The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-01

a church ediice by the Free Baptist society.
Bank Treasurer Cowles has rented rooms
for a residence at g. Il. Deans house on the
Bridgman meadow, and will Immediately
organize housekeeping therein. His father
in.law, Rev. Mr.. Morse, and wife are to re-
side with them
l.. X. Hooker has fitted up some rooms in
the large barn, erected in 1892, for resi-
dence the coming winter and now occupies
them with his family. He intends erecting
house next season, for which the founda-
tiOns are already laid.
III. ID. Swerdfeger has contracted to sell
his gristmll property here to II. q. Clark of
Groton. The sale consists of the mill
water power, dwelling house adjoining, and
store-house, and is to be decided on or be-
fore November TO- Price reported, $1,000.
East Hardwlck.
S. Bailey has bought the McDaniels block.
w. l. Dow has received his appointment
as postmaster and has rented the +. S.
Eastman store near the bridge.
Edgar Hunt has traded the A. y. Hunt
store building with A. G.. Aston for the
Cummings house and rented the latter to
e. II. Gage.
L. S. Brock has set up separators for Ly-
man Conant and 7. G.. Bronson the past
week. - A good delegation went 10
X.
- Reverends Byington and Baker
are at home from their vacation. -
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Bronson attended the
wedding OF Mrs. Bronson's sister, Ellen
Avery, at Bradford, Thursday. - II. A.
Babbtt will move over his store when he
vacates the house sold Or. j. II. Weeks of
Wheelock. - Arthur Giffin and wife of
Warner, n. H., are spending the fall with
the family of g. Keith. His shop shut
down for lack Of orders.
Marshfield.
Singing-school next Friday night.
Two of the scholars in the village school
were fined for cutting the benches last
week
Our post-office, under democratic princi-
pies, has at last got into running order.
George o. Davis, democrat, has the appoint
ment of postmaster. He has appointed
Mark Mears, republican, for assistant
postmaster. Mr. Mears served in that of
flee for the past four years; also W. ii. III.
Mears, republican and postmaster, as
clerk. The assistant and clerk are the ones
that confine themselves to the office. Party
principles are elevating.
Rev. Mr. Grain will preach again next Sun
day in the Universalist church. - Dean
Edison was at home over Sunday. - Rev.
Mr. Tucker has been away for two weeks.
- II. d. McCrillis and wife were
in Boston last week. - Warren Blood
and wife from New Hampshire are visiting
at Frank Whites. - Mrs. A. H. Davis
is sick; -. Abel Beckey has bought the
Mark Bliss WSod farm and Joseph sI Wilson
from the Worlds Fair last week. -
Mrs. David Lucas has gone to Lowell to
care for her mother, who is sick at her sons,
DIR. Ed " Packers.
MiddIesex.
w. A. Daniels came home from the
Worlds Humbug well tired out.
The Pembroke boys have about 1000
logs cut and will keep Vt it till shedding
comes.
Preparations are going on for big silver
wedding at.Josiah Hasbrook's, November 6.
Fun, froic, feasting, music and dancing
will be in order.
October is ended and finds our harvests
all completed with an average of fair crops
and fair prices. The drop on wool and
lambs is offset by the rise on butter and
pork.
About the usual amount of building and re-
pairing has been done the past season. NJ.
NJ. Cory and ID. p. Sawyer have built new
barns; Myron w. Miles has removed, raised
and remodeled his barn Ois Leland, jerry
Miles, Wood & Ryan, and r E. Richardson
have extensively repaired their houses.
Maple Hill.
j. w. Carr preached at the Bolles school
house last Sunday - Dick Rockford
from Barre moved into the Shepherd house
last week.
Moretown.
Father Donahue held mass at the Catholic
church last Sunday.
Ten excursionists from this place and vi
cinity went to Boston.
A son and daughter were born to Mr. and
Optnhar
dying one week later.
A. e. Lovejoy has raised up, underpinned
and graded around his buildings, improving
their general appearance
Daniel KERN and Mary Flanagan were
married at the Catholic church, Wednes-
day last, Father Donahue officiating.
II. G.. Sherman took possession of V. l..
Barber's blacksmith shop and tools, and
commenced work last week Tuesday.
Mr.. Laroe, from Pompanoosuc, was in
town on Saturday last on business with
Trip, Tenant & Co. - f. ID. Griffith
and wife from Bolton were in town the past
week visiting Mr.. Grif1ith's children. -
Frank Felt and wife from Mon peier, were
in town over Sunday. - Julius Davis
from Waitsfeld, was in town on Sunday,
visiting his parents.
Newbury.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. j.
b. Hale on Monday afternoon.
Preparatory lecture at the Congregational
vestry, Friday, at two o'clock.
The students at the Seminary held a
social in Seminary hall, Wednesday even
ing.
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
held at the Congregational vestry on No.
vember 3.
The Orange County Canning Company at
South New bury is rushing. business, running
the factory day and night
George Johnson, from the West is spend
ing few days in town. Mr.. Johnson was
once a resident of this town, but has not
been here for nineteen years.
Mrs. G. j. Richardson received tele-
gram that her youngest brother, who lived
at West Somerville, Mass, was dead. She
went on Thursday to attend the funeral.
Some of the ladies Of Newbury are trying
TO organize Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. Notice is to be given in the
churches next Sunday where they will
hold the first meeting All such organiza-
tions are all right, in the right place, but
there are instances where they carry the
work too far
T. G. Reyes has ladies' fur caps and
muffs for sale. Anna Atkinson, who
has heen amending several weeks with her