The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-16

Stevens Of Blackstone, Mass, is stopping at
the Winoosk House. - B. Frank
in town last week. - Myrtle Smith Of
Chelsea is visiting at DIR. Goodell's. -
John Pike had valuable colt hooked by
COW last week. - Walter Lance visited
in Danville last week.
Lower Cabot.
Hon. j. M. Fishers wife is convalescent.
Ella Lance Of Boston is spending her va
cation with her father, Paul Lance.
Lee Short has one of the finest gardens
to be found in this vicinity. He has about
an acre and half OF good Vermont soil
etables. He has $50 fine heads of cabbage
and large field of squashes. Mr.. Short
is a Woodworking man, and his garden
shows the fruits of his labor
The case of Hiram Russell, who recently
received pension of 81 month, shows the
inequality of the pension laws. He served
his country faithfully four years, and now,
after an effort of two years, he is granted
s. month, while others who never smelled
powder or saw line of battle are receiving
anywhere from So to $50 month.
Calais.
The Christian Union Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic on Thursday, Au-
gust II, in Lamphere's COVE, Maple Corner.
East Gilmore.
The steam mill is about to start up again.
G. A. Morse is loading lumber these days.
c. G. Brown seems to be the right man in
the right place as collector of taxes.
1t is reported that George LeBarron has
bought the dwelling-hOuse where George
M. Gray has been living for the past few
years.
East Montpelier.
j. 5. Wheelock has purchased two work
horses of Edwin Lane.
A. G. Brown is at once to connect with
the railroad station by telephone.
j. NJ. Willard leaves to-day on a business
trip through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
The Howorth monument was shipped
last week Tuesday to Mansfield, Ohio.
j. Monroe of Boston has been in town the
past few days, stopping at j. S. Wheelocks.
l.. S. Collins and wife of Greensboro Bend
are spending few days with Mrs Philena
Willard.
Jarvis q Willard have posted notice in
their stone shed to the effect that they will
be unable to pay their help next payday.
H. NJ. Wheeler, one day last week, drew
with six horses block of granite to Jarvis
& Wizards shed weighing seven tons three
hundred and forty-fve pounds.
Ward & Douglass of Barre will have the
contract to build the branch railroad. The
track will only be laid to the village at pres
ent. The work is expected to commence
soon.
w. A, Stowell, d. r. Sortwell and Joseph
II. Ward visited the Eureka Granite Com
pany's quarry last Sunday. They were
very much pleased with the quality of the
granite.
Harriet NJ. Foster, who lately returned
from Boston where she has been studying
with John w. Tufts, has accepted position
as teacher OF instrumental music at Goddard
Seminary.
Jarvis & Willard received an order last
week for large soldiers monument for
Weedsport, n. Y. 1t is to be eighteen feet
high, with a niche cut in the base large
enough to hold a silver casket in which the
remains of the soldiers for whom it is erected
will be placed.
Fayston.
Haying is finished and good crop is re-
ported all over town. Grain crops of all
kinds are looking well. The potato bug has
been mastered and good crop is expected.
Guess we lean stand the times as we'll as
some of the city folks who wanted Cleve-
land so much. We can keep our wool four
years longer, and then-well, there will be
change.
Mrs. G. w. Warren of Cambridge, Mass.
is staying with her brother, NJ. S. Strong.
- Charles Liscomb of Boston is visiting
friends in town. - Messrs. o. ID. Edger-
ton and Mr.. Morse of Northfied made a
tour through the town last week.
North Fayston.
John Burdett, wife and daughter, from
Barre are visiting at Orrin Boyce's. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Hills, from Water
bury, are spending few days here with
friends. - Zerlinda Marble has bought
Mary j. Fishers farm for 800 - Mary
Crowley has gone to Mortified to work.
Marshfield.
George O. Davis has been appointed post
master
One of Mark Mears twin daughters died
last week.
Mrs. Polly and family returned to Somer
vile, Mass, last Tuesday.
Orville Cole and family visited Mrs. Coles
father Charles Twiss, in Wolcott last week
John l.. Severance visited his daughter
Mrs. George English, in Groton last week
A company of ten bicycle riders from
Cabot and Marshtield went to Barre to see
the races.
Andy Cole and wife, Harry Cole and Hat
tie Cole went TO Harvey's pond, Barnet
last Saturday.
Lee & Adams commenced building the
new barn last week The new store is now
being plastered.
The company that went from this place
to Woodbury. pond last Saturday week re
port a fine ride and much sport.
The representative OF the Simpson Sprini
Company of Boston has bought two tons o
raspberries, and has returned home.
Quarterly meeting services were held a
the Methodist church last Sunday. Rev
Joseph Hamilton, the presiding elder wa
present.
H. III. Meader has rented his shop to A. w
Slocum of Montpelier, who will soon put il
a separator. The cream will be shipped Il
the new creamery at Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs. n. G. Tabor and family
with their city boarders, picnicked in tn
woods near this village and visited at c. K
Shepard's in the afternoon of Wednesda
of last week.
Orel Provost cut off three of his fingers i
Bancroft's mill last Saturday week. III
was showing gentleman how to saw
shiugle, but the gentleman concluded tha
\ he liked his own style of saving better.
Mrs. DR.. Packer returned from st. Johns
bury last week with Rev. j. Hamilton
where she has been with her daughter for
Xfew weeks. She did not get here until afte
= the burial of Mr.. Mears' little daughter, he
Erandchild
There was lively runaway last Thurs
day week Ernest McCrillis horse starte
from his new store and ran to ID. w. Bar
cpoft's mills. 1t was caught by Fred Lam