The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

r.. HerriCk OF Milton, who was for fifteen
| years pastor of the Congregational church
| of which Mrs. Bacon had been for many
| years member
George Skinner and wife are at Austin
| Skiuner's. 60 e. A. Corwin has returned
| from his vacation. - William Roberts
of Lowell Mass, is in town. - The
rainy weather for the past week has de-
layed many in their haying. - John
b. Bacon is with his son at White River
Junction. - Nathan G.. Hale purchased
the town lot opposite e. o Tracy's store, at
auction, Saturday afternoon, paying $500.
East Corinth.
Dana Hatch of Boston is visiting his
parents for few days.
The rains last week Saturday and Sun
day were needed very much, as vegetation
and springs were suffering for the want of
water.
1t is reported that w. S. Hale wants to
sell his creamery in this village. Now is
the chance for the citizens to form a stock
company and run first-class creamery.
Money enough can be raised without much
urging. Let some man with some push
lead out.
Where can one find a village in Vermont
that is blessed with more facilities for
manufacturing than East Corinth? We
have a natural fall of water that is capable
of running number Of mills, etc. We are
located in section where scenery is unsur-
passed. We have few summer bOarders,
aud il some one with the right kind Of get
up and get" to him would open first
class hotel, we could fill the village full of
city people. There is not healthier town
in Vermont.
East Montpelier.
A daughter was born last Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Putney.
Rev j. Edward Wright will preach at
the brick church next Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock.
S. b. Gale was in town on Tuesday visit
ing his son. 1t was the first time he had
been in East Montpelier since Wheelock's
mills We're built
Jarvis & Willard have received three
large orders during the past week from G.
A. Davis of Westport, n. Y. One is for
large soldiers monument. 1t is to be four
feet square at the base, and stand twenty
| feet high. The other two are to be of the
same style, and will stand fifteen feet high
and five feet square at the base
Jarvis & Willard have finished the large
monument for Decatur Ill. A representa-
tive of the company for which it was built
examined it last Monday, and pronounced
| it one of the finest he had seen in this part
| of the country. The monument is OF Egyp-
tian style, is fifteen feet high, with base
nine feet square. The plinth is carved and
a course of water lilies runs around the top
|
old style of Egyptian carving.
John Anderson lost one of his fingers
last Wednesday while running the derrick
at Jarvis & Wizards. - Ellen Hatha-
way is visiting relatives in town. -
| Florence Henry, who was seriously i'll
with diphtheria, is convalescent. -
! Frank Hathaway and family are visiting at
! Mr.. Hathaway's old home. - Clara Ford
is visiting at j, M. Wizards.
North Fayston.
L. w Porter has bought of Samuel Mar
BILE the farm known as the Benjamin Mar
| BILE farm for 5000. - Nathaniel Thomas
and his three daughters from Keene, n. H.,
and Charles II. and Eugene ingalls, from
| Williamstown are spending few days
here. g. w. j. Fisher wife and daugh-
ter, have returned from Montpelier.
Groton.
A COW belonging to Lester Mills was
killed by lightning last week.
A large number from Groton attended the
circus at Montpelier last Wednesday,
Mrs. William Dow has learned by a sad
experience that topdressing does not pay.
j. R. Darling has sold his store-house
near the depot to WEIGH * Darling, who
are filling it with feed for their winter trade.
The post Office in the village will be
moved next week into Coffrin's block, and
the new postmaster, Manly Clark, will take
charge of the office.
A. H. Kicker received the mail bag last
Thursday at Kicker mills, and the people
in the neighborhood are much pleased to
| have the mail so soon.
John II. Evans has received the appoint
ment as postmaster at West Groton He
will build store in the center of the vii
lage and put in a small line of groceries
The ladies from Painfied who were
| npn min of I'D hnp
last Friday, and a company from Mont
pelier and Plainfield are camping there
now.
There will be a Kelley rally at the Meth
odist church, Saturday evening, August -
W. A. Lord, j. G.. Wing and Il. A. Mutt OF
Montpelier and others will address the
meeting.
The people of the west part of the town
want flag station at Harvey's sde-track.
The mail is expected soon, and, by having a
flag station at Harvey's, the distance will
only be half as far to carry the mail
L. B. Halls barn was struck by lightning
last Wednesday night. The electric bolt
ran across the ridge-pole and down on the
barn door, but fortunately the barn did not
take fire.. Aaron Frost was in team be-
side the barn. and was Frustrated by the
shock
The prospects are very bright for tele-
phone in this place. A line is coming to
South Ryegate, and it will cost only one
hundred dollars to run it to Groton. Many
of the leading citizens have already pledged
themselves to give ten dollars each, and
the project seems assured. If the line is
run to Groton, it will 60 through to Lanes
boro.
Simeon Holbert is very i'll with inAamma
ton of the bowels. - III. f. Whitney
and wife of Woodstock are stopping at Ii.
G. Clark's. Mr.. Whitney is doing dentistry
work at Mr.. Clarks. - The family of
| M. Clark, with other friends, are camping
at Camp Hazen this week - Rosa Nc
Gowan returned to her home in Worcester,
Mass, last Thursday. She will return the
first OF September to teach school in West
Groton. - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heath
are visiting their son in Lakeport, n. Ii ,
this week. - Jennie Chaplin is visit
ing at George Taisey's. 20. H. Rem
ington and wife were in Plainfeld visiting
their daughter last week. 60 Mrs Eben-
ezer Plummer is quite i'll. w. r.
Weston of Montpelier was in town last Fri
day. - Carrie Fifeld is working at III
r. Fulton's. - ID. II. Clark was at home
from Montpelier over last Sunday.
Almon Clark and wife of Montpelier visited
IL. Z. Clark, their son, last week. 60
Charles Kennedy of Colorado is visiting
relatives in town. - Jean Ash cut his
foot quite badly last week. A lame foot