The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03
GrOtOn Items.

Communion services at the Baptist church
next Sunday.
Read Welch & Darlings advertisement
of flour and grass seed on page one.
Most of the farmers have finished sugar
ing and report about two pounds to the
tree.
The Temperance Loyal League will meet
in the Baptist vestry next Saturday after
noon.
School in district No. / commenced last
Monday, Miss Ida Martin of East Burke
teacher,
l. NJ. Kicker is running his mill at full
capacity He says the old mill is doing good
business.
We are sorry to see drunken men on the
street on Sunday. This ought not to be,
either on the street or in hiding.
The ladies of the Methodist church have
made thorough repairs in the parsonage and
are now ready for the new minister
Two valuable cows belonging to Frank
Hanchett were run over last week Thursday
by the afternoon passenger train.
Rev II. A. Spencer, financial agent of
the Vermont Methodist Seminary, preached
at the Methodist church last Sunday.
School began in the village last Monday,
Miss Jennie Wrinkle teacher in the SMALL
room, and Miss Matte Park in the large
room.
The beginning of school in district Nos.
and was postponed week ON account of
bad roads. School will commence next
Monday.
There is talk of building dwelling on
the Carpenter lot where the barn now
stands A nice dwelling there would be a
great improvement to Main street.
Rev. w. N Roberts went to West Ran
dolph last Wednesday, and his wife and
children went Friday. Mr., and Mrs. Rob-
erts leave many friends here.
Wallace Clark expects to move the meat
market this week back of his shop, and as
soon as Mr. Heath moves his goods Mr..
Clark will convert the building into barn.
Rev. 9. III. Farnsworth and wife returned
last week after brief visit among their
friends. Mr.. Farnsworth does not take
work this year, and expects to go West
soon.
The granite from the Hatch quarry is
proving fine. 1t is very dark, and when
polished shows up better than the Ryegate
granite, and it is said to be darker than the
Barre. Several parties are talking of open
| ing the quarry. We hope to see soon a large
granite shed in this place.
Aaron Fisk and wife and Major Little
were parties to a disturbance last Saturday,
| Mrs. Fisk left her husband short time ago,
and during the past winter she has made
some baskets. Mr.. Fisk got possession of
these and brought them to the village to
sell on Saturday. He was in Hall & Coch-
rams store try ing to sell the baskets, when
| Mrs, Fisk and Mr.. Little came in. Mrs
| Fisk told Mr.. Fisk that the baskets be-
longed to her, and that he had no right to
| sell them. Mr.. Fisk knocked his wife down
and Mr. Little struck Mr.. Fisk two or three
times with a gun Mr.. Fisks head was
badly bruised. This is an unusual occur
renee for this place and II is hoped nothing
of the kind will happen again,
| Ira Riclrar Iabornad u NJ WaIJio onxve
last Monday. 80 Flora Carpenter is
working for Ira Kicker. = Mrs. Noyes
of st. Johnsbury, who has been at II. G.
| Clark's for the past month"; returned last
Wednesday. - Stephen Hooper is re-
pairing his house. - Charles Kicker be-
| gan work on the large barn yesterday. -
Miss Maggie Sinclair is working at A. II.
Ricker's. = Mrs. |. N. Hall, Jr., is at
home visiting = Rev. o. NJ. Boutwell, is
expected this week. 60 Miss Minnie Cha
pin went TO West Randolph last week with
Mr.. Roberts family. - o. III. Remington
turned his ankle in |. M. Ricker's mill-yard
| last Saturday 80 Mrs Clark Hatch is
reported better. - Miss Louisa Kenne-
son is quite sick with heart trouble. ====
Rev. Mr. Hutchins preached at West Groton
last Sunday. - Mr., and Mrs Herbert
Vance are rejoicing over the birth of a
daughter. - Miss Ross of Waterford,
who has been visiting at h. ID. Sherry's, re-
turned last week. 60 Neal Mckay is a
| llIlle Detter' - Maggie Whltehlll nm
ished her labors at the Railroad House last
week. - Mr.. Danforth went on Satur-
day TO Island Pond, where he expects to
reside. 80 Almon Clark of Montpelier
was in town last week, making arrange
ments for building house. 60 Miss Paul
went to Sheffield last Saturday, where she
is to teach school, =- Aaron Welch re-
mains about the same. =- Miss Jennie
Hunter is reported very sick. - Ma.
hala Frost who has been in Laconia dur
ing the past winter, returned last Friday.
- o. l., Rogers OF st. Johnsbury was
in town last week Tuesday on business.