The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-22

B. F. Morse has sold George E. White the
part of his farm upon which the buildings
were burnt last August.
We understand that A. o. Siloway is
about to move into the house by the single
mill and make shingles for G.. A. Morse.
Mrs. Bert Ward has new organ. Her
health seems to be improving. She has
been able to attend church and all are glad
to see her out once more.
Groton.
Several of j. X. Darling Sc Sons lum-
bermen have returned to their homes in
Canada.
There are at present but three petitions
circulating for the post-office, but more are
to come.
The Epworth League entertainment was
postponed last Wednesday evening, on ac-
count of the bad weather. 1t will be given
tonight.
w. e. SINNERS three shows in the
school-house hall last week were thinly
attended, by reason of bad roads and
| weather.
1t is reported that A. H. Kicker is to have
| the post.of at Groton Pond. Mr. Kicker
is doing large business, employs num-
Der of men, and number of families live in
that vicinity. The post-office is now three
miles from the mill
The steam mill of III. WEIGH & Son was
burned last week Tuesday night. The men
left the mill at six o'clock thinking they left
| it safe. AS the men were sitting down to
supper they noticed that the roof of the mill
was on fire. 1t is thought by some that the
lamp in the engine room or the torch in the
mill exploded.
Stephen Hooper was the next in order to
be surprised by his friends. About one
hundred fifty called on him Friday even
ing. Hon. T. B. Hall, in behalf of the
friends, gave Mr.. Hooper an easy chair. Mr..
Hooper thanked the large company for the
token, and asked them all to call again, but
not before his better half comes. When
will that be?
/. NJ. Kicker returned last Sunday from
his western trip, - Mrs. Herbert Camp
bell is reported quite sick with lung trouble.
- Misses Stearns and Herbert of New
bury visited +. NJ. Yields last week. -
Mrs. w. A. Pinkerton and her daughter
Grace, Of st, Johnsbury, visited at Alex.
Cochrans last week. - Mr.. Perry of
Boston was in town last Friday. - Jean
Ash, who has been working for s. p. WEIGH,
has hired for the summer with Corwin
Whitehill. - Burt and Frank Kicker at
tend school at the Methodist Seminary,
Montpelier, this spring. - Josiah How
I ard, who left town seven months ago, has
returned - b. F. Heath has been sick
for few weeks - Mr.. Brown, who has
been loading bark for Concord parties, has
I returned home. - Ira Kicker has put in
a new separator and extractor with which
to make fine butter. - Charles H. Heath
of Topsham has moved into Mrs. Coles ten
< ement, and is to work on the railroad. -
Emily Cory has begun work in Mrs. Sher-
) RVS dress-making shop. - Charles
Scott has gone to Montpelier to work for
the Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Harvey Orri's children are reported better.
d - Nathan Cassidy is no better in
5 health, - Miss Potter and Mr.. Wind of
n Lowell, Mass. visited F. w. Glover last
9 week. - Hall, Cochran & Clark have
= finished loading tannery bark. - Yate
s Nelson began his seasons work with George
Cochran OF Ryegate last Thursday.
: Marshfield.
# Mrs. Chester Sawyer died yesterday
d morning, and her funeral will be held at the
s house on Thursday at eleven o'clock.
2 The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
q church will meet with Mrs. III. K. Burnap
y on Friday afternoon and evening, March
II a. Literary exercises in the evening, and
u cake and coffee will be served.
The closing singing school was held last
Saturday evening, when concert of select
II music was rendered which showed great
a credit to G. K. Shepard, the director, and
r. showed marked Improvement in the voices
: Mr.. Mervin Roberts, one Of our we'll
n known and highly. esteemed townsmen
is died at his home Wednesday evening
IS March l6, aged sixty-nine years. The flu
: neral was attended Saturday forenoon a
is the house, Rev, s. III. Tucker officiating.
MoretowH.
Some fourteen dollars were taken at tn,
to supper-sociable held at the town hall las
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