The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27

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ton visited at j. II. Spragues, recently.
60 Miss Lucy Perham has finished work
for Mrs. l.. II. Ordway, and returned to her
home last Saturday. - Joseph Newell
is in quite feeble health, this spring.
Cabot.
The quotation contest between the Chris
tian Endeavor and Epworth League so
cieties last Friday evening" was complete
success. The Eudeavor Society out-quoted
the Epworth Leaguers. After the contest
cake and ice-cream were served.
About two hundred people gathered at
the sugar place of A. M. Foster, last Satur-
day, and the way the sugar disappeared was
excellent proof of its quality. Mr.. Foster
takes second place to none when sugar Is
the article under consideration. This was
the largest, as well as the most enjoyable
sugar party of the season.
Miss Sadie Wiley Miss Lillian Wells
and Mr.. and Mrs. b. G. Rogers were. in
Boston last week. - j. b. Knight has
secured the agency of the New Mail BIZ
cycles. 80 Miss Myrtle Boyle is to teach
in Washington, VT, this summer, and Miss
Mary McAllister is to teach in Plainheld'
Calais.
Our farmers have about finished up sugar
making, many of them making as much the
last run as they made before.
Mrs. Flora Foster died last Thursday
night, at the home of her father. The flu
neral twas at UDb HOUSE, Ouuudyi bhc AfVhJ
Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
Memorial services for the late G. r.
Dodge and family will be held at the old
West church, May /, at two o'clock P. M,
Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating, Ihls
entire family of four persons persisted with
the grip in January, and there was so much
sickness in town it was impossible to hold
formal funeral services.
Mrs Bert Converse and daughter of Mont
pelier have been visiting in town. -
DR.. G. N. Hunt was up to see Harvey Aims
worth, last week.
Chelsea.
George G. Taplin of Corinth has rented
the George w. Cleveland farm for year.
Mr.. Cleveland goes to Barre.
Miss Harriet ID. Hinckley, in a will made
shortly before her death, remembered our
public library with bequest of one hum
bred dollars. A subscription paper for the
same object is being circulated in town, to
supplement- the sum appropriated at town
meeting, and is meeting with excellent sue
cess. A circular letter, reciting the facts OF
the loss of the old library and the plan for
the establishment OF the new, is also being
sent to natives and former residents OF the
town now residing elsewhere, in the belief
that it may reach some who will be glad to
aid.
Forris E. Hood has moved into II. W.
Dearborns house on Jail street, lately occu-
pied by A. M. Burnham. = Mrs. Lucy
Morey has taken rooms in the Bliss house.
- George A. Andrus and family have
returned to town from Pittstield, N. H., and
will occupy tenement in j. g. Atwood s
house. - Mrs. George A. Clough of
Brookline, Mass, sister of the late l.. G.
Hinckley, was in town last week.
Danville.
Charles T. Rapney has bought the P T
Walker farm.
Norou xU;ll;,n,s nurob cod tho William,
II. Stone farm, Saturday, of r. j. Cole, adj
minstrator, for 81 1900 and Immediately
sold the house and fields to Walter Peck fol-
$1,000.
Mrs Dr. Haviland and son are visiting
her mother in Bath, N H. F. X. Kit
fridge of Woodsville, N. H., made flying
calls in town, Monday.
East Gilmore.
Spring term of school in district No.
will begin next Monday.
George A. Morse is thinking of putting in
steam power to cut out his large stock Of
logs.
Ira Morse has sold his farm and stock tt
James Dawson, possession to be giver
May /.
The new Methodist pastor has arrived
The Sunday. school reorganized last Sunday
as follows; Superintendent, Charles Davis
assistant superintendent, Mrs. j. r. Parker
secretary, b. f. Morse; organist and choris
ter, Mrs. Fred Silloway.
Fayston.
Della A. and Ida NJ. Thompson are teach
ing the graded school ia Gospel village,
Barre.
The sap-tubs are washed and laid ava,
and the season pronounced poor one as t.
quantity and quality, probably owing to TIN
fuss about the bounty.
Our townsmen were so busy that none O.
hoo. tha tnfn nd ufrtn
conventions, last week; but it is just a
well, as we, the republicans, are all TO
Harrison and sound money.
At the March meeting it was voted to in
struct the selectmen to procure the appoint
ment of a town liquor agent, but none ha
been appointed as yet. The seectmen ar
of the opinion that George w. Olmstead
the genial agent of Waitsfeld, is ampl
able to supply both towns with all the alec
holic medicine that is needed. The peopl
of the town generally agree with our select
men.
The village schools began this week.
Rev. William N. Roberts is returned t
the pastorate of the Methodist church TO
the third year.
The sad intelligence is received of tn
death, from pneumonia, of Culver Hal
youngest son of Hon. /. n. Hall. His HON
for several years past has been in Nevada.
L. H. IalSey returned from MS winter
sojourn in California, last Saturday. III
has greatly enjoyed the trip with its gres
variety of experiences; yet he thinks oil
Vermont is the best place for him to liv
and die in.
Alonzo B. Fisk of Topsham has now
helpmeet from this town-Mrs Abbie /
Minard. The marriage ceremony was pei
formed last Tuesday, by Rev. William
Roberts, Mrs. Minard and her two childre
will be missed from the village. Her pei
sonal effects were moved to the new HON
Friday.
1t does not always pay to buy goods OF
OF town, nor is it always profitable to go OF
of town to have the nuptial knot tied, 8
one Graham from the west part of the tow
can testify. Said Graham, with his pre-
posed bride, took the train for Wells River
last Wednesday, with the intent of bein
made one, but the minister who had bee
living at Wells River had moved Yves
Pushing across the state line into Wood
vile, the couple learned that the ministt
of that place had not yet returned from col
ference, so the train bore them back
hut al IA,