The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04

Mozart Quartette, at Village Hall, East
Montpelier, Friday evening of last week,
All speak in the highest praise Of the enter
tainment
The members of the Indep ndent Club
have reason to congratulate themselves
upon the success attending their two even
ings' fair, held at Vestry Hall on Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week. The two
farces were finely rendered and elected
hearty and well-merted applause. The
gross receipts were considerably more than
800.
The North Montpelier Cooperative
Creamery Con pany has now its charter
and permanent organization. The officers
elected at a recent directors meeting are
President, George #. Sibley; vice-president,
l.. q. Hammett; secretary, g. p. HOLSTER !;
treasurer, w. g. Nye. AT the same meet
ing a ten per cent assessment was voted on
fock and work is to be commenced upon
the plant as soon as practicable.
Asenath HOLSTER met with a serious acct
dent. Thursday of last week, as she was
stepping out of chair. BY mistake she
stepped upon the edge of pail which was
standing near, and fell her length upon the
floor, breaking one bone in her left wrist
near the joint. DR.. w. f. Lazelle of Plain
field was called and reduced the fracture
AT present writing she is getting along as
well as could be expected of person of her
age, being seventy three years old.
"Give me liver regulator and 1 can
regulate the world" said q genius. The
druggist handed him bottle of DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills.
w. E. Terrill & Co., Nc ntpelier, Vt.
West Fairlee.
Albert Bliss has been at his uncles for a
few days.
Mr.. Stevens is very i'll at the home of his
son, M. A. Stevens.
1t is expected that Dudley g. Bixby will
soon open fish-market.
w. II. Church of Lebanon, N. H., made
his parents short visit last week.
Mrs. Cooley and daughter of Chelsea have
been visiting at Mrs. William Paul's.
Mrs. Stuart, who has been visiting in
town, has returned to her home in West
Burke.
Several from here were called to Burling-
ton last week, to appear in United States
Court.
Groton.
Ethan Allen of Morrisvile died at f. P.
Smiths Friday of last week, of pneumonia
aged fifty-three years. Mr.. Allen was a
brother.in-law of f. P Smith and s. P.
Welch, and came here on a visit some two
weeks ago. His remains were taken to
Morrisville last week Tuesday, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. p. WEIGH accompanying the Allen
family.
Mrs Betsey Wrinkle and Leslie Page are
sick. r. S. Hooper and wife visited in
town over Sunday. - A. n. James at
tended the musical convention at Danville
last week. - d. N. Richardson of
Davenport, Iowa, is in town, making ar
rangements for building his summer house.
IT not only is so, it must be so. One Min
ute Cough Cure acts quickly, and that's
what makes it go. w. f. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, VT
MarshfieId.
M. r. Lamberton was in town last week.
Mr.. Brockway of Williamstown is visiting
his sister, Mrs. II. Hadlock.
Fred Woodbury. lost good COW last
week-the second one in two years.
Milton Staples of Williamstown was in
town over Sunday, visiting his mother, who
is sick.
w. B. Fifield bought a pair of western
horses at the auction sale in Montpelier last
Saturday.
Mrs. Wilson has returned to Cabot to
care for her sister, Mrs. Lyford, who is
dangerously sick.
II. d. Rolfe has sold his shop and ma
chinery at Kinneysville to E. b. Sharney,
who has taken possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Dudley of New
Haven, Conn, who have been visiting in
town, returned to their home last Saturday.
The person who stole S. Fl. Packers halter
from Mear's hitching-post is known, and he
will save himself visit from the constable
by returning it to the same place at once.
The water was the highest, last Sunday,
that it has been since 1869. The river ran
both sides OF Henry Smiths house, en-
tirely cutting him off from his barn. He
had to go in boat to do his milking The
ice, at this writing, is in the highway both
sides of the village, and the roads are not
navigable.
All who attended the entertainment at
the Methodist church, last week Tuesday
evening, were more than pleased. The pro-
gramme was interesting. The Mozart
Quartette was heartily encored; also the
dramatic reading by Samuel Currier of
Danville. The proceeds of the evening
amounted to over $40. The quartette was
entertained at G. e. Shepard's; also Mr..
Currier and lady and B. M. Shepard and
wife.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agtee to refund the money on a fifty cent
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 satisfac
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
(twenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
Leavitt Plainfield; e. W. Gilman. Marsh.
field
Middlesex.
Some twenty-five of the young people OF
the Baptist society from Montpelier visited
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alexander last week
Wednesday evening, having jolly ride and
good time.
The Home Circle met at the Methodist
parsonage with Rev. o. L. Barnard last
Thursday evening, having an enjoyable
time. The attendance was good, fifty OIL
over being present.
The recent thaw has brought the water
over the dam again at the electric lighI
plant, the ice doing considerable dam
age. The three water pipes that cross the
Narrows and supply the village were car
ried away, leaving the lower portion with
out water. The ice also carried away the
larger part CT the abutment on the More
town side of the Narrows bridge, making II
unsafe for passage, although some venture
to cross ON foot. Some damage was done
at the lower end of the plant to the draf
tubes that lead from the wheels.
Maud Edgerly is with her sister, Mrs. f
ID. Maynard. at Montpelier - Mrs. Irs
johnson is sick with the grip. Mrs. Dwigh
Darling is also sick Mrs. William Hudson
is able to ride out
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby