The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

his house nearly completed. - George
Chapman is making extensive repairs.
West Fairlee Center.
Edward and Daniel Titus caught eight
trout in Middle Brook which weighed over
two pounds,
Eddie Titus lately saw doe in his
fathers pasture, From his description, it
was two year-old.
Mrs. X. M. Kimball visited her daughter,
Mrs. Marion X. Bond of Thetford, Friday
and Saturday. Mrs. Bond is slowly recov.
ering from very severe attack of nervous
prostration.
The Sunday school children will observe
Children's Sunday, June o, with appropri.
ate exercises. AS this will occupy the time
of the regular service, Rev. Lincoln Harlow
will take vacation, and will visit Sara
toga, n. Y.
The house and new barn owned b Simon
Pierce were burned on Friday, May 81:
Defective chimney was the cause. Most of
the furniture was burned, but all the farm
tools saved. Loss, 200; insured in YER
m mt Mutual for SOD.
North Fayston.
1. H. Elliott of Waterbury is visiting his
sister, Mrs. w. G. Porter. - Mrs. Rose
ingalls, and Anna Boyce of Barre are visit
ing friends here. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Hunter are visiting at S. K. Marbles.
Groton.
Telephone boxes have been put into Hall
q Cochran's store, the post. office, and l.
M. Rickers.
The Young Ladies' Mission circle will
meet at the parsonage at three o'clock next
Saturday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hanchett tender their
thanks to this community for kind asss
lance to them after their house was burned.
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ton, n. H., over Sunday. - II. G. Clark
and wife of Hardwick were in town over
Sunday. - B. Hall and Alex, Coch-
ran are in st. Johnsbury this week, being
drawn AZ 1ir! men oh special case. -
Ira Drew Of Hardwick is visiting his sister
at L. B. Halls. Walter Carnes is at
work for II. L. Gilman. - u, II Davis
and E. e. Cross of Felchville were here last
week and took away forty-five nice trout
with them. - Sewell Carpenter, A. N.
James and Herbert Carpenter were at
Grot IN Pond, fishing, Monday
Hardwick.
The library was opened on Saturday for
the delivery OF books.
The separator has twenty-five patrons,
and more coming every day.
l.. G. Roundy is building an addition to
his residence on South Msin street.
on the old parsonage, and, with new barn,
will have fine residence.
Mrs. Hull, wife of Moses Hull of Chicago,
will deliver series of lectures here from
June 7th to July Sth, and her husband will
be here the latter part of her stay.
Work will begin on the Hardwick and
Woodbury. railroad the middle of this week
with about forty men and twenty horses
and the force will be increased as fast as it
is necessary.
The foundation of the Congregational
church is nearly completed and the base
ment framed. Giles Reynolds has his house
up and covered. M. II. Teachout has the
stills on for his house. Mr.. Hatch is putting
in the foundation for house on High street.
j. j. Campbell and II. R. Kimball are
making arrangements to pat in four-story
block between Kimball's and Cobb's. The
ground floor will be occupied by Campbell's
furniture store and Kimball's drug store.
There will also be freight and passenger
elevator to each floor.
Marshfield.
Christopher Robinson is about to erect
house on his farm.
The Star baseball club defeated the
Cabots, on the latter's grounds, on Memorial
Day.
Hiram Wilson planted last week, for
himself and neighbors, twenty-nine acres Of
corn with planter.
The funeral of Alonzo Franklin Putnam,
who died in Berlin, Wis, May 30, was held
here on Tuesday, and he was buried in the
cemetery near Harris Eaton's He was born
in Alstead, n. II July 3. 1918, the youngest
and latest living of the six children OF Cap
tain Jacob Putnam. Coming here in his
boyhood, he worked on his fathers farm
until his marriage, in 1887, to Hannah Wright
of Malone, N Y, when he removed to
farm in Peacham. In 1S41, he removed to
Beloit, Wisconsin (then a territory, where
he became pro ninent in public affairs until
the territory became state. Up to that
time he was the territorial school commits
sioner, under appointment of Governor
Henry Dodge. He returned to Marshfield
in 1S49, and lived on the farm next south of
the old home place until 1856, when he re-
moved to the village and kept the hotel un-
til 1868. He then went into trade, and was
in business until 1871. During this time he
held many OF the town offices, and was post
master from 1865 to nearly the time of his
removal to Malone, N Y, some ten years
ago There his wife died, and he married
September IS, 1892, he married Clarinda N
Heller OF Berlin, Wis, who survives him.
He left two sons-Charles F., of Terre
Haute, Ind, and George A, of Minneapolis,
MINI
George o. Davis and A. 7. Durant went
10 GREENSBORO pOnu ldst week. - mar
vey Dodge has returned to his Iowa home.
- Mrs. Merrill Dodge has moved into
a part of Daniel Holcomb's house. -
Mrs. X. Trow is very sick.
Moretown.
Charles McCarty, one OF the Oldest resi-
dents of this town, died last Sunday morn
ing, and his wife died in the afternoon.
They had been in poor health for some
time.
Mrs Z. A. Heath has returned from a
visit to friends in Montpelier. - Percy
Davis has bought f. G. Atkins house.
- Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Bidgood have
| gone to the White Mountains. where they
| are engaged to work this summer. -
| Bertha Howe has finished work at III. o
| Wards. l.. Wilcox and family, with
Mrs. Smith, an aunt of Mrs. Wilcox, are
visiting friends in the state of New York.
Morrisville.
Extensive and very complete and sub
| stantial repairs have been completed at the
electric light station and in that vicinity
and once again the lights are in successful
operation.
Morrisville's new cornet band composed
| OF very able talent, footed their first too
and made their first public appearance OF
Memorial Day, and did very creditabl,