The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24

Honers estate. Last Thursday they APP
praised the new house at 81 100.
WEIGH & Goodwin have two hundred
thousand feet of lumber in their millyard.
While Fred Carpenter was at work in the
woods a tree fell on him. severely injuring
him.
The singing-schoo is being held in the
Methodist vestry, instead of the school
house
A select party enjoyed a very pleasant
evening at Jack Harvey's last Thursday
evening.
There is some talk of having Evangelist
Whittier come to Groton to hold special
meetings.
Rev. o. NJ Boutwell, and Rev. Thomas
Teller attended the revival meetings at
Ryegate last Thursday night.
James Frost has taken some stock in the
telephone line, and expects to do some
talking to English parties in Westville.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday; conference
next Friday afternoon at the parsonage.
Where is the telephone, Gray?" is the
question that many are asking. Mr. Gray
was in great hurry to get the subscriptions,
but now his hurry is over and there is no
telephone. Many who have said they
would patronze the new line are heartily
Disguised, and if it is not in soon they will
uob udNb UuluB W no WIFI lJ
William Russell spent Sunday at Alex.
Cochran's. 80 Mr.. Pulet's folks have
moved into l. NJ. Ricker's old house. 60
Alex. Welch returned from Boston last
week. -= The little child of f. NJ. Yields
is reported better. 60 William Goodwin
will finish the work on the Betsey Honers
house this week. 80 Alex. Cochran has
been appointed administrator of the Mary
Nelson estate in Ryegate. go James r.,
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tied at o. n. Nourse's.
MarshfieId.
Lawsuits are very plenty these days, but
no one hanged or transported.
The gristmil dam sprang two or three
leaks last week, necesstatng some repairs.
Hickie's shop is again in running order,
after being in innoCuOus desuetude for a
week.
The officers of the law were so thick the
first of last week that every second man we
met was a sheriff.
There is considerable sickness in town,
mostly grip. Mrs. Grant West and Mrs.
Frank Brown are among the victims
Frank White came into the village last
week with two two-horse teams that had
on sixty-three logs which scaled 1880 feet
of lumber.
Eddie Preston dropped the whole bit of
his axe into his instep last Saturday, but,
fortunately, it did not 90 in deep. He was
chopping in Henry Dow's woods
c. E. Shepard is me, ting with good sue
cess in his snging-schoos here and else
where, and will close his school at Groton
with convention, taking some of our home
talent with him to assist.
The promenade at the school-house hall
was attended 10y an orderly, but not a very
large, crowd, and all had good time. Its
object, to help the circulating library, should
have called out larger one.
William Murray ran into two teams last
week in the bridge near Edson's shop, and
in one case came near breaking Dexter lde's
leg He should drive slower and not crowd
into bridge when loaded team is going
through, or he may get into trouble.
Middlesex.
Thomas Price is ill.
The dance on Thursday night was great
success. About thirty-fve couples were
present.
Mr.. Barber of Moretown is to occupy the
lower part of James Hattie's building as
blacksmith shop.
Ennis and Hastings have returned from
North Duxbury and are now going to saw
their neighbors' wood-piles.
The Bear Swampers take the lead in do
ing foolish deeds. One of them came to
town on "a bicycle last Sunday, evidently
surprising that it was good wheeling in the
civilized regions. On finding out his mis-
take, he hid till the shades of evening closed
round him, and sneaked home
MoretowH.
Philip Goss and George Howe have each
lost good horse.
A series of revival meetings was held at
the Methodist church last week.
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in Plainfield the past week visiting his
brother.
Thomas Ferris took a two-horse-load Of
the young people to Middlesex, Thursday
night, to attend the dance.
II. G. Sherman has his cards out for a
dedication ball, to take place February 2,
with music by the Montpelier orchestra.
II. o. Ward averages to sell from two to
three carloads of -four and feed each week.
He has recently had telephone put into
his Office, making it much more convenient
with his increasing business.
The funeral of Mrs. Define, who died
very suddenly at her home in Fayston with
pneumonia last week, took place at the
Catholic church last Saturday. Rev. Father
Donahue officiating. The interment was in
the Catholic cemetery.
Thirty of the little folks called on Miss
Mabel Davis on Wednesday evening, it be-
ing ner uenJn DlrtDudy. conspicuous
among them were Master Walter Wilcox
and Miss Gladys Barber. A nice time was
enjoyed, and they left her nice presents and
went home happy.
! Newbury.
Fred Moran, from Derby, visited II. NJ
Hinman few days last week.
Several from this place attended the dance
at Bradford last Thursday night.
Mason S. Stone, state superintendent of
education, lectured in Seminary Hall on
Monday night.
j. b. Hale, wife, and daughter Mary,
went to Hanover, n. H., last Wednesday to
see DR.. William 7, Smith in regard to their
| eyes.
Mrs. f. P. Leighton and two children are
suffering with the grip. AT the same house,
Mrs Deacon George Burroughs is sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. f. l.. Childs, after a long sickness,
died Saturday morning Funeral was held
at her late residence on Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. j. l.. Merrill officiating.
A donation was given at the town house
last Wednesday evening for the benefit of
Rev. A. G. Austin. This village was well
represented Landlord Sawyer sent out a
| four-horse load of the young people.
Rev. A, G. Austin commenced series of
/ DictOrial lecture3 and sermons on eminent