The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-24

Marcus Hartman was buried last Monday,
after a severe Illness of four weeks. -
Reuben Lord recently had a surgical opera
ton performed by DR.. Chandler Of Mont
pelier 80 Mrs. Heaton of Potsdam, N.
Y. and Mrs. Hartwell of Lowell, Mass.
were called here by the sickness and death
OF their brother, Marcus Hartman.
East Orange.
The preaching service by Rev. j. r.
Baxendale is to commence at TO- 30 o'clock
| during the summer.
The first Methodist quarterly meeting was
held here Sunday with communion service,
| Rev. j. L. Baxendale officiating
Mrs. w. s. Paine spent part of last week
in Barre with Mrs. Mcdonald, her sister,
who is very i'll with rheumatic trouble.
- Alice Lamb is again very feeble.
- Orrin Prescott is recovering from
measles. - Mrs. I. d. Hutchinson is
slowly improving, and hopes are entertained
| of her recovery. 80 Mrs Herbert Scott,
with two children, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Richardson.
PIainfield.
Gertie Greeley was at home from Mont
pelier over Sunday.
Fred Kinney has returned from Califor-
mia. His many friends give him a cordial
welcome.
G. d. Kidder has received S1Oi the past
| year from the sale OF milk from one cow
besides all that was used in the family.
The memorial sermon will be given by
| Rev. Mr.. Williams at the Congregational
| church next Sunday afternoon at half-past
one. All old soldiers are invited to meet
with the post at G. A. II. hall at one o'clock
| on that day and march to the church in a
body.
G. d. Kidder, who was appointed weigher
of maple sugar for this locality, finished his
work about ten days since. His report en-
| braced one hundred eighty-two samples.
The total amount weighed nearly forty
one tons, of which twelve persons made
over one ton each The largest guam
tty made in this town by one person was
made by S. S. Smith, the exact amount be-
| ing 1924 pounds. Il. j. Bartlett comes next
with 2,056. The largest quantity weighed
| for one person out of town was :, $40 pounds
made by FL. w Lilley.
South Ryegate.
The granite sheds are full of men, and all
are doing large business.
Mr.. Mills reports that he had very
pleasant trip to Boston, visiting with his old
| friends.
The Ryegate Creamery Company is pro-
| crossing finely on its new building. Ia a
week it will be ready for the machinery.
Miss Patterson, who is teaching in David
Lumsden's district, is sick at Bradford.
- Mabel Lang is teaching on Jefferson
Hill. - Rev. Mr.. jackson and wife were
visiting in Philadelphia last week. -
| David Henderson is reported better. -
Miss Low, who has been quite sick with
measles, is reported better.
Stowe.
Orlo Luce is putting up post-ofiice
building.
Mrs. George Hall died Saturday of heart
disease. Funeral on Sunday.
Charles Martins horse ran into Frank
| Marshal's team lately and demolished a
wheel. No one was hurt
Memorial services will be held at the
| Congregational church on Sunday at half
| past ten. Rev. S. f. Drew will preach the
sermon.
logg and son left this week on a western
trip, visiting the Worlds Fair and other
| places. - Andrew Royce was at home
from Albany over Sunday. - A. S.
Kellogg and son left for the West on Tues
day. They will visit the Worlds Fair be-
| fore returning,
Strafford.
George w. Harlow, recently prominent
in town affairs, is seriously i'll with disease
of the heart.
Hon. j. S. Morrill, and family returned &c
Strafford last week. The venerable senator
is in good health.
Decoration day will be duly observed here
by Henry Dow post the school children
taking part in the exercises
Mrs Huldah G. Perkins and Mrs. Anr
Fdrnham have bought of their mother, Mrs
Anna ID. Wood, the old family homestead
125 acres.
Arthur G. Cook has contracted to carry
the mail from South STAFFORD to Pompa
noosuc, beginning July l. That part of tn,
route from South Strafford to our village i,
to be discontinued.
The tenth reunion of the Orange COUNT
Veteran Soldiers Association will be helC
at this place, June 20. An address is prom
ised by Hon. II. III. Powers. Governor
Fuller, Colonel Hooker, and other promi
nent men are expected to be present.
Topsham.
Creamery patrons are daily adding t
their amount of "milch kline" larg,
drove coming to town Saturday. They re
ceived twenty-eight cents for April butter
w. II. Chalmers has sold his blacksmith
shop at the village to his brother Wallace
- Mr.. William Morrison has moved Il
his house in the village. - Rev. n. Nj
few days. - n. j. Sly is again very low
u. p. Tabor has recently been having
a serious time with rheumatism. -
Horace Randall has sold his residence il
the village TO w. III. Chalmers. - Rev
j. Hamilton, presiding elder, was in town
on Saturday on business connected with thu
church.
West Topsham.
A Mr.. Clark of East Calais has moved OIL
to the Sargent farm
Arad Fellows has moved back to tn
steam mill, and has hired out there for on
year.
For the satisfaction of choking Elishi
Butler, Eli S. Mills paid $50 and costs las
week Monday.
The creamery building is up and worl
begun ON the inside. 1t is expected to star
the last of June, or first day of July surely
Mrs. Frank Hayward is still in New
; York under treatment for cancer. -
DR.. o.. l.. Watson of Montpelier was II
town few days last week. - Leste
Sanborn is away learning to run separs
: tor. He is to run the creamery herewith
Herbert Sanborn as second hand. -
Nelson Philbrick is still confined to tn
house with his foot which he had injured
short time ago.
: North Thetford.
Arthur Howe from Hudson, Mass, wa
l. in town over Sunday. - Albert Sawyer