The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-14

here, was recently celebrated by grange
and other friends.
Joseph Sanders had to kill a good COW
the other day, which, he says, had tuber-
culosis.
Members of our flourishing Masonic lodge
visited a Masonic meeting in Barre last FRI
day evening.
George Downing has sold Felix McWhirk
house and several acres of land in the
quarry district.
A large delegation from here was in at
tendance at the Christian Eudeavor con-
vention in Mortified on Friday.
A son was born some weeks ago to Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Hunter, who are spend
ing the winter near st. George, New Bruns-
wick.
George, son OF Albern Briggs, and for
! years a resident of Nebraska, is about to
join his family here, the latter having been
| here some time.
Mrs. George w. Farnham has returned
| to Daniel Townsend's after stay of some
weeks in Strafford during which time she
| buried her mother.
AT the recent successful chicken pie fes-
| tival, given by the Universalst ladies' Miss
Alma, daughter of Lyman A. Work, was
voted fine afghan
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Flint have changed
| their plan for house, and will occupy the
newly finished tenement in Charles NJ.
Seaver's house, east Of his store.
Ernest Nichols, who has been associated
for time with j. X. Lynde in the livery
business, thinks he will be compelled by the
state OF his health soon to give up the work.
It is said another town meeting must be
called for the purpose Of authorizing new
school-house in the quarry district. This
| has come to be one OF the principal school
districts in the place.
G. U. Lathrop has bought OF Mrs. James
| M. Beckett a strip of land in the Alvah
Simons meadow, adjoining the railroad,
presumably for storage purpose. 1t is
| 80 by 30 feet in size, and consideration was
$50.
James j. Kanaly has found a valuable
gold ring, lost some time ago near the sta
ton in South Barre, owing possibly (?) to
the extremely rapid movement OF the
Williamstown trains, that set things flying
generally.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker returned last
week from Northfeld where they had been
caring for their grandfather, Rice Daven-
port. Mr.. Davenport was able to be taken
to the home Of his son, Rev. Walter r.
Davenport, in Barre, where he is to reside
for the present
Adns, youngest son of the late Squire
Benedict, writes from his home in Auburn
dale, Florida, under recent date. He grows
oranges and small fruits. Not long ago,
he found in his hennery a rattlesnake meas
uring six feet five inches in length, with
girth of one foot. The reptile was speedily
| dispatched.
Will s. Davenport, son of Rice Daven-
port, who was five years with the Fair
banks Scale Company in st. Johnsbury, and
for the last five years has been with the
Brown & Sharp Manufacturing Company,
Providence, r. l., has just been promoted
to designing engineer He had been fore
man in a room of, at times, 10 workmen.
There was furry of excitement, Just pre-
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some who were not " old stagers " an ex-
cited meeting. Some, who want the suit
against the Central Vermont railroad COM
pany withdrawn, thought this end was to
| be attained only by change in the board
of selectmen, and " the storm center $50
far as there was one-might be said to be at
this point. But the old board was reelected.
The meeting passed off with surprising
quicknesS.
Miss Bernice Sibley is visiting in H. d.
Abbott's family in West Randolph. -
j. Munroe Seaver went to the West last
week to buy cattle. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Hunter are daily expected from
their stay OF several months in New Bruins
wick. Mr.. Hunter will resume stone.cut-
ting here. - Johnnie Mari returned
here on Friday, having been temporarily
laid by from stone-cutting with lame
wrist. - Mrs. Cornelius Perrin has re-
Gently been i'll.
South Woodbury..
Allie Ross has hired the Oscar Thomas
place for the coming year.
Mary Mcknight has been visiting friends
and relatives the past week.
On Thursday, the Sth, Wardner Burnham
lost two fingers while at work getting ice at
Sabn Pond.
Mrs. w. q. Peck is i'll, and Mrs. Amos
Hopkins has been seriously sick. Mrs.
Henry Ross is about the same in health
l.. -.
ing house at the quarry, was requested,
rather forcbly, to get out by r. +. Carter
the other day jeff. Sherman takes his
place.
The performances of Queen Esther given
at South Woodbury. and East Calais last
week reflect great credit on the performers
The parts were well taken, the chorus doing
their work remarkably well, and the cos
} tunes were fine.
Worcester.
There will be sugar festival at the town
hall on Friday evening, March 30.
The churches united last Sunday on &C
count of the absence of Rev. Van DeCarr.
The slur that was printed in the Argus
last week about the oid-fashioned supper
given by the Young Ladies Mite Society
was entirely uncalled for. The society has
, in the past winter given some good and en-
,, joyable entertainments.
Inc luneTdl Ol mrs. DurHudH hdTTlS Wde
, held at the Methodist church, of which SHE
was member. She was an old resident o.
' the town and much respected by all who
knew her. The funeral of Daphne Harris
sister of Burnham Harris, inmates of the
? same house, was held Sunday
a Mr.. A. L. Frost, clerk of the school board
= has the following gratifying report of the
' working of the new school law in thii
1 town: Although there has been mucl
t criticism against the new school law in oul
a town the past year, yet the final report o
1 the school directors shows large balance
o in favor of the new law. About two-thrd'
8 of the pupils of our town have had the bene
fit of from two to six weeks more of schoo
5 this year than last year, and no teachers
have been hired unless they held stat,
q certificate, no permits having been granted
s The amount expended was $l5S less thi
]. year than last"
Q Murray Hall has moved to Hardwick
,, - Miss Nellie Hunt OF Boston visited
d relatives in town last week - Manser
little son of Jerome Stone is sick, as i
,. Mrs. Slocum and Durham Harris. -
IS w. Elery Vail of Montpelier visited hi
o mother last Friday, it being her eightietl
n birthday. - Mrs. John r. Wilson Wis