The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09

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and evening.
Martins mill started up on Monday after
being shut down several days for repairs on
the boiler.
Middlesex.
About sixty attended the wedding ami.
versary of Jerry Miles and wife last week.
Martin Chandler has made the past sea-
son 2,40O pounds of maple sugar from 5S5
| trees.
Myron Long has taken the job to build a
house for Joseph Chaplin, and is to begin
soon. - Ida Ladd is teaching school at
Middlesex Center. - Miss Butler of
Waterbury is teaching school in district
No 4. - Mrs. Gardner Sawyer has
been sick, but is better. - Henry Chap
man has moved to East Montpelier to the
Morgan farm. - Burt McElroy is build
ing large barn on his farm in Moretown.
| MIR. Douglass carries on the farm. =
Clarence j. Sargent is teaching music in
town. 80 Luther Chandler has taken the
| Kelley cure at Montpelier. - Otis Lee
land has bought the Steele place in the
! village. - John Hastings has bought
the Leland farm and taken possession.
- Mrs Alma Vaughn has recovered
from pneumonia. - James McCabe of
season.
MiddIesex Center.
John Smith, formerly of Richmond Va,
is working for William Chaplin. Whether
this is the one that discovered Pocahontas,
or not, we don't know.
1t seems high time that the road-mender
were out among the hills as well as in the
valleys, for, although our roads are gener-
| ally good flor this time OF Year,, yet there
are many places hardly passable, cor even
| jackassable."
The meeting at the Center school-house,
May g. was well attended, and these services
will be continued every Sunday at two
O'Clock. Those interested will meet at the
church at that hour on Arbor Day, Nav 9,
to see if the old church can be made fit to
hold meetings in.
Spring has come on like flood. Plum
trees and wild Strawberries in full bloom,
apple trees pink with opening buds, new
sown oat fields green, cattle and sheep all
out in good feed-all this the 9th of May.
Does the oldest inhabitant recall so early a
spring? That of 1860 was very early, but
about ten days later than this.
The great event of the season here was
the gathering on Monday evening at the
"Brookside Cottage" of Jerry Miles. About
seventy-five of their friends and neighbors
got together to celebrate the twentieth ami
versary OF the marriage of Jerry and
Annie" With mirth, music and dancing
they made night of it, and departed in the
small hours of the morning, leaving tokens
OF their esteem in fine set of parlor furni-
ture, silver-ware and cash money-in all
about $50. This point of order was well
taken, for jerry and Annie have always
been helpful and useful in all the like
parties in the neighborhood, as well as at
| the funerals and in sickness, and are well
liked by all. Jerry was raised in Old
| Virginia" and when the Of. f. ". to
whom he belonged fled from the army of
! General Butler, on his march to Fortress
Monroe in June, 1861, this boy fled to the
same army. Old cross-eyed Ben Butler
never gave up all the contrabands" he
took for he kept this one driving mules till
he got big enough to carry gun, when he
| enlisted and served "endurin' the war"
! Coming north with the returning victors he
found Annie Pierce at North Elba, playing
around the grave of old John Brown. They
| married after short courtship and came
! to Vermont. The bride was fourteen, the
! groom's age unknown. Their only capital
| to start on was willing hearts and stout
| hands, and with these they have got them
| selves a cosy home, raised some bright
children, and set good example to other
| young people.
Moretown.
Eight couples attended the dance at
| Warren on Wednesday night and report a
nice time.
Road Commissioner Child commenced
work Monday morning, April 80, on the
| highway with Pembroke Brothers from
| Middlesex to furnish horses and run the
road machine.
| Competition seems to be the life of trade
in this village. Several of the dealers are
selling a fine grade of Snowflake flour for
only S3 60 per barrel; granulated sugar for
five cents per pound kerosene oil for eight
cents per gallon; three pounds frst-quality
raisins for twenty-five cents, and all other
groceries in the same proportion
Frank P. Hathaway is repairing his build
| ings. - Mrs. Katharine Foley has gone
| to Montpelier to live.
Newbury.
The road machine has been at work in
our village for several days, repairing the
highway.
Rev. Mr.. Merrill will preach at Oxford,
n. H, next Sunday in exchange with Rev.
| Mr.. Flint.
There is great demand for cows in this
! section. Alex. Greer sells one or two car
loads nearly every week.
| Sacrament of the Lords supper was OBJ
served at the Congregational church last
Sunday, three uniting with the church.
Newbury baseball team played with the
Bradfords on the Bradford grounds on Sat
urday afternoon, Newbury boys winning
| the game.
T. G. Reyes went to Boston last week to
| buy new goods. - Rev. Mr.. Upper
came to town last Thursday and preached
in the Methodist church, the first time on
Sunday. - Mrs. Webster and Mrs.
Woodland, who have spentsevera days with
Mrs. English, returned to their home in
Haverhill, n. H., last Friday. g. Charles
Deming of Montpelier was in town a few
days last week. - Mrs. A. S. Cheever
and children, from Hard wick, are spending
few days with her parents at the Sawyer
House. - George Chamberlin was at
home on Sunday from Hanover.
Mortified.
The frame of the corn factory is nearly up.
Paine's block has been purchased by DIR.
w. b. Mayo.
Company f was at the range at target
practice last Saturday afternoon.
Glass No. 3 of the Universalist Sunday
school cleared SO at their entertainment.
The annual meeting of the Elmwood
Cemetery Association was held last evening
f. l.. Howe & Co. are employing extra
help this week to get out work for Memo.
rial Day.
The Good Tempars are to have their ex-
ercises at Armory hall this week Friday
evening.
Landlord Warrington has purchased the
| Mortified House, and will soon make sew
eral needed improvements.
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