The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-24

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Samuel Turner, April 18, when some thirty
of his friends had the pleasure Of eating
pickles and doughnuts with the sweet.
East Montpelier.
The infant daughter of Joseph Conf is ILL.,
The food of last week left the roads al.
most impossible, but by prompt action OF
the workmen they are being put in good
condition again.
Harvey w. Jacobs has sold to Leroy A.
Kent small farm Of fourteen acres in
Sodom for $500. On this land the new
school. house is to be erected.
Greensboro Bend.
Nora Griffin of Greenfield, Mass, formerly
OF this place, is visiting friends in town.
On Sunday last the funeral services Of
Jerry Gray were held at the home OF his
son, e. j. Gray.
Rev. NJ. B. Parounagian, native of Asia
Minor, has as 5umed the duties OF pastor Of
the Methodist church.
Groton.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. 7. B. Hall next
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
A. w. Coffrin has the foundation nearly
finished for his new block on Main street.
George Weber and son are doing the stone
work.
On April 8, the library society met at A.
w. Coffrins. The committee on entertain
ments reported S22.64 as the net proceeds
of the entertainment on March 10.
Cecie Paul has commenced her school in
South Peacham. Emily Corey is teaching
in district No. 8, Annie Olney in district
No. Z, in Groton. Leslie Page teaches in
Topsham.
James Smith has bought of A. NJ. Heath
a building lot on Railroad street. II is six
rods front, and he pays 1854. He will build
as soon as the frost is out of the ground. B.
F. Clark is grading and digging the cellar
on land b .ught of Hall & Cochran.
Mrs. Horace Miller of Boston is visiting
in town. - Charles Ross has moved TO
the Sanborn house, vacated by Rhonie Car
penter. - a. Mills has moved into the
Clark & Coffrin block. r. Mrs. ]. E.
Vance went to Manchester, N. H., on Tues
day to work at dressmaking this summer.
- A brother Of James Smith, who has
been in Florida the past winter, is visiting
in town.
Hardwick.
The cellar on the Cowles lot is nearly
ready for the wall.
Wheeler & Shipman are drawing lumber
to repair their DAM part of which was car
ried away by the high water.
The band gave fine concert at the old
band stand last Saturday evening Con
COI1o cNCly Dduuludys WOduuCi pCilhIuoiDB.
The meetings at the Congregational
church this week have been we'll attended
aud are awakening much interest.
The Harper's Ferry Quartette will give
an entertainment at the academy hall next
Saturday under the auspices of the Congre-
gational society.
Mr. WEIGH, of the firm of Taylor, WEIGH
& Rogers, started for Boston, Monday noon.
- Mrs. French returned from New
owl Er1 xxitl, lima Of mil
- Mr.. Brush is so he is able to be out
again, mu h improved.
Marshf1eld.
The Methodist church was beautifully
decorated at the Easter service.
The horse of William Murray, mentioned
last week has been appraised and killed.
Mrs A. G. Mears is improving from an at.
tack of erysipelas. - A. 7. Davis is on
the road selling boots and shoes for his
father, G. o. Davis. - Mrs. A. NJ. Shep-
ard and daughter visited in Montpelier over
Sunday. - Agnes English of Groton
was in town over Sunday. - Henry
Severance and family of Barre are visiting
at his fathers.
Mrs. Herbert Chapman of Montpelier is
visiting relatives and trends in town. -
G. F Eddy and L. S. Pierce were in Stowe
last week looking over the MI. Mansfield
creamery, Wnlcn MT. Euuy tnlnks OF Duy-
ing. - Benjamin Buzzell OF Middlesex
has moved his family into ii. o. Wards
tenement. - Rollin Goss is visiting his
parents.
Newbury.
Presiding Elder Hamilton held quarterly
meeting at the Methodist church last Sun
day.
H. A Webb and wife have bought the
P. w Ladd residence and will occupy it
about May l.
Newbury Village Creamery Company
paid its patrons twenty and one-half cents
for March butter.
Peter Chase, our blacksmith, has bought
Mrs. Sarah Knights residence on Pine
street and taken possession. Mrs. Knight
will make her home, when in town, with
her daughter, Mrs. John P. Garland.
Road Commissioner Rollins has ordered a
new road machine and hired M. j. Avery to
run one machine with five horses. A man
from Lancaster, n. H., is coming with six
| horses to run another machine.
| The treasurer of the Newbury Village
Burying Ground Association recently re-
ceived another 500 for the trust fund, the
interest to be used in keeping certain lot
in order. This was from lady in Massa-
chusetts, and was accompanied with one
| dollar for membership fee.
The heavy fall of rain raised the brooks
| and the Connecticut river the highest it has
been since 1876. Much damage has been
done in this section to highways, bridges
and railroads. We were without any rail
road service from Sunday afternoon until
Wednesday afternoon, and for several days
could not get to Bradford or Wells River
on the river road. The water and logs have
made the toll bridge between Newbury and
Haverhill unsafe to CROSS.
Landlord Sawyer and wife went to Man
chester, N. H., Monday. IS. L. Swasey
went to Hanover on Monday Ito consult
with DR.. William T. Smith. - The
many friends of DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Cross
will be pleased to hear of the birth of a
daughter on Monday, April 10. -
Messrs, Pritchard and Randall, with several
of their students, attended the funeral of
Miss Jane Smith at South Newbury last
Friday afternoon.
Wells River.
Edward Hanson died on Sunday of con-
sumption, after an illness Of over year.
Hattie Munsell returned home, Saturday,
after several weeks visit at Highgate and
| Swanton.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
a sociable Friday afternoon and evening