The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-24
and wife Of Franklin, N. H., paid a short
visit in town the first of the week.


Albert Barnes is building a commodious
barn upon his home premises.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Holden of Concord, n.
H., have been visiting in town.
Bert Davis has erected on the j. Morse
farm a hen-house two hundred fifty feet
long by thirty feet wide.
Sherman Morse has purchased the stage
route from here to Rochester. 1t has been
run for time immemorial by William Tink-
ham and his son Paul.
John Jackson, son of Il. S. Jackson, is
conductor on the famous Empire State ex-
press that made the UNPARALLELED run of a
mile in thirty-two seconds.
Some of the jurors in this vicinity went to
Woodstock last week TO attend the May
term of the Windsor county court, which
did not begin until Tuesday of this week.
Fred Kelsey was in town the other day
He is to leave the newspaper business in
which he has been engaged at Concord,
n. H., and is to move to Lowell, Mass,
where he is to have charge of the advertising
business of G. J. Hood & Co.
West Berlin.
Piles are being driven preparatory to the
erection of a new iron bridge at No. 6.
There were more young men seen here
last Sunday riding bicycles than were seen at
church.
Rev. and Mrs. H. X. Crein were called to
Barre last week by the serious illness of a
daughter of Mrs. Grain
Several persons witnessed the skillful
manner with which Rev w. b. Worthing
handled an enormous trout which he had
hooked and finally landed on the shore.
Quite number of the scholars in district
No. have been sick, supposed to have been
caused by the poor sanitary condition of the
school-house and surroundings.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bailey of Williams
town visited friends here last week.
Miss Hattie Ladd, who has been quite sick,
is now convalescent
Braintree.
II. M. Blanchard has bought the Fuller
sawmill and mill privilege at West Brook
field.
G. w. Fuller has nearly sold out his per-
sonal property and expects to go away on a
visit this week.
o. S. Thayer is to put up large barn for
E. e. Burnham, the old one proving too
small for his crops and stock.
George p. Fuller has sold his farm to Rev.
Wesley Emerson. Price, $1,000, including
three cows and sugar tools. w. j. Peavey
is to move there and care for it.
A. X. McIntire and wife started on
Wednesday of last week for Chicago for
visit to friends and are to take in the
Worlds Fair on the trip. They expect to
be gone four weeks.
The mother of Rev. G. w. Emerson, who
has been stopping for few weeks with
Wallace Peavey, was seriously i'll week be-
fore last, and Mr.. Emerson came to town to
attend her in her illness.
Farmers are very busy and are rushing
springs work as fast as possible. The
weather last week was unfavorable and will
necessitate much harder work to get the
crops in in season. A few have planted
part of their corn, but the most of the corn
will be planted this week. A good many
complaining machines have been pur-
chased this spring, farmers not wishing to
wait for any one to do the planting.
BrookfieId.
Rev. G. II. Morse has arranged for an ex-
change with Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of West
Randolph next Sunday.
Union memorial services will be held at
the Second church next Sunday morning.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy will deliver the sermon.
Dea U. A. Clark has returned from Mil
ford, Mass, where he spent the winter. He
is making his home at present with his son
U. A. Clark, Jr.
Mr.. Harold Burt has returned to Phila-
delpha His family will remain in town
for the prese mt. - Mrs. j. b. Chamber.
lain of Barre spent a few days last week
with her sister, Mrs. G. III. Bigelow. -
Miss Winnie Parmenter of the University
of Vermont spent Sunday at home.
Cabot.
The engine and much of the machinery
for the creamery have arrived.
Orson Kimball has bought and moved to
the Mrs. Babcock place at Lower Cabot.
Lewis harrington has rented his farm and
moved to his mothers place in the village.
Frank Blanchard, the mail carrier from
Cabot to Marshfeld station, has the contract
for the coming year.
Work on the government building is
progressing finely. 1t is intended to have it
ready for the post June l.
Cabot has seventy-fve miles of highways,
of which five miles are in the limits of the
village corporation. 1t does not include any
of the pent roads.
A chapter of the order of the Eastern Star
has been instituted A delegation of thirty
one members of Riverside chapter, Hard
wick, was present and performed the work
very creditably, and it was interesting to
all present. The chapter has ffty-three
charter members, and following are the
officers: Worthy Patron, III. G. Williams
matron, Mrs. Clara Burnham; associate
matron, Mrs. Adella Swerdfeger; treasurer,
Mrs. Ellen Webster; secretary, Mrs. Ina
Rogers; conductress, Mrs. o. b. Warren;
associate cOnductreSs Mrs. Eta Marsh
chaplain, Mrs. Mary FRENCH organst, Mrs.
Lima Walbridge; warden, Mrs. Leila Billie
deau sentinel, Clyde Lance; Ada, Mrs.
Clara Short Ruth, Bertha Marsh; Esther,
Jennie Rogers; Martha, Jessie Drew
Electa, Flora Lance. The Masonic lodge
at its last regular communication, voted the
free use of its hall for a year. Perhaps in
consideration of this, the new order adopted
the name "Green Mountain Chapter, No
49," Regular meetings are held on Friday
of the week in which the moon fulls. Al
the conclusion of the meeting all partook O.
banquet prepared by the ladies'. A socia
hour was enjoyed. Our Hardwick friends
then departed, leaving thanks for their en-
tertainment and hearty wishes for the pros
perity of the chapter.
Calais.
CIV. Kent and Harry Hawkins returned
from Boston last Thursday, taking bacl
with them five horses they had purchased
there.
Dell Sanders of Montpelier inspected w
r.. Burnap camp of Sons of Veterans las
Saturday evening. They rated 81, ant
gave them place.in class one.
Our people have bought Champion roaC
machine, after trials, where two other com
panies were represented. Road Commits
sioner Cameron has commenced active oper
| atoms.
G. B. Van Ornum's family gave birthda.