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


ing, Saturday evening, January z. They
are: Commander, II. N. Bushnell; senior
vice, o. NJ Eaton; junior vice, Is. j. Stock
well adjutant, u. III. MeAllister; quarter
Poland; surgeon, w. f. wilasri officer of
the day, ]. W. Palmer; officer pf the guard,
II. A. Minor.
D, p, G.. NJ. e. L. Smith OF Barre,
assisted by brothers from Barre and Mont
pelier. installed the officers Of Valley lodge,
No. 16, /. o o. # last Saturday evening ~
follows: N. G., o. g. Eaton; V. g.. j. j.
Kelly; secretary, y. II Newcomb treasurer,
Robert Maxwell; warden, B, a. .Wimble;
S. Baird; L. s. Of N. g., NJ. ]. Long; K. S.
S., A. w. Strong; L. s. s., w. j. Palmer;
l. g., II. r. Stoddard; o. g., N. ID. House;
trustees, e. e. Neill, Ii. l.. Baird, e. o.
Trask.
Otis Wallis is very sick with pneumonia,
and IL attended by DR.. Haylett. - Mrs.
j. Wimble has gone to her sisters In Barre
for a time, as her health is quite poor this
winter. - James Somervile has finished
work at the tinshop of .. G. Eaton. -
Eugene McCarty, Jr., is confined to the
house with crysipeas, affecting his face
principally.
Warren.
P. Parker is stocking three mills with logs
AFRO and Alonzo Pierce are stocking their
clapboard mill with logs.
Hay is scarcer than for many years; and
common grade brings S15 per ton.
Last Wednesday night was the coolest of
the season. mercury indicating $40 Thurs
day morning.
Warren lies in the southwestern part of
the county. 1t was chartered to John
Ihroop and sixty-seven others October 20,
1889, aud then contained l6 ego acres. No
velnber H. 1924, IL was enlarged by territory
annexed from Lincoln. The first settle
ment was begun in ist Warren by Samuel
Laird and Seth Leavitt in 1897. The first
town meeting was held September 20, 1888
The officers then elected were Ezra Miller,
moderator; Samuel Laird, town clerk Ruel
Sherman, Joseph Raymond and Seth Leav-
lit, selectnlen; Samuel Laird, John Sher-
man aud Joseph Raymond, listers; Ruel
Sherman, collector; John Woodland, grand
juror. AT the first freemen's meeting, Sep
tember 2. 1900, twelve took the freeman's
oath The first town representative was
Thomas Gerald, elected in 1909. Lucus
Leavtt was the first male child born In
town-March 3, 1898.
Mort Kdthan, who has been severely i'll of
pneumonia, Is recovering. w A.
Blair, who Is teaching in Granville, was
home over Sunday. - Herb Colby was
severely burned, recently. - Carroll At
kins has gone to West Bethel to work in
Bristol is visiting in town. - James
Nichols is recovering from an attack of
pneumonia - Allen Titus of Massachu-
sets is in town. - Johu Lowell, who is
at the insane asylum at Waterbury, is im-
proving. - A. Bradley and wife are to
move to Bristol soon. - 0. NJ. Jones,
who has been at work in MOretown, has re-
turned. - Among the sick ones are Mrs.
w. Y. McAllister, Mrs. Syrum Bruce, Mrs
e. Kathan, and three Mckee children.
- G. j. Long is visiting in Lincoln.
East Warren.
n. l.. Dickinson has been appointed to
settle the estate OF the late r. II. Johnson.
There is not snow enough for numbering
but great manyNlogs have been delivered
to the mills.
Frank Lamb has moved into his new
house and his friends made him an evening
visit last week to help warm the house.
Washington.
Another dance is ON for Thursday night,
at SINNERS hall.
Smith post, G. A. R., held public install
lation of officers at school-house hall on Sat
urday evening last.
Dick Kennedy's trial for selling fire.
water, which takes place ut Chelsea this
week, draws several unwilling witnesses
from our town.
John Dckey makes the chips fly on
"MajOr " Tllotson's back lot through all
these cold days, early and late, while the
major part OF the town are toasting hear the
fire.
A modern coal stove is the latest new
departure introduced into the post office,
to thaw out the sensibilities OF the usual
throng who congregate there o nights to
wait for the mail and talk about the
weather.
The ladies' mite society met at the town
hall, on Wednesday evening Of last week,
and large company assembled, who were
treated TO an old-fashioned "candy- pull, :"
with popcorn dd Hbitum, all of which was
greatly enjoyed, to say nothing OF the edi-
bles of a more substantial character which
the bill of fare embraced.
Report has it that "Jewsharp is taking
the Kelley cure-bnt he resideth not in
Washington. The Washington Cornet
Band is looking for a leader, as Bert Dickey
is now measuring tape at East Barre-and
growing up with the country. - Everett
Smith, now a student at the New Hamp-
shire Agricultural College, Hanover, is
spending few days in town.
Waterbury.
The mercury registered 300 below zero in
several places in the village last Wednes-
day morning.
Rev. L. II. Elliot presented the claims of
the Bible cause at union service at Water
bury Center last Sunday morning
The Seabury grist-mill at Mill Village is
busy, these days, having to run over time
They do first-class work and never lack for
customers.
Nellie Moody, who has been teaching
school in Hartford the present term, is i'll
and has not been able to be in school for the
past two weeks.
Johnson post, No. 90, G. A r., of North
field, will give the celebrated drama, Ter
| Nights in Bar Room " at hotel hall on Fri
day evening Of this week.
The officers of Edwin IDillingham post
G. A. R., were installed last Friday even
ing by t. 7. Farrell. A list OF the officers
was given some time since.
1t is expected that four presiding elders
and a goodly number OF other clergymei
will be present at the dedication of the new
Methodist church, January %.
l.. J. Roberts is pushing the logging bust
ness, and proposes TO rival his output Of la
year If possible. In '95 upwards OF mil
lion feet of lumber were cut in his mill
Mrs. Emma Henry and daughter inten'
to move back to Waterbury this week If tn
health OF Belle will permit. They will re
side for the present with c. ID. Robinson.
Will Sargent of South ROyalton was Il
town last week Thursday for the purpose O
n