The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-04
been to attend the funeral Of Mr.. Maynards

The Christian Endeavor Society has
elected the following officers: Harriet
Crombie, president; Mrs George Maynard,
vice.president; Fred Messer, treasurer; r..
Lillian Paine, secretary; Mrs. e. L. Rice,
chairman prayer meeting committee; Mrs.
w. FL. Daniel, lookout committee.
West Fairlee.
Richard Polkinghorne and family have
sold their property in Butte City, Montana,
and have returned to their old home in
West Fairles.
Ned George has gone to st. Johnsbury to
school. - Lee Nourse and family have
returned to their home In Nashua, and
Frank Robinson and wife to Boston. =
Mrs. III. j. Kinney has gone to Lebanon, N.
H., to live. - Mrs. W, #. Burr has
moved her goods into the old Kmball
house.
West Fairlee Center.
Charles Tracy and daughter Ethel, from
Hartford, Vt, visited friends here for a
short time last week and have gone on to
Chelsea.
Among our recent arrivals is Kate White,
who is visiting at s. G. Southworth's. She
has for years been employed at the post
Office department, Washington, d. G.
Everett Mum, who has been from his
native town for twenty-four years, is visit
ing his brother, j. W. Mum, and sisters,
mrb' r. V CnurCnlll anu MIS- Joseph lid
belts and other friends in and about the old
home. Mr.. Munn's home is Washington
state.
DR.. Charles w. Morse, who has lived and
practiced at Dowagiac, Mich, for forty
years, is at his old home again, after an alb
sence OF twenty years. He says he
has found but one face he could recognize
among all he finds OF 90 friends he left so
long ago." which strongly reminds us that
time changes all things"
Greensboro Bend.
School in this district began last Tuesday
with Misses Lang and Flanders as teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Caswell and Mrs. j.
Fl. Clark have returned from Old Orchard
beach. N. W. Barr who has been
visiting his parents, has returned to Taun-
ton, Mass. - Mrs. 7. II. Harrington has
returned from her visit in New Hampshire.
The horse.sheds attached to the Baptist
church are being shingled
The village school has begun, with Miss
Doolitte Of STAFFORD and Miss Wrinkle as
teachers.
j. r. Darling is building an addition to
his store building on Main street, % by as
feet, and will move his goods into it.
Hall & Cochran and George Church of
Topsham have bought of r. NJ. Harvey his
steam saw-mill and timber land in Orange.
The public library will be opened at
Orange Morrison's next Saturday afternoon
and evening, and every Wednesday and
Saturday thereafter from one till eight
I'm.
Simeon Emery has marketed ninety
bushels of blackberries, picked from T. B.
Halls pasture. He paid half a cent quart
for the berries and FIVE cents quart for the
picking. Most of them were shipped to
Montpelier and Barre in crates, and sold for
ten cents.
Following are the changes of property
during the past week A. M. Heath has
bought the Dow barn, paying $500; Sewell
G. Carpenter has bought of l. NJ. Kicker the
Lydia Dow house and lot for $3.50; George
Pillsbury has bought j. r. Darling's store,
paying $1,000.
j. A. WEIGH and wife visited friends
in Hardwick last week. - Gertrude
Cochran has gone to Boston to study music
in Boston Conservatory. - Mrs. Alex
Cochran has gone to Boston for two
weeks stay. - B. M. Kicker has lost his
family horse "Billy." - Mrs. D. H.
Sherwin and niece of Chicago visited at
Alex. Cochran's last week. - Stella Ly.
man and brother OF Chicago are visiting at
II. l.. Gilmans. - o. Fl. Remington
and wife have gone to Franconis, N. H., for
two-weeks' visit. - Burnie Eastman,
Theresa Cochran and Elizabeth Hall have
gone to Montpelier to school.
Hardwick
The village schools opened on Tuesday
with large attendance,
A ditch is being dug for sewer the
whole length Of Church street.
Perley Cobb has had two surgical opera.
tons and is still in critical condition.
1t is expected the Hardwick and Wood.
bury railroad will be completed this season.
The funeral services of Lydia Fuller were
held last Saturday at her late residence.
She had her hip broken about two months
ago and never rallied from it.
Hyde Park.
The Village Improvement Committee has
done some good work of late, and some
much needed work has been done on the
sidewalks.
George e. Stratton has returned from
Grand Isle county, where he has been en-
gagged in insurance work during the past
two months.
The dam for the electric light plant is
progressing finely. The work of setting the
poles is nearly completed, and the wiring
will soon be commenced.
School commenced at the Lamoille Cen.
trail a cademy on Monday, with Professor
M. S. Villas as principal, and Misses Tay lor
and Fairbanks as assistants.
Marshfield.
All the schools in town commenced last
Monday.
Free corn-roast on Tuesday night al
Bemis Cameron's.
There will be a sing next Friday evening
in the King district.
The Methodist sociable will be held at l.
l.. Shepard's next Saturday evening. Cake
| and ice-cream will be served.
The Stars played game of baseball with
the North Montpelier club, last Saturday
on the grounds Of e. l.. Spencer. Game
was called at the end of the fourth inning
on account of rain, the score standing tel
to one in favor Of the Stars. The latter
club will play the Hardwick club at Hard
wick next Saturday.
Several accidents occurred last week
| Harry Folsom and Ernest Brown were
severely burned with powder while blasting
rocks for Mark Mears. The next day, Chip
Ennis was so severely burned in the fac,
that it is feared he will lose the sight of one
eye. His brother was thrown into the ali
about twenty feet, but received only few
bruises.
Among the visitors in town during tn,
past and present week are the following
Rev. George Hooker, Mrs. w. ID. Hooker
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