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

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school was the largest it has been for a
year, forty-three being present.
w. s. Downing has good line of meats
at his new ma 'ket in the basement of the
| opera block.
Waldo Patterson has opened black
smith shop at the corner of Washington
and Quarry streets.
M. e. Cutler has added fine two-seated
sleigh to his livery stable equipment.
| Weddings, parties, ETC. can now be served
promptly and in good style.
The outlook for business here in the
spring is decidedly encouraging. Most of
the firms here have more spring orders than
is usual at this time OF the year.
The new stone-shed is nearly all framed
ready to put up. 1t is to be 100x36 feet,
with travelling derrick. A power plant
will probably be added in the spring.
A. 9. Blanchard of Montpelier has pur-
chased the opera house of Eastman q Davis
1t is understood that one Of the conditions
of the sale is that Mr. Eastman shall build a
creamery here the coming spring.
Moving has been in order for the past two
weeks. John Bianchi has moved into one
of the construction company's houses;
Frank Doyle into his own house; Moses
f. Waterman's; A. G. Dickey into John W.
Weston's house by the depot; Angelo
Bianchi into the two-story brown house; j.
A. Demo into his new house and Mr..
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Barnet.
Our schools, primary and more advanced,
have be an merged into one Miss CLARK of
Peacham is teacher.
Hazen Ford died last week Thursday of
heart trouble in his eighty-frst year His
remains were taken to North Monroe, N.
III e. for burial.
The sales of the Crystal Spring Bottling
Company during the months of May, June,
July and August last amounted to over
$1,000, yielding twenty per cent to the
stockholders.
Malcolm Sillars, who left Barnet when
boy of seven years. some forty-nine years
ago, dropped in upon us last week with his
son Malcolm, a fine-looking lad ten or
twelve years of age. The father resides in
Boston and fills the Office of state inspector
of factories and public buildings. A few in
Barnet will remember D)nald Sillars, the
Auld Scotch Highlander" who was the
miller fifty years ago.
West Berlin.
Fred Stebbins and wife returned to Winl
sor last week, and Fred has resumed his
run on the Central Vermont rail- Dad.
The fragrant little animal called by some
the polecat, but known - the common peo
pie as skunk, is suffering terribly at the
hands of some of the local Nimrods. Ten,
twelve and thirteen, give some idea of the
slaughter on differ 9nt days.
Braintree.
The creamery in this place had over s 900
pounds of mil K last Friday.
Seven members of Snowsville Grange at
[ tended the Pomona Grange at Berlin last
week.
Ed. Jerd moves to West Randolph this
week. - Rouey Flint is slowly gain ing.
u. w. Martin is sick with grip and
{ erysipelas. - Will Scribner has hired
the wood saving machine owned by w. d.
Boyce for the winter.
: Brookfield.
The circular conference of chur nhes was
held at the First church last week Tuesday.
/ Rev. G. F. Morse of st. Johnsbury
preached at the First and Second churches
. last Sunday for his son, Rev. G. H. Morse
E; whom he was visiting.
The proceeds of the "povrty soshul,
} given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Second church, amounted to about S12 cash
and good deal of fun.
The Ladies' Reading Club met with Mrs
Mary Ladd on Monday evening of this
week. Tho subject was Dickens
3 Whittier " is the subject for next week
The Sunday-school of the Second church
! has voted to observe Christmas eve in the
usual way, with appropriate exercises fol
: lowed by the distribution of gifts to the
children
a MIS-. Dr. MINNIE LeaVltt Will lecture upon
temperance at the Second church on Thurs
: day evening of this week. There will be
, no admission fee, but collection will be-
a taken. Mrs. Leavtt is highly )m
mended a lecturer and it is especially
desired that there shall be good attend
a ance OF young people.
( Cases of litigation have been quite fro
t quent in town recently. The last was thai
8 of Marcus Peck, administrator Of Mrs. Bus
wells estate, against Charles Nichols, fol
1 non-payment of a 500 note due the estate
a but which Nichols claimed had been paid
r At the hearing in the case judgment was
rendered ag ainst the defendant, who gave
l bonds and appealed to county court
Marcus Peck has been on business trir
J. through western Massachusetts, the pas
i week. u. M. Upham, with his wife
9 and daughter, attended the brief funera
1 services of Mrs. Manorra Crane at Wes
Randolph on Friday. Final services were
Q held on Friday afternoon at Williston, the
1 former home of the deceased. - Johr
, Green and family moved to the village las
5 week. - Chandler Laid, who spen
i Thanksgiving with his son in Norwich, re-
f turned last Saturday.
y Cabot.
t Mrs. L. d. Smith was called to Plainfelt
a last Wednesday to care for her daughter
). Carrie, who went there only tie Sa urday
. previous to teach in the village school. Al
i last accounts she was convalescent.
;. At the annual meeting of Morrill, Post
j. G. A. r., on Saturday evening, the follow
g ing officers were elected for the ensuing
Q year: Commander, Hiram Russell senior
l. vice com mander, Edwin Burnham; junior
9 vice commander, ID. X. Lucas; chaplain, S
d b. Blodgett; surgeon, Joseph Paschal
Il quartermaster, f. l.. Knapp officer of the
n day, A. NJ. Clark; guard, Henry Preston
}, adjutant, G. G. Phelps; quartermaster ser
:, geaut, George Dow; sergeant major, d. l.
s Jacobs; delegate, George Dow, The post il
in good working order.
a Abbie H., wife of j. II Gerry, died las
u week at South Hadley Falls, Mass, ageC
l. fifty four years Mrs Gerry had lived il
: the town where she died for the past four
/ teen years. A local paper says of her; "Sht
u was born in Hardwick, Vt. In addition t.
u her husband, she lea 'es two sons and two
u daughters, William S., Dean H., ana Etf
a l.. Gerry, of this place, and Mrs. Kimball ],
IL West Berlin, Vt. Mrs. Gerry being tn,
} eldest of three listers the others came tC
her constantly for sympathy and advice
"A a1d sh4 will no mu IN missed by them
Il Mrs. Gerry was a faithful member of tn,
70 CONGREGATIONAL church, and a teacher il