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

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cents per pound. What is the need Of any
bounty?
Rufus Leland is to move into the house
recently vacated by G. G. Graves.
Dana Williams is out again after being
confined to the house all winter
Hiram Comstock, while at work in the
woods, had horse so severely injured that
1t will probably die.
Zone swallow does not make summer"
or one robin, either. Your correspondent
| heard robin singing on the bank of Otter
creek, Wednesday, the 9th of March, and
on Friday evening came near perishing in
| cold blizzard, on the back road from Wor
cester to Middlesex.
MoretowB.
A Mr.. Sanders from Montpelier has hired
and is to move into the Forehan house
some time this week.
There is to be donation at the town hall
this Wednesday, evening, for the benefit
of Rev. H. Webster. All are cordially in
vited.
Elmore held his dancing.school Monday
night at Philips hall. The next and last
one is to be public, Thursday evening,
March II, the dancing to be at Philips hall
and the supper at the town hall, furnished
by the ladies of the school.
Mortified.
All Reed has leased Warren Briggs farm
on East hill.
Manning Hildreth died at his home in the
| south part of the town, and was buried
Friday
The Christian Endeavor society holds a
sociable in Howes' hall this Wednesday,
evening.
The spring term of the graded school
opened Monday, with the old corps of teach
ers and about the usual attendance.
Two were initiated at the Odd Fellows
meeting last week There will be a special
meeting on Thursday evening of this week.
F. S. Mead, who lives in Joseph Denny s
house on Central street. has rented the
Adams house on Main street, and is to
move at once.
Cheney Prentss of Tunbridge has bought
Mrs. Crows house on Vine street, and is to
have possession May l. w. III. Mansfield
and wife will live in the house with Mr..
and Mrs. Prentiss, Mrs. Mansfield being
Mrs. Prentiss' daughter.
Mrs. Sally Leavitt died Tuesday night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Parish, on
the Waitsfield road. Funeral services were
held at the house Friday forenoon, Rev. w
S. Hazen officiating, and the remains were
taken to Randolph for burial Her age was
ninety years and eight months, and
she was Pensioner of the war of 1872.
Miss Addie Smith went to New York, las,
Wednesday, to study the spring styles OF
millinery, and on her return she is to be
trimmer for Gilchrist & Smith. j. III
Judkins, who has been attending medical
school at Baltimore, has returned and is al
his old place in POrter's drugstore. -
Fred Webster visited his sister at Wes
Randolph last week. - Mrs. Lucia
Paine has so far recovered that her son ant
! his wife returned to their home in Worces
ter, Mass, last Saturday. - Miss Nellie
Brown is at home from st. Johnsbury
, where she has been with her sister, Mrs
Adams, for a couple of months. - Mis-,
Lottie Williams came down from Burlng
ton, last Tuesday, and will spend a few
weeks here with relatives. - Miss Hat
tie Loveland is at home from Rutland for
fortnight
, Pittsfield.
Albert Vose has bought the Milo Pinne,
farm, and his son, Henry, of Rutland, vii
soon move his family there and take pos
session.
George Davis has bought Julius Ranney'
! farm, and intends to build a new dwelling
, house at once His son, Frank, is expect
ing to carry it on.
Saturday, March 3, Mrs. Buffers, tn
mother of Mrs. Carrie Il. Hayes, died at he
home here. Funeral services were held OIL
Monday, Rev. S. e.. Vail officiating Tn
interment was in the village cemetery
H., in April, 1876 but has long been res
ident here, where she had endeared hersel
to large circle of friends by her Christina
: graces.
,, Town officers elected at March meetin
are: Moderator, Albert Vose; town cler
4 and treasurer, Ira Holt. Jr.; seectmen,
, BabcOck, l.. +. Taylor, Rufus Holt; listers
L. G. Barr, Moses Ellis, William G. Breed
a auditors, G. L. Parmenter, George McCu
! lum, Fl. o. Hatch; first constable and col
!. lector, f. Durkee; town agent, j. Babcock
superintendent of schools, l.. K. Taylor
Tax 40 cents,
Rev. Harvey Webster of Moretown was
4 guest at the house of Rev. S. G. Vail la:
, Thursday and Friday. - Eunice Vail
rental home, and intends attending sprin
!. term OF school at Vermont Methodist Sen
II mary. - Porter b. Mills of Denve
r. Col, and his sister, Carrie Holiday of Law
renee, Mass. are guests at the home of M
and Mrs George G. Hutchinson. - 1t
Glen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George McCollun
!. has gone to Montreal to attend the coleg
of pharmacy.
& Plainfield.
- 1t is nearing the time for spring hous,
y cleaning and the Christian Endeavorers-
g leaders in many good plans-ask their town
" people, young and old, to join with them c
Il | Thursday evening OF next week to remoN
q cobweb from the Congregational vestr,
r. Work will begin at quarter before eight.
d North Pomfret.
~ A few hereabouts have begun sugaring
n Wa ons and sleighs are both seen on IL
\, roads, now.
% A gentleman from New Jersey has bee
d in town buying Jersey cattle to ship to Ss
I'd Diego, Cal. The prices paid ranged fro
a. thirty to three hundred dollars
m Howard Bushway has returned to We
er mont TO live. - Will Burke and wi
d, and June Fairbanks and wife have bee
10 visiting in town. - The Ladies' Giro
had an oyster supper at the hall, la
er Wednesday evening. - A little daug
It. ter was recently born to Mr. and Mrs.
AZ A. Perkins.
r. Randolph.
n We have had the grip. But we still liv
z. and still claim the banner as the Vermo
IN village for people to live in. Here are o
re- figures. Can anyone match them? Reside
population, $50; normal school, 100 mel
Ders; summer visitors, more than 300 regi
"A tered during the two seasons; date of Z
~ last death, January, 1890
H. West Randolph.
80 W. w. Morton has rented the rooms forl
a. erly occupied by Mrs. S. l.. Gladding, al