The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-13

vi ouhudyt Jus iObn'
d. e. Bullard, attorney has rented and
now occupies a tenement in NJ. V. Il Hatha-
ways new residence on Grand View"
McLoud expects to assume charge of the
post-ofiice the present week, the rooms in
his new block being nearly ready for &C.
Cupancy.
Elmer Nelson has rented and now occu-
pies l.. III. Warren's tenement house on
South Main street, recently vacated by
Lawyer Bullard.
Grand Chancellor w. II. Gilchrist of
McIndoes and a large delegation of Knights
of Pythias from Barre visited the local
lodge here recently.
Nine tickets were sold here for the Sier-
brooke fair, but for some unknown reason
no ~round-trip tickets were on sale here for
the state fair at Burlington.
Fred Angell has been engaged by Camp
bell to assist him in his furniture business
for the next year. Fred conducted the BUSH
ness while Campbell was at the coast.
w. T.. Warren has moved into the Hath
away office tenement, and Thaddeus Green
occupies the NJ. ". b. Hathaway new
tenement at the Frank Johnson house.
Emily Harvey, formerly of St. Johnsbury,
but recently a missionary in India, occupied
the desk AZ the Methodist church on Sun-
day, September 3. morning and evening.
Hardwick Savings Bank and Trust Com
DduN utBdu ItRulhI DuSlDtSS dU lS new
rooms in McLoud & 60. IS block on Wednes-
day last with Treasurer Cowles in charge.
Green & Emersou's new granite shed at
the branch railroad crossing below the vii
lage is nearly ready for use. 1t is 26x100
feet, well built and covered with steel roof
ing.
Warner Drenan of Sprague, Wash, is
now here visiting his parents. His health
has been quite impaired for some time past,
tnrnxnntfnr tnrpI Gnryinn IN fhn rni1rnn1
Office where he has been employed for
several years past.
Marshfield.
Mrs. Horace Meader, who has been quite
ill, is convalesCent
j. ID. Brown of New York was in town
last week looking for horses.
George Freeman and son of Woodstock
were in town last week at James Newton's.
Albert Lamberton and G. e. Shepard
take their horses to st. ~Johnsbury this
week.
DIR. Town has moved, and Grant West
and wife of Elgin, ILL.,, have moved into the
doctors house.
The blind orator, Mr.. Winslow, will lee
ture at the school-house hall on Tuesday
evening and this evening.
Ziba Allen, better known as " Zibe, the
honest ppddler," died on Sunday at the
home of Harlow Folsom.
The Epworth League held a social at the
Methodist church last Saturday evening.
The programme consisted Of singing and rec
itations, and Miss Minnie Davis gave a very
interesting talk on her trip to the Worlds
Fair.
Middlesex.
Jennie Miles has been ill the past week,
but is recovering.
Rev. L. Warren will preach at Middlesex
next Sunday afternoon at one o'clock.
NJ j. Herbert has finished his labors in
the bargain store and gone to farming.
Rev. Orlo Barnard of Waitsfeld occupied
the Methodist pulpit last Sunday in the
absence of Mr.. Howard.
The body of Mr.. Steele of Moretown was
brought here for burial last week. He was
nearly ninety-three years of age and was
for many years a resident of Middlesex.
Curtis Stewart, Will Daniels. j. F. Has
tings and others, who have been fishing at
Shelburn Pond, returned Sunday night.
They report a small catch and a big time.
Mrs. A. NJ. Taylor has in her possession
one of the first cents ever coined by the
United States government. One side bears
a sun dial witt the sun at meridian: the
other the word Fugio, opposite is the date,
1887; below the dial is the legend, " Mind
your business ~; the reverse side bears a
chain of thirteen links, each Of which repre-
sented one of the original states; in the
center are the words /" We are one," sur
rounded by the words United States"
Shady Rill.
Mr.. Montague and family will move to
Montpelier.
Herbert Cummings, now of South Sutton,
N. H., is visiting his father.
Several families attended the yearly
meet of the Free Will Baptists at Water
bury Center last week.
Mrs. George Lawrence has bought the
Wells place for $3.50, and Is to TAKE possess
sion in the near future.
Moretown.
Emma Freeman from Amesbury, Mass,
is visiting friends in own
Harry Freeman from Franklin, N. H., is
in town, visiting his parents.
Misses Eunice and Hattie Vail nave gone
to Montpelier to attend the fall term of
school at the seminary.
Mrs. Dawson Parker from Corinth, Sara
toga county, n. Y, is a guest at the house
Of her sister, Mrs. s. c.. Vail.
Mr.. Tuttle and wife from Dickinson, N.
Y, were guests of l.. Wilcox last week, as
also was Mrs. Smith of Stowe.
The board of civil authority met at the
town house on Saturday last for the pur-
pose of listening to grievances, abating
taxes, etc.
William F. Sawyer of this place was mar
ried to Miss Cornelia Sawyer at the home
of the brides parents at Port Kent, n. Y,
September 6.
John Ladue, who has occupied N. r.
Spaulding's farm for the past summer, has
bought Milo Griffith's farm in South Dux-
bury for $500.
Jacob Steele died September Z at the resi-,
dence of his son-in-law, Russell Sawyer
If he had lived until the 10Th of this month
he would have been ninety-three years old,
The funeral service took place at the house
on Saturday, Rev. S. C. Vail officiating
The interment was at Middlesex.
w. B. McElroy of Middlesex, administrato
of John Farnham's estate, has sold a por
ton of the farm to George Farnham fol-
81, 225, and the balance to Edwin Foster foi
$725. He advertises one horse, several
cows, farming tools, top buggy, lumber
wagon, and, in fact, all of the personal
property, to be sold at public auction or
the Goth.
Newbury.
Charles Dodge, from Piermont, N. III.
agent for Hazleton's Chemical Fire Keg
has been in town and sold several.
George b. Palmer and wife of Dover, n
III boua haan o,aatolnf Mr. anI Mro A Thar