The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25
MarShfield Items.

Remember your dog license on or before
April l.
Remember the auction tomorrow Thurs
day. of the James Boyles' estate at his late
home.
The sick this week are Mrs. e. s. Pit
kin, Willie Pike, Silas Unwin and Frank
Wooster.
The sacred concerts and sermons at the
Methodist church on Sunday evenings have
been quite we'll attended
Curtis Eastman Of East Calais had a Sc
we're attack of heart trouble in this place
last Saturday but was able to go to his
home at night.
The sale of L. d. Nute's Jersey cows,
that was to take place last week Thursday,
was adjourned until this week Friday on
account of the storm.
Ira II. Edison has just completed draw
ing holder for A. M. Foster Of Cabot which
would seem to make the gathering Of sap
much easier, as the sap has not got to be
lifted so high as in the usual kind of hold
ers., 1t is oval in form, thus distributing
the load more evenly over the sled. 1t is
only two feet high. This one will hold
about forty buckets
Smoke was discovered issuing from the
house part of j. II. Hickie's tinshop last
Sunday morning, and in short time the
whole village was on the spot and soon sue
decided in quenching the flames. MIR: Hickie
out of town. going through Cabot. Having
taken a wrong road. he got stranded in
snow-drft and had to have assistance in
getting out and returning home. 1t is sup
posed the fire caught from his pipe or cigar
when he went into his closet, as that part OF
his house was completely Quilted and but
for the timely discovery OF smoke by Ira
Bemis serious confiagration would have
resulted. Merrilps paint-shop was in clsse
proximity, and the buildings occupied by
No. Ih.,-r
was no wind at that time, and little hard
work stopped disastrous fire.
The funeral of Estelle Mears, wife of l..
P. Slack of St. Johnsbury, was held at the
house Of her father, w. H. II. Mears last
Friday afternoon, and the body was placed
in the receiving vault at Cabot Rev. Mr..
Jackson of Barre officiated. The house was
filled with relatives and sympathizing
friends. The Shepard quartette furnished
the singing, with Mrs. Nellie Packer Mears
at the organ. Among the out-of-town peo-
pie were Mr.. Whtcomb and wife and Mr.
Martin and wife of Barre, MR. Martin being
Mr.. Slack's law partner) Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Cutler of East Montpelier, and q
sister of Mr.. Slack from Ludlow. The floral
offerings were profuse. Leah Mears, the
youngest sister of Mrs, Slack, came from
Sioux Falls, s. d., arriving no ne Thursday
morning. She came the entire distance
alone starting the Monday night before.
Old Mrs. Staples is constantly growing
weaker. - Mrs. j. L. Swami has beer
quite sick the past two weeks, hut is slowly
improving, - j. s. Whitehill has beer
unable to do much work at his forge for the
past three weeks. - Mr. Slack returned
home to St. Johnsbury last Monday &C
companied by his wife's mother, Mrs. W. III
III. Mears, who is to assist him in picking NJ
his household effects. - A good suppl!
of sugar. makers utensils are to be found a
j. w, Davis. G. M. Wing has hire,
the Duran Baker farm. - Frank Polar,
andlwife of Peacham were visitors at Fran
Frank Browns last week. - @. III
Greenleaf of Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass
was in town last week. - @. K. Shepar
has seven horses in his stable this winter
- G. o. Davis commenced work in hi
shop last Monday. - Mrs. George Enl
lsh and daughter Alice of Montpelier ar
visiting in town. - Daniel Tibbetts ha
moved his family to Barre. Howard Tar
ner moves to Mr.. Tibbetts' farm. - M
and Mrs. James Bouldry were called
Barre, last Sunday, to attend the funeral {
his brothers. wife, Mrs, Nathan Bouldr,
- Joseph Bullock has finished work {
the summit and c. III. Robinson has take
bis place.
THE north bound Montreal sleeper VIZ
derailed at Shelburne station last Sunda
morning. No one was injured. PresideI
Smiths private car was attached to the rei