The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-16

IS at home. - Hugh Henry has moved
into Pat Mcoarty's house and John Kelly
has moved to j. Hagan's farm. - The
friends and neighbors OF MIR. and Mrs.
Elias Marble gave them surprise, IL being
the fortieth anniversary of their marriage.
Groton.
Mrs. G.. II. Pillsbury is rapidly reoover-
ing from her long Illness.
A dance is announced to be held atD.
X. Darlng's about the middle Of the week.
W. y. Darling and wife of Davenport.
Ia, arrived in town the first Of the week.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met at Mrs S. N. Eastman's last Sat
urday afternoon.
Sewell Carpenter received a " Crawford"
bicycle last week. He is hoping to sell
large number this season.
The report that Abbott the man sup
posed to have been murdered last winter
near Lada's mountain, has been found is
wholly false.
Walter WEIGH died last Saturday leaving
many friends to mourn his loss. The flu
neral was held in the Methodist church.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, officiating.
A. p. Renfrew OF Peacham, formerly of
this place, died last Saturday at his home,
The funeral was held in the Baptist church
at Groton on Monday. Rev. Mr.. Teller of
fciated.
Forest fires have been raging to a con-
siderable extent lately. The largest one,
near Darlings mill, has burned over a
! large tract OF waste land. Another, near
| Diyoll bridge, has not done much damage,
although an old barn of T. b. Hall was
FIRE.
Hardwick.
The hose company was out on Saturday
evening.
The churches all had good congregations
last Sunday.
The grand list filed by the listers shows
an increase of about $500 over that of last
year. The total list is 81 ,35437.
George w. Trow caught monster trout
out of the river on Saturday morning. 1t
was eighteen inches long, five inches deep,
and weighed over three pounds.
DIR. Fairman is grading around his house.
- Or. Darling has commenced work on
his new house on Wells street. - Mrs.
Eliza Hathaway is gaining slowly. -
Mrs. George Hoyt is quite sick.
Marshfield.
An effort is to be made to stop Sunday
fishing here.
The selectmen have bought for the town
a new Weston road machine.
A sermon will be preached at the Meth
| odist church every Sunday night at half
past seven until further notice.
There was a narrow escape from fire
here Sunday morning? The roof of the
was extinguished without a general alarm.
Henry Hobart, with his wife and son, has
returned from Nevada and is to live on his
| old farm He has been gone five or six
years and thinks Vermont is a good enough
place for him.
The tenth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wilson was celebrated
by about fifty of their friends 1t was
joyous affair Among other presents was
an extension table.
MoretowH.
Freeman Parker has had horse gored to
death in the pasture by cow.
The selectmen have bought new Weston
road machine, the old one being worn out
so as to be nearly worthless.
Mr.. Stoddard, with an assistant repre-
senting the firm of Mosely & Stoddard,
Rutland, was in town the past week put
ting new separator into Mr.. Eddy's cream
cry, the old one being too small to do the
work for Mr.. Eddy's constantly increasing
business. He is daily receiving 1900
pounds Of milk and is positively assured
of enough to make 1t up to 1900 pounds
daily in June. He is to put in a separator
at Waterbury this week.
George Buckley is sick. - John Smith.
from Montpelier, was in town on Thursday
last and placed marble work in the South
Duxbury cemetery for Henry Backus.
- Mrs. d. G. Holt was in Manchester,
N. H., the past week - Alice Taylor
from st. Adams, is in town visiting friends
Newbury.
A new fence is being built around our
cemetery.
I. G. Reyes has commenced to tear down
the shed connected with his store and is CO.
ing to build new one.
o. C. Barnett died at his home at New
bury Center, Tuesday, May s. Funeral on
Thursday, Rev. j. l.. Merrill officiating.
T. G. Reyes received new goods last
week. No store in this section carries the
variety of goods that can be found at Mr..
Keyes' store.
Mrs. I. @. Reyes went to Hanover to see
her sister, Anna S. Morse, who is at the
hospital for medical treatment. Her re-
covery is not so speedy as her many friends
wish.
been spending few days with Rev. j. l..
Merrill. - Presiding Elder Hamilton
was in town and held quarterly conference
last Sunday - Mrs. o. G. Page is sick
again. - Miss Bessie Barnett and Mrs.
Sarah Sherman of Lowell, Mass, who
came up to attend their fathers funeral
spent few days with their brother, George
B. Barnett, returning to Lowell on Monday.
- Mr.. G. III. Morse and wife, from
Chicago, spent few days with his sister.
Mrs. T. G. Keyes. - Lizzie Hatch of
East Corinth was in town last week. -
Charles Bailey has been spending few
! days with his sister, Mrs E. b. Chamberlin
- F. f. Kimball had another carload
of horses come last Wednesday.
Northfield.
The village is to have new bylaws
printed.
Regular communication OF Dewitt Clinton
lodge this evening.
The Gouldsville cornet band is to furnish
music for Memorial Day.
Rev. Walter Dole has purchased the
Gregory place on Main street.
The dance of Company f is to take place
this week Friday evening with Elmore's
| orchestra for music.
| F. l.. Howe & Co. erected several head
| stones in Elmwood cemetery last week, and
have four monuments nearly ready to set.
The village trustees, Frank Plumley chair
man, organized last Wednesday evening.
j. H. circuit was elected highway surveyor.
! Harry Keith and Hassie Nichols collided
on their bicycles on Main street, Monday.
The riders were uninjured, but the machines
| ware ha1ly bruaed