The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-05


hall on Tuesday evening, February H..
Prizes will be awarded the best spoilers.
Promenade after spelling. Admission,
fifteen cents; teachers and scholars free.
"Give me liver regulator and can
regulate the world" said genius. The
druggist banded him bottle OF DeWit's
Little Early Risers, the famous little pills.
W. e. Terrill & Co., Nc ntpelier, Vt.
North Montpelier.
Mrs Maria Tabor and William Chaplin,
who have both been sick, are convalescent.
r. e. willard, who has been seriously i'll
for the past week, is reported as somewhat
more comfortable.
Mrs. A. j. HOLSTER started for Wesmin-
ster on Monday morning, being called there
by the serious sickness of her daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Butterfe.d
The date set for the second annual fair of
the Independent Club is Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, February 25 and 26
The committee in charge have issued an
elegant advertising programme, which the
business men of Montpelier, Plainfeld,
Calais and our own town have very gener-
ously patronized.
There was a largely-attended and en-
thusiastic meeting OF the farmers at Vestry
Hall, Saturday evening, in the interest of a
cooperative creamery to be established
here the coming spring. About 400 cows
have been pledged, with an almost sure
prospect of 100 or 200 more to be added; and
goody number of shares of stock have
been taken. The enterprise now has every
appearance Of being certainty and sue
cess. A meeting to be held at Vestry Hall
to morrow Thursday evening to fully or
ganize the association If po-sible; and it is
hoped everyone interested will be present.
1t not only is so, it must be so. One
Minute Cough Cure acts quickly, and that's
what makes it go. w. E. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.
Fairlee.
The Christian Endeavor social will be
held Friday evening al the house of Frank
Holmes. All are welcome.
Business meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society this evening at the 'sidence
OF w. ii Daniels. The attendance of active
members only is desired.
L. A. Newcomb and wife of Dedbam,
Mass, were called here on Thu day by the
illness of his mother, who died of pneu-
monia on Monday, aged seventy-fve years.
Mrs. Royal Morris is very low. Mrs.
Susan Hubbard is caring for her. - Mrs.
Stebbins has returned from Royalton.
- Mrs. Lydia Sargent Of Manchester,
N. H., has been here caring for her sister.
West Fairlee.
Mrs. Lyon is convalescent.
Ned George is home from St. Johnsbury
Academy.
The Willing Workers meet at Mrs s.
Dearborn's next Friday evening.
A. Bixby of Manchester is spending his
vacation with his father, DIR. M. j. Bixby.
School closed Friday. The scholars pre-
sented their teacher with rocking-chair.
The Merry Milk Maids, from Thetford,
gave an entertainment in Village Hall last
Friday evening.
Eastman Brothers have moved their
goods to Barre and are to occupy their new
store there, built the past season.
West Fairlee Center.
About six inches of snow and good sleigh
ing.
Farmers and lumbermen are all astir with
their wood and lumber jobs.
Potatoes sell at twenty cents per bushel {;
eggs, twenty cents per dozen; beans, 1,50
per bushel.
William Pierce has moved to South New
bury, so that he can be near his shingle-
cutting job.
Harland Godfrey and wife rejoice over the
advent in their family of an eleven-pound
boy, born January q.
Miss Nellie M. Child and Miss Hattie
Batchelder are at the home of w. b, Kim
ball, caring for the sick ones there.
George W. Pierce has moved his goods to
the house of his daughter, Mrs. Nol es,
which he will make his home for the pres
ent.
1t seems now as though A Metcalf of
Bradford, who recently lost his wife, will
move TO NJ. V. b Hatch's for a permanent
home. Mrs. Hatch is his niece.
North Fayston.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Boyce on January 81. - Mrs.
Ellen ingalls, has gone to Duxbury to care
for Mrs. AFRO Griffith - Eugene In
gals has gone to Durkeeville to work.
- Orbia Nelson Of Cabot is spending a
few days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Nelson.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist church
next Sunday.
A horse belonging to Carlos WEIGH was
badly injured recently.
The lumbermen are doing good business.
7. b. Hall is rece ling 80 900 feet per day at
his mill.
T. b and l. n. Halls sheep and lambs
taken to market last week were good ones.
The lambs averaged $50 pounds each; the
sheep, 119 pounds each.
Hiram Dennis was caught in and wound
around pulley in Church & Co.'s mill, last
Friday An ankle was put out of joint and
two bones in a leg were broken.
There was surprise party and social at
Charles Corruth's last Monday evening. All
had good time. The guests left Mr.. and
Mrs. Corruth their best wishes and about
$40 worth OF presents.
Mrs. DR. Barnes OF Oxford, n. H., visited
at Alex. Cochran's and T. b. Halls last
week. - Harvey Noyes of Hardwick
was in town last week. - j. Shannon is
in New York city for a week or ten days.
- Eta Clark is home from Laconia,
N. II.
East Hardwick,
Caledonia Grange held an interesting
meeting on Tuesday.
Guy Blossom has gone to work for the
Vermont Farm Machine Company.
The Creamery Company has been filling
its ice. house this week. The outlook for
good business is growing brighter.
T. G. Bronson has sold two cows to the
Experiment Station at Bur ington. They
are the first registered cows bought since
the herd was destroyed by tuberculosis two
years ago. DIR. Rich tested them and found
them all right.
Marshfield.
The schools in town close next Friday.