The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-14


Howard Tanner.
Moretown.
V. L. Barber returned from Springfield,
Mass, last week
Tripp, Tenant & Co have finished saw
ing their stock of capboards.
The new creamery was opened for bust
ness Monday evening. II is hoped and ex-
pected that Mr.. Eddy will make a success
of it.
Willie Freeman, who has lately returned
from Chicago, was visiting in town the lat
ter part of the week He went to the White
Mountains on Monday, where he has en-
ployment through the summer in hotel
waitsfield.
The sudden starting of Nathan Boyce's
team saved the creamery men the trouble
of weighing part of his load of milk last
Monday morning.
Mrs. Charles Clay is visiting in Montpelier
and Barre this week, and Charles picks his
teeth on Landlord Brewster's front portico
during her absence.
The Fourth of July is to be observed
in this town with basket picnic by the
Waitsfed and Fayston Methodist Sunday
schools on the fair ground.
"Those wedding bells" are drawing so
near we fancy we can almost hear them
now, and we expect that two weeks from
to-day they will ring most joyously.
Such horse racing through the streets of
the village as we were treated with last
Saturday evening is quite likely to end in
disaster to the boys VINO engage in it.
The floral decorations at the Methodist
church last Sunday-Children' Day - were
among the finest ever seen in town, and
were duly appreciated by large congre-
cation.
Ira Richardson returned home last FRI
day from years sojourn in Minneapolis
/ a,,I 9th. ~ . l,.,N n 10
took in the sights at the Worlds Fair on
his return trip.
Monday morning, June II, the amount of
milk received at the creamery had almost
reached the ten-thousand-pound mark, and
very likely might have passed it but for
Nate Boyce's mishap.
A very severe wind, rain and hail storm,
almost equaling Wild West tornado,
| swept through this valley Sunday afternoon
about four o'clock, doing great deal of
damage to the newly Matched garden
sass" although the rain was much needed.
A basket picnic under the auspices of the
local Odd Fellows lodge will be held at the
Waitstield trotting park on Saturday, June
"a. Further particulars next week, giving
programme of races, games, etc. A general
invitation to the public is extended, as
there is plenty of room, plenty of shade, and
: they plan to have plenty of fun for a good
} sized crowd.
|
The road commissioner is doing good
! job on the roads.
We are to have a creamery separator at
George Banister's soon.
Parker & Slayton are building an addi-
ton to their tub and single factory.
Rev. G. H. Roys has not been in town
, and does not expect to be, in spite of the
assertion of last weeks ArguS.
Many of the farmers have had to plant
their corn over, and it is rather late. Grain
is looking finely and grass is booming. Ii
now looks as if our fruit crop would be inn
= mense.
: Mrs. Fred Cardel has consumption
S. ID. McAllister, who is attending
, the medical college at Burlington, is spend
ing his vacation at home. j. G.. Sar
|, gent is little better
Woodbury.
: The new Champion" road machine, jus
v bought by the selectmen, is proving very
: satisfactory
. Mr.. Fullerton, of the Woodbury. company
\ visited town some days since, and dis
| charged all but five of his hands for intOx
. ication.
r The most severe storm of the season Wis
. tied us on Sunday and considerable damag,
+ was the result The stock barn of G. w
Foster & Son was struck by lightning, bu
only slightly injured.
The item in recent issue of the WATCH
e MAN from South Woodbury., to the effec
that daughter or little girl had put in al
t appearance at r. F. Pray's, is naturally cal
e culated to mislead. The child in question
n has already seen nine summers,
|. The case of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hopkins
y who We're recently arrested and taken t,
: Burlington by the United States marshal
charged with assisting in smuggling China
g men into the United States from Canada
| has bapu pallpl for trial nplipa
$ ton for their release on bail was denied b!
S the United States commissioner.
g Mrs. DIR. Watson of Tunbridge is pay
l. ing an extended visit to her parents
II Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watson. - ID.
o Nelson and his niece, Bessie Drenan, hav
: been on visit 10 her parents in Irasburg
a - Mr.. Carter of the Standard Grant,
+ Company has been in town for some day
II looking after the interests of his company
: - Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Foster visite
g relatives in Cabot on Friday and Saturday
J, - Aunt Lucy Hidden passed away o
n Monday of last week after lingering i'll
/. ness, and was taken TO Craftsbury for inter
r, ment. - Mrs. Winslow Rollins, who la
IS been seriously ill for several months,
slowly recovering.
Groton.
n WEIGH & Goodwin expect to finish saw
d ing to-day.
{ The post.otfce at Groton Pond has bee
discontinued,
" The Loyal Legion met in the Methods
~ church last Saturday afternoon.
If The ladies' society had a social last Wed
" nesday afternoon and evening, and it wa
n much enjoyed.
e Mr., and Mrs. Ira Kicker are rejoicin
over the birth of a son. Ira says there
" nothing like it.
t. Clarence O'Neils young child was I'll
Is over by a large log wagon. IL was though
Is at first he was dead, but he is now believe
p. to be but little njured
u Cy" Kicker died last Wednesday. TIL
funeral was held at the house last Frida.
Rev. L. G. Sowter officiating. Mr.. Kicker
W age was sixty-seven years. He was a ma
y who had many friends
Hon /. n. Hall and wife returned froI
= Plymouth last week Tuesday. - Mr.
Noyes and daughter returned last Friday
N - Mrs. Maggie Mead of Boston is vi
Is iting in town. So The children of NJ
J. Russell of Plymouth are at |. n. Halls vi
iting. - Rev. o. NJ, Boutwell, was
as Hyde Park last week.
k Chelsea.
o, Rufus Murduck's new wife has gone baC
ne to Massachusetts.
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