. B. Newcomb is quite sick, and man
. think him dangerously so.
!, Many sugar-makers were tempted to ia
) their trees last week, and at this time the
+ can hardly regret that they did not do so.
. The house nd barn situated at the vi
> lage and occupied by Frank Carpenter, wa
burned Friday night, the 18th. Most of tn
contents were saved, There was no insu
d ance.
q This town, by vote at our town meeting
!, condemned the use of rollers upon on
o highway by fixing the pay for workin
. them so low that no one will use the
teams on them, Wisdom boiled down.
= The p. Riford farm has been rented tn
r. season by Ii. Pierce. - The q. v
l. Bragg farm has been bought by Frank Pc
/, sons and he will take immediate possession
q Waterbury.
There was camp fire in the hotel hal
last Tuesday evening.
;" Franklin Martin of Little River has r.
ceived a pension of four dollars mont
,, and S1O6 back pay.
"a NJ. o. Evans is obliged to go with a crutc
= on account OF rheumatism, and hnds
rather difficult to handle tubs of butter.
Messrs. Davis, Crossett and Towle pr
pose to soon increase the amount OF wat,
in the reservoir by the addition of sewers
e new springs
The spring examinations of teachers f
N Waterbury and vicinity will be held in Il
N graded school building, Friday and Satu
IN day of this week.
In spite of the severe cold, last Monda
r market-day was very lively and a larl
fe number of packages of butter were broug
m in. Merchants report a slightly increase
le trade.
st There will be a free social in the vest
h of the Congregational church, next Fridt
'. evening under the auspices of the Your
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor. A
are cordially invited.
e, Mrs. S. c. Hayden, who is very low wi
Mt a cancer, has presented to the Methodi
lr Sunday-school rare collection of Palesti
Mt ian curiosities, including such seeds as min
H. anise and cummin, and such woods as d
s. olive and lockwood.
10 The three lower departments of d
graded school closed last Friday, with a
propriate exercises. The High scho
- closes this week, keeping one week later
"a make up for time lost on account of the
hi