The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-30

Williamstown was sold by auction on Mon
day to l.. Bailey Poor for 81 800.
"The Blue and the Gray was presented
to crowded houses three nights last week,
and the net receipts to the militia company
are nearly 800.
The body of Mrs. John Grant was brought
from Lyndonvile for burial last Tuesday,
and that of Mrs. William Rogers from Phil
adelphia on Wednesday.
w. II. Morris was thrown to the ground
on Wednesday by a couple OF horses which
he was leading and badly stunned by the
fall, but there appear to be no more serious
results than few bruises and sprained
shoulder.
Miss Martha Hazen is at home from Con-
way, Mass, on two weeks vacation.
80 Will Russell has gone up to Canada
| to work on the railroad bridges. 80 f. f.
Taylor of Brasher Falls, n. Y, is visiting
| his uncle, o. ID Edgerton, being on his way
home from a medical school in Baltimore.
80 E. G. Robinson is in town, being
| called here by the illness Of his wife, who is
with her mother, Mrs. Sanborn. - Mrs.
Mrs. w. II. Morris has returned from
visiting trip in New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts. - Mrs. DIR. Smith and Miss
Eliza Metcalf are to start to-day (Wednes-
! day. for California
East Orange.
The Methodist quarterly meeting is to be
held at haf-past six next Sunday evening.
Mr. anu NrS, FTeu IdSbuldn, Wullt re-
turning from visit to Mr.. Eastman's
father at Waits River, were thrown from
| their sleigh, but little injury was done be-
yond tanning the horse.
About thirty attended the dances at Orrin
Rastman's and Gilman Hutchnson's week
before last, and several went to Mr.. Pres
colts, on the Darling farm in Corinth, last
Friday evening for the same amusement.
Fannie Prescott has been at home from
Barre for few days - Cora Wood OF
West Topsham, with gentleman friend,
visited Jennie Colby last week Tuesday
evening, and went to Boston on Saturday
- Alice, the adopted daughter of
Frank Lamb, is quite ill., - Mrs. Benja-
min Patterson is slowly improving in health.
- Professor A. n. Fellows and wife of
West Topsham spent Saturday at M. r.
| Hamilton's. Katie Davis has returned
to Montpelier to attend the spring term at
! the Methodist seminary. - Rev. Silas
Van de Car supplies here but one more Sun
day before attending the conference.
Plainfield.
A. E. Foss contemplates building house
in Barre this spring on the lot recently pur-
chased of l.. f. Fertney.
Joseph Lane and his son have sold and
delivered about 100000 feet of lumber this
winter to j. NJ Batchelder & Son.
Henry E. Hill has been selected as one of
the prize speakers at Dartmouth College.
- Mrs. Minnie Marsh is taking music
lessons in Boston, and has an engagement
to give music lessons twice week at the
Union school at Montpelier. - Della
Reed who has of late been working in the
millinery store of Hill Brothers in New
York city, will soon return here with a new
stock of millinery goods. - Miss Edna
Clark and Mrs. II. p Spencer visited at l..
d. Nute's in Marshfield last week.
Pittsfield.
Loren Lamb has bought the Lamb farm
and taken possession.
Fred Morrill, and wife are happy over the
gift of a daughter, born March II.
Porter b. Mills of Denver, Col, and his
sister, Carrie Holiday, left for their home
last week.
Phineas Ameron has bought the Austin
Thomas farm, and DR.. Fred Brigham the
John Lebaron house.
Lucien Hunt was called last week to
mourn the loss of his wife. October % last
they were united in marriage Funeral
services were held at the Methodist church
on the 18Th. In spite of the storm and
clustering weather, a large attendance met
to pay their last respects to the departed. II
was indeed a sorrowful scene to see one only
, nineteen years old taken from our midst
Pneumonia and spinal meningitis was the
and father have the sympathy of the entire
community.
North Pomfret.
( F. L. Davis has sold "a three year-old coli
for ninety dollars.
E Funeral services of Mrs. Jerusha King
,, were held at Harvey Leonard's last Thurs
: day.
John Dana and wife were in town las
' | week. - Frank Darby and family have
. moved into the house vacated by Leslie
Ransom. - Leonard Bushway is at worl
for NJ. II. Miller. - Mr. and Mrs. Penn
Strong have little daughter.
Roxbury.
# A social dance was given at the SUNNI
House on Saturday evening.
e Cassius Wetmore has moved from Will
s JAMESTOWN back to his fathers home, wher'
g he will remain for the present. - james
Kelly has moved to Barre. - Mrs. S
b. Mansfield is quite ill. - Bert Water
. man and family of Burlington are visiting
q in town. - ID. b. Nichols has been quit
4 i'll with quinsy sore, but is now GONZALES
q cent. - Mrs. Elvira Doten is quite seri
: ously i'll with bilious fever, at her home il
y West Randolph. - Rev. f. b. Hyde i
. at Denver, Col, for the benefit of his health
( which has been somewhat improved sine
- his departure from Roxbury. - Mis-
q Myra Butterfield has been chosen as one o
; the essayisls at her graduation from tn
a Normal school this spring. AS the elias
a numbers over thirty, we think this may b
: regarded as quite tribute to Miss Butter
s fields scholarship.
IS East Roxbury.
: Our young people enjoyed pound part
vt at Timothy Blanchard's last Friday even
E ing.
X f. o. Allen and L. A. Eastman hav
~ bought, for five hundred fifty dollars, tn
: Pope farm, and take immediate posses
y sion.
Mrs. w T. Pope is to move to Sout
Mortified this week. - George Ware
ner has returned from Post Mills and wi
m help his father for the present. 80 ID. L
Buck is soon to make extensive repair
SO upon his barn.
~ Stowe.
No The republicans have caucus ON Satul
day night, April 9, to elect delegates to tn
district convention.
lie The examination of teachers was held q
l., the village school-house on Wednesday an
Thursday Of last week. Seventeen cand
III dates for certificates were present.
or STAFFORD.
Henry Rhodes is building blacksmith
y shop near the house at South Stanford
VI lately bought of IL. g. Gilkey.