The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
tary. Mrs. G. v. Powers; treasurer, Mrs G.

The following Memorial day programme
will be observed next Saturday: At ten
| O'Clock the graves, except those in High
land Cemetery, will be decorated. AT one.
the procession will form in front Of Grand
Army Hall, and will march to the Town
Hall, where an address will be given
by Hale X. Darling. After the address, the
| procession will reform in front Of the Town
Hall and will march to Highland Cemetery,
| where the usual memorial exercises will
take place. Music will be furnished by the
Corinth Drum Corps.
II. w. Dearborn has been appointed adj
ministrator of The estate of the late Adeline
Clark. - Mary e. Slack is working in
Royalton: - Mr.: and Mrs. Allen A.
by's. - Wesley w. Underhill is work
| ing in Mortified for the summer. -
Mrs. Ella #. BROWN Monteith Of Colorado
| Springs, Colo, is at j. A. r. Corwin's.
Corinth.
Mrs. w. X. Davis, who has been seriously
ILL., has recovered.
A much larger area OF corn will be
planted here than ever before.
We are having a plague of caterpillars.
They are not only on the trees, but, like the
ancient frogs of Egypt, they come into
houses.
Lester Dow has been sick several weeks
and unable to do his springs work. He
mas nHU some n6lp from OelgnDOrS anu may
have more in the future.
There was quite a heavy frost here May
20. The weather is cold and excessively
dry. No rain, except slight showers, has
fallen since March. On dry ground the
soil under the sod is as dry as an ash-heap.
Grass in the fields willis in the sun and pas
ture feed is conspicuous by it's absence.
Nothing short of full midwinter supply Of
provender will make cows keep up the flow
Of milk. Millions Of grasshoppers had
Matched out two weeks ago. 1t is hoped
that the cold and frost Of the past week has
killed some of them.
North Duxbury.
W. o. Smith has resigned his place as
station agent, d. j. Mcdonald of East
| Georgia taking his place. - Mrs. Boom
hover, Mrs. Cora and two children from
Stanbridge, p. O., are visiting their sister,
Mrs. George Morse. - Nat. Parcher and
his father and Kerry Conely went to Shell
burn Pond last Saturday. - Ozias San
ford of Middlebury is visiting friends in
town.
East Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Edling are the parents
of a daughter, born last Sunday.
G. M. Hamblin has sent his pacing mare
to the training stable OF 1. N. Chase at Es-
sex Junction.
Cards are out announcing the marriage Of
Miss Sophia Willard to James w. War
hurst on June l.
The North Haverhill IN. H. Granite
Company has sent four.horse team to this
place to haul rough granite from their
quarry to the railroad station.
Wallace M. Clark is negotiating for the
grist mill property at Hardwick. 1t is
hoped, however, the trade will fall through
and Mr.. Clark will conclude to remain in
town.
j. NJ. Willard and George H. Hammett
are to choose sides and play a matched
game of ball next Saturday afternoon, the
defeated side to pay the supper at the
Wheelock House.
There was some excitement last Friday
morning, when some young cattle belong
ing to j. s. Wheelock got into the river be-
low the dam They were rescued, none the
worse for their bath, but few men got a
severe wetting.
W. L. Clark is working in the creamery
at Berlin Corner. - Mrs. G. G. Willard
is on the sick list.
North Montpelier.
Our sick neighbors, Mrs. Ellen Greedy,
Mrs. George G Nye and William III. Chaplin,
are all reported as convalescent.
Our pastor, Rev. Joseph Cobb, gave his
hearers an eloquent sermon last Sunday,
his discourse being prepared in particular
to eulogize the veterans OF the late war, Of
whom there were quite number present.
Mrs. Diana f. Putnam of Montpelier was
| here during week before last on visit to
her sick sister, Mrs. Elsey G. Nye. -
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Bradford and family
Of Barre were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Nye last Sunday. - Professor and Mrs
o. X. HOLSTER of Goddard Seminary
Barre, were here Saturday and Sunday on a
visit to Professor HOLSTERS parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Hollister. - Mrs. Clark
King OF Montpelier was here one day last
week on visit to relatives.
West Fairlee.
Work has been begun on the new mill
Seldom George has been making repairs
on his barn.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Colby on Saturday.
A number from this place attended the
| graduation exercises at Thetford Academy
Fred Kenney of Lebanon was in town
Saturday. - Nathan Davis has returned
from Lebanon. - Richard Polkinghorn
and family, who have been visiting in New
Jersey and Connecticut, returned home
| last week 80 G. G. Coburn assisted Rev.
| G. n. Krook at Corinth last Sunday. -
Charles Stevens of Newport, N. H., is at
home for vacation.
North Fayston.
w. s. Chapman of Northfeld is visiting
here. - Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Dunbar
| have gone to Lincoln. - l.. w. Porter
will sell at public auction his cows, farm
ing tools and some household goods next
| Wednesday.
| GrOton.
b. M. Kicker & Son have opened a feed
store in the Coffrin block.
The delegates from Groton to the demo-
cratic state convention at Montpelier, May
81, are Alex. Cochran, III. L. Tilman, DR..
8. N. Eastman and b. f. Clark.
The experience sociable given by the
ladies of the Methodist church in the church
parlors, last Friday evening, was quite
we'll attended, about S2S being realized.
Harry Taisey went to Waterbury last
Friday. He expects to work in the asylum
this summer - Mrs. I. NJ Kicker is Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. j. B. Mead in Dor.
chester, Mass. - Mrs. Alexander Coch-
ran, who has been in Montpelier for the
past three weeks, returned home last week
Tuesday. - FL. G. Clark Of Hardwick
was in town last week Tuesday and Wed
nesday. - Miss Lizzie Hall attended the
musical convention at st. Johnsbury last
week. - M. N. Burnham Of the firm OF
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