The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-25

S1,975 to 81 500, Mr., Patterson lnOugnU
81 800 was high enough. The civil authority
was satisfied with $500.
Groton.
S. e. WEIGH has been appointed post
master for Westvlle. He will put in gem
eral grocery store.
Loren Welch has purchased the right to
make the telephone extension ladder. Sew
eral have already been ordered.
While Mrs. Cole was away from her
house last Friday, Elijah Frost went into
her cellar and up through into the tenement
he had been occupying, and with fifteen men
moved his goods into Walter Thurston's
house. Mrs Cole refused to let Mr. Frost
enter the house, and he was obliged to take
this way to get his goods. Since the
taking of his property he has found her
trying to break into his horse-barn. 1t is
reported that she had a revolver, and that
Mr.. Frost was obliged to take fork and
drive her away from the barn.
Rev. o. Nj. Boutwell, returned last Friday
from his visit to Rouse's Point, Stottville,
=. O., and st. Valentine. He went to the
bank Of the river Rchelieu on the east side
and the opposite side Of the Isle du Noix
for the purpose of finding Indian relics, of
which he found 139, consisting of arrows,
spears, and tools used in making fighting
implements. He had twenty-one pieces of
Indian pottery. Mr. Boutwell, was only
two days in finding the ancient relics,
which shows he has an eye for Indian speci-
mems.
Rev. II. A. Spencer was in town last Fri
day making arrangement for the Sunday
schools in this place to join the other
schools along the railroad to go to Mont
pelier, August s, for an excursion, and to
look over the Vermont Methodist Seminary.
The fare is eighty and forty cents. There
will be persons at the seminary that day to
show people the building and explain the
school. We hope to see Groton largely rep
resented there that day, and see a larger
number of the young folks attending school
there next fall. The seminary is thought
much of in this place, and is pronounced by
many one of the leading preparatory schools
in the state.
Mrs Charles Corruth died last Sunday
after a sickness of nearly two years with
consumption. She was twenty-five years
old. During her young life she has made
many warm friends who have watched her
during her sickness, hoping she would re-
cover. For the past two weeks she failed
very fast but until the last few daysIshe has
had a word for every one that called on her.
She married Charles Corruth nearly four
years ago, and they have always lived very
happily together, making friends wherever
they went. Mr. Corruth and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nourse have the sympathy of wide circle
of friends in their bereavement The fu-
neral was held at the Methodist church on
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The Montpelier and Wells River railway
station at this place was burned last Mon
day afternoon. The water-tank was badly
damaged, and several cords Of bark belong
ing to b. NJ. Kicker burned. The grist-mill
of II. l.. Gilman and the paint and repair
shop of Loren Welch and f. 2. Downes
caught fire but were saved. Ten cars were
standing on the sidetraCk. One was burned
containing feed belonging to Welch q OAR
ling. Mrs. Smith just escaped the flames,
and was nearly smothered by the smoke be-
fore she was out. The household furniture
belonging to the station agent, Smith, and
the books, freight and express were burned.
The special freight up in the afternoon had
on a car of old ties which were on fire. The
car was put in front of the depot, and the
fire put out from the water-tank. 1t is
thought that sparks fell from the ties under
the steps, and burned up into the freight
room. When first noticed, smoke was COM
ing out of the freight depot. If the wind had
been in the right direction, the fire would
have destroyed the whole village. The loss is
about $4,000 Insurance unknown.
John Sanborn has sold out his black
smith stock to Charles Corruth, and re-
turned to his home in Topsham. -
Hatch Brothers are loading rough granite
to be shipped to Washington, ID. c.
Emily Corey has gone to Barton to at
tend the summer school. - Mrs. Man.
ley Clark and daughter returned from
Auburndale, Mass, last Friday. -
Clarence O'Neal is reported a little better.
- r. w. Perry and family of Portland
are guests at Rev. Thomas Tellier's. -
Mrs. Lyman Blanchard is i'll. - Mrs.
| Charles Morrison and Victor Page are con-
valescent. - Mrs Edison Sleeper OF
Bradford is to spend the summer with Mrs
| f. A. Lovewell. - II. l.. Gilman re-
turned from the beach last Saturday much
improved in health. - Mrs. James Rem
frew of Boston is visiting at Carlyle Rem,
frew's. - Mrs. b. F. Clark and Mrs
Alex. Cochran are in Montpelier helping
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. f. Clark get settled in
their new home. - Ralph WEIGH OF
Boston, who has been spending a two
weeks vacation with his uncle, H. n
! Welch, returned home last Saturday. -
The Kicker party expect to 60 to Barnet
Pond next week for their annual outing
Some of the party will stay two weeks
most only one. - Sewell Carpenter has
sold eight bicycles this summer.
Hardwick.
Rev. Mr. Lewis has returned from The
West, and ofliciated at Academy Hall las
Sunday.
There was an immense quantity of ha!
got in in five days last week. and gooc
many of the farmers are nearly through.
The play east Lynne" is being rehearset
by the local club, assisted by MIR. Russell
and will be put on about the first of August
Mrs Crane is so much better that Mr.
Crane started for Boston last Friday, wher'
he has work for the summer. - Perle,
Shattuck has returned from his trip to Yves
Randolph, riding from there in four hour
and ten minutes, not including stop a
Montpelier for dinner.
Marshfield.
| Republican caucus to elect delegates u
the county convention will be held at tn
town house Saturday evening.
Henry Northrop has gone to Peacham T.
cut about a hundred tons OF hay. -
Harvey Bullock and W. II. II. Gilman ar
sick. - Ira Edison is visiting in Wind
sor. - L. l.. Shepard and family are Wis
iting in Albany. - Mary Gorham, Will
son, is in town visiting her brother at 1T
Bemis'. - A son was born to Mr.. an
Mrs. Dennis Lamberton last week. -
Mrs Mary (Fletcher) Tabor returns 10 ne
home, New Bedford, Mass, to-day.
Middlesex.
There will be preaching at the Unitaria
church next Sunday afternoon at tw
O'Clock by Rev. Louis III. Buckshorn.
: Nelson Preston, an old and well-know
, character of this town, died last Monda,
: aged eighty years. For many years he hs
! been cared for by the town authorities
!. Mrs. Huldah Johnson, wife Of the la-
8 Nathaniel NJ. Carpenter, died at the HON
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