The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-18


gain in membership May it live long and
prosper.
Mrs. l. NJ. Kicker, who HIS been visiting
her daughter, Mrs Walter Green of Fisk
ville Il. l., for the past four weeks returned
home last Wednesday. c. Mrs. Alex
ander Cochran, who has been in Boston
with her daughter, Mrs. ID. II. Clark of
Montpelier, returned home las Thursday.
go Il. l.. Gilman WIS in Montpelier last
Wednesday on business. So Mrs. G. j.
Bailey went to Chelsea, Mass, last Wed
nesday, for a three-weeks' visit with her
mother. - Miss Eva Clark il visiting
Mrs. Edward Moore, her sister, at North
Chelmsford, Mass. - Mrs. b. Clark
visited ID f. Clark, her son, at Montpelier
last week - Edward Smith of Pas
sumpsic has been visiting his brother in
town during the past week. - j. T.
Darling is getting the lumber on the ground
for the residence he ia to build this summer
near the station. SO Mrs NJ. j. Bailey is
keeping house for Station Agent Q. j. Bal.
ley, during the absence of his wife. -
Mrs. A. VI. Heath is slowly recovering from
her recent long and severe Illness. Mrs 9.
F. Robinson of Montpelier, her daughter
who has been caring for her, returned to
her home last week.
Marsbfield.
Arthur Blake has opened feed store near
the depot.
USE less soap. Too much ruins clothes;
ros them; eats the fiber.
Remember the auction tomorrow Thurs
day. at l.. ID. Nute's farm.
A sociable was held at James Bouldry's
last Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Eugene Walbridge son of L. e. Wal
bridge, died at his home in East Cabot last
week. Rev. Samuel Lewis officiated at the
funeral
There will be an entertainment at the
Methodist church on Tuesday evening,
March "a. There will be a dramatic read
ing by Harvey Burbank OF Walden.
AT the Church of the Messiah, last Sun
day, Rev. Mr.. FauDce, the pastor, preached
upon the Right Attitude for the Human
Soul to Assume toward God and Human
ity." His closing discourse, next Sunday,
will be: " The Support of the Ministry"
Duran Baker haa moved to Stowe. -
Clark Northrop and wife moved here from
Peacham last week. - A A. Stimson of
after horses. - Austin Spencer was
taken to the asylum at Waterbury last
week. - Mrs. S. Heath and daughter of
Roxbury are in town visiting her sister,
Mrs. Benjamin Nowns, and her mother,
Mrs McAiiister 90 George Bliss and
over Sunday. - Eldred Pitkin and wife
were in Peacham over Sunday.
IT not only is so, it must be so. One Min
ute Cough Cure acts quickly, and that's
what makes it CO. w. e. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.
Maple Hill.
H. S. Laird gave Henrietta Lane last
week piece of land valued at 1875. This is
one of the many kindnesses shown by him
to his neighbors and relatives.
Alfred Hill and Calvin Pratt have the
grip - Clark Conant has been moved
from Mrs. Orrin Pratt's TO Merrill Aiken's
by the overseer of the town of Plainfield.
MiddIesex.
The goods of the late Dwight Darling will
be sold at public auction on March %.
Florence, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Atkins, is i'll with the prevalent dis
temper.
Mrs Adelia NJ. Taplin left for Chicago,
last week. where she will visit her sons,
Charles and George
Our well-known humorist, w G. Scott,
has been welding his art of telegraphy at
Montpelier junction the past week.
j. Mildred, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. White, has been dangerously i'll
with pneumonia. but is convalescing..
The condition of our roads made it i'm
possible to run the snow roller in some parts
of the town, after the recent severe snow
| storm
Elon Hersey is moving to Montpelier,
having suffered the usual result OF having
democratic administration in his endeavors
| to become contented farmer
The Narrows bridge has been repaired so
as to render it passable for teams. No
definite action has been taken in regard to
what will ultimately be done towards build
| ing a substantial structure that will with
stand the terrible pressure of water to which
| the present one is subjected at times.
The PARTICLES of association " between
| three OF our citizens owning together one OF
| the aqueducts washed away by the recent
| high water came nearly being rent asunder
the other day, when it became necessary
| to make repairs, but the matter was left to
disinterested parties and the repairs were
duly made.
Have you been out for drive? II so, did
| you 90 up the "river?" And if you did,
| did you meet team? And If so, how did
! you get by? In short, most OF our towns
men would like to know what will be done
| little later, when it will be necessary to
use wagons instead of narrow sleighs, for
which the road is only barely passable now.
| With a road only about six feet in width,
and the ice piled equally high on either
side, together with the fact that we are now
going over several feet of it, makes it an in
teresting question as to the way in which
! Road Commissioner Pembroke will obviate
the difficulty now before him.
Considerable excitement has been created
here in the past few weeks in regard to the
damage alleged to have been caused by the
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the dam at the Vies' electric plant. The
stores, the hotel, the streets, and even
the distant highways on the hillsides,
have been the scenes of animated dis
cussions of this complicated question
The young, the old, the rich and the
poor have alike, without regard 10 sex,
color or previous condition of servtude,"
gathered together and Threatened lawsuits,
and all the other agencies OF vengeance
known TO mortal man, against Mr.. Viies,
who all the while has kept serenely quiet,
and conducts himself in most commend
able manner. Whether the unusual
amount of ice left in the highway and the
damage otherwise done, was caused by the
Viles' dam is question that may never be
decided. The recent high water was an
unusual Occurrences, coming as it did with
the ground we'll covered with snow and
frozen beyond the possibility OF the alb
sorption OF any water, which, together with
the extra thickness OF the ice, makes il
barely possible that much OF the damage
accredited to the Viles dam was but the
natural consequences Of the existing condi
tions of mother earth.
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