The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-01

AlOerJ NJ. GOOurlCh IL quite Ill with the
grip. === Mrs. William Grearson IL ailnC
with severe cold - George Smith Of
Potsdam, N. Y, son of the late Manning
Smith, In visiting his Lynde cousins here
- Mrs. Charles X Benedict has been
quite i'll of late with (probably) grip.
West Randolph.
The spring term OF twelve weeks Of the
West Randolph graded school will open
March 10.
Mrs. Mary Clspp, an invalid for several
months past, died at the home of Mrs. Gold
bury on Church street, Tuesday morning,
February 81. The body was taken to Ian.
caster, N. Y, for burial.
The concert, Friday night, by Beedles
orchestra OF Keene was given to large and
| appreciative audience, and seemed to give
universal satisfaction, The banjo, mando-
lin and guitar club, the clarinet solo, and
the Beedle's string quintet were enthusiasts.
tioally encored. After the concert select
company enjoyed dance, and altogether
the evening was one Of the pleasantest OF
the season,
| Mrs. DR.. Dutton and daughter Of Spring
| field are the guests of her brother, G. NJ.
Howard. - Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Hobart
started on Thursday for Washington, ID. c.,
| to visit relatives there and also to witness
the Inauguration of President Cleveland.
- Miss Emma Moses has finished her
school at Stafford and Is at home for the
present. - Charles Wood Is clerk for
w. f Edison. - ID. E. Putnam and j.
Leroy Mann were home from Dartmouth
College over Sunday. - George r, Spar
hawk Of Springfield, Mass, is at home.
- Miss Kate Guptil has gone to the
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for
treatment - w. w. Case OF Holyoke,
Mass, general agent of the North western
Mutual Lille Insurance Company of Mil
waukee, was in town last week -
Herbert Flint aud wife OF Springfield.
Mass, are in town.
North Montpelier.
According to all indications, there will be
crowd at the ball at rink hall in this
village on Friday evening of this week.
Mrs. G. s. Bennett has been quite Sc
riously Ill with pneumonia for the past
week, but is considerably better at the
present writing.
X. Pray, Jr., and Eugene Putnam are
setting up the cigars all around this week
The marriage column may some time tell
the reason why
Mrs. Clara Shortt, who has been at the
Mary Fletcher hospital for the past several
weeks for treatment, returned home on Sat-
urday of last week
At church sociable, held at the vestry
hall last evening, quite a nice gift in money
was presented to our retiring pastor, Rev.
MIR, Nickersou of Barre.
Professor o. X. HOLSTER accompanied
by his wife and Professor Tuttle all of
Goddard were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Hollister over Sunday.
Mr. Baxter, from the Davis & Furber
Wooden Machinery Manufacturing Com
pany, is here setting up the new spinning
Jacks in the mill OF George F, Sibley.
The Conundrum Supper" which was to
have been held last week, but was post
poned on account of the weather, il to oc-
cur at the vestry hall at the East village on
Thursday evening of next week.
The cake-and- coffee sociable here Satur-
day evening of last week at the vestry hall
was well attended. 1t was given under the
auspices of the dramatic and musical club
and the members presented during the
evening, in n very acceptable manner, the |
laue hable farce " a Quiet Family" That |
the several parts were well rendered was |
attested to by the numerous and we'll |
deserved rounds of applause from the au-
dience.
Not since the great storm of March 1888. |
have we been so closely shut in as last |
week, and in some places this storm was
worse than that of 1888. On Monday night
the Royalton stage did not get In till eleven
O'Clock, and on Wednesday night we had no
mail from any quarter, the ROyalton stage
not arriving till half past one on Thursday
completely blocked. r. w. Laird and
Joseph Mcconnell worked steadily till Sat
urday without reaching the main road, and
they were finally released only by the help
Of neighbors on Sunday morning.
The citizens caucus, held on Saturday.
called out large representation OF voters.
IL was voted 10 ballot for candidates for
road commissioner, selectmen and school
directors, and to make other nominations
by exclamation, For road commissioners
Nj, y. Gates was nominated; for selectnen
William Robbins, G. p. Dickinson and Hor.
ace Moxley; aud for school directors, j. NJ.
Comst0ck, III. IL. BiXby, Franklin Dear
born, Rev. b. b. Sherman, III. L. Walker,
and f. f Monkey, the first three only to be
the candidates in case the town shall decide
TO choose but three directors. The further
nominations made by reclamation were as
follows Moderator, j. NJ. Comstock; clerk,
Z. s. Emery; treasurer, j. b. Bacon; over
seers, the selectmen; constable, Alonzo
Noyes; collector. w p. Townsend; listers,
j. NJ. Flint, III. Il. Walker, G. w. Goodwin:
auditors, w. p. Townsend, W. S. Hatch, j.
A. X. Corwini agent, S. b. Hebard. While
Of course there is no certainty that these
will be ratified al town meet
ing, in any case the discussion that the nom
nations will call out must aid materially in
clearing the air, and the officers elected,
whoever they may be, will very likely be
the actual choice of the people.
Marshfield.
A. III. Davis has moved on to the Daniel
Spencer place.
George Bliss .was sick all last week and
unable TO work. He il all right now, bur
his wife is on the sick list with severe cold
and sore throat,
ID. w. Bancroft has moved the tub ma
chinery, recently purchased of g. S. Adams,
TO his saw-mill at Petervile, so.called-a |
locality in Cabot
Henry Northrop's nice house came near
being destroyed by fire last Wednesday
night, IL catching from defective stove pine
soon after the chimney had burned out
About sixty of the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
+. III. Brown called on them last Friday
night and spraDg another surprise for which |
this community Is getting so famous, and it |
Uds surprise indeed. The ladies' furnished |
ice-cream and cake, and there was left IN a |
result OF the gathering about fifteen dollars
worth OF articles, including an eight-foot ex.
tension table, table cloth, oil cloth, toweling.
pair of towels, print Dress suit of clothes |
for the boy Fred, dozen plates, glass mugs |
for the children, and other things. 1t was |
a very pleasant gathering, such as Marsh
field people are noted for. Mr. and Mrs. |
Brown were somewhat dumfounded at the |
result, and Frank could not even say where |
he lived; but they are just as thankful and |
wish IL so understood |