The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31

taking the place of the main line.
Daniel Norwood and Mrs Elvira
Thurston were married last Friday. They
will reside in South Ryegate
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. T. j. Cochran
next Saturday at three o'clock.
Charlie Morrison will sell his farm and
sto TX at auc ion next Saturday. He is to
move to Rumney, N. H, where his brothers
live.
The annual convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society will be held in
the Methodist church next week Tuesday
evening and Wednesday. Eminent speakers
will be present, who will be assisted by
home talent. The convention will be help
full and full of interest
School in the village closed last Friday
after very successful term. Jennie
Wrinkle taught in the small room, and
Carrie Drew of Hardwick had charge Of the
large room. Both are excellent teachers,
giving perfect satisfaction. Miss Drew has
been engaged to teach this winter. The va
cation will be five weeks.
j. r. Darling has bought half interest
in the Hatch quarry, and the exclusive
right of Baldwin Martins water power.
The granite is pronounced by experts to be
of excellent quality for monumental work,
and IL the quarry is developed az IL should
be, there is no doubt IL will be the making
apd good building lots are available. In
stead of sending the lumber to market, why
not build up Groton, before our forests are
cleared?
Timothy Cutting has moved into H. l..
Gilman's tenement. - Henry Butson is
building milk-room. - Nellie Welch
is visiting at Cyrus Welchs. She has been
teaching in the north part of the state.
- Carrie Fifield is ill., - A son was
born last week to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hauchett. - Josie Welch has gone to
Manchester TO learn the dressmaker's trade.
She will remain there this winter.
Hardwick.
A sewer is to be laid on Wells street from
A. Pbilbrook's house to the river, one on
North Main street, and one the length of
High street.
A young man at work in +. w. Arnold's
stone shed, got caught between two stones
Friday, and was seriously injured, but on
Monday there was chance for his recov-
cry.
Marshfieid.
Fifty three tickets were sold at the sta
ton for the excursion to Boston.
Rev. l. FL. Elliot, secretary of the YER
mont Bible Society, preached here last Sun.
day night.
Services will be resumed at the Congre.
gational church next Sunday afternoon at
quarter DdSU one o CLOCK. In1 regular SER
vice will be followed by communion.
Agnes English of Groton is in town visit
ing friends. - Mrs. DR.. Carpenter of
Worcester. Mass, is visiting her daughter.
Mrs G. ID. Smith - Grant West has
moved into Mrs Wells house, and Albert
Lamberton moves this week from his farm
into the village
MoretOwH.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] ID. Bidgood have returned
from the mountains, where they have been
at work the past summer. 60 Claud Grit
fifth has returned from the mountains,
where he has been at work, and will now
be found at his barber shop again.
Newbury.
Bell Human is clerk at the drug store in
the absence of N. NJ. Stetson.
Charles Ford is expected to move his fam
lily back from Groton this week.
T. G. Reyes has the agency of the Acme
steam laundry of White River junction.
Customers that have patronized this laun-
dry say they do first class work.
The silver medal contest was we'll pat
ronized. Miss Lena Stebbins won the sill
yer medal The same exercises are to be
repeated at the town house on Wednesday
evening. Proceeds for the benefit of the
Methodist society.
Albert Bailey, William Chamberlin and
Leonard Smith returned last week from a
ten-days' trip to Manchester and return on
their bicycles. They report the distance as
100 miles, and they were on the road eleven
hours in making the trip to Manchester.
Goddard football eleven played the New
burys on their grounds on Mond W after
noon. The game stood as to in favor of
the Goddards. This is the first time the
Newbury team ever played match game.
Good judges claim they played well for the
experience they have had.
e. F. Bailey went last week hunting for
bears in New Hampshire, making head.
quarters in Lancaster. He did not capture
bear, although he reports several being
killed in that section this fall. He bought
quarter of venison and brought it home,
paying seventeen cents pound for 1t.
Wells River.
| On Friday, October 10, the Colonel Pres
| ton Woman's Relief Corps was inspected
| by Mrs. A. Louise Putnam, the department
inspector, accompanied by the president
Mrs. Henry. The corps is in pros porous
/ condition aud was given words of common
daton and cheer After the banquet, the
mem bers, by invitation OF Mrs. +. Deming
attended the closing concert of the Con
nectcut Valley Musical Association.
Northfield
Bishop Hall will visit ST. Mary's parish
| November 49,
An effort is making to establish lectur,
course here this winter.
Davis Brothers derrick ran off the track
on Monday, and was damaged very much.
Dancing-school of Company #. with Pro
lessor Gilmore as instructor, commence:
this week Friday evening.
w. r. Dorr, class of rs, of ST. Paul, Mimi
has presented Norwich University with
set OF the Century Dictionary.
The Harris Payson Company is now can
ming apples, and large force is employed
About l 800 bushels will be canned this sea
son as an experiment.
DR.. j II. Judkins has purchased the drug
store of DR.. e. Porter, with whom he ha
been connected in business for some time
DIR. Porter has been in business the pas
forty years.
The members of the high school an
teachers gave reception to the parents O
the school last Friday evening. There wa
a short literary programme, with an address
by Senator Plumley.
On Saturday, Oct 20, the body of Charlie
McCarty, known by the nickname o
Goat" was found a shorJ distance sout
of this station on the track. He left til
village for his home a short time before tn
arrival of the night express going south
which probably ran over him. The nigh
freight going north did not discover him i
time to prevent almost the entire train pass