The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-25

: present. 80 Mr.. Poland has moved into
/ the house recently vacated by Ed. Stowe
and is in the employ Of George West in the
mills - Mrs. Julia Morse and her little
son have been i'll with measles the past
week. - Almira Fisk has suffered Sc
verely from disease of the heart the past
week. 60 Martin Conland has rented
and moved into the house owned by Dea-
is teaching in Newbury.
Cabot.
Mayor Haines has finished work for r
| II. Rogers.
Carrie Smith is teaching the primary de-
partment of the Plainfield village school, her
second term there.
Lodge, f. and A NJ, has added ten to its
membership, making it 106.
The prize speaking of the Good Templars
will be held in the town hall on Friday
evening Admission, five cents.
| There will be a masquerade promenade
in the town hall next Tuesday evening un-
der the auspices Of Green Mountain Chap
| ter, Eastern Star.
At the last regular communication of
Green Mountain Chapter Eastern Star,
four candidates were Initiated after which
cake and coffee were served in the banquet
room.
The diaries of George Gould, Allen Laird
and Fred Walbrdge have been tested by
Professor Rich of Burlington, assisted by
Carl Fisher, to ascertain if any had tuber-
culosis. Not one was found to have the
disease. 1t is thought that many more
dairymen will have their diaries tested
Arbor Day is to be observed as usual
The people of the village are requested to
meet on the common at ten o'clock for the
purpose of setting out new trees in place of
those that have been destroyed or died.
Calais.
George ID. Spaulding of Boston is visiting
in town.
CIV. Kent and Cyrus Dickey made trip
to Washington, Vt, and vicinity last week.
Alma Leonard, who is superintendent of
schools, is to teach the summer term of the
Maple Corner school
The finest large lot of maple sugar that
ever came under our observation was shown
last week at s. H. Fosters. 1t was made
by the Wilburs in Mr.. Fosters sugar-grove.
East Calais.
The second prize speaking contest of
Moscow lodge was held in Union chapel
last Thursday evening. The judges were
G. H. Gray, j. n. Bliss and G. r.. Dwinell,
and they gave to Ina Bullock and ID. ID.
Lamb the places of honor. Annie Huntoon
and George Carley spoke very well, and all
deserve commentator.
L tic SCuOOlS III IOWn are 10 DbRln next
Monday. The teachers are as follows: Viii
lage school, East Calais, Mary Dwinel;
Carnes school-house, Villa Campbell; Pc
kin, Carrie White; Steel school-house,
Kate Bugbee; No s. Flora Slayton; No.
10, Dora Haskell; Maple Corner, Alma
Leonard; Brown district, Jane Wheeler;
Sodom, Mrs. Templeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dwinell returned from
their southern trip last Friday. - w.
L.. Pierce was in Boston last week. -
Clarence Bill is to take Arthur Woodburys
place on the Dutton farm. - Horace
Pike has taken the tllage land belonging
to Mrs Clarinia Dwinell to carry on.
Canaan.
Last Thursday jam of logs caused a bad
washo ut on the Grand Trunk few miles
over the line in New Hampshire.
The listers of this town find three and
one-half million feet of sawed lumber in the
fall The mill did too much for the fine old
| time we are having No sale for the hard
wood, of which it is nearly all composed,
| mill shut down, cash short.
Chelsea.
Willis Scales lately lost a valuable COW.
Thomas G. Dearborn is to open livery
stable under Stoughton's block.
The spring term of Chelsea Academy will
close on Friday, May d. There will be spe-
cial graduation exercises in the evening at
the hotel hall.
Cornelius Pettes has sold his house to
Richard Smith, who does not intend to
move in before fall. Mr.. Pettes has gone to
Sharon, but does not know yet where he
will locate.
Rev. H. Nj. Goddard of South Royalton
preached at the Congregational church on
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Sher-
man: There was no preaching service at
the Methodist church, the pastor being alb
sent at conference.
The Orange County Fish and Game
| League has been formed here with the fol-
| lowing officers: President, o. III. Rice; vice
president. w. f. Hood; secretary, G. S.
Emery; treasurer, G. A. Densmore; execu-
tive committee, the president and secretary
and F. ]. Whitney, Orcutt Bixby, and S. b.
Hebard About 10000 young trout have
been received and put into three streams in
! town.
Hattie E. Stevens begins a school this
week in Corinth and Edna f. Robbins in
Williamstown. - II. K. Ainsworth has
gone to Hardwick, to work in the stone
sheds. - WiIam Morse has moved to
the farm which lie bought some time ago OF
f. l. Whitney. - Horace Durkee and
family have moved from Tunbridge to e
g. Browns, on the Fogg farm.
West Concord
unusually high. Never but once, 50 far as
known, has Moose river reached so high a
mark. On Saturday, G. II. Dudley made 8
timely discovery of break in his dam. AL
day Sunday men were actively at work re
pairing it, and it is now thought to be safe.
Carpenter Brothers of West Waterford
now have their separator in good running
order at convenient point near the com
mon but, owing to bad roads or Other
causes, the patronage has not yet beer
large. They paid their patrons twenty
three cents last month for butter.
Corinth.
Mrs. A. p Cooke and daughter Anna are
in Lebanon.
Corinth creamery paid twenty cents fol
March butter
B. B. Scribner and Clinton Cooke are il
Boston this week on business.
A gentleman from Massachusetts was her,
last week inspecting the Pike Hill copper
mines.
Mr. Bushaw of Bradford has bought what
is called the DIR. Shaw place at Corintf
Center for $500.
Madison Doe, aged eighty-four years, wa
slightly injured the other day in a runaway
the carriage being overturned.