The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18

Edna Dana Is seriously Ill al Jne NOME Ol
Robert Maxwell. Her father, Foster s.
Dana of Montpelier, visited her last week,
and her sister Clara is assisting Mrs. Max
well to take care of her. - John Llv-
ingston is very sick with pneumonia. DR..
Howe of Waitsfield is taking care OF him.
- Henry Belts is sick
CRANKY.
A Junior Christian Endeavor Society has
been organized, meeting every Saturday at
three o'clock.
Mrs. Barron and her son Homer, both of
bingham, ILL.,, are visiting her daughter,
Mrs f. A. Rice.
Mr.. Thompson, the evangelist, closed his
labors here last week. Some conversions
have been the result of his work, and many
others have been awakened.
Groton.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, went to conference
last Monday. This was his first year in
Groton, and his return is desired.
The Hatch Brothers report that they have
many orders ahead and will add more help
soon. The granite is pronounced hrst-class
by the leading granite-dealers; Several
parties are thinking of locating sheds near
the depot.
Leslie Page is working for A. M. Page in
the meat market, Mrs. James White
hill visited her son, NJ. II. Whitehill, last
week. 60 Elizabeth Hall was at home
over Sunday accompanied by Miss Hamil-
ton, a school friend.
Hardwick.
The listers will have the personal prop
erty list ready for inspection April %.
Charles Stanford was taken very sick on
Sunday morning, but was better Monday.
Judge Tucker has bought the old hearse
house and moved it down to his new house
to be used as a barn.
Mrs. Eliza Hathaway, executrix, sells
lot of property at auction on the 2Sth, in
Guiding some building lots
w. L. Bradford lost his sugar house by
fire, one night last week, with all its con-
tents. Loss about $3.50. No insurance.
The Centennial livery stable has again
changed hands. Batchelder * Howard
have sold the whole livery stock to II. l..
Doyle of Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Tucker are again
called to mourn the loss of one of their chill
dren, their only son. about ten months OF
age, dying Thursday morning OF tonsilitis.
Funeral services were held at their resi-
dence Sunday afternoon.
Marshfield.
Extensive repairs are making at the rail-
way station.
Some of our townspeople attended county
court last week.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker preached his farewell
A. e. Lamberton has sold his pair of
Blackstone mares to Irwin Sparrow of Mont
pelier.
L. L. Shepard has been appointed town
grand juror in place of G. l. Preston, re-
signed.
Warner d. Smith, of this town, is pitcher
in the Tufts College base.ba nine. -
The little son of Oliver Carpenter is sick
with inflammation of the bowels, after hav-
inc 1inhtheria Mrs I w Davis has
erysipeas in her hand. - j. II. Eaton
was in Woodstock last week buying Jersey
cows - NJ. d. Smith of Mortified was
in town last week canvassing for Bibles.
- John Linton is sick with pneumonia.
- Chester Wood and Joseph Wilson
are building house in Barre.
Middlesex Center.
Sugar of the present season, with number
of trees, pounds made, and price at which
Sold j. b. Chamberlin, 1,400 trees, 400
pounds, eight cents; L. NJ. Chandler, 600
trees, 240O pounds; William Chaplin, 430
trees, 1870 pounds, average, ten cents; b.
w. Daniels, 600 trees, 1900 pounds, seven
cents by contract; James Kew, 450 trees,
400 pounds. Others have done as we'll or
better, but their reports are not yet in.
North Montpelier
Professor and Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER were
at their home over Sunday.
Charles 1. Nye, student at Goddard Sem
mary was at home over Sunday.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Gate extend to them their congratulations.
1t is ten-pound boy
There is to be May Day " dance at the
rink hall on Friday evening, April 81, with
Elmore's orchestra for music.
Many farmers about here are sending
their milk to the separator at Plaintield.
G. l.. Shortt is at present doing the collect
ing.
Miss Bertha +. Nye returned to her school
at Bishop Hopkins Hall, Burlington, on
Monday of last week after spending her
Easter vacation at her home in this village
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Everleth of Putney,
and Mrs. Sarah Gray and Harry Little of
Boston, Mass, are in town, being called
here on account of the sickness and death
of III. A. Little
News was received last week of the criti-
cal illness of Miss Alga Hammett sister of
Mrs. l.. II. Hammett, while on a visit to
New York city, but at the present writing
more hopes are entertained of her recovery
Our democratic friend, the correspondent
of the ArguS and Patriot from this village,
is almost ready to admit that he is begin
ming TO see the handwriting upon the
wall" and we venture 10 prognosticate
that, with the event of few more state and
municipal elections, he will be able to see
the same without GLASSES"
Your correspondent received a flying
visit on Saturday of last week from l.. e.
Heath, the courteous representative Of the
Union Carriage and Gear Company Of
WATERFOWL, n. Y. Judging from the ro-
tund Inquire of Mr.. Heath, we would ven
ture the opinion that the company must get
out good, frst-class work if they expect it to
bear up with any degree of safety the sur
plus avoirdupois of their hustling agent.
Hazen A. Little died of heart failure at
the home of his son, r. b. Little, in this
village on Monday of last week, aged sixty
seven years The funeral was from his late
home on Wednesday, Rev. L. Warren Off
ciating, and the interment was in Poplar
Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Little has been resi-
dent of this town and village from 1849 until
his death, with the exception of two years
(lo54 and 1860 in Mortified, and three or
four years, beginning in 1863 in Montpelier.
After the death of his father, Walter Little,
in 1853, he was the senior member of the
firm of III. A. & w. S. Little & Co., who
owned and operated the wooden factory in
this village for several years. With kind,
unassuming and generous nature, Mr.. Little
made and retained numerous friends wher.
ever he has lived, and all of them unite in
extending to the bereaved family their
heartfelt sympathy.