The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-23

Kibbee is soon going to the hospital at Bur.
lington for treatment. - Mrs. Mitchell
OF Everett, Mass, was called to town by
the death OF her mother, Mrs. Heath. -
Messrs. Graves & Calagan have gone to
Massachusetts with drove of cattle.
Cabot.
Hon. o. L. Hoyt is gradually failing, and
is confined to his bed most OF the time.
Rev. George f. Hooker of Barre is ar
ranging to give his lecture here on Tues
day, November B, on Life at the Quar-
ries"
The patrons OF the creamery received
twenty-one cents per pound for their Sep
TENDER butter. The business is fully one
third larger than last year.
The first silo in town was put in twelve
years ago and filed by L. G. Fisher with
the products Of about three acres. He has
increased his acreage each year. This year
he has twelve acres, yielding 3l2 tons, or
twenty.six tons to the acre. The stalks
measure from twelve to fourteen feet in
length and about six inches at the but.
The varieties were Longfelow, Sanford
and Breck's Enslage in equal parts. 1t
was planted on greensward and MANFRED
with 300 pounds of phosphate to the acre.
He reckons the eDsilage as equal to 100 tons
of hay and will give his dairy ration of
LOO pounds per day for the entire year.
Last year his supply was exhausted August
power, the boiler being 100 feet from the
silo and the cutting of the 312 tons required
four days and two hours. Mr.. Fisher has
come to The conclusion that farmers are
buying very much Of what they do not need
in their phosphate, as when manure made
from grain ration is applied no nitrogen Is
needed. His experience in this direction
has been very large
Calais.
The patrons of the separator station have
received twenty cents for September butter
Captain II. S. Foster and family started
on Monday on their return trip to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
Miss Harriet Freeman breaches her last
sermon for this season at the Christian
church next Sunday
There is to be masquerade promenade
at Memorial Hall, North Calais on Friday
evening. All are requested to appear in
costume. Music will be fornished by the
Worcester Cornet Band.
East Calais.
Rev William Faunce will preach again
next Sunday morning at 1045 o'clock.
DIR. NJ. X. Dwinell of Watervile, Maine,
has been in town for a couple of weeks.
Miss George Wilson of Worcester is
trimmer in Mrs G.. X. Dwinells millinery
store.
d. B. Dwinell has laid the foundation for
building to replace the single mill which
was swept away during the freshet last
spring.
Helen Eastman goes to Roxbury, Mass,
Thursday, expecting to be gone about three
months.
Mrs. G. II. ID vinell is in Taunton, Mass.
called there by the illness of her grandson,
Barron Dwinell.
The Good Templars are to hold prize
speaking contest at the Union Church next
Monday evening.
b. p. White has gone into partnership
with his son-in-aw, B. W. Hooker of Barre,
in the furniture business.
Arthur Woodbury. has moved into the
Remington house, and Frank Russell of
Chelsea has moved iato the house vacated
by Woodbury..
At the regular meeting of Moscow Lodge,
last Saturday evening, g. j. Lamb gave
most enthusiastic report of the Grand
Lodge session held in Richford last week.
Sodom.
Mr.. Bliss has taken possession of the
store, and his family will move into the
new house.
William Daley has both grst mill and
saw-mill in running order, and is pre- pared
to accommodate the public
The Congregational young people held an
agreeable sociable at the vestries on Wed.
nesday evening of last week.
d. M. Bristol's Eques curriculum, or ex-
hibition of trained horses, is booked for
Monday and Tuesday of next week at the
town hall.
Rev. b. B. Sherman is expected to return
from his vacation this week and to occupy
his pulpit next Sunday. At that time he
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hopes that especial pains may be taken that
as many as possible of that class may be
present.
Mrs. Moses Gould, who has lived at
Charles w. Bixby's for several years AS an
invalid, died on Wednesday of last week.
The funeral services were held on Friday,
Rev. Mr.. Forrest officiating. Marcellus
Gould, now of Norwich, Conn, is a son of
the deceased.
Julian G. Hood has been at home from
Lowell, Mass, for few days. - George
e. Kimball of Boston has been in town the
past week. - AT the Locke auction last
Wednesday, the farm did not find a pur-
chaser. - Postmaster H. o. Bixby is in
Boston this week. RI. w. Allen has
decided not TO move into the Woodruff
house, but will remain where he is.
East Corinth.
East Corinth creamery paid its patrons
twenty one anu One-udlI Genus LOT Stptem-
Der butter.
The harvest supper in the church vestry,
Friday evening, was well attended and all
had pleasant time. The next will be an
oyster-supper on Friday evening, Novem-
Der l.
b. T. Hatch started on Friday for Boston,
where he intends to work for while
- Hattie M. Page returned to her
work in Cambridgeport, Mass, Monday.
- Sarah E. Smart started on Saturday
for California, where she is to spend the
winter visiting friends and relatives. -
Mr. and Mrs III. A. Winship visited friends
in town last week Wednesday.
West Corinth.
Mrs. Blanche Curtis and little child have
been stopping with Mrs. Curtis father, e.
Bugbee, the past few weeks, and the little
child has the whooping cough. Mrs.
G. F. Blake went with her sister, Mrs. M.
K. Nation, of Chelsea, to Waits River last
week to visit another sister, Mrs. e. A.
Dickinson, who is to move to St. Johnsbury
this week. - Mrs. s. @. Newman, who
has been away nearly all summer, was at
home last week. Her father and brother
were with her making repairs on her barn.
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