The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-20

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There was no service at the Methodist
church, last Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Webster be-
ing absent at conference.
Barney Gilett has been at home for the |
past week. visiting his parents He has
been at work in Ludlow for some time past.
Alden Farnsworth has purchased a pair |
of horses of III. o. Ward and has gone to |
numbering for Mr.. Ward on his lot back of |
Nathan Clark's.
Some Of the sugar-makers in this vicinity |
gathered in their sap-tubs during the warm |
spell some time ago and gave up sugaring in |
disgust; but the most did not gather their |
tubs and are receiving a much greater flow |
of sap than before, and are getting quite
good sugar season.
Mortified.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society will be held on Thursday of
this week.
j. H. Kelley has decided his farm back to
DR.. Walling, and f. ). Kimball has rented
it for one year.
The Odd Fellows are to hold a sociable in
their hall next Tuesday evening in celebra-
ton of the seventy-third anniversary of the
founding of the order.
A. f. Joslin is building piazza on the
front side of his house on Main street and
l.. b. johnson is adding porch in front of
his house on Prospect street.
Announcer granite DGlll, EuWdTlS q DOuH-
lass from Concord, N H., is to come here
to carry on business and will build sheds
on Cross Brothers land, probably on the
island.
The many friends of Rev. II. l.. Thornton
are glad that he is to continue another year
as pastor of the Universaist church here.
He is to remain in G. 9. Randall's house ON
Union street
Mrs Olive Latham died at Freeman
Reed's $, last week Tuesday, and the funeral
was held at the house Thursday forenoon,
Rev. w. S. Hazen officiating. The burial
was in the Center cemetery.
Mrs. Nettie (Sanborn), wife of E. O. Rob-
nson, died at her brothers home on Cen
trail street, Saturday morning. Funeral SER
vices We're held at the house Monday after
noon, attended by Rev. Homer White, rec
tor of St. Mary's church.
Newcomb Huntley has closed up his tin
! shop and will go to Burlington to run
boarding house. He has rented his house
on Central street TO NJ. G. Graham, the sta
ton agent. - Miss Addie Cobleigh has
visited in Montpelier during the past week.
60 Miss Cora Edgerton is in Waitsfeld,
where she has class in painting. II.
| G. Smith has returned from a Western trip
of two months made in the interest of the
Berlin Granite Co., of which he is superin-
tendent. - Lieutenant Kimbal' family
and Misses Sarah and Mary Cooling go to-
day to Alfred, Me-, where they will spend
the summer. - Miss Mabel Martin went
Monday to Whitefeld, n. H., to learn type
writing. - Miss Matte Jones goes on
Thursday of this week to Woodsville, n
H., where she has a situation in printing
office.
Plainfield.
Last Friday, package worth about three
dollars was stolen in the daytime from the
express Office at the depot
Last week the meat market was broken
into by the cutting of a wire screen at one
of the windows, and two dollars was taken
from the money-drawer.
Sugar makers are having the harvest
of the season, and some that had gathered
their buckets during the warm days of two
weeks ago are regretting that they were so
hasty as there had been but little sugar
made at that time.
Martin Foster, who is at work on the
Central Vermont railroad, is in town
shaking hands with his many friends
- Postmaster George w. Kidder is
smiling and happy, because of the success
full removal OF cancer from his face by
DR.. Cyrus Farnsworth of Calais. - F
G. Hoyt and E. G. Wells, with their fam.
ilies have moved into the house of Mrs
Ellen Parks. - Hans Frederickson has
commenced work on his new house. -
Mrs. S. b. Gale is very sick with heart
, trouble, with but little prospect of recovery
, - Alonzo II. Page of Barre is at the
nO1n6 Vi HIS ldIutI, N VI aye, SICK Will
rheumatic fever, having been seriously SICK
for sev eral weeks, but is little better a
present. - Martin Pike and wife o
Marshtield are to work for Hon. w. S. Mar
tin this season.
, North Pomfret.
: The sugar season in most orchards ha
closed for this year. Little sugar has beef
made-about one-fourth the usual amount, i
is estimated. In most places frost is out o
the ground, and land is fast drying off.
Mabel Vaughan is home for a short vaca
ton. - Annie Sherburne has returne,
: to Burlington. g The man who bough
Jersey cattle in town, recently, has left TO
parts unknown, taking no cattle with hin
and leaving no money behind him. -
+ Mrs. Fred Lamberton has been spending
few days in Ludlow. - Mrs. Davis Wis
tied in West Randolph last week.
3 West Randolph.
! Mrs. Nathaniel Ripley died at the home O
! her father, Wednesday morning, April -.
, 1t is reported that there is very fatteI
: ing outlook for large amount of building
A this season.
t The foundation of the Chandler bridg
g gave way, Saturday, so that it is unsafe TO
t the passage OF teams.
Colonel r. j. Kmball of New York
making extensive improvements on hi
Y summer home, the Montague place.
ne shops Oh Jne village anu IHe Srdue
:, school were closed Friday, and the day wa
. appropriately observed at the churches.
Easter Sunday was appropriately observe
n at the different churches of the village, wit
n recitations and music, and decorations {
. flowers.
The household goods of George Cowdre
were sold a auction, Monday. Mr.. Cowdre
will soon return to Vineand, n. j., whel
o he is engaged in business.
+. A. A. Niebaum, formerly of this plac,
y now of the Hotel Burlington, was in tow
last week. - A. l.. Adams is still in
- proving, and able to walk out little.
1t ROXbury.
+. The Congregational pulpit will be su
9. piled, next Sunday, by Mr.. Frary of Waite
as bury.
u j. r. Flint is the proud possessor of
~ handsome English mastiff presented hi
w by DR.. Smith of Rutland
- Uncle " John Ferris died on Saturda
aged more than ninety-fve years. Funer
. services were held at his home on Monda
:. Rev. III. l.. Thornton officiating.
- The clOud of witnesses - il AGAIN cat