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

town doing house painting. - Rev. f.
W. Lewis, W. II. Gannett and e. L. John
son are all very sick with pneumonia. The
latter had q consultation of doctors on Mon
day. - Scott II. Sloan, of the law firm
of Smith & Sloan of Wells River. was in
town on business last Monday. - j. e.
Worthen is clerk for Stevens & Clark.
- Annie Norcross is learning milln-
cry in the attractive millinery parlors of
Miss Rowell.
Braintree.
Snowsvile Grange, at its last meeting,
had sugar party to which they invited
their friends.
II. M. Blanchard is rapidly clearing his
mill-yard of logs, as with both steam and
water he has whole team for his saw mill.
Road Commissioner Clough has begun the
work of repairing the roads. On Saturday
last he put dynamite into some lodges in
the road near George Dbble's, making a
great Improvement. The place has been
dangerous one to travel.
Judging from the condition of the roads
in some places, the road commissioners
have not learned the first principles in road
making. When they leave the bitches
nearly as high as the middle of the road,
and in such shape as to retain the water in
them, instead of having it drain off, what
can we expect but muddy roads except in
very dry weather. Where proper attention
10 Uub mas Dttn Udlt, bHb Tudub are
rapidly drying up and will be in good con-
dition flor the use of the road machine.
With brains in the use of the machine it
can be of much service, but with the major
ity of those handling them they are only
machine for moving dirt to fill up holes and
to smooth the rough places.
Brookfield.
Butella Conland is teaching in Barre.
w. j. Blodgett, of the firm of Ladd &
Blodgett, spent the most of last week in
Boston, purchasing & ods for the seasons
supply.
The friends and neighbors of Edward
Stowe and family gave them farewell re.
ception at Union III All on Tuesday evening
of last week.
The highways between the store and fork
factory which were so badly quilted by the
recent overflow of the pond were repaired
last week by Road Commissioner Peck.
Mrs. Mary b. Smith had second attack
of paralysis last Wednesday, since which
she has but little use of her left arm aud
her organs of speech are seriously affected.
The service at the Second church last
Sunday evening was very interesting and
attractive. II will be repeated at the First
church Wednesday evening. The series is
to be continued three weeks-at the Second
church on Sunday evenings, and at the
First church on Wednesday evenings. All
are invited.
Cabot
Mary Haines has gone to Orange Mass,
to work at the millinery trade.
The Paquin brothers have bought Ira f.
Haines' tenement house at Lower Cabot.
George NJ. Webster, Mrs. Harvey Rogers
and Mrs Abbie Smith were suddenly called
to Manchester, N H., last Wednesday to
attend the funeral of their brother, Francis
Webster.
Rrntbara march n baN ,out c,, q
delivery team to run Tuesdays and Fridays.
The merchants at Cabot village appear to
have a wonderfully kind heart for the peo-
pie of Lower Cabot. We shall expect to
have free postal delivery next.
Charles H. French has been appointed
fish and game warden for this town. Mr..
French is entering thoroughly upon his
work, and, as far as possible, is having the
brooks posted to prevent the Wholesale
slaughter of fish and game. All desiring
signs can be supplied by him. Now let all
owners Of brooks assist him by posting
them.
Schools in town commence next Monday.
Following is the assignment of teachers:
Plain, Flora Reed Center, Bertha Osgood;
Lower Cabot, Adrian Bell of Walden West
Hill, Mrs Barrett; Southwest Hill, Cora
Wheeler of Woodbury.; Southeast Hill, Alb.
Wells; East Cabot, Edna E. DeBrune of
Hardwick; Peterville. Kate Hill.
East Cabot.
Mrs. 81. j; Quimby Of Boston visited at
e. FL. Clark's last week. - w. j. White
has returned to his home. - n. L. Will
son, while at work in the sugar place, fell
and fractured some of his ribs - Carrie
Walsh, who has been at e. II. Clark's the
past few weeks, has returned to Wolcott.
North Calais.
This village is without blacksmith. 1t
is good chance for the right man. The
shop and tools Of the late Alonzo Stow are
for rent
Mrs. Webb and Fordyce Ainsworth are
sick. - Aunt Kate Whitney is very sick.
Her son Amos. of Wolcott, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her. - Simon Chase is
moving into his new house. Eugene
Carr has moved his family from Montpelier
to Mrs. Batchelder's house. - Mrs. II.
E. Batchelder and family are about to move
to Barre.
East Calais.
The funeral services of Mrs Norman w.
Bliss will be held at the East Calais church
next Sunday afternoon at half past one.
Mrs G. r. Dwinell would announce that
she has ready for inspection a nice line of
millinery, laces, trimmings, duck suits,
wrappers, underwear and fancy goods.
Ladies cordially invited to call.
Chelsea.
OOu ldll W dJUSuu tn6 graduating exer-
cises OF Chelsea Academy on Friday even
ing.
The graduating class of Chelsea Academy
gave party to the older members of the
school ON Wednesday evening of last week
at G. f. d. Frenchs.
Mrs. Ada B. (Smith) Kenison, who has
been failing with consumption for some
time, died on Wednesday Of last week. The
funeral services were held on Friday, Rev.
Mr.. Forrest officiating
What is left of the personal effects of the
late G. w. Clark will be sold at auction
next Saturday, and two weeks from that
date there will be similar auctions by the
administrator of s. B. Hebard's and Eddy
Tracy's estates.
Mrs. Mary A. Morris died on Tuesday Of
last week after a long illness. The body
was taken for burial to Lawrence, Mass,
where she formerly resided for long time.
She was one of the well-known Wyman
family, and was born in the house where
she died.
The village had the usual excitement of
forest fire on Wednesday afternoon. The
fire spread from brush heap in DR.. Cor
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