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

opposite the new quarry to Messrs. Clough
and Huntington.
NJ. W. Chamberlain has purchased the
Tillotson farm of Frank Downing, and takes
possession this week.
T. r. Tillotson has bought the old tavern
stand at the lower village and taken up his
residence therein.
The Washington Comedy Company played
" From Sumter to Appomattox " at East
Barre last Saturday evening.
The dramatic company from East Barre
gave Our Folks at the sChOOl-house hall
here last week Tuesday evening to good
house.
The latest reports from the new quarry
are to the effect that Barre parties have
made an offer Of 80 per square foot, after an
inspection of the marble.
Dan p Smith has become the owner OF
three acres of fine tillage land from the
Rodney Clough estate, in exchange for a
pasture lot on which an embryo quarry has
been found
Charley TIA plin and Ernest Smith made a
rapid descentd down the bank near the Perley
Roberts place one day last week. Cause,
an unruiy colt who objected to cradle holes.
Strange to say, no casualties resulted.
A species OF marble has been discovered
on land recently purchased OF Dan Z. Smith
by Willard Clough, and the owner in COM
pany with George e. Huntington, is now
engaged in the business of prospecting for a
quarry. Future developments are awaited
with great interest by all the community.
The Washington creamery is believed to
be an established fact of the near future
AT the meeting held on Friday evening, it
was voted to build within one hundred rods
of l.. ID. TillOtson's store, where the post
office is now located, and a committee was
chosen to buy land suitable for the purpose
within the limits prescribed.
ID ~ r
Barre over Sunday. - Joshua Walker
of Barre spent Sunday in town. - Nell
son Downing is improving in health. 60
| Frank Downing is employed at Abel
Smiths. - Nelson, infant son Of l.. q.
Bowles, is suffering severely with lung
| disease. - Miss Jennie Hanson is visit.
ing relatives near Boston - Ora Curtis
is clerking for 9. IL. johnson in the old
| Worthley store. - Mrs. Royal Ordway
is quite seriously ill., and under the care Of
| Dr. Warner. - Eleazer Smith has in
vested in cabinet organ for his son Leon.
| - Frank Bartlett moves to Barre this
week. - Hon. r. NJ. Harvey of Tops
| ham was in town on Saturday. - Miss
| Kate M. Bowles returned to Barre on Sat-
urday to resume her labors as teacher in
the Spaulding graded school,
Woodbury..
The Woodbury. Granite Company pro-
| pose to resume operations about the middle
of April with large force of quarrymen.
Mrs. S. d Blake died OF pneumonia on
| Thursday last. Funeral services were held
| at the house on Saturday afternoon, Rev.
j. ID. Bailey officiating.
| The board of school directors has organ
lied by the election of Mr.. d. B. Nelson as
president and as clerk. G.. w. Foster was
appointed superintendent.
Il. f. Drenan has leased his hotel for a
term of years to Mr. X. f. Carter and is to
| give possession the first ole May. Mr..
| Drenan has purchased the hotel property at
| Irasburg and moves there with his family
the first of May.
Abe Holt never does anything by halves
He has purchased his phosphate to plant
twenty acres of corn the coming season
| - Burt Wheeler, our new road com
| missioner, has commenced his labors. -
Mrs George Miller is slowly recovering
| from her recent illness. - Mrs. NJ e.
| Foster is quite i'll. - Mr.. and Mrs
| Cheney, who have been living in Hancock
the past year, have returned and are occu-
| plying their former residence. - 1t il
currently reported that Kemp & Dillon are
to open their quarry the coming summer
Worcester.
The next grange meeting will be at L. E
Wheeler's on the 31st instant.
Mrs. Luke Lawrence has bought the
| Charles Gymer place. - Isaac Wheeler
il visiting in Massachusetts. - Mrs. E
M Hamblet and Mrs. Frank Jones are very
sick. - Ira Kent is visiting his sister in
Barre. - Rev. NJ. III. Ryan is in poor
| health - Mrs. bbott, our postmistress
is spending few days in Northtield.
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