The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03
CONTINUED PROM FIFTH isAoE.l


ing, May g. under the auspices of the Kings
Daughters
Aunt Hannah Page, who has been quite
sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Perrin. is reported better, as is the case
with Mrs. DIR. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Skinner and A. A. Pratt.
There was pleasant wedding at the resi-
dence of Rev H. f. Fortney last Wednes
day evening, the contracting parties being
Arthur G. Parks of Barre cousin to Mrs.
Fortney) and Miss Olive b. Brown of
Marshfield.
Uncle Orrin Davis quietly passed into the
higher life last Saturday night, leaving his
devoted companion two daughters, with
their families and other near relatives and
friends, to mourn the loss of a kind husband,
a devoted father and an upright citizen.
Fayston.
Lizzie b. Maxwell is teaching in Warren.
A large number of farmers are short of
hay.
Sugaring is over and everybody is salts
fed that this was a good sugar year
Ida NJ. Thompson, teacher in the Spauld-
ing Graded School of Barre, spent Sunday
aud Saturday in town.
The schools in town are now in good run
ming order, with the following teachers: No.
/, Hattie MehurOn; ., Luna b. Howe; 3,
May Holland of Brockton, Mass; 1, Mrs.
Abbie Palmer of DuXbury; 3, Mabel Ryle
of Waitsfeld; g. Ernestine Neveux of Mont
peler ., Cherrie Stoddard of Waitstield
Nos. 3 and 7 have been united and =. Null
vaney is to carry the scholars of No. to
No. 3.
North Fayston.
Rev. w. e. Douglass people are glad to
hear of his return as pastor for the coming
year.
W. r.. Grandted and family are moving
to Montpelier -= Mr. Bartlett and fam
lily have moved in to C. McElroy's house.
Peter Crowly injured two of his fin
gers recently in II. o. Wards lumber mill
in Moretown.
Middlesex.
G. w. Mnott, one of the chemists at the
sugar testing station, spent last Sunday at
William Chapin's.
The Pembroke brothers have bought forty
acres more of old woodland of William
Chaplin for $40 per acre.
Barnabas Mayo of Moretown is to move
into the Sawyer house at the village. We'll
come to one of Moretowns best men.
The following are the officers of the school
board: Levi Swift, chairman; l.. Il. Wells,
clerk; l.. a. Flint superintendent.
Eight schools commenced May /, with the
following teachers: AT the village, Belle
Jersey; Center, Cora Miles; Shady Rill,
NdDutIS,
ley's corner Eta Markham; Culver's neigh
borhood, Ida e. Ladd school-house near
cemetery, Miss Honan; Dudley's neighbor-
hood, Ellen A. Baker
MoretowH.
Father Donahue held mass at the Catholic
church Sunday last.
Rev. S. c. Vail occupied the pulpit in the
Methodist church on Sunday for the first
time
The creamery is progressing finely. Mr.
Eddy hopes to have it completed by the
first of June.
f d. Griffith from Bolton was called here
on Saturday on account of the severe ill
ness of his daughter, Mrs. Haskins.
DR.. Circuit from Waterbury was in town
on Sunday last in consultation with Dr.
Haylett in the case Of Mrs. Haskins.
The village schools commenced Monday
the oath, with Mr.. Brown, a Mortified
cadet, and Miss Carey from Stowe az teach
ers- Mr. Brown for the upper school and
Miss Carey for the lower.
Orange.
1t is reported that marble has been found
in Orange like that recently discovered in
Washington, and that Reuben Lord has
found black lead (plulnbago) on his farm,
the quantity and quality OF which will be
tested in the future.
Mrs. A. II. Goodrich is impro wing. -
Mrs. Porter Lord is very feeble. - w.
IL. Crockett has gone TO Malone, N. Y, with
his sister.
North Randolph
A runaway horse belonging to William
BOyCe made a wreck of Mr.. Newton 8 wagon
while it was standing in the yard by the
blacksmith shop last Wednesday.
Mrs. Asahel Durkee is in Essex visiting
her daughter. - Vernon Barnes broke
his arm recently.
West Randolph.
The Arion Quartette will give a concert in
Dubois & Gays hail. Friday evening,
May ..
E. E. Vaulleman has moved his shoe
shop into Huntington's block on Pleasant
street.
sale and supper in the church Thursday
evening.
o. II. Rogers OF South Royalton has
moved into the David Fiske house on Cen
trail street.
A. b. Chandler Of New York is in town
making preparations to come to his summer
home, the " mari-castle."
f. w. Wadleigh has sold his meat market
and will work for w. e. Williams, proprie-
tor OF the Red Lion Inn market.
The Shepard Family of South Royaton
VIII give one OF tnelr popular entertain
ments in town next Saturday evening.
Mrs. ID. Mckenzie of New London is the
guest of w. b. Wall. Mrs. b. G.
Briggs returned, Saturday, to her home in
Hartford, after a few days visit in town
- John w. Burt and wife are in New
York for a short time. - Mrs III. NJ.
Dufur and mother, Mrs. Hutchins, re-
turned on Saturday from Boston. 60 Mrs.
Robert Parker has returned from visit in
Waterbury, Conn. - Miss Ada Stanton
has been quite sick for the past week. -
George II. Hoyt was home from York
Beach, Me, over Sunday. - e. o.
Hobart and wife of Windsor spent Sunday
at f. A. Hobart's - j. Laroy Mann was
at home from Dartmouth a short time last
week. - Mrs. X w, Morse of Hanover
was in town on Friday. - Ernest Fish
is among the sick this week. 60 George
l.. Spear left on Monday morning for his
lumber business in Maine. - Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. j. Lamson returned on Thursday
from a six months stay in Philadelphia
= Frank Ketcham and wife of Albany
n, Y, are the guests of j. #. Lamson
East ROXbury.
ID. l.. Buck is working upon the hotel at
West RoXbury.
| Mrs Harley Bruce is sick with the measles
at G. w. Benefits
Hay is quite scarce, and farmers are hop
/ inn for no gro ffa