The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-17
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Inc GOuluSVllle Dramatic CLUB is prepar-
ing another drama.
j. w Swazey of Montpelier has a class of
about forty at his writing school,
Fred Sawyer is soon to move to Norris
vile, where he will engage in the marble
business.
III. G. Gilman and wife visited in Wolcott
last week. =- Karl Braman is caring for
Lucius Ellis in Berlin. 60 G. d. Sawyer
is harvesting ice on Thompson's pond.
- e. w. Gaynor visited in Barre, Sun
day last. - Lewis Greenwood and fam
lily visited in Wolcott last week. 80 John
Clark is sick. ii. w. Yaw was called
to Plainfield last week by the illness of a
relative.
West Barnet.
dance was held in Judkins' new hall
one night last week.
Owen Somers is running his saw-mill. do.
ing custom saving, this winter
The Sons of Veterans have reorganized.
with West Barnet as headquarters.
Will Hazeltine has cut the apple orchard
OFF his farm and converted 1t into fire.
wood. He values the land shaded by the
trees more than the fruit they bear.
Lakeside Cottage has been opened for the
benefit of those who attend the hOrse.trots
and skating rink at Harvey's pond The
race last Saturday was failure on account
Of the track filling with snow.
The East Barnet Dramatic Club played
the drama entitled, Placer Gold; or How
Uncle Nathan Lost His Farm" last Satur-
day evening to a full house. Music was
furnished by Conant and Stevenson.
Will Conant is talking of moving to South
Peacham. - William Higgins is sick
with grip, - A. Morrill,, who had his
leg amputated some time ago, is getting
along finely
Bethel.
The contemplated sale of the c. H. Hood
grocery stock to Mrs. +. H. Bascom has
fallen through.
G. II. Kidder CARED at this station, last
Monday, for the Boston market, 3iS lambs,
twenty hogs and eight calves.
G.. Fl. Topper & Co. have secured the SER
vices OF G. 2. Coy to take the place in their
tin shop recently vacated by G. II. Hoising-
ton.
H. A. Putnam has bought the Ellis farm
of Adrian Ellis, who has gone to Fitchburg.
The house was reserved and decided to Mrs.
Ellis.
Rev. G. A. wilkins was in Saratoga last
week, accompanying his daughter Miss
Gratia, who has entered "a private school
there.
The estate of j. NJ. Mcintosh has sold the
G. H. Atwood place in Bethel Olympus, part
to B. A. Buttle, and part to Miss Jessie
Bulard.
G. F. Waldo of Maple Grove farm has Sc
cured bounty of one and three fourths
cents on lilo pounds maple sugar manufac-
tured in 1893
The Congregational Sunday-school has
elected these officers Librarian, Harry
Chadwick secretary Miss Inez Stevens;
treasurer, Mrs. F. II. Moore.
M. G. Stafford has recently sold his place
on River street to NJ. M. Whipple of Royal
ton for $1,000. Mr.. Stafford will rent the
premises of Mr.. Whipple for the present.
Samuel w. Bowen caused the arrest of
Henry Bundy last week for ill-using and
bruising his horse. The matter was settled
up the next day by young Bundy's father.
E. G. Brown vacated the Wilson House
last week. owing to some trouble with K. 7.
Arnold the owner thereof, and has leased
the South Royalton House of G. III. Wood
ward.
Miner Furman, John Holton and Gardner
Emery went fishing to Chittenden Pond,
the first of the month, and returned with
six large pickerel, the heaviest weighing
three pounds.
Among the speakers at the recent annual
convention of the society of Christian En-
deavor included in the Golden Rule Union,
held at West Randolph, were Rev. V. W.
Blackman and F. W. Cook of Bethel.
| Postmaster Upper has lately placed
seventy-one new call boxes and twenty-one
| lock boxes in the post-otfice, and also
changed the location of the Office proper so
| DIS W Jake advantage VI llBuJ ITOm lu6
window.
The horses attached to j. H. waldo's ex-
| press delivery sleigh had bountiful repast
last Monday morning, consisting of sugar,
spice and other groceries which were in the
sleigh of Albert Newton, standing in
| front of Brooks & Washburn's store, in
front of which the Waldo horse was hitched.
The boys enjoyed the scene.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bethel Shoe Company last Wednes-
day, the following directors We're elected;
A. A. Brooks, j. G.. Sargent, G. w. Berry,
r. M Chase, w. H. Dreamer and G. d.
Cushing. Owing to the present business
stagnation, very small profits have been
made the past year, but the directors
thought it best to keep the shops running at
small profit rather than shut down. For
the present it was decided to make cut in
wages and in salaries of superintendent,
which will effect saving of about So 900
for the ensuing year.
| G. K. Graham and James A. Graham were
| in Biddeford, Me-, last week TO attend the
! funeral of James Graham, brother of G. E.
| Graham. There is quite story in connec-
| ton with the death of Mr.. Graham and sub
sequent developments as to his property.
! Mr.. Graham was quite wealthy, and, three
| days before his death, he made will cut
ting off his young widow with $1,000 and
half house valued at $1,000. The sum of
! $4,000 is distributed among his nephews
! and nieces and James A. Graham of Bethel
| gets So 200. There was long dispatch,
Tuesday of last week, in the Boston Herald,
| in relation TO this matter, in which it was
| stated that Guy Graham and the widow
would probably contest the will.
| Miss Carrie Heath visited friends in
| Keene n. H.. last Friday. - Mrs. g. A.
! wilkins has been sick with the grip. -
! Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hamilton of Sutton, p. O., and
son Don are visiting Myron Stafford. -
Horace Ballou is spending the winter with
| friends in Morrisville and vicinity.
| Louis Roleau has left the employ of S. G.
Cady & Son and gone to Lebanon, n H., to
! follow his trade of harness-maker. -
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. #. Perley of Fitchburg,
Mass. are stopping with Mrs. Perleys
mother, Mrs. Hattie Wheeler, - Miss
Angela French is confined to the house with
| grip. - Joseph Regain is TO occupy the
tenement in the Gardner Wheeler house va
Gated by ID. b. Upper. - Fred Marsh
is confined to the house by illness. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II, Dutton have been i'll at
the residence of their daughter, Mrs. G. III.
Kidder. - Calvin Ainsworth of Salem,
Mass, is in town on business this week.
80 Mrs. NJ. f. Harrington has returned
from an extended visit to her sons at Phil
adelphia == Miss May Parsons has so