The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-04
brooke, p. O., last week. - Thomas
Cave, Jr., is visiting in Rutland this week.

OdNbj OEsi 10 NlslbluB III RUTLAND tnlS week.
East Barre.
Will Morrison is clerking for II. K. Sar.
gent.
Preaching services are now conducted in
The opera hall.
Mrs. Melini, with her boarders, is to move
into the George Hutchins boarding house.
The Washington Cornet Band is TO pre-
sent Tony the Convict" in the opera house
next Saturday evening. Do not fail to see
1t.
Sixteen dollars were realized at the pre-
sentatioD Of 1.-THE Country School," 1t will
probably be repeated when the travelling is
better.
, H. e. Sargent is running a daily express
between this place and Barre. He leaves
here at eight A. NJ; returning leaves Barre
at half past ten A. M.
VIII Blanchard has moved back to his
own house, Warren Church into Henry
Emery's house, and Harry Sargent has
moved into Eastman's boarding house.
Between fifty and sixty attended the So
ciable at W. c. Nye's last Friday night.
Mr.. Nye kindly furnished sugar and the
proceeds were given to the society's funds
for support of preaching.
Calder Brothers have moved to Barre
and will continue business at that place,
One reason for their removal was that the
railroad company would not make this
billing point, and all stone loaded here had
to be re-billed at Barre.
Graniteville.
A firm Of Jews is having clothing sale
at Fairbrother's barber shop.
Henry Webb has rented the John Nc
Donald house and will run it as a boarding
house this summer
G. f. W. Gazeley has brought his aged
parents here from Albany, N. Y. They
will make this their home for the future.
James Gazeley started up his boulder
quarry on Monday, April 9, with "Charles"
quite a gang of men at work.
Bradford.
A systematic canvass of the town is being
made this week for conference entertain
ment.
Miss Florence B. Patterson, after weeks
illness with tonsiitis, returned to her posi-
ton as teacher in Newbury Seminary on
Monday.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Cum
mings met at the home of the latter on
Monday evening to celebrate the twentieth
anniversary of their marriage. They re-
ceived many beautiful presents.
Union Fast Day services will be held at
the Congregational church on Friday even
ing at seven o'clock There will be a SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. Fl. 7. Barnard.
All are cordially invited.
SCnOOl began on MONDAY WlUu NlTS. helSS
as principal and Miss Saarr and Miss Duff
fee for assistants. The first of the term will
be held in the old academy. The con-
tractors expect to have the new building
ready for occupancy by the first of May.
At the school meeting on Tuesday even
ing of last week, F. A. Everett was elected
third trustee to take the place OF Colonel ID.
X. Andross, who has served for one year.
A vote was taken to remove the primary de-
partments into the new academy building,
in consequence of which action a number
of citizens have petitioned to have that vote
rescinded.
William Edwards returned to Boston this
week. - Mrs. Clarence B. Wilson is
sick with pneumonia. - Mrs. L. P.
| Tucker, who has been i'll all winter, has
just been suffering from severe attack OF
| tonsilitis, which has kept her in bed for
nearly three weeks. =" Mrs. Prescott
Davis was able to attend church on Sunday
| for the first time since Christmas. -
Mrs. George Green of Post Mills visited
friends in Bradford last week. - Mrs.
Luella Taplin, who has been sick with
bronchitis, is improving. - Mrs. Crook
and her daughter Alice have returned from
| their winters absence in New York city
and opened up their luxurious home again.
Braintree.
Salmon Williams returned last week
from a visit to Saratoga, n. Y.
The bottom of the egg market seems to
have dropped out. Dealers are paying ten
cents per dozen.
George w. Flagg lost horse last week.
| He has lost nineteen since he lived on the
| farm he now occupies.
Snowsville Grange which has occupied
the hall in the old Tavern Stand house
| in this place for more than nineteen years,
is to move to another hall soon until such
time as permanent home can be made.
RrooLfaId
Very little sugar has been made in town
the past week, the weather not being favor
| able
A very pleasant "new-sugar sociable" was
held at William c. Clark's by the Ladies'
Aid Society on Thursday afternoon and
evening of last week.
Percy Coleman completed the telephone
communication between Mrs. All Grams
and Fred Durkee's last week, extending
the wire across the pond
Among the students and teachers who
have been spending the spring vacation at
their homes were Winthrop Abbott, prin-
cipal of the academy at White River juno
ton, Misses Leila and Edie Peck, Winnie
Parmenter and Annie Clark from Burling-
! ton.
Will J. Blodgett is to move into the
house owned by Miss Almira Fisk this
week. - Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Howard,
who spent the winter with their son Walter,
have gone back to their farm. - John
Green is suffering from poor health ~
Clarence McDermeut has returned to Will
Jamestown to complete his apprenticeship in
the granite business. - j. w. Parmen-
ter has rented the house owned by Mrs.
Harriet Davis at Mortified and will move
as soon as the travelling will permit. -
Mary Goodrich returned TO Goddard Sem
mary last Tuesday. - Arthur Flint is
employed for the summer by his brother at
Northfed. - Mrs. Lucy (Perham) Bene-
dict of Bethel has been visiting friends in
town the past week. - John Evans OF
Burlington spent few days in town last
week - Fred Bushee, son of a former
pastor of the Second church, now senior
in Dartmouth College, with his friend Mr..
Blakely, also at Dartmouth, made a flying
visit in town last Friday. - Mrs. Mary
Whitney is caring for Miss Jane Smith,
who is in poor health. - Miss Minnie
Clark, who has been spending few weeks
in Burlington, returned home last week.
East Brookfield.
Sheriff f. 1. Whitney OF Chelsea was in
town last Saturday week. - W.. III.
Sprague was at Corinth and Fairlee three
| days last week on business - ID. s.