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

| Preston, Mrs. M. Dodge, Mrs. A. Bemis,
Carrie Beckley and Mrs. e. w. Gilman.
Several OF the local singers are intending
| to go to Groton next week to attend the mu.
| steal convention.
Hattie Cole accompanied Miss Wiley,
teacher on Depot Hill, to her home in Mont
pelier last week.
Durants w.mill Is putting on lively
appearance. The mill. yard is being filed,
and the next few weeks promise to be busy
ones with loggers.
Nearly all OF Charles Pixies family are
sick. The old people are very feeble. Mrs.
Charles Pike is dangerously sick and Mr..
Pike is not well.
Miss Alice Shepard entertained several of
her schoolmates last Saturday, it being her
ninth birthday. The afternoon was pleas
antly spent. Mrs. Fred Ellis, Mrs. Abe
Wood, Mrs, Lewis swami and Nelson Cole
also celebrated birthday on the same day.
"Old Lyman" the horse that Governor
Page rode at the last muster in Montpelier,
formerly owned by Lyman Clark OF this
place and given by him to Henry Blake,
was killed last week. He had been ailing
all the fall, and by reason of his extreme
age it was thought best to send him to his
rest
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty cent
bottle of Greenes Syrup of Tar il it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
q twenty five cent bottle to prove satlsfac-
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
(twenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
If they fail to cure your headache. K. +.
Leavitt Plainfeld; e. W. Gilman. Marsh
field.
MiddIesex.
Miss Carrie Wiley of Boston is visiting at
Ira Johnson's.
Mrs. Rufus Barnard has gone to North
field to visit her sister, Mrs. Pervier.
The Home Circle is to meet with Mrs. n.
e. Nichols this week Thursday evening.
All are invited. 1t is TO be photograph
sociable, and all having old pictures of
themselves are requested to bring them
along and enjoy the fun.
p. ID. Edgery is at work on the ell part
OF John Eagan's new house, near the site
where be is to erect a steam mill, Mr..
Eagsn met with an accident last week. by
which one leg was broken, which has him
dered his commencing on the foundation of
the mill. He is reported as doing we'll, and
hopes to be able to ride in a short time
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty-cent
bottle OF Greenes Syrup of Tar If it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac.
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
twenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
If they fail to cure your headache. Frank
A. Ward. II. B. Nichols, Mido lesex.
Moretown.
School in district No closed for the
winter term last Friuay. In the evening
about 100 from the vicinity and adjoining
towns assembled to witness the closing ex-
ercises, which proved interesting and in
structive, and were given in creditable
manner. The programme, consisting of
singing, declarations, Rotations, dialo gues
and tableaux, closed with the drama GO Van
ity Vanquished" he pupils received sew
eral merited rewards, and in turn presented
their teacher, Miss Lizzie Runey-who has
taught them for three terms-with valuable
prese nts.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a fifty. ce mt
bottle of Greene's Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
twenty five cent bottle to prove satsfac
tory or no pay We also refund the money
twenty-five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
if they fail to cure your headache. L. Will
cox. G. M. Fletcher, Moretown.
Newbury.
Charles Hartwell has been sick the past
week.
The Ladies' Literary Club will meet with
Mrs j. b. Hale this afternoon.
T. c. Reyes has a new sleigh for sale at a
bargain; also new driving harness.
Rev. A. w. Ford officiated at the funeral
OF John Batchelder of ropsham, Saturday
j. B. Hale, II. M. Hinman and g. F.
Greeuleaf ride in new seghs and drive fast
horses since sleighing came
Quite a delegation Of young people at.
tended the donation at the town house, last
Friday evening, for the benefit of Rev. A.
w. Ford
Rev. A. w. Ford went to Win dsor on
Tuesday TO attend the dedication of the new
Methodist church, the result of his labors
when located there.
Rev. #. W. Lewis of Bradford preached
in the Methodist church last Sunday morn
| ing, and at the town hall in the afternoon,
in exchange with Rev. A w. Ford.
AS Warren Bailey's family were return
ing from meeting, Sunday evening, the
| horse ran with them. turning them over and
hanging the demolished sleigh on the fence
No one was hurt.
The snow roller passed through the vii
lage, on Monday, with four horses attached.
| They must have had hard pull through
such a depth of snow The old saying
There is reason in all things" doesn't
apply in this case, for there has been no
reason in having a snow roller out this
season.
At the special town meeting January 2S,
IL was estim ated that some 800 of the legal
voters were present. They voted to accept
| the proposition Ol MISS Jenny lOr Tue new
| library. The architect has commenced
correspondence with the trustees. The
trustees met last Wednesday afternoon in
| the Village Library and organized by choos-
ing # p Wells, chairman; Mrs. William
II. Atkinson, secretary; Rev. j l.. Merrill,
T.. C. Keyes and Mrs. G. f. Darling, COM
mittee on bylaws.
Mr.. Spalding of Bethel visited at e A
Shaw's last week. - Miss Fl, K. Reyes
who has been spending few weeks in ST.
Johnsbury, returned last Thursday. -
+. f. Kimball is on two weeks trip West,
looking for horses. - j. NJ. Goodw
attended the funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
at Ryegate Corner on Thursday of last
week. - e A. Shaw recently received
a visit from his brother from Mortified
Mrs. r. p Lindsey of ST. Johnsbury
visited Mrs. W. III Hinman last week
60 Miss Bell Human came from Nor.
witch last week for a short visit. - Mr.
and Mrs. II. B. Chamberlin of Bradford
were in town over Sunday. - G. f.
Demng of Montpelier spent two or three
days in town last week. - Rev f. M
Wiswall of Marlboro n. H., visited Rev
| j. l. Merrill last week.