The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-05

while about sixty young pc Pile had candy
| pull and general good time at Azariah
| Barnes.
George Washington Lodge, No. 81, #. and
| A. M, chose the following officers last
Thursday evening: w. M, W. s. Hatch; s.
w, L. II. Denison: j. W., II. X Darling;
treasurer, James Hosking, Jr.; secretary
II. o. Bixby; s. D., W. II. Emery; j. D.,
b II. Adams, Jr.
The State Board OF Agriculture held q
well.attended and successful farmers insti.
tute at Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednes.
Of welcome by Rev. b. b. Sherman.
Bovine tuberculosis and the Sanitary
Care of Cattle" was discussed by c. M.
Winslow, and paper by our townsman, II.
l.. Bixby, on the same subject was read.
II. W. Vail discussed 1.-THE Breeding and
Care of the Dairy Cow" aud j. o. Sanford,
Manure and Its Application to the Soil"
while II. @. Williams answ cred the question,
"Shall Vermont Farmers Raise Their
Horses or Buy Tbem?" and V. /. Spear
spoke Of Z" General Farm Management"
Corinth
Many are sick. Severe colds are almost
universal
Albert Martin died January 20, and Mrs.
Alpheus Metcalf January 49,
Wilbur X. Davis has barganed with Will
Richardson for the George Banks farm.
Sugar makers are engaging their help for
the COZ ing season. They anticipate good
crop.
A large amount of hay is being drawn
from this to other towns, indicating that the
hay crop was larger here than in the sur
rounding towns.
Any one wishing for an eighty acre farm
in exceedingly good condition, with large
sugar orchard, at low price, will do well
to call on Mrs. Albert Martin.
Religious meetings are being held on
Tuesday evenings at Cooksville, Wednesday
evenings at the Center school-house and
Thursday evenings at South Cornth.
William Thompson Frank Taplin,
Charles Martin, s. |. Divol, j. p. Dicker-
man, and Wilson Chapman are newly
elected directors of East Corinth creamery.
The business of the creamery for the past
year amounted 70 little more than S21 600.
East Corinth.
Remember the "Skim Milk" social in
school house hall next Friday evening.
The drama "My Brothers. Keeper" was
presented to full house Friday evening.
A. q. Corliss and Miss Jane Durham were
recently married. They are living on his
farm in New bury.
Enough snow fell Saturday to make nice
seighing Sunday was a rough and windy
day. All the roads on the surrounding hills
were drfted badly.
Mr. Varnum, former resident, and
daughter, of acham, visited here over
Sunday. - Miss E o. Hall is visiting at
Elmer of Weybridge visited at e. s. Row
lands last week. - II, NJ. Taplin, who
has been i'll with rheumatism, remains about
the same - G. g. Taplin was in town
Saturday.
South Duxbury.
The sick ones are more comfortable.
A brother of Mrs. Charles Kellogg of
Cabot has been stopping at her home for a
few days
home of her uncle, Samuel Turner, Esq,
for few days
Miss Josephine j. Freeman was obliged
to close her school because Of illness. She
is al present more comfortable.
A CARD-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on tifty-cent
bottle OF Greene's Syrup OF Tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac.
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
(twenty five cents) on a box of Neu Rol Pills
If they fail to cure your heada The. r. q.
Bachelor, West Braintree; K. w. Free
man, Richmond
East Montpelier.
A. d. Arms is i'll.
Mrs. Eta Fitch is recovering from the
grip.
Mrs. T. G. Kelton has had a slight shock
of paralysis.
In 1895 there were sixteen births and
twenty three deaths in town.
Fitch Willard while at the mill in Plain
field, last week Monday, was stricken with
paraly sis. He is still confined to his bed.
1t is thought he is improving.
Clark Sibley, who has been suffering
with the grip and heart trouble is little
better. His son Gail has chicken.pox and
his wife and mother are now sick.
AT the whist party, last week Tuesday
evening, ffty-eight tables were played.
The prize winners we're Miss Eta Wilson
and George Macomber. Miss Carrie Parker