The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-11

drama "Dot, the Miners Daughter" last
Sa urday evening.
Mrs Belle Weary of Bethel was at her
mothers the past week.
Miss Gertrude Chambers was at H. M,
Heath's on Wednesday.
u, s. Stanton was called to Hanover on
business last Wednesday.
H. G. Van Deusen and George Waterman
are threatened with pneumonia.
Dwight Howe is able to again resume his
duties as clerk for A. N. Tiiden q Sons,
Flint e. Van Deusen have rented their
blacksmith shop and have solds their stock
of tools to John Foley
The creamery association met March
and decided to have a creamery the coming
summer. Ed Burnham is o run 1t.
Town officers: Moderator, q. S. Stanton
clerk, A. n. Tilden; selectmen, ID. l..
Nichols, g. II Rich, o. p. Dudley; treas
urer, G. A. Tilden; overseer of the poor, G.
ID. Spaulding; constable, NJ f. Chase; sec
Orcutt, A. j. Boyce, f. g. Cram; auditors,
G. A. Young, j. @. Flint, f. l.. Webster;
grand jurors, II. G. Ellis, ID. l.. Buck;
agent o. w. Orcutt; school director, Y. s.
Stanton; road commissioner, William Or
cult. Towns Indebtedness, S3S58.58. Tax,
200 cents. II was one of the quietest town
meetings ever held ia town.
Easb hOXDury.
DR.. V. G. Goodrich was called from Ran
dolph to see Mrs. Timothy Blanchard, who
has been seriously i'll the past week. 60
Miss liza Woodland of Braintree is stopping
with her sister, Mrs. A. j. Boyce, for a short
time. g. Annie REM has gone to East
Randolph to work for her sister, Mrs. Guy
Durkee. - Mrs. Fred Pope has gone to
house. - Charley Davis of Mortified
visited at Fred Blanchard's last Sunday.
- Woodchucks were seen down in
the Gulf last week
South Ryegate.
Mrs. James j. Morrison fell on the ice
and fractured the bone of her right arm
last Thursday
Clark Corser and Milo Sawyer have
moved into Dr. Darling's double-tenement
house on Mulligan Alley.
The Ladies' Aid Society will have their
monthly afternoon tea at the home of Mrs.
W. T. George on Thursday of this week.
M. F. Sargent lost his favorite horse,
"Old john" last Frdey. He went to the
woods with his mate in the morning, came
home sick at noon and died at about five
o'clock.
A branch library has been established at
South Ryegate. The books will be ex-
changed from the town library at Ryegate,
from time to time Harry w. Hubbard, the
merchant, is the librarian here.
Terry & George began to keep meal and
feed, March l, 1895, to accommodate the
public, there being no mill or feed store
within three miles. They gave thirty days
time, the same as they got of the mills,
but many bills ran longer time. So the
| firm has decided, for the coming year, to
continue to keep feed to accommodate their
former customers, strictly for cash. All
| persons having bags in their possession,
with e. w. Bailey & Co.'s name on them,
or 7. & g., South Ryegate, are requested to
return them to Terry & George at once.
The Ryegate Granite Works Company
and the Blue Mountain Granite Works have
consolidated and outside parties have put
in money, making it a solid company with
| good credit. The company was organized
last Saturday and the following officers
elected: President, H. W. Bailey of New
bury; vice-president, Alexander Cochran of
Groton directors. NJ. H. Gibson of Rye.
gate, Alexander Dunnett OF st. Johnsbury
treasurer, Nelson Bailey of Wells River.
Quite number of the old employees went to
work last Monday. Others will be en-.
ployed as fast as stock can be had. The old
r. r. Carter shed 1.-THE Blue Mountain sheds,
and the sheds at the Quint place will all be
operated the coming season, 80 report says
Town officers elected: moderator, r. A.
Meader; clerk. John A. Nolan; treasurer,
James johnson; selectmsn, Harvey Dun,
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#. r. Mccall, A. A. Miller, S. f. Nelson
constable, Benjamin Manchester; collector,
j. r. W. Beattie; auditors, W. j. Hender-
son, G. s. Nelson, Fl. j. Park; overseer,
George Cochrane; road commissioner,
George Cochrane; school directors H. j.
trustee. W. N. Gilfillan; grand jurors, w.
T. George, K. C. Holmes; county grand
jurors, Solomon Chamberlin, A. M. White
law; tax, seventy cents on the dollar, to
| defray all expenses except the schools.
Article three was left in the hands of the
overseer to see what method would be
taken to care for the poor; article eight,
voted to expend two per cent of the grand
list for books for the public library.
Stowe.
Mrs. Kate Peterson has sold her place to
Ode Adams.
The spring term Of the Graded School
opened Cd Tuesday.
The weather is cold and clustering and
the roads are badly drifted.
S. A. Thomas and Dean Warren are al
home from Somerville, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brown of Waterbury
spent Sunday with Mrs. Betsey Slayton.
A sociable was held at the West Branch
church on Tuesday evening of last week.
Mr.. Samuel Thomas was visited by &
number of his friends on Saturday even
ing.
Lewis Raymond has been quite sick re
Gently with sciatic rheumatism and hear
trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boomhower of Hyde Parl
were in town over Sunday, visiting at II. A
Thomas.
Mrs. Charles Lucia, who was recently in
jured by being thrown from a sleigh, is abl'
to be about the house.
Master Harry Chaplin fell under a loaded
sled, last Saturday, and received severe In
juries about the chest and back.
Topsham.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. r. McNiell are visiting
with Mrs. e. ID. Taggart
Mrs Carrie Wells returned to her HON
in Lyme, N. H., last week.
Rev. K. W. Hatch preached in the Meth
odst church last Sunday and Rev W. ii
Morrow preached at East Corinth.
j. r. Caldwell was thrown from hi
sleigh and had his shoulder dislocate
while on his way to town meeting.
: West Topsham.
, Two Interesting sermons were delivere