The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-23


tied in Barre last week. - Moses Lam
berton was in town last week taking pri-
vate lessons on bicycle. - n. A
Whitehill and wife, Herbert Eastman and
wife, Herbert Ernest Taisey and Miss Jen-
ME Chaplin were guests at James White
hills last week. III. w. Atwood and
wife of West Randolph visited at L. d.
Nute's last week. 80 Mrs. L. ID. Mute
and daughter went to Old Orchard last Mon
day - DIR. Davis of Northfield was in
town last week. 60 Mr.. Gillett of Water
bury, Conn, was in town last week look
ing after horses. - Uncle Allen is i'll.
60 Bert Davis is able to be on the streets
again. g. M. B. Staples of Bradford was
in town last Friday. - Mary Lee is con-
valescent. g. DR.. Town has purchased
the Isaac Bemis place. - II. f. Burnap
moves to Northfed this week, where he
will carry on livery stable. - Ernest
Lam berton, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever, is convalescent - +. w. Cole
has improved his buildings with coat of
paint. - A. e. Lamberton is to go to
Northtield to drive hack. - Mrs. G.
A. Bemis of Boston is visiting in town.
- Minnie Davis, Myron Hall, mabel
Loveland and j. Berton Pike will attend
school at the Vermont Methodist Seminary
this fall. g. Arthur Sanford and Wilbur
Wheeler were arrested last Thursday for
intoxication, and fined $10.21 each.
Moretown.
irwin Hlll ana vile have returned from
their wedding tour
The selectmen have newly planked and
shingled the bridge in this village.
Myrtle Calderwood was called to st.
Johnsbury on Wednesday morning by the
death of her father, Dr. H. G. Calderwood.
More than two hundred attended the en-
tertainment given by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety at the town hall on Wednesday even
ing The receipts were $3.50.
Charles Hathaway has built new horse
barn and shed, and is repairing his house.
When all is completed he will have desir-
able home, good farm and good buildings.
Our enterprising drover, George W.
Buckley, took here last Sunday morning
from the farmers in the surroundings coun-
try three yoke of nice oxen and several fat
cows, besides big lot of calves and pigs,
and nearly one hundred and fifty as nice
lambs as ever went out of the valley.
Daniel Fordham is the first of Moretown's
veterans who has felt the generous in1u-
ence of Hoke Smith. Mr.. Fordham has
drawn pension of IS month for some
time, his trouble being rheumatism, and he
feels the injustice of the pension bureau in
depriving him of this slight reward for his
services.
The Worlds Fair" given by the ED
worth League, Wednesday evening, was
one of the most successful entertainments
ever given IN MOretOWn. Among many In
teresting things was the group of statuary
representing Plenty, Art and Music, and
the colored lights added greatly to its
beauty. All nations were represented, and
each representative had something to say of
his or her own country and people. The
programme was interspersed with musical
selections, negro jubilee songs, etc, and
they were well rendered in every case.
" Little Lord Fauntleroy" was well repre-
sented by Master Haylett, and his playing
on the violin was fine and showed ability
for one so young. Declarations and reci-
tations made up the rest of the programme.
The success of the affair is due to the efforts
of the members of the league, and they de-
serve the hearty cooperation of all in their
future efforts.
Elisha Bisbee recently related an instance
in his life which your correspondent deemed
worthy of publication. When Mr.. Bisbee
was young boy, he was one day working
in the field when team containing a man
and small boy drove up. The man was a
Mr.. Morton, and the boy was his son Levi
p, the future vice. president of the United
States. Mr.. Morton told young Bisbee that
he wanted Levi to learn to work, and that
he was going to leave him with Mr.. Bisbee,
who, he thought, could teach him in the
right way. Thereupon Levi alighted from
the wagon and went at the work with a
will, and Mr.. Bisbee says that he was a
willing worker and quick to learn. He also
relates that in their conversation as they
became better acquainted, Levi gave evil
dence of a pretty long head, and later in
life this was true in a greater degree. Mr..
Bisbee is an admirer of the ex-vice-presi-
dent, and is always ready to speak a word
of praise for the companion of his early
days.
Plainfield.
A number of the horse-men are at Barre
attending the races to-day.
William Ptkn sold a fine four-year
colt to n. ID. Page last week.
Lee Townsend has purchased the j. NJ.
Batchelder block. Consideration, 81 200.
Rev. Mr. Farrow and Quincy Perry and
wife are attending camp meeting at North
field.
George Benjamin is putting in founda-
ton for a residence ON the lot he recently
purchased of Ezekiel Skinner.
Rev. l., f. Fortney supplied the Universal
ist pulpit in Williamstown last Sunday, in
the absence of the pastor, Rev. A. M.
Smith.
A number of 1.-THE young men took a car
riage drive to Marshfeld on Sunday. When
they returned their actions showed need
of the Kelley Cure.
1t has been reported in several of the To-
cal papers that Alice Martin is to teach
in Williamstown this fall. She is to teach
in Washington.
A. G.. Ferrin preached at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday morning. He is
a son of Rev. Mr.. Ferrn, who was formerly
pastor of the Congregational church in this
place.
The old scholars of district No. hold
picnic in John Hills sugar orchard to-day
1t is thought there are more scholars who
attended school at district No. from 1912
to 1852 than in any other district in the
county.
Mrs. r. l.. Fortney of Cambridge, Mass,
formerly Miss Grace Harrison of RUSSELL
vile, KY. and Miss Minnie l.. Lott of Bal
timore Md, formerly of Fairmont, w. Va,
and Rev. 9. IL. Shinn of Galesburg, Ill,
are guests of Rev. aud Mrs l.. +. Fortney.
A. Bernasconi & Co. are working on some
large orders. The Mulherim monument for
Pennsylvania is fifteen feet high, with a
base three feet nine inches square. 1t has
a fine carved die. The monument for Sac
ramento, Cal, is nine feet high, with base
five feet two by three. This company set
fine job of curbing for n w. Bliss of Calais
last week.
John Mansfield and Nathaniel Shorey
have finished their labors in A. Bernasconi
& Co.'s stone shed. 60 Mellen Hooker of
Washington, ID. c., is visiting friends in
town. - Mrs. DR.. Smith has returned
from visit with her sister, Mrs. Smith
Martin, in Orange. - George Perkins
nf MuaSapbuSatfs ia visiting Rolf Kannev