The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

tell where Garlic Nelson got the liquor that
made him drunk in l.. X. Joslyn's bayfield,,
and where Cripple Rising got the rum
that made him drunk?
Groton.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a social
at Alex Cochran's this evening. All are in
vited
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. 4. b. Hall next
Saturday afternoon.
Hon |. N. Hall and wife 90 TO Plymouth,
N. H., next week, and will visit the Worlds
Fair before their return. They expect to be
away two months.
The Argus reporter is as weighty as ever
with his runs but he was off his base in re-
gard to the statement about Mr.. Cochran
last week. Mr. Cochran has his business at
Groton to look after, aud what spare time
he has he devotes to his granite business
at South Ryegate.
DR.. S. n Eastman met the medical
board at Wells River last Wednesday.
49, II. G. Clark and wife returned from
Hardwick last week. 60 Walter Green
and wife, who have been visiting at b. NJ
Ricker's, returned home last Sunday.
$50 NJ. IL. Whitehill and wife are ex-
peCted home from the Worlds Fair to-
morrow. Mrs. George Melville will return
With them. 80 Ira Ricker's youngest
child is very sick. == Mrs. T. W. Tilton
visited at Alex Cochran's last week. -
Ira G., Blake is the guest of Lyman Blanch-
ard.
Hardwick.
The Free Baptist society is looking about
the village for suitable site for a church
building.
A. c. Hooker is to erect new tenement
house on North Main street, near his other
house built several years ago.
~
to the city markets from this and other sta
tions west of here, paying thirty.ive cents
per bushel.
Alice G. Hathaway of Manchester, n. H.,
is visiting her uncle, l.. c. Foss. She came
from the city for the improvement of her
health, which is somewhat impaired.
Ora c.. Wakefield, son of Mrs Carrie
Wakefield of this place, is now visiting his
old home, having been in the West for sew
eral years past in the express business.
Edward Aiken has returned from the
Worlds Fair, and says he saw many of the
naughty things on the " Paisance." He
entertains very high opinion of the great
show.
The post-office rooms in McLoud & Co.'s
new building are now completed and ready
for occupancy. We understand the change
of the office is not to be made till October
/, the end of the quarter.
Professor w II. Taylor, principal of the
graded school, has resigned the office of
town superintendent of schools. j. A. Kid
der, one of the school directors, has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
Rev. j. NJ. Nelson has sold his farm on
the Wolcott road to Samuel Esterbrook.
Price 81, 500, with immediate possession.
Mr.. Nelson moves to a small place in VOL
colt purchased by his son-in-law
We understand there has been change
in the mercantile firm of Cutler Il Parks,
groceries and provisions, Mr.. Cutler selling
his interest to b. G.. Webster of Barre,
taking in exchange livery business.
Mr. Marden, residing in W. H. Taylor's
basement tenement was recently arrested
for intoXication and breach of the peace.
He was fined So and costs and put under
bonds of 500 TO hereafter " keep the peace"
The Hyde Park express train was dis
continued on Monday. The early mixed
train is now the only means of reaching st.
Johnsbury or any other station in that di-
rec,ion in the forenoon, going east about
half past five A. NJ, much too early for the
best accommodation to the public.
Adolphus Holton, son of Mrs. II. A. Hol-
ton, came to his old home from Norwood,
Mass, recently. and is now at Chicago visit
ing the Worlds Fair, accompanied by his
NJ. Bridgman. Mr.. Holton is graduate Of
the Boston School of Pharmacy, and is en-
gagged in the drug business at Norwood
Landlord A. G. Newell has gone to Hills
boro n. II giving up the hotel business
here through force of circumstances. The
proprietors of the Centennial" Batcheder
Chase, have resumed possession of the
premises as a result of IA circus " last
week between j. II. Drew. lessee from the
owners, with b. e Billiard, Esq, repre-
senting Mr.. Newell's interests. Ira r..
Batchelder, one of the owners, is now in
charge of the business and will doubtless
continue until some more permanent ar
rangements can be made.
MarshfieId.
Dexter Ide has exchanged his farm for G..
S. Adams butter-box shop.
Mr.. Young of Montpelier has moved into
the Congregational parsonage.
Mrs. Sarah Ide Fields, from Massachu-
sets, is visiting in town.
Mrs. Belle Thomson and three children
of Providence, r. l., formerly Belle Smith
of this town. are visiting her friends.
| Seven horses went from here to Ryegate
| fair. A.. f.. Lamherton took first premium
with his Blackstone mares as matched road
| sters, also first premium with his three
| year-old stallion Prime Albert; also
won the three year old race. Sam Cole &
| Son took second premium with then
/ stallion, and first premium with their
|
John 1ibbits took first premium with his
three-y ear-old mare. G. Il. Shepard took
second money in the four-year-old race
with his chestnut gelding Judge Hall"
also third money III the open race will
" Dan Damon
Martin Newton is repairing his house
- Messrs. Ira Bemis and j. b. Pike arr
shingling their houses. == Frank Cole
and wife visited her mother in RoXbur!
last week. 60 Warner ID. Smith Returns
to Tufts College to-day.
MiddleseX.
Rev. l.. Warren is TO preach here mex
Sunday at one o'clock.
Mrs. Kate Norton, with her daughter an,
two grandchildren, of Winona, Mimi, ar
visiting Mr.. aud Mrs S b. Hastings
Nellie Moriarty, who has been very i'll a
the residence of w il. Herrick was re
moved to her home at Montpelier on Sun
day.
William Carpenter White and Jenni
Miles we're married at the residence of thu
brides mother last Wednesday, Rev A. ii
Webb officiating.
"a Grand Dissolving Entertainment,
which was billed to appear here Saturda
night, failed to show up. 1t evidently dis
solved before it got here.
Patterson's Novelty Company gave a
autartoinrnaut ar HnIIauia hall Last Erida