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

| mousse anu UHken TOOmb at Jne sawyer
House and are to board with Landlord
| Sawyer.
Mrs. DIR. Cross returned from Swanton on
Friday, bringing her young daughter Mil
| dred, who has been with her grandparents
since Christmas.
| Hon. Henry w. Bailey has been appointed
administrator, and ID. f. Ford and George
| Swasey commissioners, on Elias s. Tuttle's
estate. 1t does not often occur that three
men nearly seventy-fve years old are APP
| pointed to settle an estate and seldom have
three men been engaged together who have
administered and been commissioners on so
many estates as they have.
Mortified.
The spring term of Norwich University
opens tomorrow.
The lodge of Good Templars has pur-
chased Of H. E. Reed his piano
Mrs. Whitney has sold her place on Union
street to Fred Thresher for 5000.
Several barrels of snow have been shipped
from this place to parties in Lowell, Mass.
"The Hidden Hand " was repeated to a
good house. Friday evening, for the benefit
of st. Mary's Guild.
The locomotive of the Chicago express
was disabled on Friday night at this station.
| The engine OF the way freight proceeded
| with the train.
The Epworth League entertained the young
people of the Congregational church last
| Wednesday evening at their rooms at the
Methodist church Cake and coffee were
served.
f. N. Whitney, late of the Brattleboro
| Reformer has purchased the Mortified
News. Luther johnson, the former proprie-
tor, has also sold his house to Professor j. b.
Johnson.
Ernest H. Bailey was one of six out of a
| class of forty three applicants at the board
| of registration in nlarmaCV at Boston. last
week, who received certificates. He has
returned to Mortified
Grover Cleveland having vetoed the
Bland bill, it is now expected that he will
turn his attention to the Northtield post
office. 1t is understood that several moves
have been made since the recommendation
OF the county committee.
Payson Brothers have been in town the
past week. They have decided to com
mence the erection of their canning estab-
lishment at once. The building will be of
wood, 101 feet long and sixty feet wide, and
erected on Riverside Park Will Russell
and j. s. Loveland will have charge Of the
work 1t is to be completed June 10.
At the annual meeting of st. Mary's
parish, held Easter Monday, George
Nichols, T. A. Wiley, f. l.. Howe, J. b.
Johnson, William Garvey and j. X. Eyer
officers of the vestry were then elected:
George Nichols, senior warden; L. A Wiley,
junior warden; George Nichols, treasurer;
r. l.. Howe, secretary.
Carlos Davis, principal OF Middlebury
High School, has been in town the past
week. - Fred Whitney was in town on
business last week. - j. b. Shortridge
has moved to the Belknap house, near G..
h. Andrews mill. u. S. Cleveland of
Randolph was in town last Friday -
John MOriarty fell while at work in the
granite sheds and cut his face very badly
DAvy xxyif nd MiGa
George White, were in town last Thurs
day to attend the sociable of st. Mary 8
Ladies' Society.
PIainfield.
DR.. f. p. Gale, writing from Alabama,
says the season is a little ahead OF Yer
mont, grain being about foot high, peach
and plum trees in blossom and the noun.
tains are covered with wild flowers in full
bloom.
The choral class formed by Professor
Harrington, March IT, consisted of nearly
forty members Meetings were held each
afternoon and evening in the Methodist
church. Mr.. Harrington is teacher OF
marked ability, and every member felt re-
paid for the expense and trouble involved
The class closed with concert in the Meth
odist church on Monday evening, March
26 when solos were finely rendered by Miss
Randolph and Miss Houghton of Barre
also anthems by the chorus and a Lullaby
Song by twelve children with dolls, which
called forth much applause 1t is the de-
sire of the musical fraternity that MIR. Har-
rington should come another season.
Frank Donahue was in town last week
on business. - f. b. Goodrich of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, has rented his farm to Archie
Nye. - Mrs. Taylor, mother of Mrs
Cutting, is going to st. Johnsbury, her old
home, to live. - Mrs. N. G. Lombard
went, last week, to ST. Adams to visit heI
son Leon. - Mrs. Charles Morse has
gone to Montpelier to live in the family Of
Orvis Harris, formerly of this town. -
Maud Batchelder is at work for Mrs. Minnie
Marsh at Montpelier. - Henry Hill has
been to his New Hampshire home on {
visit. - DIR. Lazelle and his daughter
Alice are better of the grip. The other vic
- Frederick Rice has purchased {
building lot of Ezekiel Skinner. -
George Whtcher has purchased lot OF A
V. Taylor and intends to build hous'
thereon this summer. - Ira L. Spence
has suffered a compound fracture of on
1 leg while milking a vicious COW belongin,
3 to Mrs. Ellen Greeley. - Mr.. b. Leaze
lost a valuable COW last week. - Mrs
n Leazer is sick with grip.
e Maple Hill.
Frank Adams has finished work for II
: S. Laird.
y Mrs Harry Laird of Perkinsville is lii
tie better.
Rev. Mr.. Drown preached at the Bole
school-house last Sunday.
i Rev. Mr.. Farrow of Painfeld is to preac
y at the Bolles school-house next Sunday 8
three in the afternoon.
n West Randolph.
Fay Wells of Providence, Il. l., is i
,. town visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ,
v b. Wells.
!. Hon. A. f. Robson of Albany, n. Y
has been visiting his brother, Rev. Sewar
|. Robson. Mr.. Robson is an assemblyman
A. the New York legislature.
|. L. II. Goodrich, foreman OF the Abbo
10 mill severed his connection with it La
Saturday. Mr.. Goodrich and wife 60
i. Boston for few weeks vacation.
at Hon. James Hutchinson returned on Fl
~ day from Washington, ID. c., where he hi
ut been visiting relatives the past winte
I'd Before his return he attended one of u
sessions of the famous Pollard Brecke
ridge trial.
:, William III. Dubois has sold the Gorha
IL farm to Jehial III. and A. K. Holman
Albuquerque, New Mexico They are N
IN tives of this town, and will return in Il
near future to make their homes here al
to make extensive improvements on the
n, farm