The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05

The late Mrs. Maria II. Coburn left $500
to the Universalist church in Barre, OF
which she was a member, and $500 to God
dard Seminary. The Seminary will also re-
ceive $500 more if there is sufficient property
after other legacies are paid, which will
probably be the fact.
Mahlon Young has gone to West Hartford
to work on a farm. 60 j. f. Davis from
Perkinsville has rented A. II. Powers house
on North Main street. - Fred II. Mox-
ley has begun work for A. II. Powers in the
grist-mill. - Edward j. Rich has moved
to the village and has taken rooms in the
Dana house.
Moretown.
George Parker has bought of V. L. Per-
kins his stock of ash logs, and will cut the
lumber into chair stock.
George Parker was for a short time
obliged to suspend labor because of an in
jury to his finger from buzz saw.
B. j. Corliss sold horse last week to a
Montpelier buyer for $3.50. Others took
horses to Montpelier last Saturday, but did
not effect sale.
A stock company, guaranteed by Charles
f. Eddy is about to build in this village a
creamery building-a thing long needed.
He guarantees eight per cent, and the COM
pany expects to have the milk of 800 cows
to start with.
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w. r. Elliott has a million feet of logs in
his mill-yard.
DR.. w, f. Minard of Waterbury has re-
moved a painful tumor, called condylo-
NADIA, from the face of G. o. Turner.
The fifteenth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs Il. j. Morse was celebrated
last Friday evening by visits from friends
and neighbors, who left behind good wishes
and many presents.
Grin Bessey has moved to Bolton.
Mrs j, A. Durkee is recovering from her
illness. - Michael Maloney is working
in East Montpelier.
North Thetford.
Two new houses are going up this spring
William Winslow will resign as station
agent at South Fairlee and occupy his
former place on the Lyme side.
Easter was not observed here. Mr.. Me
Laughlin, the Methodist supply, gave an
Easter sermon, but the flowers and choruses
were absent
Hattie Porter returns to her millinery
business in Provincetown, Cape Cod, this
week. 60 Mr.. Hawker and bride have
moved into the Harrison house. Mr..
Aver, from Haverhill N. H., has moved his
family here and will manage the creamery.
Orange.
Lumbermen have been improving the last
snow.
Porter S. Lord died Sunday night, aged
nearly eighty-four. He had been feeble for
a long time but the end came suddenly. 1t
may be said of him that the world was
better for his having lived in it.
Mrs. Porter Lord is very i'll. - Nelson
Eastman of Newbury is to run the engine
at night for Eli Mills for few weeks
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Easter was observed at both churches.
n. Miller Pratt preached at Island Pond
last Sunday.
Mrs. Wilbur f. Bartlett picked three
pansy blossoms from her garden, April /.
Bert Townsend has moved into the tene-
ment owned by Eugene Cree, and has
rented Robert O'Neil's grocery store in
which he purposes to keep, not only grocer
les, but barber-shop as we'll
Mrs. DIR. Smith, who has been sick for
several months, is slowly improving. -
A. A. Pratt is thought to be slowly recover
ing from his severe sickness. - A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Morse the
last day of March - The granite COM
pany has just received a good supply of
stock from Barre.
Pittsfield.
Luther Taylor has been appointed town
superintendent of schools.
An Easter concert was held at the Meth
odist church, with appropriate exercises.
The Ladies' Aid Society held a sugar
party at the town hall Friday evening.
Charles S. Baldwin and Myra E. Burnett,
both of Pittsfeld, were married in the Meth
odist church last week, Rev. S. G. Vail Off
ciating. large company gathered to wit
ness the ceremony In the evening a fare
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of Ethan Allen. The couple received many
tokens of esteem. They left for Washing
ing ID. c., their future home, on Saturday.
Charles Allen and wife have moved into
Lucien Hunts house. - Fred Lamb and
Harry Boutelle are slowly improving.
Bert Wilson has rented Mr.. Anthony's
house and taken possession.
Rochester.
The chicken-pox is prevalent among chill
dren.
A public examination of teachers was held
last week, which about twenty-five candi-
dates attended.
An interesting programme was rendered
on Easter evening by the children Of the
Universalist church.
w. G. Hodgkins and wife are rejoicing
over the advent of girl baby. - viii
Cook has closed his labors in Brandon and
At the special town meeting it was voted
to defend the suit brought by the First Con-
gregational Westinghouse Society against
the town. 1t was also voted to make the
school tax seventy-fve cents instead of
ninety cents.
South Woodbury.
A. III. Holt recently sold eight cows for
$500.
j. ID. Dudley took possession of his new
tenement, April l.
Burt Nelson has bought the saw mill of
Daniels & Ball.
Mrs. W. III. Angel is to teach the sum
mer school at this place.
Rev. Edgar j. Banks of Cambridge, Mass,
is spending few days with friends here.
A cyclone in real estate has struck this
place. The grist-mill saw-mill and store
have all changed owners within the past ten
days, and more are to follow.
Tunbridge.
The grist-mill and house at North Tun-
bridge, owned by George Brown, was
burned Friday night-cause unknown.
Mrs. ID. P. Grant is quite sick. -
James Farnham is slowly improving. -
Mr.. Salter's family has moved into the
brick parsonage. - A. p. Ordway has
moved to the Clark place. 60 Mr.. Water
man, an old soldier living on the East hill,
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