The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15

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The farmers about here are now making
active preparations for the near-at-hand
| sugar season.
Our dramatic and musical club. by re-
quest, repeated the farce "Quiet Family"
at the East village last evening.
The last dancing school at the rink be.
| fore the public Is this week Saturday even.
ing. The public is to come off on or about
May first.
Professor and Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER gave a
drive whist party, Saturday evening of last
week, to their neighbors and friends here.
They return to Goddard this week.
Rev. Mr.. Leonard of East Ellington,
Maine, who has preached for the last two
Sundays at the East and North churches on
trial, is said to have given very good salts
faction.
Fayston.
John #. Kelly has rented his farm to a
Mr. Sulham, from Bolton.
Seth Boyce has sold his farm and moved
to Waterbury. o. o. Boyce, the purchaser,
has moved on to the farm.
Mrs II. o. Pease died, after a few DAYS
illness, with pneumonia. Mr.. Pease has
the sympathy Of all in his sad bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hyde of North Da-
kota, with their daughters Maude and Lulu
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Thompson last
week. Mrs. Hyde is Mrs. Thompson's
sister.
T. G. McCarty had the misfortune to lose
good horse last week. 1t had just re-
turned from Middlesex with a barrel of
whisky for the town agent. A st-mortem
examination showed that it was not the
whisky but nail that killed it. The nail
had penetrated the walls of the stomach.
The following town officers have been
elected: Moderator, j. b. Thompson
clerk, s. j. Dana; selectmen, T. G. McCarty
;rI. @ III.
son, W. G. Dana, j. b. Thompson; treas
urer, Robert Maxwell; constable, A. ID.
Bragg; grand juror, John Maxwell; audit
ors, j. b. Thompson, James Mclaughlin, j.
A. Granfield; agent S j. Dana; road COM
missioner, A ID. Bragg; school directors, j.
MAXWELL; town tax, $l10; highway tax,
thirty five cents on the dollar, with ten per
cent discount on both taxes il paid before
June IL.
B. NJ. Kicker shipped, on monday, car
OF stock to Boston.
Many of the farmers are drawing saw-dust
from the steam mills.
A grave stone for the late L. H. Page has
been furnished by the government.
Some of the young folks attended the
drama at West Barnet last Friday night.
Alex Cochran has been appointed weigher
OF maple sugar during the coming season.
Mrs. Sinclair has moved from H. l.. Gill
mans house into F. NJ. Pages tenement.
The lumbermen are now as anxious to
see snow go as they were to have it come.
Wallace Clark is taking down his barn
and preparing to build house in its place.
Hay is in great demand and very scarce.
Baled hay is selling for SIT, and for Sl4 in
bulk.
The roads in the back part of the town
are in a very bad condition and dangerous
for travel.
Hosea Welch, Jr. and Mrs. Maggie WEIGH
were married last Wednesday by Rev. w.
n. Roberts.
At town meeting vote was taken to put
vault into the village cemetery during the
coming summer.
Many Of the young folks attended the
theatre at Woodsville last Thursday night.
A special train returned after the play.
Rev. w. N. Roberts says that business
has been very good in the matrimonial line
for the past few weeks. Who will be the
next?
The young people called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Chaplin last Wednesday evening. double
team went from the village and all reported
good time.
The town has just paid Nelson Whitcher
$500 in settlement of damages resulting
from the accident when his horse fell
through the bridge.
The Temperance Loyal Legion had a
meeting at the Baptist vestry last Saturday
afternoon. The ladies in the two churches
gave the children supper.
The mercury ran up to fever heat in front
OF Hall q Cochran's store last Thursday
morning when two men were discoursing
holly about certain matters of town bust
ness.
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against the young man that started the new
style prevailing in this community for the
past few weeks. Keep up your courage.
Perhaps you may be the next.
The Epworth League will give an enter
tainment and pink tea in the Methodist
church tonight. The entertainment will
consist OF speaking, singing and reading.
Every member of the league should be pres.
emit, and all others are cordially invited
Some young men thought it would be
sport to serenade a newly married couple.
The boys waited at the door for the cigars,
but they waited in vain. One OF the party
discovered at length that the couple were
away, and that the musicians were enter
tanning two old ladies, who were very deaf.
The Epworth League elected the follow.
ing officers last week Tuesday night Cyrus
WEIGH, president; Mrs. Cyrus Welch, first
vice-president; Miss Hall, second vice. presi-
dent; Mrs. Minnie Darling, third vice
president; Mrs. A. u. IalSey, fourth vice.
president; Mrs. l. N. Hall, Jr., treasurer;
A. q. Taisey, secretary.
The Vermont Methodist Seminary Glee
and Banjo Club gave a very interesting con-
cert in the hall last week Tuesday evening.
The young men did excellent work, and
were highly appreciated by the large audi
ence. The young men received many en-
cores None but words of praise are given,
and the clubs will always be gladly well
coined here.
Mr.. Hood, who is carrying on the Joseph
| Kicker farm, seems to have lost his reckon
ing. On a recent Sunday he got up early
in the morning, churned, and went to the
| village with the butter. He went to Mr.
Darling's store, and, finding the door locked
went up stairs and told John that he had
| some butter for him. John reminded him
that it was Sunday. Mr.. Hood replied that
he kept the day before as Sunday and it
must be Monday.
Mrs. John Dunn, who has been quite sick,
| Is improving. II. M. Kicker is ex-
pected home this week from his Western
trip. - Joseph Carpenter remains about
| the same. - Mrs. Rhonie Carpenter ia
sick with nervous trouble. - Mrs.
Davis is reported better. - Miss Paul,
who has been at Peacham for the past two
months, returned last week. Mr.. and
| Mrs, William Kicker were in town Visiting