The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-05

ished by October. The company will give
employment when all is in working order,
to five hundred hands.
Several new houses are in process of
erection and others are soon to be COM
menced. There is a noticeable advance in
real estate and a general quickening in
business. S. ID. Hobson has purchased the
York hill of Dyer & Clarke, and will open
it up for building lots by grading two streets
through it. Mr. Hobson has also bought
the O'Keeffee meadow and has contracted
with George Foster to erect a four-tene-
ment-block on the lot fronting on Ferrens
street, and has already sold one lot, and
contracted to build a house for the pur-
chaser.
Marshfield.
II. ID. McCrillis is making cellar for a
new store.
George o. Davis is repairing his boot and
shoe shop.
large number from this place went to
Weirs last Saturday.
Fri Spencer Of Barre has bought the
Brick house and is repairing it,
H. II. Meader is making extensive re-
pairs on what is known as the LOOMS Wood
ard shop.
The Congregational church has been
newly shingled, and other necessary repairs
have been made.
DR.. G. NJ. Town has sold his place to
Grant West of Elgin, Ohio. Mr.. West is
to move here soon.
A. w. Slocum of Boston is at L. w. Gill
mans store every Thursday buying butter
for large Boston firm.
The strawberry festival at the Universal
ist church last Thursday evening was well
attended and much enjoyed.
The Sunday-schools from Plainield,
Cabot and Marshield held picnic in the
Lambert Cole grove yesterday. 1t was
much enjoyed.
G.. S. Adams is building large store on
the old hotel lot. Mr.. Adams is going to
move his goods into the new store as soon
as it is completed.
Dean Edison was at home last week visit
ing. - Mr. Murray who.has been at Mont
pelier to work, returned home last Thurs
day. - Austin Spencer is quite sick.
- Henry Northrop is newly painting
all his buildings and making other needed
repairs. - Recta o. Hall is very sick,
and her recovery is quite doubtful. {"
Eddie Guyette is quite sick with typhoid
fever. - A. T. Davis is at home on a
vacation. Mr.. Davis is working in S. S.
Peachs store at Wells River.
Moretown.
Stephen Halleck of White River Junction,
a former resident, was here last week.
Children's day was observed last Sunday
at South Duxbury. The church was dec
Grated with flowers. The exercises con-
sisted of singing and speaking by the chill
dren, with appropriate remarks by the pas
tor, Rev. S. G. Vail.
This town was visited Saturday afternoon
by severe hail and rain storm, the rain
and hail coming down in torrents, injuring,
if not destroying, large fields of corn and
damaging the gardens. The downpour
lasted for at least three-quarters of an hour,
and some of the hail was undissolved the
next morning.
Morrisville.
A movement is being made to raise funds
for establishing granite plant here.
Communion services were held on Sunday
morning in the Congregational church.
Utton's stables had a string of horses at
White River Junction last week, and at
Rutland this week.
w. II. Slayton and wife are soon to return
at The Randall"
A large crowd attended the first animal
rally of Lamoille county Sunday-schools of
all denominations, held on the camp
grounds here on Friday. Two bands of
music were present. Remarks were made by
several clergymen, and all had fine time
Newbury.
Henry Emerson has opened barber shor
in the Sawyer House.
The Ladies' Aid Society held social or
the common last night.
Most of the farmers here have begun hay
ing, and good crop is expected.
A large number from this place went tt
st. Johnsbury to celebrate the Fourth.
The Montebello sulphur spring is opened
for baths every Tuesday and Saturday
The Epworth League of this place at
tended the anniversary of the league a
Bradford last Friday.
The creamery churned ton of butter las
Thursday morning. 1t is doing a larg
business and making fine butter.
The schools in town closed last Friday
Good work has been done by the teacher
and general satisfaction has been given.
The selectmen report ia miles of high
way, not including pent roads; and TIN
town clerk reports ninety-seven Licensed
dogs.
George Moore has begun the erection of
large house on "Dow Hill" Mr.. Moor
purposes to build fine house at cost o
$4,000.
e. L. Fleming carries daily from three t.
four thousand pounds of milk to Yves
Newbury separator, which is branch o
Newbury creamery
The Union Meeting house Society held
picnic at Halls pond yesterday. The ladie
some time ago sold squares OF silk, and use'
Une money 10 Dullu INC CHlTCu' l. ne SQUARE
were made into handsome quilt, which
was sold at the picnic.
The mail route between South Newbur,
and Newbury has changed hands ALDER
Fuller has moved to Newbury Center ant
has contracted to carry the mail for fou
years. The Fuller Brothers, the mail-car
riers for the past four years, have givel
general satisfaction.
Horace w. Bailey has made good bust
ness record in handling the affairs Of tn
late DIR. Cutting estate. When Mr.. Bale
began his duties the Cutting property wa
in many places, and in some quite Difficult
places. The estate has been satsfaC
torily settled and the adopted son receive
the snug sum of five or six thousand dollars
The grand list of the town, as computes
by M. l.. Brock is $50 43.53, and is mad
up of the following items; Real estate
1897 $50; personal estate, 1915, 203 and 80
polls. The list is very nearly up to las
years figures, being only $7745 less. Th
lists of one hundred dollars and over are a
follows: Adams Paper Co., $136.71; Atkin
son, Joseph, estate $1O923; Baldwin, LII
cinda, $2S5.00; Baldwin, Erastus, S49l so
Baldwin, H. t., $15S00 Brock, w. w
1929; Deming, II. and wife, $170.33; Doe
Richard $2l723; Goddard J. and j., $3.50