The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-20

CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAeRl
W. Atkins has been confined to the house
the past week. - Lyman Prescott Is low
with pneumonia. - Charles Keene il at
home from New York. ID. M. Evans
OF Burlington spent Sunday with his class.
mate, George X Sprague. g. II. b. Han
son, of the U. v. M, class of '96, visited in
town on Monday.
w:liiamstown.
At the grange meeting some seventeen
persons were admitted to full membership.
George w. Nichols has bought the Charles
G. Barnes place in our village. Price sup
posed to be some 81 200.
Grearson & Beckett are adding to the
number OF their granite cutters. They now
employ larger force than ever before.
There will be a Christian Endeavor So
ciabe at the Congregational parsonage on
Friday evening next, to which all are cor
daily invited.
"Pret" Reed OF East Brookfield, who has
worked here for eight years past, is about
to leave for Boston, New York and Newark,
N. j. His health requires change.
After an absence OF some length, Waver-
| ley Murray returned from St. George, N. B.,
| last week, to resume granite cutting. His
| wife and son remain for the present in New
| Brunswick.
Invitations are out for the marriage Of
Arthur Smith and Miss Mary Abbott at the
home Of II. ID. Abbott (now OF West Ran
dolph) to day. They are to live on farm
near the Harlow bridge in Northfeld.
| Edward Martin, son of Alden Martin, has
exchanged his farm. adjacent to the Rood
| pond, with Will Salter for his place in South
| Barre Mr.. Salter will be the third person
| from Barre that has bought in that neigh
| borhood.
Darius Poor died last Wednesday after
noon, at the age OF fifty-seven years, after
| lsno af,f For trtu
seven years he had been member of the
Congregational church. Death came to him
| as q relief.
The internal appearance OF Fre1 A. Aims
| worth's new drug store calls forth much adj
miration on the part OF our citizens, al
| though not yet at its best. Daily additions
ere being made to his stock, and when COM
plete 1t will be valuable addition to our
place.
| Several bids were made on the store
building that DR.. Elan @. Lewis of Rut-
land is expected to put up for Messrs
Charles and George Edison, our furniture
| dealers, but the contract was secured by
John Perry. The plan calls for two.story
building, 40 by 70 feet. with two living
apartments on the upper fl )or
Edison s. Martin and Albert Norris are to
| increase their barn room this season. -
Druggist Kendrick was the guest of Fred
| A. Ainsworth, our n3w druggist, one day
| ldo1 Woohs - Icuuy DIlRBS WAS klChtu
by horse, in the region Of the stomach,
one daN last week, and required the aid Of
DR.. Watson. Nothing serious is appre
hended, however. - Jack McKissor,
who Is working at granite polishing in East
| Barre, was in town last week with an old
present employed in Montpelier, was at the
| old home last week. - Warren Law
renee Of Barre has returned here to i've,
and is occupying tenement in the Poole
house. - Mrs. John A. Perry is recover
! ing from her late severe illness - Mrs.
Hal Cheney lad Mrs. Will Young make a
trip to Goddard Seminary, Barre, each
week, for piano instruction - Mrs Ida
Ainsworth Rowe, now of Mondova, Wis,
has recently married for the second time.
She is now Mrs. Edward Maggie. -
Herbert Townsend leaves farm life to
learn the machnist's trade with Smith,
| Whitcomb & Cook at Barre. - The
foot Of Deland Staples was injured by a car
the other day - Mrs. Aaron G. Martin
will work for Fred Brown the coming year
- Orville Fl. Briggs will go back to his
farm this spring, and Rev. II. M. Howard,
| who carried 1t on last year, will move to q
farm in Piermont, N. Fl.
Woodbury..
Mrs. Wesley Peck is much worse.
Harvey Nelson has sued Patrick Lilley
and wife for services rendered.
Mrs. Harley Ainsworth was taken very
sick at church on Sunday last and had to
be assisted home.
At the trial of the case Of Bills against
Jackson the jury disagreed. A. B. Thomas
was attorney for Bills, and G. W. Daniels
| fol Jackson.
The body of the wife of Stephen Clark of
| Wolcott, formerly OF this place, was brought
here for burial last Sunday. The services
were held in the school-hOuse.
At last the directors OF the Hardwick and
| Woodbury. railroad have been elected, and
are Superintendent Blossom Of the st.
j. VSDutton, A. b. Thomas, @. A. Watson,
Judge Fullerton, Fletcher OF St. Adams,
| and Geo. M Powers. Considerable dissatis-
faction is expressed throughout the town by
the cutting" OF one OF our nominees for d.
rector. We had been led to believe that, on
account OF the large amount OF stock sub.
scribed for in town, we would at least have
| Q voice equal to Hardwick In the manage
ment Of affairs, but by little work by a
few men whose sole object in past years has
been the filling OF their own pockets, they
have ignored the Woodbury. interests, and,
in place Of our regular nominee, have
| elected Judge Fullerton, who had openly
| advocated the east side Of Robinson noun
tain a. the most feasible route. That route
would not benefit the town OF Woodbury.
vantage Of having 1t on the west side.
Woodbury. Is small town and some OF its
people are not physically strong, but q few
more such snubs will result in a little, but
very vigorous, kicking-with big X.
Worcester.
The last lecture of the course will be in
the Methodist church on Friday evening
next. g. 8. Currier will entertain the CON-
pany with readings and Rotations, assisted
by male quartette.
Harvey Lilley and wife of Calais are in
tor Horottn nj atn Mra