The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-29
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTERMEDIATES
And GENERAL.


George Sleeper aud family Of South Wash
ington have rented the Towle farm and
moved to it.
Farmers who still keep sheep are hav ing
much trouble with lambs and the sh eep
are not doing well.
Grass started well on south cants during
the warm spell, but has made little he adj.
way the last week
The sugar season was short. Many trees
yielded but little sap. Few have made
more than half of a maximum crop.
The multitudes of caterpillers' nests
started on the trees indicate that the de vas
tation of apple and cherry trees that was
suffered last year will be repeated this sea-
son.
East Corinth.
Mrs. Harvey Wiley is slowly improving
Miss Anna Divoll is in Montpelier, work.
ing for Mrs. NJ. e. Dickey.
B. T. Holland expects soon to move into
the tenement in the mill house.
Miss Josie E. Morrison, who has been at
work for Mrs. A. 81. Fulton, is to ret urn
home soon.
e. M. Reed started on Thursday for White
River Junction He is to t'avel as sales
man for G. w Smith & Co.
North Duxbury.
Kerry Conely has gone to work for Eugene
Moody in Waterbury.
Edward Conely has leased his fathers
farm for one year, taking possession last
week.
Michael Burke has hired ort TO york in
Franklin Falls, n. H., and is to move th ere
this week.
Mrs. d. Stevens is spending few .l~,a
with her daughter, Miss N. p. Wheeler IL
Haverhill, Mass.
Schools in districts Nos. and COM
menced last Monday with Miss Eta Morse
as teacher in the former and Mrs. Eta
| Huntley of Bolton the latter.
East Montpelier
The milk separator started up last week.
Wesley Hill lost valuable horse last
week.
j. s. Wheelock is running logs in the
river with better success than he expe-
rienced the two previous years.
There will be whist party and dance at
Village Hall on Friday evening, May 1.
Four pieces OF music will be furnished for
the dancing. general invitation is ex-
East Hardwick,
The Grange meeting will be held next
Tuesday.
About one-half of the usual sugar crop
in this vicinity.
Keith is getting his large stock of logs
nearly cut out.
Mrs. w. Fl. Hyde, who has been sick for
several months, is improving.
The creamery paid twenty-three and FIVE
tenths cents for last months butter. The
patronage is increasing rapidly.
Arthur Cotey who has been with z. n.
Pope at the Bend for two years, has rented
the blacksmith shop of Fl. Fl. Warren.
The village schools will be taught by
Misses Carrie Chase and Jessie Bronson.
Miss Woodruff is to teach at the Center
George Lawrence has sold his place to
Mr.. Fairbrother and bought the P. S. Paine
n wi r. avvia haQ
bought w. FL. Underwood's place ON the
Flat. Mr.. Underwood will move into the
Bailey house for the present
Newbury.
George Slack spent Sunday at his home in
Corinth.
Mrs. c. F. Smith OF South Ryegate Wis tied
at d. M. Bonds recently.
Presiding Elder Hamilton preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday.
Communion services will be held at the
Congregational church next Sunday. One
young man and three young ladies will mite
with the church.
direction of Principal Shaw, have made de-
cided improvements in the looks of the Com
mon in cleaning the grounds, cutting the
grass from the walks and setting out trees.
A. w. Silsby went to Boston last Wednes-
day, returning Thursday with lot Of trout
with which to stock the private fish pond Of
Bailey & Silsby.
Horace W. Bailey, Erastus Baldwin, e.
W. Smith, John Kendrick, o. W. Wheeler,
A. f. Sherwn, N. Robinson and d. M.
Bond were the delegates elected at the re-
publican caucus last Saturday to attend the
Second Congressional District Convent ion
, and State Convention at Montpelier to-day
, West Newbury.
Mrs. James Minard is in North Haver-
: hill.
, Most of the sugar makers in this secti ON
, report good crop.
, Miss Nettie E. Tucker is t. teach school in
= Lyme the coming term.
Rev. G. H. Coolidge has been engaged for
! the coming year, commencing May l.
School in the Brock district commenced
on Monday, with Miss Guthrey as teacher
The school at West Newbury began on
Tuesday. Miss Jessie Guthrey, the teacher,
comes to us highly recommended.
Gouldsville.
Mrs William Allen is quite sick
Mrs. w. H. Spear went to Boston last Sa t
urday.
: E. O.. Grant is polishing for E. Ellis at
West Berlin
Daniel Hurley, sr., returned to his work
in Texas last Friday.
Streams are getting very low for the SO IA
son and the roads are dry.
James A. Rich has finished work in the
factory. w. g. Greenwood takes his place.
L. H. johnson was called to Chelsea last
Saturday to attend the funeral of his sister
in-law.
Charles Woodbury. and family left here
last Saturday for their former home in New
, Brunswick,
Plainf1eld.
G. G. Benjamin is nursing sore hand.
Mrs. c. Martin is moving to St. Johnsbury.
A. e. Foss has begun work in the store
for j. A. Foss.
Will Brown of Worcester is visiting at
Will Bancroft's.
Mrs. r. D. Richards is making extensive
, repairs on her house.