The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22

back to Barre this week TO work in the pol
ishing shop OF Cutler Il Burnham.
While business grows duller at the stone
sheds, we hear that large orders are coming
in for granite at the quarries, which be-
tokens a revival Of work in due time.
Wilbur f. Adams offered for sale at an
auction, last Thursday, his farm, stock, hay,
tools, etc. There was no sale made of the
farm. The other stuff sold at fairly good
prices.
1t IL said there were twenty applicants on
one day for the position given Charles G..
Moore as boss Of a granite yard near Los
Angeles, Cal. 1t seems that there are un-
employed men there as well rs here.
Mrs. Chester Martin continues to gain
slowly at the house of her son-in-law, DIR.
George e. Maloy, St. Cloud, Mimi, and is
able to sit up. She finds many very pleas
ant and sympathetic acquaintance in the
place.
If we were permitted to give our "author-
ity," more persons might believe that the
Central Vermont railroad company NAV
quite likely begin work next year in ex-
tending the railroad through the Gulf to
Rov alton.
Morris S. Losell, for twenty-one years or
more a resident Of our place, died last week
OF neuralgia of the heart at the home of a
daughter in town. He was nearly sixty
nine years of age. After coming here he
uIltth nll bDt II DhIilSb CuuTCl, Vi
which he has continued to be q worthy
member
There was a meeting here, on Tuesday of
last week, of the Epworth League of several
places hereabouts. Addresses were given
by Revs. L. j. Chase of st. Johnsbury, X.
l.. Nanton of Morrisville, S. Donaldson of
Mortified, w. X. Davenport of Barre, K.
NJ. Smith, ID, and II. A. Spencer Of
Montpelier.
Woodbury..
Rev. j. G. Wright has commenced preach
ing in Sodom.
Ollie Farr has gone to Plainfeld to work
for George Kidder.
Orville Ainsworth has completed the re-
pairs on his cottage.
Allen Ainsworth has moved into his new
house at the lower end of Main street.
Warner Thomas is putting up a new cot
tage on the hill, south side of Mill street.
The repairs on the gristmill at South
Woodbury. are completed, and Ed. is in his
glory.
Mccormick & Hazelton are erecting a
stone shed just across the bridge on West
street.
The work on the new church, which has
been temporarily suspended, is soon to be
resumed.
1t has been decided by the school board
to send the pupils in No. 10 to Calais for the
winter term.
May Sanford of Hardwick declines a re
engagement in No. 5, and her place has no
yet been filled.
Stella King closes her school in No. 9 OF
next Friday. Whether she remains for tn,
winter term is not definitely settled.
The register of No. 8 shows eighteen pu
pills in attendance, and nine of them with
out any mark whatever against their names
On account of illness, the town superin
tendent was obliged to omit the fall exam
nations in districts two, five, fifteen and tn,
button district.
Mrs. Allie Ross presented her HUSBAND
with a ten-pound girl on Monday morning
The friends of Mr.. Ross think seriously o
taking him to the village blacksmith to b.
hooped.
George Krouse, who recently lost one ey,
on the quarry, has been compelled to Civ
up work on account of trouble with hi
other eye. Last Monday, Warren Goodel
took him to Boston for treatment.
Ashley Smith is putting the fnishin,
touches on his cottage at the north end o
Main street, and, occasionally stepping on
on his piazza, mods his head over the vale
to Neighbor Allen Ainsworth at the soutl
end, as much as to say, " Beat that if 20
can
The following teachers AVE been re
engaged for the winter: NJ. f. Foster j
No. 4, Ada Perkins in No. 6. Bud Bruce {
Cabot has been engaged in No. 9 to take th
place of Mrs. Laura Tebbetts (nee Goodell
. who was offered, but declined, a re-engagt
ment. Mrs. Tebbetts has taught four cor
+ s%ecutive terms i'll No. 9. Burt Beniami
has declined a re-engagement in No. g, an
> Mr.. w. Still of Hardwick is engaged for tn
: winter term. George Ballentine of Gala
) has been engaged for district No. 3.
South Woodbury..
Nearly one hundre people, from tn
: village and near here, assembled in the We
, try Of the church in the evening Of Octob'
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