The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-22

Lumber Company OF wolcott, and says he
don't care TO work for that company
| any more"
Mrs. Lewis, at the Center, has let or
rented her farm the coming year to George
Wilcox Of Greensboro.
| Dr. A. M. Ward met with a very serious
accident on Friday last in falling from the
! piazza OF his house and fracturing hip.
The drama entitled "Neiehbor jack
wood " will be presented here by local tai
ent on the evenings Of February % and
March /.
Mrs. c. II. Ward and Mrs. j. v. Dutton
attended the annual meeting OF the state
Relief Corps at Rutland last week az dele
gates OF our local organization.
The spring term of the higher depart
ments Of the village school begin February
%, the intermediate and primary depart.
meuts, March 6. Same board OF teachers az
for the winter term
The schools in this village closed a very
successful term the past week, with pub
! lie entertainment on Friday evening, the
/ prominent feature OF which was prize speak
| ing by the students.
French & Warren, our local potato deal
ers, expect to car potatoes the present week
at this and some other stations on the line.
They offer seventy cents for Hebrons and
sixty.hve for other varieties.
Through the efforts of some of our village
| ladies, local union of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union has been organized
here with Mrs. A. NJ. Ward as president
Mrs Q, Sanford and Mrs. Ida Gowen vice
presidents, Mrs. W. E. Warren secretary,
Miss Carrie Williams treasurer.
When are the last legislative reports to be
distributed2 is a question often asked The
state officials having the matter of publica-
ton in charge are certainly guilty of negli-
gence in causing this unusual delay. 1t is
especially annoying this year on account OF
the radical changes made in school, high
way and other matters necessary to be con-
sidered at the annual town meeting. This
unusual and apparently unnecessary delay
must in many cases result in injury to pub
lie interests.
East Hardwick
Plans and specifications for the creamery
are out and the committee are ready for
bids. The intention is to have it ready to
} run June ].
The question of having granite cut hero
il being agitated. We have one OF the fin
! est locations, forty rods south of the depot,
to be found in this region. The cost OF TAX.
ing granite from the branch road here IN
merely nominal; rent low, and the citizen.
are ready to furnish sheds and land rent
: free to good concern.
The announcement that Hunt q Rabbit.
were to close out their business here came
to US az great surprise. They controlled
, nine.tenths OF the business here, and had
: cash sales of between thirty.five and forty
thousand dollars the past year. They are
enterprising citizens, ever ready to help in
public improvements, and East Hsrdwick
will miss them more than they would any
other two men.
g Shady Rill.
: A party of about twenty young people
2 from this vicinity spent Tuesday evening
OF last week in East Montpelier at the home
of Miss Alice Sanders recently a teacher
in this place. All rode in one large double
. team, and their shouts and laughter might
y have heen heard at some distance After
spending very enjoyable evening they re-
turned TO the Rill merrier than ever, az all
those could testify who were aroused from
their slumhers by the cheers of the approach
9 ing party,
Mrs W. o. Cummings has been quit. i'll
l. during the last week. - HIs. David
u Tarbox is improving.
- Marshfeld,
u There is to be dance and promenade az
Wheeler's hall this week Friday evening.
o The auditors will meet at the treasurer's
a. office this week Friday morning at nine
O'Clock, instead of March 3, noted last
- week.
"a A gospel temperance meeting, under the
Is auspices of the Woman's Christian Temper
7. auce Union, will be held at the Universalist
church next Sunday afternoon when Rev.
~. Mr.. Lesh will give an address.
a About fifty invited guests met at the
ne house OF Amasa Tucker last Saturday even.
r. ing and enj yed very pleasant social visit
ne and oyster-supper. The cake and other
victuals were made by Della Tucker, the
n eldest daughter, and showed that the man
:, who wins her for wifewil procure an A
=; No. good cook. The musical part was fur
~ nished by two violinists, sons OF Clarendon
NJ Tucker OF Washington. 1t was a very
~ pleasant gathering.
ho Ezra and Allen Day, formerly merchants
ho in town, made US a flying visit one day las
M week. - Martin Pitkin went to Wash
sb ington last Saturday TO attend the funera
of his sister, Mrs. Philura Spencer, wife O
~ Ira Spencer. - Henry Smith is sicl
- with bowel complaint which is very Sc
10 we're at this writing. 60 Mrs Aic
mt Packer Fisher is very low with heart trouble
ys at her mothers - Harry Pike of Cabo
'al began work in Edson's box shop last Mon
iat day. 80 An old gentleman boarding a
ST. the Commercial House, father of Mrs II
II. Meader, fell on the ice last weel
no and hurt one hip very badly. - G.
wv Shepard and wife went 10 Groton on Sun
he day and returned on Monday.
80 Moretown
aV The remains OF Dexter Marble wer
,or brought through this place from Goulds
.iv Vile on the way to North FaystOn for il
rm1 terment BE was one-legged vetera
nm soldier.
ed The remains OF Hattie Hoffman, forme
as past residing in Montpelier, were brougl
il here from Bath Me-, last Friday She ha
I'D been visiting friend in Bath and was take
is sick with erysipelas, which terminated he
jhe young life. The funeral services were hel
ZEN at the Catholic church, Father Donahue o
I'd. floating. The intermeut was at Irasville
en- Waitsteld. Her young friends in this vi
vas lage sincerely mourn her loss, and hi
the mother, brother aud sisters have the hear
the felt 81 mpathy of all.
-al- Warren Trip and James Tenant, in cor
les, pany with Mr.. Vermille were in town Il
age past week looking after their lumber inte
RS, ests here. - q. b. Evans, from Waite
MS bury, Alvin Pierce and wife, and K.
: at JOslyn and wife, from Montpelier, hs'
vas been in town during the past week.
we'd East nranUa
ere
red arthur 1raht OF hardwlck visited n
parents last week - Mrs. G. u. Burg
50 is i'll at G. w. simpsons. - Mrs. L.
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