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

gentlemen went to Hardwck on Tuesday.
Rev. George w. Morrow has been en-
gagged to deliver the Memorial Day ad.
dress at White River Junction this year.
There were Easter services at all Of the
churches in this village except the Meth
odist, Rev. W. N. Roberts being away at
| conference.
C.M. Clark of Friend, Nebraska, treas
urer OF the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy, is
in town visiting his father, Noah Clark. and
relatives In this and adjoining towns.
The remains of Mrs. Kendrick, widow of
the late DIR. Kendrick, who died at Milton
on Saturday, April 10, were brought here
for burial the following Monday. Mrs.
Kendrick was seventy four years old, and,
with the exception Of a few years, had
spent he's whole life in this town. Rev. e.
E. Herrick and wife came on with the re-
mains. Funeral services were held at the
Congregational church, Rev. Y. M. Hardy
| officiating.
There was more excitement over the high
water last week than for many years. The
branch here has not risen 80 high since the
| flood in the fall OF 1862 Sunday night 1t
was within two feet as high. In the after
noon and first part OF the evening large
force was working on the mill dam near NJ.
l.. Chadwick's property. Many thought
the dam would not be saved, but fortunately
it was Water on the fiat near Princes
saw-mill surrounded the house and barn OF
Charles Coulumbe. He was obliged to move
| his family out, but on Monday the water
had gone down enough to allow him to
move back. George l.. Spears log-boom at
| West Braintree went out in the early part
OF the evening, but lodged against the iron
railroad bridge. Men worked until nearly
twelve o'clock to save the bridge, and were
succt ssful, when 1900 logs were released,
which are now scattered over meadows and
lodged against bridges. Much land near
the river was washed out. The abutments
OF the iron bridge over Ayers brook on
| Forest street were badly damaged, one end
OF the bridge settling nearly two feet. The
roadwa on one end was washed out and is
impossible Quite number of small
bridges were swept away, and a great deal
OF damage done to the highways through
out the town.
West Topsham.
Horace White is doing quite business
buying and selling cattle.
G. r. Smith has been appointed agent Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New
York for this section.
During the late food part Of the dam OF
Batchelder & Lord went out, and thus the
mill was saved from going.
II. M. Sanborn, the second hand at the
creamery, nearly severed the thumb on his
left hand last week Saturday while saw
ing wood.
Vershire.
Mr.. Scott has been hired at the creamery
for another year.
John Bragg is very low, and it is feared
that he will not recover.
Mr. and Mrs Franz Alderman have gone
to Mass achusetts to take charge of county
farm.
John G. Harding has bought some of the
farms belonging to his father, w. F.
Harding.
John Pearl has moved from the Orr farm
to that of John Carlton on the Chelsea road,
and Warren Teller has moved to the farm
vacated by Mr.. Pearl.
The farm buildings of Leavitt West were
burned on Friday, April II, with the hay in
the barn, everything in the house cellar and
some OF the furniture
Deacon FL. Cotton has arrived in town.
The rest of the family will come as soon as
Arthur Cotton is able to be moved. He is
still at Lebanon, confined to his bed with a
badly fractured limb.
There has been great deal of sickness in
town during the past few weeks, nearly
every family having one or more of its
members sick. In some cases whole fami-
lies have been down with the prevailing
epidemic.
Williamstown.
Peter Reed has returned from his trip
southwark. he brought several horses
with him for sale.
Allen Martin, now a law student in
Barre, came home sick, recently, but is
now convalescent.
Friends of Mrs. Martin Burnham, now OF
Watseka, H., will sympathize deeply with
her in the severe dropsical trouble with
which she suffers.
James Cheney has been newly painting
and papering his house. His nearness 10
the granite sheds offers him special facili.
ties for taking boarders.
; Mrs. Moses Poor has made over her prop
erty to Moses Field OF Mortified, who will
live with her and take care of her during
the remainder of her life
Frank Lougee may visit the old home
here in the not distant future, having Wis.
tied Mexico, Cuba and Florida since leav.
ing Nebraska, some months ago.
One of our leading farmers who has been
putting his own printed labels on his pack
ages of butter and maple sugar for the past
year or two finds that it pays him well.
Years ago one of our most stirring farm.
ers went to Illinois, where he has accumu.
lated score or more thousands of dollars
probably. But he recently said to an &C
quaintance that he made more money al
farming in Vermont than 10 Illinois. 1t is
the rise in the value of his hundreds OF
acres there that makes him the independent
man he is