The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-04

John W. Moorcroft OF Rockingham juno.
ton, N. H., and W. A. Bradford of Barre
were here Sunday on short visit to rela
| tives.
| Miss Julia Hollister, who has been at
| Cambridge for several weeks past, is at
home, accompanied by her nephew, Car
| lyle Wells
| Professor and Mrs. o. K Hollister Of
Barre we're here over Thanksgiving the
whole family eating Thanksgiving supper
at the home Of @. p. Holister.
Mr.. Sbley will soon add some new ma
chinery to that already in the factory, con
| siderably increasing the output, which will
necesstate employing additional help.
Mr.. LIE Way, the shoemaker, has made ar.
rangements with w. G.. Nye to take all
work left for him at Mr.. Nye's store and re-
turn the same when done, without any ex-
| ira expense.
The Independent Club are to hold a
chicken pie festival at Union vestry hall
next Saturday night. During the evening
the laughable farce entitled Freezing
Your Mother-in law " will be presented by
members of the club. All are cordially in
vited.
We observe that our genial butcher has
had lately applied to the mujh-talked. OF
line fence a trimming coat Of red p Amt,
which greatly enhances the beauty of said
fence, there being just the desired effect be-
tween the red trimming and the black
groundwork. The names of the artists are
unknown.
There was quite generous turnout from
this village to the ball at North Calais last
Thursday night. One of the young gentle
men, however, came home minus his fur
and cloth overcoats his gloves, hat,
etc. They we're found the next day in the
possession OF gentleman who resides in
South Calais and returned to the rghtful
owner. We understand the end is not yet.
AZ VI ID
Holister, reduced prices upon grinding last
Monday to conform with prices asked at the
surrounding mills. 1t is our opinion that
Mr.. Hollister, since the recent fall elections,
Is some what discouraged, from a political
point of view, and considers that with the
incoming republican congress more income
will be received at the reduced rates than
at old prices under democratic free-trade
rule.
Fayston.
Lawrence Howe has moved into the
"Twaddle house." lately purchased by his
father, William Howe.
J. M. Thompson and Ida M. Thompson
of Barre and Charles Maxwell of North
field University spent Thanksgiving at
home.
While our western friends are founder
ing in snow we are enjoying a post-Indian
summer, and some of the farmers are doing
their blowing.
Schools throughout the town commenced
Monday of this week, with the exception of
No. s, which will begin next Monday.
Following are the names of the teachers:
No. 1, Eunice Vail of Moretown; No. 2,
Edith Butler of Duxbury; No. 3, Clara
Shepherd; No. 4, Minnie Morse of Dux-
bury; No. 6, Lizzie B. Maxwell; No. T.,
Ursula e. Bates of Waitstield.
North Fayston.
Miss Ellen Tnkham from Woburn, Wis,
is visiting her cousin, H. c. Pease. -
Mrs. l.. W. Porter and daughter Mary is
visiting her mother at Bellows Falls.
Edith Butler from Duxbury is
teaching in district No. g Lillian Porter
that was to teach is on the sick list. -
w. r. Granfield and wife, George Davis and
wife, Claran and Hermie Davis spent
Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr.. and
teaching school in Waitsfeld Common.
- Mary Marble is attending school at
Waterbury Green Mountain Seminary
- Alba Porter spent Thanksgiving
with his family.
o. Nourse and H. s. Gilman are still
unfit for duty.
j. 7. Darling has moved into w. N.
Alex. Cochran has sold his Dickey farm
in Ryegate to T. d Nelson.
farm to Fred Webber for one thousand dol
lars.
| Mrs. j. II. WEIGH fell on the door stone
of her house, recently, and hurt her quite
badly.
Mrs. L. N. Hall is sick. 1. N. Hall is i'm
proving. William Goodwin is reported no
better.
Nelson Darling is busy buying oxen for
his logging this winter. He finds good oxen
scarce.
b. f. Clark and wife were in Montpelier
last week, purchasing furniture for their
new house.
Bernard and Cyrus Eastman, Lizzie Hall
and Theresa Cochran have returned to
Montpelier school.
School commenced last Monday in the
village district, with Miss Jessie Varnum of
Peacham and Maggie Whitehill Of Groton
as teachers.
Alex. Cochran and wife, F. B. Hall and
wife, b. M Kicker and wife, L. Nj. Kicker
and wife M. III. Whitehill and wife were at
Nathan Ricker's, in Ryegate, on Thanks
giving day.
Josiah Keenan, has moved to Ryegate to
! live with b. M. Fuller this winter. III. o.
Weed has moved from Weeds Hotel to his
farm in Topsham. j. S. Weeks has hired
David Sargent and wife of Ryegate to help
in the hotel this winter
A barn belonging to s. f. Page, West.
Vile, was burned on the night of Novem-
Der 26, with all its contents-four cows, two
horses, one hog, bens, ten tons of hay, etc.
The barn was burned down when dis
covered. 1t is supposed to have been
struck by lightning. No insurance. Value
estimated al from $400 to 5000.
| Marshf1eld.
The Union will meet with Mrs Carrie
Robbins on Thursday afternoon.
Alanson Holton of Mortified was in town
last Friday, on his return from st. Johns
bury.
Remember the Universalist entertain
ment this "wednesday evening at the
vestry
The public library is now open every day
in the week, except Sunday. 1t is located
at the post-office.
j. W. Sulham's conference.-the old baby
died last Friday and was buried at Lower
Cabot last Sunday.
j. f. Sanborn made some tables last week
to out in the school house hall. where there
will be the third school taught this winter.
A large driving pulley in Ide's shop burst
last week, tearing out hangers and spring