The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-08

Inpz Pearoe, AZ " Jerusha Dow" will ex-
hibit the pictures in her album at Memorial
hall, North Calais, next Friday ever ing
Over forty from this vicinity attended the
dramatic entertainment given at North
Calais last Friday evening proof OF the rep
utation which the dramatic club has sus.
tanned for furnishing good thing in that
line every time.
A. Dwinell Il Son have just added clap.
board mill to the machinery in their lumber
mill. They now have machinery for saving
and dressing lumber, for saving shingles,
turning out forkhandles and like articles,
and for saving clapboards.
East Montpelier.
j. NJ. Willard has bought half interest
in the granite business, which seems to be
thriving.
The East Montpelier Social Club gave a
very pleasant entertainment at the hall last
Friday evening" which was quite we'll
attended, considering the unfavorable
weather.
School in district No. ., taught by Etta
NJ. Jones, closed February 3. Scholars not
absent were Will A. Lawson, Laura Il. Dix,
Alice G. Lewis, Carrie A. Lewis, Lena b
Wheeler and Kate p. Wheeler. Those hav-
ing no tardy marks were Orvie w Baker,
Thurman w. Dix, Nelson E. Lewis, Lewis
Il. Thresher, Robert b. Thresher, Alice q.
Lewis, Carrie A. Lewis. Lizzie NJ. Roadway,
Anna O. Wheeler, Lena b. Wheeler and
Kate Wheeler.
North Montpelier.
Miss Blanche Spauding and Mr.. Van
Bennett, Of " Goddard" we're at home over
Sunday.
We are glad to see our towpsman, C. p,
HOllster, able to be out once more after be-
Ing confined indoors by sickness the past
several weeks.
The dramatic club here have reorgauized
and are to give public exhibition upon
their stage some time in the near future for
the benefit of the library.
Mr.. Osgood from the Davis & Furber
Wooden Machinery Works at North An
DOVER Mass, is here setting up the new
machinery in G. r. Sibley's factory
Mrs. Sarah Snow was taken very sud
denly and violently i'll in the probate office
at Montpelier. She was removed to the
Exchange Hotel, where she In at present,
not being able as yet to 10 taken home.
That East Montpelier is noted for its big
turnOuts to dances is dem ouStrated by the
fact that ninety-eight couples enjoyed the
old folks ball at the East village last week
and ninety couples we're present at the pub
lie fancy daDcing-SchOol at the rink hall in
this village the week before.
There is considerable agitation In this
vicinity upon the subject OF establishing q
creamery here. The farmers have become
thoroughly interested ia the scheme and are
to hold meeting soon to Investigate the
matter. Let everv one attend. The date
Of the meeting will DO given later.
Maple Hin.
Joseph Marshall, former resident OF this
place but now of Craftsbury, Is sick with
pneumonia. - Clarence Maxfi.ld OF
Barton Is visiting relatives here. - Mrs.
G. 3. Maxtield is in poor health. II. s,
Pierce and n Canadian lately cut four logs,
measuring 1892 feet, from Eastwood tree.
MoretowR.
Cotillion party at the hotel hall next Fri
day evening.
Austin Prentiss, j. w. Bates and George
W. Bulkely attended the district Masonic
meeting at Waterbury last Friday. Wi
nooski lodge furnished banquet at Bar
rett's hotel, and oil enjoyed a royal good
time.
James w. Brock of Montpelier was In
town last week aud sold what is known az
the Farr store, belonging to the estate Of
Hiram Hathaway; the j. w. Taylor house
on the Mortified road; the William Chip
man farm in North Fayston.
II. o. Ward was lately in New Hamp
shire on business. He also attended til,
Sparrow auction in Berlin and bought three
horses. One pair-beaulies- weighed near i
200 pounds. He also bought / 900 bushels
of corn and oats. Lewis Ben amin is t
drive the pair OF horses.
| At an impromptu meeting OF the More
town Lime Kiln Club" Thursday morn
| ing, February 2, Brother Gardner and WAY
Down Be-be 1.-The scribe" occupied thu
seat of honor in front OF the Wildwood
heater. PicklesSmitl and Give a Dam Jone
were near them. All were seemingly sat
and subdued Said Brother Gardner " Tn,
SHOWS OF many winters have whitened III,
| hair / haze seen many phases OF lifei
changing tide, hut l read an article las
night in yesterdays WATCHMAS that stirre,
me more than anything that ever came il
my way before. When l took in the who'll
scope of the article, cold chills chased eacl
other down my spinal marrow. l shook a
with the ague, and l feel all broken NJ
still" Here Give-a Dam Jones interrupted
with, "Was it the article sta ing that h
who was once highly hOnored member o
| this club, and who recently removed to TIL
capital, had presided as umpire at driv
whist partS?" Inurmur ran through th'
club. 1t was" the old man sad y au
swered in husky tones. "Oh! what" h
continued, sis the world coming to, whe
a member whom we all thought frml
grounded in the right will 40 soon yield t
the Establishments of weddings at he ga
capital"' Every eye was moist, and non
had the heart to say more. Givt-a DaI
Jones Sduly StlTTtu tu6 Hre, dnu BrOJnt
Gardner mournfuly continued to burn il
cense at the altar of Americas first an
greatest King. Then one by one the men
bers sadly filed ont and the Wildwood
heater and Give-a-Dam Jones we're alone.
Mrs. j. d. Bidgood Of Manchester, N. III
Is in town on account of the sickness of he
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Taylor. - Jerr
Flanagan has gone TO Barre TO work in
livery stable. Bernie Griffith hs
closed his labors for Trip, Tenant & Co
aud has gone to Waitsheld TO work for Ere
Parker.
Roxbury.
Abbie Wiley. daughter of Captain VILE
of this town, died last Thursday morning
the residence OF her brOther-in. law, WilsC
Averll OF Warreu--lOng her home. 81
had been long sufferer from consumption
and death came as sweet release. Her r
mains were brought here on Saturday.
, Frank Snow is in town taking orders f
fruit trees. - Ida Shepard is at work
the watch factory. - Miss Nellie Ell
has learned the dressmaker's trade til
| winter
Waitsfield.
Quite delegation from here attended Il
Masonic district meeting at Waterbury {
Friday OF last week.
G. II. Eddy is getting the materials reaC
to build creamery at his place in the nor
! part OF town in the early spring.