The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16

Work on the separator building began on
Monday.
Rev. M. b. Davenport exchanged last
Sunday with Rev. II. Dewitt Williams Of
Plainfeld.
Alvin George of Boston is to spend the
summer here, and Will board with his sis
ter, Mrs. George Faunce.
Mr.. Weeks of Sodom has hired the Emery
place of b. p. White, its present owner,
and he took possession last week.
Road Commissioner George Balentine,
with his men, began work last week. Will.
Hall works the road machine again this
year.
The farmhouse belonging to Erwin Ban
croft was burned last Wednesday night
with nearly all its contents. The sheds
adjoining-with wagons, a moving machine,
and other farming tools-were burned, and
also the hog house with several hogs. No
cause for the fire is known.
Mrs. Ruth Drew was found dead in her
bed about one o'clock last week Monday
night. She had worked about the house as
usual during the day. About midnight she
got up for drink of water and complained
of not feeling we'll. A little later, her
daughter went into her room and found her
dead.
Chelsea.
William Ashley has removed to Thetford,
where he will engage in farming.
Clarence Corliss has gone to the Fabyan
House, in the White Mountains, for the sea-
son.
w. A. Kenison has moved to the Fordyce
Fuller house, and Myron Wilmot takes his
place in Mrs. SINNERS house.
Eugene e. Densmore has bought Of A. II .
Powers the house where j. +. Davis is now
living, and will move there in few weeks.
The price paid is $1,000.
Corinth.
Scarlet fever is prevalent at South Mea-
dow.
Harrison Wilson has been appointed fish
warden for this town. 1t is time to go fish
ing, but remember that the law isn't dead
letter.
Ichabod ROBBIE, nearly eighty years OF
age, is running three farms this season, en-
ploying three hired hands besides some day
help. He is to pasture drove of horses for
Mr.. Higgins of Manchester, N. III.
Grass and farm work are both very for
ward for the time. Large quantities of seed
are being put into the ground, and, in spite
OF the hard times and gloomy prospects,
some building and repairing of farm build
ings is being done. Stock has wintered and
is now in good pasture feed
The past sugar season was in some re-
spects very peculiar one. Not the least of
its peculiarities was the suddenness with
which it closed up, and another is the I'M
evenness of the yield. This town is prob
ably in the front rank of ugar-producing
towns, and large amount has been pro-
duced, while the quality of the product Of
the town will keep up with the quantity.
| We have no individuals who do so extern
sve business as some in other towns, but
there are great number who tap from 800
to 1900 trees each. Those who have no
means of disposing of their sugar but to
send to commission dealers have been but
! poorly paid for their labor, but quite a
number have special customers who take it
/ at prices ranging from eight to eleven cents
per pound at the railroad station without
discount for freight or commission. 1t goes
to Massachusetts,, New York, Ohio, and
many other states, one of our largest pro-
ducers sending his whole crop to Dakota in
one lot.
Fred Hutton is moving this week into his
new place, which he bought lately of j. N.
Knight. - Miss Corwin of Chelsea is
teaching school in the Lyman Wilson dis
trict. - Mrs. Herbert Hodge was show
ing improvement at the latest reports.
East Corinth.
The farmers are very busily engaged with
their springs work.
L. E. Risley of Piermont, N. H., was in
town on Wednesday.
G. w. George started, Friday, for Boston,
where he is to remain few days.
Mrs. Fred Corliss and daughter OF Man.
chester, n. H.. are in town visiting at j. 7
Corliss'.
Rev. Mr.. Trevillan occupied the pulpit
last Sunday in exchange with our pastor,
Rev. E. w. Hatch.
Mrs. Susie j. Kemp, former resident OF
this place. died in Boston on Friday May 4,
after severe illness. The intermeDt was
at this place the following Sunday.
West Corinth.
1t is reported that there are several cases
OF scarlet fever in town.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Slack last week at the Darling, Maplewood,
farm.
Mr.. Hicks has moved into the Lucy Gill
man house. - John Mcguire is improv-
ing in health, - Fred Sargent, with his
wife and daughter, made a short visit at G.
f. Blake's last Sunday. - G, S. b.
honon and wife visited their son George
last week at Washington. - Robert
Bohonon OF Claremont, n. H., came to this
place last Saturday night. - Lester
Blake, who is working at Oxford, N. II .,
was at home last Saturday and Sunday.
Duxbury.
Durkee & Sons have Just put in a new
machine for cutting out all kinds of hoops.
Birch and beech are the kinds of wood used.
There was a wedding anniversary at
Joseph Davis. over nlJy were present,
and presents were numerous. Cake and
coffee were served for refreshments.
Among the teachers in town are Miss
Demeritt in the Hayden district, Miss
Henry at Durkeeville, Fannie Davis at
Waterbury Center, and Miss Flint OF Rox-
bury at North Duxbury.
James Morse, nearly eighty years old, is
dead. - Tenie Crossett was at home last
week from the Green Mountain Seminary,
Waterbury Center, where she is attending
school. - Walter White is dead. He
was seventy years old last March. -
Clarence j. Sargent is teaching music in
town. - John Halle has bought new
Estey organ. - Nellie Carver has gone
to Woodstock to work in the hotel.
East Montpelier.
Arc Slayton's only son is i'll with diph-
iberia.
V. w. Jewett is making Improvements on
his residence.
Mrs. Andrew Tracy is visiting relatives
in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. S. A. Ormsbee spent part of last
week visiting in town.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert M. Paine.
Aunt Ann Burnham of Burlington is
spending few weeks in town.