The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-19
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST---PERS
IND IN GENERAL.
Hardwick.

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A gymnasium association has been
formed at the academy.
G. M. Hoyt has been engaged to sing in
Montpelier, and he will move there soon.
The celebrated Beedles Orchestra of
Keene, N. H.-twelve pieces will give an
| entertainment at the Academy Hall on
| February 49, 1t will be q musical treat and
we'll worth hearing.
The Hardwick Musical Association will
hold its second annual convention March 3.
4, b, and 6. The same talent has been en-.
gagged as last year-Mrs. Lena Foster
Carthell of Providence, r. l., as pianist,
and Mrs. g. II. Shipmsn Of Burlington as
soprano. The Montpelier Military Band
Orchestra has been engaged for March
and 6, and M. e. Foster as musical director.
| Special rates have been secured on the St.
Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railroad.
Free entertainment for chorus singers will
be furnished by the executive committee.
A great musical success is anticipated.
Don't invite disappointment by expert.
menting. Depend upon One Minute Cough
Cure and you have immediate relief 1t
that produces immediate results. W. e.
| Terrill 81 Co., Montpelier, VT.
North Pomfret.
The Farmers Club held meeting at the
Center last week Wednesday.
The Missouri Steel Range Company has
had an agent in town selling its ranges.
A sociable was held at the Center on Sat.
urday evening, February g. which was pro.
nounced an unqualified success by those in
attendance.
Sidney Davis of Norwich has purchased
the mill property belonging to the estate of
Judd Markham and will begin saving lum.
Der in the spring.
Laura Thacher has finished her school
and is at home. Effe Thompson is
soon to take a normal course in Bridge
water, Mass. - Walter Harrngton's
youngest child has been sick, but is now
better. - Annie Sherburne is at home
for short vacation.
A high liver with torpid liver will not
be long liver. Correct the liver with
DeWitts Little Early Risers, little pills that
cure dyspepsia and constipation. W. K.
e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Sodom.
On Saturday evening" February s, party
OF young people went to North Calais to at.
tend the school exhibition. One team,
driven by William Guy, consisted of body
set upon two traverse sleds, drawn by two
horses, and was filed with merry crowd
OF boys and girls. On their return, as they
came down the short, steep hill by Charlie
Parker's, near the bridge crossing the brook,
the horses lett the road, and simultaneously
the rear traverse went over the bank, the
body uncoupled, and, with its freight of
youngsters, plunged into the brook, bottom
side up. The horses were stopped by
team ahead, and the young ladies', unin-
Jured (unless by their cold BATH rode home
in another sled. Leon Kelley was asleep
when the accident occurred, and when he
came to his senses found himself, with a
bumped head, lying in the brook, we'll pro-
tected by fur coat Dennis LaDux, who
was under the sled. body, was somewhat
hurt on the head and one hand. No others
were reported injured except Mr.. Guy, who
was badly famed by the accident.
"Give me liver regulator and 1 can
regulate the world" said a genius. The
druggist handed him bottle of DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills.
w. K. Terrill q Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Williamstown
Clayton Dirty has gone to Salem, Mass,
to take charge of dairy farm.
Lewis Edison, son of the late Elijah Ed
son, is visiting his brothers here. His home
is in orinth.
Preston Cross has returned from visit
to his old home in New Brunswick and is
looking finely.
Veteran Gilbert o. Smith was in attend
ance at the Grand Army meeting in Rut-
land last week.
Mrs. G. U. Latbrop had the misfortune to
fall on piazza last week, and to sustain
SeNere INJURY thereby.
Clarence and Luman Hersey are now at
WORK on an old abandoned mine in Robin
son, Colorado. hoping by the latter.day pro-
cesses in mining to make a success.
Van McAllster, night Waterman for the
Central Vermont Railroad Company, here,
Is having rheumatism severely. His in
valid wife has been more poorly of late.
The pleasant new Bruce house in Mill
village which John Duffus has been renting
has just been sold to Stone -polisher Rowell,
who will occupy it after the first of April
Up to the middle of January Fremont G.
Little had taken ten foxes. Others had
been driven to their holes, and would have
been dug out but for the frozen condition
of the ground.
Oak trees are very scarce here. A few,
however, have just been cut on Silas Stones
land in the Gulf, and will be used for fin
ishng-wo in the new house his son, Dell
Stone, is to build this year in Barre.
The Methodist ladies are planning TAX
ing entertainment at the Town Hall for
day and evening OF next week. 1t will oOn-
sist of an exhibition of antique things, and
refreshments after the manner of the Olden
time.
Ernest Ditty, who went a few months
ago to work as a brakeman on the Central
Vermont railroad, has just had the mis-.
fortune to lose the forefinger on his left
hand in coupling cars. His headquarters
are in St. Adams.
Fremont G. Little was in attendance at
the Central Vermont Pomona Grange meet
ing in West Randolph last week. A quar-
terly meeting OF this grange will be held
here in June next The last one held here
was two years ago next June.
The programme for Masonic sociable in
Masonic Hall, Beckett block, last Friday
evening, included visitors outside of the
order In proportion 1--WE beieve) of two to
one of its members, an address by Frank
Piumley, Esq, of Northfeld, music, etc,
and refreshments at the Monument House.
We are told that travelling mon report the
sale of cigars and confectionery in our town
as remarkably large for The size OF it. There
are six dealers in cigars in our small village
and the weekly sale, as estimated by one of
these dealers, il correct, stands for a con-
sumption of money, and physical power, il
the anti-tobacco theories are solid that is
appalling.