The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-17


ard Rockford went to Barre last Monday to
work for George johnson. 60 Lewis
Dip has finished work at Worcester and is
cutting logs for Frank Aiken. 80 Mrs.
Philip Bean is reported better.
Moretown.
Something of a sensation was caused here
last Sunday week by Abner Child, DIR.
Haylett, and others, finding an old man up
wards of eighty years old asleep on the
three miles from Middlesex. He vas found
at or near ten A. NJ. 1t was seen by the way
the snow was trodden down that he had
wandered around during the night. When
found he could not walk or talk seeming
to be partially paralyZed The next day
Mr.. Chase went to Montpelier and found
man in pursuit of him, who told him that
the man was in good circumstances, owned
two buildings in Barre; that he had been
demented but week, and when he left
home he had pension check of $50 and SO
i'm cash in his pocket. When found he had
nothing by which he could be identified.
Misses Thornton and Chapman, from
Montpelier, and Mrs. Chapman were guests
of Dr. Haylett last week. 60 Harry Bulk
ley and wife arrived home last week from
an extended tour in the West. - Since
Mr. Sherman's occupation of the hotel, tran
silent custom has been on the increase
60 A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Ferry last Friday night
- Miss Grace Moulton, from Montpel-
Ter, is at home with her father
Newbury.
Schuyler G. Stebbins has been appointed
sexton of our village cemetery.
Mrs. e, L. Childs is lingering at the point
of death. Her physician has given up all
hopes of her recovery.
The Newbury village creamery paid its
patrons twenty-eight cents for butter for
the month of December.
The Week of Prayer has been observed by
the Congregationalists and Methodists in
holding union meetings alternately.
The annual meeting of the Orange County
Canning Company was held in the sem
mary hall last week Tuesday. 1t is hoped
that they will make their business more ex-
tensve in the future and put up other arti-
Giles than such as they can manufacture
from apples, such as corn, beans, peas, to-
matoes, pumpkin, squash, etc. This would
then give our farmers home market for
whatever was the most profitable to raise,
and we think it might be made profitable to
both the raiser and the company.
Abner Bailey came home from Lancas-
ter, n. H., last Wednesday with hard
cold, but has recovered so as to be able to re-
turn to his business on Monday. - Dea-
con Daniel p. Kimball has been confined to
the bed for the past week. 80 Mrs. Dr.
A. l.. Cross returned home on Friday, after
spending three weeks with her friends in
Swanton. - Mrs. Murphy spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Nj. A. Gale. -
Hon. John III. Watson was in town Satur'
day. - Dr. Walter Wood of Brooklyn
N. Y, was called here to see his aunt Mrs
f. l.. Childs. - Charles Childs has been
in town to see his mother, who is very low
&C. Mrs. Ed Ford has not been 80 wei
the past week.
Wells River.
Evangelist Whittier closed his labors here
last week Tuesday.
The creamery paid thirty cents per pount
| for December butter.
The creamery directors met last Monday
| to organize A II. Benton refusingto serv,
as director, his place was filled by S. e
| Clark. II. =. Baldwin was elected presi
dent; w. A Miller, vice president; Nelson
| Bailey, treasurer; f. E. Shepardson, secre
| tary.
EN- Smith and wife went to Littleton
on Monday to attend the musical conven
ton. - Robert Brock is able to be on
again after a severe attack of the grip. -
| Owen Colby of Willimantic, Conn, is a
home with his mother, Mrs. j. f. Colby, TO
few days. - Charles Taylor was badl.
crushed while coupling freight cars las
Saturday.
East Orange.
A. G. Button, his two children, ant
Jennie Colby have the grip.
Florence Richardson has returned iron
Concord, n H., where she has been spend
ing several months with her sister.
Potatoes are selling for forty.fve cent
delivered at the station. Hutchinson & c
M. Colby take loads to Bradford on Mon
days.
Mrs. Warren Curtis, who has been i'll wit
grip several weeks, is somewhat better, bu
is still having severe trouble with he
head.
Mrs. c. K. Bradbury, who went to Nashua
n. H., for medical treatment few week
ago, is improving, but has been afflicted
with grip.
There will be no preaching here mex
Sunday on account of the Free Baptis
quarterly meeting, which is TO he at Wasl
ington, commencing next Friday afternoo
and continuing over Sunday.
Peacham
Charles Livingston has gone to Burlingto
to learn the art of butter-making.
Several people attended the drama 6
West Barnet last Saturday evening
A. P. Renfrew, Mrs o p. Hooker, Mr.
II. Hooker, and Mrs. e. n. Miner are sicl
e. s. Ford has been in Monroe and Little
ton, n. H., the past week taking orders fC
silverware.
Mrs. Sylvia Hunter of Barre, with her tw
} sons, have moved on to the farm foTmerl
occupied by her mother, who died fe
weeks ago.
The roads on the hills were considerable
drifted Friday night, and people were col
sequenty late in bringing in the milk TO ii
, creamery.
ID. W. Choate, an aged man living
Peacham Corner recently slipped and fel
breaking his hip. Since then he has bee
gradually failing.
Mr.. Mann of st. Johnsbury is empoyt
in the creamery as butter-maker in place
Robinson, who has gone TO Burlington
complete his education.
Plainfield.
d, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Perkins of William
: town are assisting in caring for Mrs. Pc
: kins' father, A. j. Parker, who is very sic
Henry Whitcomb, a former resident
1 this village, but for several years residel
$ of Burlington is in town visiting and sha
5 ing hands with his many friends
The illustrated lecture delivered by Re
i j. e. Farrow, last Thursday evening, at Il
= Congregational church, was largely {
Y tended and gave excellent satisfaction.
Last Monday evening considerable nul
n Der from here attended church sociable
3 Mr.. Thomas Stevens in East Montpelie
r where there was a large gathering, with
l.ya oil