The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-05

lightning and burned to the ground, with
forty to fifty tons of hay. The stock was
rescued UNFORTUNATELY, the buildings were
not insured. During the same Storm a
barn Of Calvin Goodwin's was struck, but
did not take fire.
On Wednesday of last week, Rufus Muir
duck saw some one running from his barn,
and shortly the barn was seen to be on fire
Despite the efforts of himself and neigh
bors, all the buildings were soon consumed.
A good part of the contents Of the house
were saved. There was no insurance. No
evidence concerning the incendiary sufii-
cient to warrant an arrest has yet been OBJ
tanned.
Mr. Murduck has moved into Ira Thomp-
sons tenement in the village, which Joe
Abbott vacates, going back to the Drew
house in the upper village. - Albert w.
Chandler has gone to Chelsea, Mass,
where he expects employment in a shoe
factory. 60 Miss Gail G.. Hood has gone
to Lowell, Mass. to enter Rogers Hall, a
private school for girls - Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Whitney of Iowa are visiting in town
Corinth.
DR., Frost of Hanover reports that John
A. Tenney is suffering from cancer of the
stomach. - Joel Bixby has bought the
farm of Joseph Wilson in Vershre, and will
carry it on in connection with his wheel
wright shop at Cookville. - Mr.. Page
has extensively repaired the gristmill at
Cookville, and has purchased the mill prop
erty at West Cornth and is repairing it.
- Potatoes are light crop, and rot
ting badly in some sections.
East Hardwick.
Valancy E. Fuller, superintendent of the
Columbian dairy at Chicago in 1893, was
here the past week and selected one of L.
G. Bronson's registered Jerseys to go into
the list-the 600" of the Jersey world.
- Miss Eta Hall is to keep house for
George Lawrence. - About sixty Jer-
sey cattle have been bought here to go to
Ohio.
Groton.
Washington Orr has sold his farm to
Percy Lund.
Cyrus Darling of Davenport, Iowa, son of
Judge Darling, is visiting in town.
David Carruth attended the funeral of his
brother last Sunday in West Topsham.
John Sanborn of West Topsham has
bought the blacksmith shop by the bridge
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold soci-
able this evening in the Methodist church
parlor.
Six were baptized last Sunday at West
Groton, Rev. Mr.. Ryan of Worcester con-
| Quoting the services.
| The Ladies' Temperance Union will hold
a meeting next Saturday afternoon in the
Methodist church vestry.
| A petition is being circulated to have the
railroad commissioners see that the railway
crossing is abated at once.
One of the bridges near the coal kiln
| broke down last week after team had
driven over it. The team came very near
going down with the bridge
Mr.. Richardson and wife, and Mr.. Nut
| ting and wife, who have been visiting at
| l. NJ. Ricker's, took a trip last Tuesday
to Barre, where Mr.. Richardson's mother
lives.
Frank Hanchett, who lately bought of
Lyman Randeau the farm near the old
water house, has bought the pasture and
woodland that joins the farm of E. w.
Hopkins.
Miss Park, who taught the high school
last term, was married last week to Samuel
Mills of South Ryegate. Her friends in the
district say if she makes as good a wife as
teacher Mr.. Mills will have occasion to fell
proud
In. Kicker invited his friends to take
refreshments with himself and wife, last
Monday evening. An interesting pro-
gramme was presented Mr.. Richardson
of Davenport Iowa. gave an interesting
talk on a few points of his trip around the
world.
George Melville, whose illness was men
toned last week, died at his home in
Harvey, ILL.,, on Sunday night His re-
.
Mr. Melville was an earnest Christian man.
and was we'll liked and honored in his
native town Mrs. Melville has the sym
patty of friends in Groton. Mr.. William
Kicker of Woodsville is with his sister in
her trouble.
Randall Ward has moved from Darling's
mill to Greensboro, Vt. - Ross Clark
has returned from his visit. - Wilfred
Heath is going to McIndoe's to work in a
telegraph office.
MarshfieId.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker and wife were chosen
delegates to attend the Sunday school con-
vention to be held at Brattleboro this
week
Mr.. Northrop had two horses shipped to
this place last week from Ohio-one a
Clydedale stallion, the other a gray mare
said to be very fast.
w. e. Lamberton has moved to Barre.
- Dean Edison came home Saturday
night with his bicycle. He made seven
teen miles in one and half hours.
Phneas Bemis was at home over Sunday
from Barre, where he is working for John
Trow. g. Aunt Rhoda Woodcock is sick
with pneumonia. - Mrs. Martin Bull
ock and Mrs. Elijah Lamberton are no
better. Both are over eighty years old.
- /. A. Bemis died last Sunday,
night from pneumonia. - Davis Lucas
brother and wife, from Lowell, Mass, Wis
| lS,
who is attending school at St. Johnsbury,
was at home over Sunday. Mrs.
| McAllister has gone to Barre to work for
John Trow. - Charles Clark came here
last week from Whitman, Mass, to take
home his wife and children.
| Northfield
Sergeant Line is building piazza across
the front Of his house on Central street.
William Pervier has repaired his house
and is putting up large addition to his
barn.
The monthly temperance meeting will be
held at the Universalist church next Sun
day evening.
On account of the teachers meeting at
Montpelier, there was no session of the
graded school on Friday.
Several new desks have been placed in
room No 8 of the high school, to accom-
MEDIATE the greatly increased number OF pu-
pills this fall.
The Woman's Relief Corps and johnson
| post of the Grand Army have in prepara-
ton drama which is to be presented about
November 1.
G. ID. Lothrop has moved from the Cap
tain Andrews house on Main street to the
house on Water street which has recently