The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

Frank Huntington has recovered from the
fevsr.
Lewis Averill breaches at the Bolles
school.house next Sunday
School No. closed November o. Those
n lviug no marks we're Ivis M. Lane and
Ida f. Bean Albert Spicer had no absent
marks. Thirteen had no tardy marks.
Middlesex.
The creamery paid twenty-five cents for
October butter
Unitarian services will be held at the
usual time next Sunday,
Mrs M. j. Herbert, who has been i'll
with pleurisy, is convaescent.
Myron Long has rented his farm to a
nan from Waterbury Center.
Matthew NJ. Gordon, of the lVerm )nt
Meth odist Semi nary, spent last Sunday at
w. G. Whites.
The body of Joseph Chase of Berlin was
brought to town for burial last Friday. Mr.
Chase was former resident OF this town.
Dwight Darling has been repairing the
barn and otherwise fixing up the no jel
property which he intends to occupy and
opsn to the public.
Frank Nichols and Addie Daniels were
quietly married at Montpelier, last Thurs
Jay. Congratulations aud best wishes are
extended by all their many friends.
George II. Alexander is dehorning the
cows for some of the farmers in this vicin-
| ity. He uses clippers made for that pur-
pose, which is considered better way than
saving, as it is quicker and less painful.
The sociable at the residence Of Levi
| Swift was a success in number an other
wise. The ladies displayed considerable
skill in driving nails, aud the gentlemen
| in sewing on buttons. Gertrude Norris led
in driving the greatest number of nails in
| Aua lint pI for ri yi N
two at once Mrs. p j. Chase and Mabel
| Willard were next, but Mrs Chase finally
won the prize-a new hammer. The prize
for sewing on buttons was won by K e.
Campbell, with Myron Long second.
MoretowB.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets with Mrs.
III. o. Ward on Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
Quarterly meeting services were held at
the Methodist church last Sunday, Presid-
ing Elder Sherburne officiating.
Rev. s. G. Vail is sick. - Master
Clinton Hill is suffering from an attack OF
asthma. Don Phillips and wife OF
Duxbury have moved to town.
Newbury.
The village creamery paid twenty-five
cents for October butter.
S. L. Swasey has made decided improve.
ments in the interior of his store.
James A. Johnson's house is so nearly
completed that he expects to move into II
this week. This is 10 OF the m )st con
venient sets of farm buildings in Connecti
cut river valley.
All the departments of the Central school
in the Seminary ha 20 closed except the
higher. This will close on Friday with al
entertainment in thu seminary hall in the
evening by the school from Oliver Wendell
Holmes works. The public invited.
Seth w. Mayo IN died on Sunday, Novem
Der 49, in his sixty-sixth year of heart fail
ure. The funeral was held at the house Of
Mrs. Sarah Sawyer, with whom he hai
lived for the past few years, aud intermen
was at Brattleboro, where his first W.
wives are buried He was born in Dan
vile, Canada and was one OF the first loco
motive engineers OF the Passumpsic rail
road. He was engaged in that occupation
on different roads, for over forty years un
til the failure of his health. His first tw
wives were sisters, the daughters Of Johr
Wallace. He leaves one son.
Mr.. Greenwood of the firm of Aseltine
Greenwood Of Enosburg Falls, spent few
days at Mrs. w. III. Humans on his wa
Swanton is visiting her parents, Rev. an
Mrs. j. S. Upper. - Ella M. Bixby re
turned last week from Boston, where sh
has been for several weeks taking lesson
in vocal music at the Conservatory OF MI
( sic. - Mrs. HoraceI Bailey of Frankli
Falls, N. H., has been spending few day
at home. Anna s. Morse has bee
spending several days in Hanover, N. H.
Newbury Center.
d. j. Peach has gone to Oregon by way {
the Northern Pacific. - ELENA Bale
: has gone to New York to work in boo
' store. - Willis George has position i
= the Concord asylum for the winter. -
3 An infant son of Samuel Tucker died o
=, Sunday. - Three Of the Waldron chi
: dren are very sick. - Mrs. Ira Bale
: and daughter have returned to their HON
. at the Center
I Northfield.
\ R. A. Davis has moved to the Nelson T,
:. Ter place on Main street.
! q. w. Chase wa, in town last week to a
tend the funeral of his uncle.
= The corn factory is to be sheathed ar
l. otherwise improved to make it warmer.
9 The Theta Chi Society held banquet
q the Mortified House last Saturday evenin
r Street Commissioner Orcutt has been pu
ting in several street crossings the pa
week
l. Work in the granite sheds Is reported
be slack. Many cutters have been di
U charged.
: DR.. W. B. Mayo has several men at wor
,t getting ready to put in new foundation
~ the spring.
John Nichols of Jersey City has arriv
+o in town to spend the winter with his brotht
~ Hon. George Nichols.
G. NJ. Johnston, former Northfield be
n was reelected county attorney at Detro
a. Mimi, in the last election.
st Bishop Hall viii visit st. Mary's pari
on Friday evening of this week. A lar
-, class is to be confirmed
III The high school will give an entertai
d. ment at Concert Hall at the close OF Il
fall term, November %.
by Deputy County Clerk d. B. Powers W
ty in town on Saturday and went to East Re
w bury, not on official business.
st F. L. Howe g. Co. have erected fam
monument for Allan MacGillivray, Willis
Garvey and James Robinson.
ba Dewitt Clinton lodge of Masons W
10 work the second degree at ths distr
meeting at Barre, December 81.
NO. Mrs. Erastus Huntley was called
" Lowell, Mass, last week by the illness
her daughter, Mrs Frank Morse.
'bbt Joel Whitney of North Randolph was
nj town on Friday Messrs. II. l.. Howe
'' Co are at work on a fine Scotch gran
mOnumAnt for him.