The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-01

| tract to complete the new water system for
| the village corporation.
George X. Currier has returned from sew.
eral weeks stay In Florida.
The Harper's Ferry Quartette appeared at
the Congregational church Tuesday evening.
The U. V. M. Glee Banjo and Guitar
| Club give a concert here next Thursday
| evening.
Rev. j. II. Wallace, the new pastor, COM
menced his work at Puffer Methodist church
! on Sunday morning.
The memorial ser non before Warner
Post and kindred organizations will be de.
| livered by Rev. DIR. l. p. Booth, the adj.
dress on Memorial Day by George M. Pow.
ers, ESQ.
| Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
held at the Congregational church next
| Sunday.
| The Methodists united with the Congre-
gationaists and held union service in the
vestry of the Cong cegational church Sunday
evening.
The Newbury ball team played the Wells
River ball team at Wells River on Satur-
day. The game stood 10 to II in favor of
the Newbury boys.
Rev. j. l. and Mrs. Merrill attended the
organization of the Passumpsic Congrega-
tional Club held on Monday in the North
| Congregational church in st. Johnsbury.
Charles Childs of Northampton, Mass,
was in town last week and shipped what he
wanted of his mothers effects, ETC., home
and gave possession to II. A. Webb and
wife.
| Alex. Greer had fifty cows and two yoke
OF oxen arrive on Monday from the north.
There were customers ready to take them
all. On Monday, the 22d, he sold forty
cows to go to Topsham
| The tenement vacated by Peter Oh ise in
the yellow clearinghouse, formerly so
called, now owned by S. l.. Swasey, is oc-
cnpied by John Bonett of Bradford, a
stranger to this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Morse of Chicago
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs T. G.
Reyes. They were called here to attend
the funeral of Col. Franklin Fairbanks of
ST. Johnsbury Mr.. Morse is one of the
firm of the Fairbanks Scale Company and
has charge of all the western branch offices.
John Leighton, who lives about three
miles fron the village, met with heavy
| loss by fire on Sunday afternoon. About
half past six O'Clock he discovered his big
barn on fire on the north side of the high
way. The fire spread so rapidly there was
time to save very little. Twelve head of
/ cattle, lot of hay, grain and two years clip
of wool were consumed This will be SO.
| rious loss to Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton, and
coming so soon after the loss of their only
son by being drowned, makes it more severe
| for them to bear. How this fire oc.
Cured at this time of the day is mystery,
az Mr.. Leighton had Just finished his chores
at the barn. He had no lantern at the barn
and never smokes nor carries matches in
his pockets. There was some insurance on
the property, but nothing compared with
| the loss.
David Randall moved his effects from the
| Sawyer House to Wells River last Saturday
10 1v al al Har
advanced age is against her recovery.
Mrs Ellen NJ. English has arrived to spend
| the summer at her residence. - William
| Leet, who has worked for Alex. Greer the
past winter, and who carried on Mr.. Greer's
! farm last year, has moved to the George
Burroughs farm and will carry it on. -
Mrs. DR.. Russell has returned from her vi sit
with her parents, her brother accompanying
her. - May b. Ford returned last week
from Boston, where she has been for nearly
year at the Conservatory OF Music.
Bell Human and Caroline Lang attended
the silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
son of Bollonville on Friday evening.
Rev. j. S. Upper spent few days in Swan
ton last week visiting his daughter and
some of his former parishioners. - Hor.
ace Peck of Waterford was in town, Mon
day, and bought nine cows of Mrs. Charles
| Leighton.
West Newbury
School will begin next Monday with Miss
Doolittle as teacher.
The sugar harvest has been very light.
Maple Grove Farm produced about three
thousand pounds-about one third what it
would produce in an average season.
The services for Easter, which were post
| poned on account of the rain, were held at
the church las, Sunday. The speaking and
singing were exceptionally good, and the
whole services very interesting.
Mrs. Harrison Cheney has sold her farm
and household goods. She left on Monday
for Lowell, Mass to attend her sister, who
| is in very poor health. - o. b. Rogers
| is building an addition to his farm. -
Joseph Sawyer's house is much improved
| by new veranda. - Nettie Tucker is
teaching in the Brock district
Northfield.
Rev. G. R. East is to move to the Meth.
odist parsonage on Main street.
The village meeting for next Tuesday
contains the usual articles in the warning.
| DR.. e. Porter has retu ned from Cali.
| fornia, where he has been the past winter
| DR.. Nichols is in New York city for a few
| days, and will return with Mrs. Nichols on
| Saturday.
The remains of Mrs. Minnie Joyce Doyen
OF Marlboro, Mass, have been brought here
| for interment
The sociable by the band at Armory Hall
idoV oNoninR Was al euJOydDle dllalr. Ice
cream was served during The evening, and
several selections were played by the band.
f. l.. Howe & Co. are erecting a monu.
ment in Elmwood Cemetery for o. f. Steb-
bins. The two lower bases are cut from
Barre granite and the die from Scotch gran
| lite.
The poles for the electric light have been
| distributed about the streets, and other
work is going on rapidly. Will Russell and
w. w. Rumrill are doing the work at the
| power house.
Rev. A. j. Hough Of Brattleboro delivered
his lecture, How to Get There" at Con.
cert Hall last Monday evening. 1t was the
seventh of the Norwich University lecture
course of entertainments.
St. Mary's Guild elected these officers at
their annual meeting last Thursday: Presi-
dent, Helen Howe secretary, Hattie Evans
treasurer. Abbie Averill. They also gave a
sociable that evening. Sugar and other re-
freshments were served.
An alarm of fire was sounded at three
o'clock on Monday morning for fire at
Cross Brothers granite works. The build
ing known as the old Governor Paine fac