The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-06

sary, but these invitations were cancelled,
and new invitations were sent out inviting
them November 30. MIR. and Mrs. Kicker
were completely surprised. A gold.headed
cane was presented Mr.. Kicker bv his
mother, Mrs. Orson Kicker; silver butter
dish b, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. II. Whitehill a
fancy tidy by Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitel Ill;
Gilman; and set OF china dishes by rela,
tives and friends. Rev. NJ Boutwell,
presented these tokens to Mr. and Mrs.
Kicker. Mr.. Kicker thanked the large com
pauy Tor the presents. He said IL was not
the value, bur that IL was the friendly feel
Ing shown. The gathering will long be re-
menbered as one Of the most pleasant OF its
kind. Among those present were Mrs.
Orson Kicker, Mr.. Ricker's mother, now
eighiy-one years old, and who made
Melville OF Harvey, Ill William Kicker
and wife of WoOdsvile; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Kicker and family of Ryegate; MIR.
and Mrs. M II. Whitehll and family; Mr.:
and Mrs Charles Kicker; r. Darling aud
ran and wife; Dr. S. N. Eastman and wife;
Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell, aud wife, Thomas
Taisey and wife; Ellsworth Darling aud
wife, Ira Kicker and wife and Mrs Arthur
OF Groton; Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Kicker and
Mr.. and Mrs John Crazy of Peacham; Wes-
ley Crown and wife of Woohsville, n. H.,i
Bert Kicker and Mrs. l. N. Hall Of Groton.
Bessie Kicker is i'll with pneumonia.
- Mrs. William Whtehill IL danger
ously sick. - MIR. Minard of Topsham is
visiting at 5. p Welcl's. - Mrs. w N.
Clark has been i'll with hemorrhage OF the
lungs. - Cyrus Eastman is the new
mail carrier. - Sewell Carpenter was
i'll last week. 60 Cecie Paul returned to
her school in She field last Saturday. -
II. c. Clark's family went to Hardwick last
Thursday. Frank Kicker will attend
anho.l at tha Vermont MpthUUiSt Seminary
this winter. - Mr. and Mrs: Il. ID.
Sherry are visiting at Waterford -
James Frost is sexton at the Methodist
church. - b F. Clark was i'll last week:
George Mandigo has commenced
work for l. NJ. Kicker. - Mrs. Samuel
Darling remains about the same. - Mrs.
Wesley Crown is working at /. NJ Rickers.
Mrs Martin Weld is cOnvalescent.
Hardwick.
J.F. Bunker has rebuilt his steam saw
mill at Cambridge since its destruction by
Gre last spring.
Davis il again at work in his granite.shop,
having given up or suspended the Kim
ball Ledge job for the winter.
Wheeler & Shipman purpose selling their
sawdust in future, and have erected an ele-
vator building at their mill for its storage.
H. G. Clark, the new proprietor OF the
grist.mill, has moved his family here and
now occupies the house adjoining the mill
A stock of clothing has been placed on
sale here the past week In LeClair's hi lizard
rooms by parties claiming II to he from a
bankrupt stock of Boston or New York.
A meeting OF the trustees of Hardwick
Academy has been called for Wednesday,
of tho present week to see il the trustees
will sell. transfer, or lease, all or a part OF
the acadt my property to the graded school
district, as authorized by the legislature at
Its last session.
NJ e Tucker has his new steam mill in
eden or lowell in readiness for business,
hich will probably begin with the first
snow storm of sufficient magnitude for NOV
ing logs. He has 800 acres of tiue timber
land Immediately connected with the mill.
johnson will be the shipping point for his
lumber,
The commencement of the winter term Of
our graded school has been postponed one
week to allow the Flushing OF the new
school-house to be completed. The school
rooms required are nearly completed and
the seats aud desks will be- put in place this
week 80 the term can begin next Monday,
December IL. The prospect of a large at
tendance of tuition pupils for the winter
term is very good.
Marshfleld.
d. w. Edison was at home over Sunday.
Bert Tucker has purchased a horse Of
John Bond.
The annex of the Universalist church has
been shingled.
Several went to Cabot to attend the prom.
.snade on Thanksgiving night.
Twenty-Five relatives and friends dined
at Frank Pages on Thanksgiving day.
ID. p. Pikin and wife spent Thanksgiving
in Barre with ID. I. Jameson and wife.
Mrs. Barney Wheeler has hired the Con.
yregational house and is moving there.
Henry Severance and wife of Montpelier
spent last Thursday with his father, j. l..
Severance.
School commenced in the village on Mon.
day with Auna Webster and Anna Burn.
ham as teachers.
The local Epworth League will give an
entertainment in the Methodist church next
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Goshland has purchased Edward
Lanes property at Lanesboro for $35. 900
He took possession last Friday.
Miss Anna Burnham returned home last
saturday from Burlington, where she has
been visiting the past two weeks.
The lumbermen are all very busy, and l,
Is said that more business will be done this
winter than ever before in Marshfeld.
l. P. Slack Of Barre spent Thanksgiving
with Fl. II. Mears, and after dinner listened
70 Cleveland prayer offered by Mr.. Mears
The latter said it did not set well.
The schools in town commenced last Mon
day. In district No. i, ESella Mears II
teaching; in No. 2, Vena Hudson; in No. 3
Della st. Cyr; in No. 4, Blanche Spaulding
in No. 8, Anna Webster and Anna Burn
ham.
The reporter made mistake last week II
making j. Burton Pike valedictorian Of The
Seminary class Of 1894. as that honor always
COOS TO a lady; but Burt " is salutatoriar
Of the class, and his Marshfeld friends art
proud Of him.
H. Q Amidon and family of Gilmore spen
Thanksgiving with MIR. Amidon's sister
Mrs. M. Il. Bliss. - b. NJ. Shepard
visited his home on Sunday. - EleI
Shepard finishes her school this week OF
" New Discovery" where she has taught
sixteen weeks. - Mrs. McAllister la.
returned home from Montpelier. - Mrs
Il. S. Piikin is suffering from an attack o.
asthma. - Mrs. Bemis Cameron is sick
g. ENERGY Benton was in Calais las
week doing sewing. - Frank White
has his lumber job done in the woods ant
has moved back to the village. - Mr.
Young and family have moved to Barre
&c. e. Shepard and G. r. Bliss wer
In Barre last week - George Pratt wal