The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-18

North Pomfret
The listers are busy with their work.
Fine young pigs sell for $3.50 to SO, eggs
ten cents per dozen.
Schools begin next week with much the
same board of teachers.
Will Whipple has lost his brood mare
from taking severe cold
Spring work is well begun, and in this
vicinity day help is unusually plenty. The
roads are not as badly washed as usual and
in places are dry.
West Randolph.
Information was entered against DIR. g. L.
Stewart by DIR. A. 9. Bailey, the health Of
ficer, for not notifying the local board Of
health of the cases of scarlatina in James
Mullally's family. DR.. Stewart was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Cleveland and
brought into court. He pleaded guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. States Attorney
Stow prosecuted and j. j. Wilson of Bethel
defended the case.
Two tramps, with chisels, cut their way
into j. l.. Mann's clothing store and helped
themselves to new suit and Undertaking
and furnishings throughout, leaving their
old clothes. When Arson Burroughs, the
salesman, opened the store he found the
back door open, pile of clothes on the
floor that these fellows had tried on. In
the pockets of the old clothes were neckties,
about S35, and the underclothing $40 or
more. There was no money in the till, so
that the only thing taken was the clothing
Officers were notified at once and the men
will probably be caught before this time.
South Randolph.
Most of the farmers have hired their help,
paying from $50 TO $50 month.
The creamery is doing good business
A separator has been put in at East RAN
dolph.
The ground is so dry that farmers have
gone TO work to considerable extent get
ting it ready for crops.
james Judd, who moved from here with
his family TO New Hampshire, has become
insane and taken to the asylum in Water
bury.
Mrs. Norman Fowler, two weeks ago.
was not expected to live from one hour to
another, but has since improved and is out
of present danger.
d. Bucks and j. H. Bucks tenements in
East Bethel were burned to the ground
about a week ago. The houses were occu-
pied by l. S. Thayer and Mr.. Denton. Most
of their furniture was saved, but it was
close shave for Mr. Denton.
George Whitney, Dartmouth student
and son Of G. c. Whitney, has been seriously
sick, but is now able to be out. - George
Simonds of Boston, who has spent the
ID.
ley's, has returned to his home. - Hon.
James NJ. Keith, who was born and raised
here, recently died at his home in Boston,
aged about seventyfour years
East Roxbury.
Mr.. Noble of West Randolph has moved
into George Foss' house.
1t is expected that the creamery will be
in running order about the first of May.
c. B. Fisk was at H. p. Abbott's on Sun
day to visit his mother, who is in very poor
health.
Miss Della Laid is to teach the school
here this spring, and Miss Winnie Foss is
to teach on the east hill.
Mrs. l.. G. Kidder of Williamstown came
TO w. 0. Pride's last week to assist in car
ing for their little child, On Tuesday morn
ing she was taken with bleeding at the
nose. DIR. Winch succeeded in checking it,
but she is very weak from the loss of blood.
South Ryegate
The entertainment under the auspices of
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor last
Thursday evening was well attended.
While William Bailey was returning
from the creamery last Thursday, the king
bolt broke Mr.. Bailey was thrown to the
ground, fracturing his right collar bone.
Bell Sargent and Nellie Bone returned
lasu MONDAY TO oU' johns Dury, where Jney
are attending school. - Roger Whitcher,
who has been i'll with erysipelas in the
| face, is Convalescent. - John Rosa
went to Quincy, Mass, last Friday, where
he has secured a position. - Edward
Miles, who has been working in Montpelier,
has returned to South Ryegate;; His family
will move here May l. - Miss Hattie l..
Langlaid of Barnet visited her mother in
this place last week. - Mrs. Archibald
Park returned from Boston last week. -
Henry Randall of Folsom City, Cal, was in
town last week on his way to Bradford,
| where his wife and child are. - Jackson
! Randall, who has been away all winter, re-
turned last week. - Peach Thomas is
in Lowell and Boston this week after a new
supply of fresh air " horses. - George
Walker, who has been az work at the cream
cry, has accepted position in st. Adams,
and will move there soon. - Robert
Farquharson was in Lisbon, n. H., last
week soliciting orders for the Blue Mountain
| Company.
Stowe.
The closing exercises of the Stowe High
School will take place in the village hall
next Friday evening at eight o'clock, to
which the public is cordially invited. The
programmes for the occasion are very art
| istic, ana are printed by the Waterman
! Publishing Company of Montpelier.
Topsham.
W. r. Rowland of East Cornth is to teach
the village school this summer
Harry Randall came home from Newbury
Seminary to spend Sunday with his parents
The appearance of the old store has beer
much improved by the addition of piazza
Mrs Wilson has returned from GrotoI
and is now occupying her house in the vii
lage.
There will be no preaching in the Meth
odist church next Sunday on account of con
ference.
Tunbridge.
Those who fought the longest and suffered
most for the flag love it with the deepes
feeling. The death of Martin V. b. Davi
of Chelsea verifies our statement. In tn,
service four years, lacking one day
wounded three times and an invalid for tn,
last ten years, his dying request was tina
the flag lay across his body and be buried
with il. Such hero deserves the flag a
halfmast on the common of his village, al
it was, and all the eulogy of eloquence a
his grave. His funeral was largely ATTENDED
by comrades and others, three minister
officiating. Eleven of his company-E
Second Vermont were present. He es
capped death in one battle because a pack
age in his pocket protected his heart. TIL,
bullet passed through several letters anC
into memorandum book, and was fnall,