The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19


Groton last Sunday.
The school directors of the town have an.
pointed Mrs. Nelson Darling town superin
| tendent
Ephraim Danforth has sold his farm &c
Frank Corruth. Mr.. Corruth retains the
sugar tools.
Alex Cochran, weigher OF maple sugar
reports that he had weighed only forty
hundred up to last Saturday.
Goodwin & Weloh have been repairing
tnelr engine for the past week, and will
start the mill next Monday
The funeral Of Elmer Clough of Barnet
was held in the Methodist church last Fri.
day. Rev. Mr. Sowter officiating.
Rev. W. N. Roberts has attended thirty.
three. funerals and performed nineteen
marriage ceremonies during his pastorate
| here.
About fifty OF the children of the Meth
| odist Sunday-school were invited to the
ladies' parlor to enjoy the spread given by
certain members OF the church last Friday
night.
Mrs. Alex Cochran, lady commissioner Of
| the Worlds Fair, will leave for Chicago.
| April "a, to be present at the meeting of the
board OF lady managers to be held in the
Woman's building the Goth, and will remain
until after the dedication Of the Vermont
building, May 10.
IVY w" ~ hoperuS preached on sunday
last his farewell sermon from the text,
Finally, brethren, farewell" Mr.. Rob
ertS' remarks were listened to with pro-
found attention. He has been here three
years, and he thinks it is long enough to
stay in one place. Mr.. Roberts is success
ful preacher, and good pastor. He has
many warm friends here who wish him sue
cess in his future field of labor.
Charles Zastrow and wife, of North Car.
DINA, were in town last Friday, visiting
friends 60 Bernard Eastman, the paper
boy, has changed his occupation and is
drawing wood with fancy horse. -
Dan Cilley finished his labors in l. NJ. Rick
er's mill last Saturday. - Neal McRay
Is reported about the same. - Rev. w.
N. Roberts and wife are at conference this
week. - Martha Jones is quite sick
with the grip. - Mrs. Frank Morrison is
in Massachusetts visiting relatives
Minnie Heath of Oxford, N. H., who has been
visiting at |. P. Dunn's returned last week
- |. NJ. Kicker is in Boston on business.
- s. p. WEIGH returned from market
last Friday and says he has fine assort-
ment OF spring goods coming. - Aaron
WEIGH is reported better. Edward
Hopkinson, formerly Of this place, died at
Essex Junction last week. - Joseph
Carpenter is failing slowly. Drs.
Eastman and Gibson held consultation in
regard to the Neal Mckay case last Satur-
day. - Mrs. Clark Hatch is sick with
erysipelas in her hand and arm. 1t will be
necessary to amputate one of her fingers If
not the whole hand. - Fred Smith was
at home in Canada last week. - Eva
Jones returned last Saturday - Mrs.
Charles Robinson and child were at A. M.
Heath's over Sunday. - Fred Larrow
returned last Saturday from his trip to Can
ada. - A. II. Kicker finished saving
shingles last week, and began saving tim
Der last Monday. His sons run the saw.
- Miss Taft of Plainfeld is making her
home at A. III. Rickers.
South Ryegate.
Charles Zastrow sold his household goods
at auction last Wednesday.
Potatoes are in great demand and very
scarce selling for 81 per bushel
Albert Whiteaw has shipped five hun
dred gallons of maple syrup. He heads the
list.
The school directors have discontinued
the Hugh Miller, the Whitelaw and the
Albert Gibson districts, leaving only seve n
districts
The missionary meeting that was to be
held at Mrs. William Terry's last week
Thursday has been postponed until next
Thursday afternoon.
Charles Zastrow and wife went to San
Francisco last Monday. Mr.. Zastrow is to
sail for the Behring Sea soon. Mrs. Zastrow
will remain at San Francisco at present
Samuel Mills and wife went to Boston last
Friday, Mr. Mills to attend the meeting of
the presbytery, and Mrs Mills to attend the
annual meeting of the Ladies' Missionary
Society.
David Lumsden wishes it to be strictly
understood that he notified the selectmen
of Newbury if they would pay him as much
as he had paid for the Levi James place
they could have it.
George Doe returned from Boston last
..aly rhara hal
ton performed on his nose. He has not
been able to breathe through his nose for
two years, but is now able to breathe freely.
The Observation-Disclosures in district No
made his mark in town last Saturday by
dumping four or five loads of dirt in front of
Terry, George q Gays store 10 remain there
over Sunday and frighten horses. Spread
your dirt, Mr. Commissioner.
There is talk of building sidewalk from
M. f. McDonald's to the school-house. A
subscription paper is in circulation for this
purpose, and SAG has already been pledged
1t is estimated that $50 will cover the whole
cost There is need of good plank walk
The Blue Mountain Company ships this
week the large monument it has been cut
ting during the winter. 1t is the most ex-
pensive one ever shipped from this place.
1t goes to Long Island. N. Y The com
pany begins work at the quarry to-day IT.
is getting out two large stones for the roof
of vault
DIR. Darling's family met at the old home
last Saturday, all present except one child
who is in San Francisco. Those present
were DIR. G. Darling, his wife and three chill
dren; James B. Darling, his wife and three
children; Charles Zastrow and wife, NJ. f.
Sargent wife and daughter; William Oar
ling and wife, George Robin and wife, III.
q. Darling, wife and child, Victor Darling
A family to be proud of indeed,
Charles Robin has sold his fancy team to
James Smith of Groton. - Mrs. Sever
ance is recovering quite rapidly from the
operation so successfully performed by the
Drs. Darling. A. ID. Grant returned
last Saturday from Maine. - Mr.. and
Mrs Paulding, who have been visiting at
William Terry's, returned last Monday.
- James b. Darling and wife were at
home over Sunday. - Miss Stacy of
Lowell, who has been visiting NJ. f. Sar-
gent, returned last Monday. 60 Mrs |
William Terry was called to Lancaster, N !
H., last Wednesday to attend the funeral
of the wife of her brother Freeman Lindsay |
Woodbury.
There is much sickness here.
The Standard Granite Company resumed
work at the quarry last Monday.
G. w. Foster & Son are getting more or |
nnrs for mnnle than