The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-12


OF Barre. The abutment is to he ninety
eight feet long and thirty feet high. They
have the derrick and engine in place and
the excavations nearly mpleted.
North Pomfret.
Ed Royce has purchased a new saving
outfit and is ready to use IT..
Quincy Childs, wife and son, from Kansas
are visiting friends in town.
The scho )l-house in the center OF the
town is being occupied this week. and Is
said to be by far the incest schoo-house in
town.
Schools, with one exception, in town be-
gan last Monday week. Annie Sherburne
takes Miss Montague's place in district
No 3.
Obed Whipple and wife are spending the
winter in South Royalton and A. g. Snow
and wife are to spend it in Hartford at Aus
tin Towards.
Thanks giving poultry sold with very
small profit to the producer. Butter is low,
horses lower, and sheep lost, and farmers
are wondering what to do next.
Post Mills.
Schools nave opened the winter terms
with Alice Douglas on Main street and Eta
Douglas on Lake street.
Rev. Mr.. Harlow attended the NEE ing of
the Association of Congregational Ministers
at Wells River on the 4th.
Arthur Waterman has moved into Will
lam A. Dodge's tenement on Lake street,
Frank Robinson into the Chubb house, and
Mr.. Gates of West Fairlee into the Maltby
house on North Main street.
On the morning of the Doth ult., pleasant
family gathering was held at the residence
of Hersey Slack on Main street, the occasion
being the marriage of the youngest daugh-
ter, Mary Olivia, to George 7. Johnson Of
Vershire.
George Moore and family of Littleton,
N. H., are at Nathan Davis on Lake street.
- George p. johnson is visiting at
Barre and Milan Davis at Lisbon, n. II.
South Ryegate.
Large audiences attend the meetings of
Mr.. Whittier, the evangelist
The Ryegate Granite Works Company
will close the sheds until January.
The Ladies' Aid Society holds its BUSH
ness meeting at the parsonage this after
noon
Remember the fair at the new church
vestry on Thursday and Friday afternoons
and evenings.
The chicken-pie supper and entertain
ment at the Reformed Presbyterian church
was financial and social success.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church will hold bazaar on the afternoons
and evenings of Thursday and Friday.
Supper will be served from six to eight.
Owing to dissatisfaction on the part of
some with the color of the paint on the new
church vestry, the work of painting has
been postponed till after the fair, in order
to get the views of all concerned
Fred d. White is making extensive re-
pairs upon his house. 1t is said that his
uncles, John and Alexander White, have
decided him their interest in the place and
that he is to maintain them.
AT the bankrupt sale of William j. Nell
son, co IS sold for 500 on he average; hay,
$40 to $12, at the barn. The farm was sold
to Benjamin Fuller of Topsham who will
remove his family there some time in March.
Mr.. Nelson will remain on the place this
winter.
j. ID. McAllister's valuable gray horse,
last week Tuesday, backed out of Gibsons
horseshed, and ran over most of the village.
OF course the vehicle alta he'd was badly
smashed. A boy was nearly run over, but the
principal damage was to the horse, which
was severely cut and bruised, and human
ity dictated her killing, which was done.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
Pliny Buchanan. - Henry White of
Hard wick, who is visiting here, says the
outlook for his brother stonecutters there
is not bright. - Fred White and wife of
Topsham are stopping with James Doe,
Mrs. Whites health being poor and she is
seeking rest from her daily cares. -
Mrs. M. b. Hall has again returned to this
moved into Moody Clark's tenement,
where he will keep bachelors hall " this
winter.
George Luce, while at work in the woods
last week, injured his leg, from which he is
now suffering very badly.
Almon Marshall, living with his sister,
Mrs. George Wakefield, was taken sud-
denly i'll on Monday. His daughter from
Wolcott and other friends near were called
to his bedside
Thetford Center.
Mrs. Alpa Lords homestead and personal
property will be sold at auction Deem
Der To-
On Sunday, Rev. Mr.. White baptized the
following: Mrs. Nellie Fifield Grace Banker,
Grover Fifeld, Nellie Fifeld, Charlie
Banker, Luella Cummings, Nellie Chamber
lin, Charlie Chamberlin, Mrs George Porter,
Abbie Porter, Enoch Tucker, Will Tucker,
Mrs. Tena Tucker Mrs. Jerome Jackman,
Carrie Simon is, Johnnie Simonds, Harvey
Kennedy, Nellie Kennedy, Am Jewett,
Willie Aldrich, Arthur Kendall, Arthur
Higgins, Luther Higgins. Fred johnson,
George Corliss, Mrs.. Smith, Mrs. Lucy
been previously baptized, were Mr. and Mrs.
John Haggett, Mrs. Ed. Cummings, Iva
Valley, Fred and Harry Richardson and
Mamie Simonds.
Will Willoughby is attending school at
Thetford Academy. Mrs. G. T. Lucas
and three children were baptized last week.
- Luella Cummings ha, recovered
from her severe illness. Alva SAN
born has purchased one of the Tucker farms
- Fred Richardson of Montpelier spent
his vacation In town.
Topsham.
John Ii. Miller died December after a
long illness, leaving wife and four chill.
dren.
AT the town meeting to see if the town
would vote more money for schools, the
subject was dismissed.
Tunbridge.
The Crusaders are to leave town this
week
The members of the Epworth League gave
a pleasing entertainment at the Grand
Army hall Saturday evening.
Kate Sanders of Boston has come to tow1
to care for her sister, Mrs. M. A. Smith
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