The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-01

d. NJ Richardson, editor OF the DdUenp0P
Democrat, who has been visiting at L. NJ
kicker's, went to New York on Monday.
/. M, Kicker went to New York on Mon
day. He Is travelling with Mr.. Richardson
and expects to be gone about three weeks
The ArQuS man caused several of the peo
pie to smile last week by his spelling o.
proper names, but only be patient and ht
will come around all right.
The Vermont Methodist Seminary elee
and banjo club will give concert in the
SCHOOL house hall next Monday evening
The boys come highly recommended by
| several musicians, aud there is no doubt bui
| 1t will be fine concert.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pills.
| bury celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their marriage last Thursday evening. The
| house was filled and all seemed to enjoy
themselves, Many nice presents we're lett
as a souvenir of the occasion.
Mrs. John Dunn Is reported better. -
MRS. James Davis is improving.
Newton Hall, Jr., and wife are away on
| their wedding tour, - Miss Clara Vance
| OF Albany Is visiting in town. Oils
Glover, an old and respected citizen of this
pace; is failing quite fast. - Mrs. Tim
| othy Emery has been quite sick for the past
week. - Hosea WEIGH and wife re-
turned from Boston last week.
PiainfieId.
Rev. Mr.. Williams Is assisting Ia special
meetings at Woodbury. this week.
The Kings Daughters held successful
supper at Grand Army hall last Friday
evening.
Rev. G. H. Merrill of St. Johnsbury
preached in the Congregational church last
Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor Society visited
MIS-. Laura (Gale) Perrin at her home in
VIII amstown last Monday.
b. +, White OF Calais Is selling out the
residue OF his stock of goods at Kinney's
hall, both at private sale and by auction.
Rev and Mrs, l.. +. Fortney returned last
Thursday from weeks visit at George w
Savery's In Wlliamstown, during which
time they attended the funeral of Mrs. I. P,
Spencer in Chelsea. aud had some expe-
rience with snow.drifts.
Mrs. George Leavitt Is very sick, and John
Mansfield IL no better. - Hon. Marcus
Peck of Brookheld was in town Monday on
business.
Calais.
Mrs. Hester Kent is home again.
Miss Maud Morse finished her inter term
of school at Putnamsvlle, ebruary IA.
- Mrs. g. V. Kent has Zen quite i'll
for several days, but is reported rs improv-
ing. - Frank Carr is again in the store
at Kents Corner and will DO pleased to see
his friends, q. V. Kent having bought out
the goods OF Mr.. l.. A. Kent. - Repu-
lar meeting OF the camp of Sons of Veterans
Saturday evening, March 4.
East Calais.
Grant Tempeton sold out the stage route
to Dick Batchelder just in time to escape
the hard travelling last week.
Mrs. &. X. Dwinell attended the Good
Teuplars' Union at Nortbtield last week
and was one of the number who waited
NJ I,,.,
train,
We were so fortunate as to have our mail
every night last week. "Wednesday night
the mail carrier, Dick Baichelder, could get
no farther than North Calais and did not
reach Hardwick until Thursday night; but
Ed. Stowe carried the mail up through
Thursday night.
notwithstanding the hill roads were al
most impassable, ninety tickets were sold
at the dramatic entertainment last Friday
evening. The committee deserve much
credit for their entertainments and the
willingness with which they have spent so
much time and done so much hard work In
raising money to replenish the library.
Worcester.
The grange meets with NJ. p Kent
March 10.
w. w. Wilson OF Berlin and Miss Liz
Hobbs OF Worcester we're married last we k.
The funeral of J. T. Slayton was post
poned owing to the severe storm. The
burial service only was held.
There is strife among the teamsters to see
who can draw the largest load of logs.
Charles Andrews drew with oxen load
measuring twenty-three hundred and fifty |
feet; Charles Martin, with horses, twenty |
two hundred and ninety-six feet; 4" Chick"
George, nineteen hundred and twenty feet;
Eugene Buck, nineteen hundred and six
teen feet,
Warren.
What has been done with the snow roll.
ers2 We haven't seen them this winter.
f. A. Aliens wild land is to be sold,
March 9, at auction for the benefit of his |
Hazen Lyford is better but his wife is
very i'll. - Mrs. Fred Cardel is suffer
ing from pneumonia, - Mrs. C.. Bruce |
is not improving, Mrs. Burnap Ford
is ill., - FrankICardell and Mabel Fenno
we're married last week. - Mrs. Eaton
Heath is Ill with pneumonia.
East Warren.
Jack Greenwood has bought Ed Nc
Laughlin's farm, and moves on to it this
week.
During the past week the mountain road
has been so bad the stage could not make
the usual trips.
Rev, A. b. Truax will hold quarterly
meeting services here next Saturday even
ing and on Sunday.
The Wesleysns will hold quarterly meet
ings March II and 10 Rev. G.. Il. Ellis,
from Chittenden, will be present.
large quantity of snow fell last
Wednesday. The town voted to pay only
vi 30 day for man and team using the snow
roller. Last Thursday some of our East
Warren men took their own teams and
used the roller to good advantage from
Waitstield line to Warren village, to the
great satisfaction of all.
Cabot.
Miss Myrtle Boyles has returned home
from her school in Washington.
The schools closed last week with an ex.
hibition in the hall Tuesday evening, which
passed OFF successfully,
James Bowers has returned to Dartmouth.
and Miss Lucia Wiswell has returned to the
Normal School at johnson.
The Ladies' Missionary Society held a So
cial Az Mrs. James Stones at Lower Cabot,
last week Tuesday evening.
The creamery project is progressing ran.
IDLY. A location has been secured of s.
Swerdfeger, at the lower end of Main street.
Mrs. M. ID. Wells and Miss Myrtle Boyles
were elected delegates TO the county Chris
tian Endeavor Union, to be held at Mont
pelier next Friday.