The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-26

made them happy and filed their buckets
With sap.
Robin & Darling shipped monument to
Middlebury, Vt, last Monday.
Ryegate Granite Works Company began
work on its quarry last week.
Andrew Buchanan sold piece Of pasture
land to Fred Weber last week.
George Robin has purchased trotter ir-
ing the past week. George thinks he Will
trot him next fall.
School in district No IL in Newbury com
menced last Monday, Miss Patterson of
Brattleboro teacher.
All you have to do to get your namt in
che Argus is to 60 out of town two miles,
and the "raker " will have you in his locals.
Mr.. Raker, If you intend to act as critic,
brace up and get things right. 1t is Weber
and not Webster that is going to move.
Mrs Jewell and Mrs. Arthur have sold
the Arthur farm to Maggie and Lizzie Ar
thur. and John Arthur has purchased the
place of the girls.
W. II. Fullerton was in town last
Thursday looking after the two large stones
for the roof of a vault that the Blue Noun
tain Company is to furnish.
John A. Sawyer began work on the
Dickey farm last week. 60 Burt Renfrew
went to Lowell last Tuesday. - Fred
Dow and wife visited in town last week.
Nj
week on business. == Fred Doe Is very
sick and has symptoms of pneumonia. -
Mrs. j. j. johnson is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Eastman. - II. f. Carter of Balti-
more was in town last Thursday shaking
hands with his friends. 80 f. w. Morse.
general passenger agent, was in town last
Monday. - Mrs, Dan Mcfarland is
boarding the help for the Blue Mountain
Company at the quarries. - John ID.
McAllister was sick last week. - Mr..
and Mrs. John Miller, who have been at
Littleton caring for an uncle, returned last
Friday. 60 Mrs. James Darling, who has
been visiting at DIR. Daring's, returned last
Saturday. - Dr. George Darling was
called to Newbury last Saturday to see Il.
G. Lang who is quite sick. - j. b. Mel
son went to Boston on Monday. 60 Mrs.
Sarah Terry is very sick with pneumonia.
BrookfeId.
Last week was the best of the season in
this town for sugar making.
Miss Edith Perham is engaged to teach
summer term Of school in Walpole, N. III.
W. H. Sprague bought about thirty head
OF cattle in the towns of Vershire and Cor
NTH last week.
Our sugar-makers are reporting that last
week was an exceptionally good one for
sugar work.
Travelling is almost impracticable in town
by reason of the mud and remaining drifts
of snow.
Most of the personal property of the late
Marshall Green was sold at auction on
Thursday of last week.
John Metcaf, formerly of Chelsea, but
more recently of Ware House Point, Conn,
is stopping with w. f. Metcalf.
Mrs. Viola Copeland of Bridgeport, Conn,
was called here by the serious illness of
her mother, Mrs. Charles Crocker, last
week.
Clarence Clark has bought the l.. II. Ord
way farm at the East village, and took
possession last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ord
way will live with Mr., and Mrs, Clark.
A curiosity in the shape of crow was
seen on the branch last week. The bird
had white wings, white ring about the
neck and considerable white about the
head.
Mrs. Mary Crane passed the ninety-sixth
anniversary of her birthday last Friday.
She is still in the enjoyment of very COM
Portable health and retains her mental fac
mites remarkably for one of that age.
Chelsea.
George Hutchinson has gone to Burling-
ton to be treated at the Fletcher Hospital.
- Julian H. Griffin has gone to Man
chester, n. H., where he is to drive an ice
team.
The charter of the First National Bank
expires this year, and the bank will close
mp its affairs in few months A charter for
a savings bank was obtained from the pres
emit legislature, and books will be opened
soon for subscriptions to its stock.
Gilman S. Thorne who has been in feeble
health for a long time, died ON Thursday of
heart disease. He was for many years
successful farmer on the place now owned
by his son, Eugene G. Thorne. He was
formerly member of the Methodist church,
mi IN ha1 haan cd wit
the Congregational church. The funeral
services were held on Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Sherman officiating.
East Orange.
Mrs. G. E. Bradbury is in feeble health.
- Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hutchinson of
East Corinth spent Sunday with his mother,
who is in critical state of health. -
Miss M, A. Merrill dislocated her shoulder
on Saturday by fall. She had a narrow
escape from serious injury. - George
Newton of West Topsham and A. Il. Beede
OF Waits River have been in town investi-
eating the project of establishing a cream
cry here.
MorrisvilIe.
Don Sanders is nowin charge of the town
hall.
The pastors of all the churches were out
of town on Sunday.
The academy students held an ENJOYABLE
sociable on Friday evening.
The farmers are winding up sugar making
after rather strange season-not up to the
average, but ahead of last season.
Professor w. A. Beebe of the academy
spoke in the Methodist church on Sunday
afternoon in the absence of the pastor.
At the monthly meeting of the Improve
ment Association, to be held this week
Thursday evening, the membership fee will
be reduced.
George NJ. Powers and bride returned
here on Monday, and have taken rooms at
Mr.. Randalls, where they will be at home
after May /.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society meets
at its vestry on Wednesday afternoon,
and the Congregational ladies at their vestry
on Friday afternoon.
ID. w. Rodgers will vacate the j. c. Rob-
inson house and move to place he has pur-
chased on the Brooklyn side. Levi Doty
moves to the place vacated by Mr.. Rodgers.
Edward Webster formerly of Stowe, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Wade, last Friday morning. The remains
were taken to Stowe for inlerment on Sun
day.
Morristown school directors are organized
with G. III. Slocum as chairman. A. o.
Gates, second member of the board, is
superintendent Of schools and A. A. Niles
has been appointed clerk.
Congressman Powers, Mrs. Powers, Miss