The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-08

look for brilliant sugar season is not
promising.
X. p Blanchard, whose table, we Judge,
is not surpassed here, finds his family OF
boarders increasing of late.
Frank Boyces family is about to vacate
the old home Of the late o. s. Walker
where they have been employed for year
or two past.
Rev. Idrys Jones' successful ministerial
work In Wisconsin, In the late years, has
led to another fresh call to continue with
his people there.
will Lougee had wholly resolved to give
| up granite-cutting, but with the opportunity
| for work with a former employer he has
| lust returned to it,
Mrs. Annie Stickney Fits writes from
| Denver, Colorado, that her husbands health
has been fully restored by going there to
| live. She Is delighted with the climate she
finds there.
| There was very pleasant little gathering
Of certain of the Jeffords family at the home
Of Marcus A. Smith, last Thursday, his
worthy and efficient housekeeper being one
Of this family"
| A fast horse, poor old Sleigh a cradle
hole, separation of horse and sleigh and
the driver (Will Carpenter) thrown over the
bank of the mill pond, is the story Of a
hasty drive here not many days ago.
The personal property Of the late o. 8.
| Walker is about to be sold at auction. The
| farm also will be sold and soon no trace Of the
very worthy family, that for nearly thirty
years has occupied the place, will be WIS.,
ible there.
The Oliver s. Walker farm, which will
probably be sold soon, is one Of the bost in
town. We would now like to see our old
townsman, Dea Edwin g. Smith, tempo
rarily in Washington, settled on 1t as its
owner.
While DIR. e. b. Watson was driving, one
day last week, a snow. ball was thrown
from one of his horses feet, which struck
and demolished lens of the colored glasses
he had on at the time. 30 much Of the
broken glass entered the DOCTORS eye, he
thought at first the eye would be destroyed,
but, fortunately, the injury will likely be
temporary.
recall the very bright, capable wife of the
late Rev. Andrew Royce, of this place and
Barre, and will be grieved to hear that now,
about midway of the eighties in age, she has
lost her mind-a calamity that she had
greatly dreaded. She lives a part Of the
time with her only son, prosperous resi-.
dent of Springfield, Mass
The somewhat peculiar, and what may
likely prove fatal, illness Of our worthy and
esteemed townsman, Orville H. Briggs
arouses much tender and solicitous interest
Several weeks ago, as noticed in these
items, he received blow in the face from
one of his cows that has been followed will
long-contnued and very severe headaches
though nothing serious at first seems to hav,
been apprehended. Some ten or twelv,
days ago, however, it became evident that
for some cause or other, there was trouble
with his brain. 1t had the appearance
somewhat, of a slight shock, and has beef
growing worse till. at this writing, grea
anxiety is felt as to his recovery.
Woodbury.,
The fourth quarterly services of the Meth
odist church were held in the new edifce o.
Sunday afternoon, March 80, at two O'Clock
: - Ray OsgOod is now az work for Rev
N. A. Ross. - Warren Thomas has fin
. ished getting in his logs from the Bruc
= lot, and has started up his mill. -
The Morse Lumber Company has only abou
400 more logs to draw to Buffalo crossin
from Butternut flat. - Miss Ola Far
has been in town several weeks, caring TO
her sick sister, Mrs. Warner Thomas -
Miss Grace Nichols has gone to Hardwic
to work for Richard Kimball. - @. W
Foster & Son have taken d. B. Nelson
sugar orchard to carry on in connection wit
= their own, and will tap nearly 1900 trees
\ - Allen Ainsworth has leased his shar
in the Lyford quarry to his partner, I
Brush - Work on the new railway will
be resumed as soon as the frost is out OF tn
ground. There is prospect Of several neN
quarries being opened in consequence
= - There is strong sentiment bein
\ developed in church circles here for the n
tentiOn of Rev. N A. Ross for another yea
and the stewards will try and devise som
means by which that sentiment can be mad
a factor in causing the Conference to retur
\ him to his present charge.