The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-28

| Damon Monday TO Visit their brOther JOhn
who Is i'll. - Nathan Davis has gone to
Lebanon on a visit. - Lucy Tarbox and
Mrs. Knight were in Bradford last week to
attend the funeral Of an uncle OF Miss
Tarbox.
| Lanesboro.
Mitchell Goslant was in Walden few
days last week on business. - Nat
| Peabody, who has been sick with the
measles for two months, has begun work
| again. 60 Mr.. and Mrs. q. s, Cole, who
| have run the boarding house for the past
year, have been engaged for another year.
- Floss Walker OF Marshfeld has been
engaged to work on the section for Herbert
| Eddy the coming summer. - M. Cos
liant expects to start his dressing.mill about
May 10. - Edwin Lane of Montpelier
was here on business on Monday. -
School begun on Monday with Mary Clark
OF Marshfeld as teacher. - George
Davis Of East Montpelier was here Monday
| looking after fine yoke OF oxen to buy for
farm work. - The mill was shut down
two days last week for repairs on the fire
box in the boiler, which fell in one night,
When cold Is contracted, cure 1t at
once. One Minute Cough Cure will set you
on the road TO recovery In o minute. 1t will
cure pneumonia, bronchitis, Group and all
forms of lung and throat troubles. W. K.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
MiddIesex.
Orlo button has been engaged the past
week moving his barn.
Unitarian services we're held last Sunday
afternoon at the church.
N. G. Hamblet is busily engaged in con-
structing his new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S Dana spent Sunday at
Waitsfeld with relatives.
The Ladies' Aid will hold sociable with
Mrs. A. ID. Dennison this afternoon.
M. H. Farrar will not occupy the Steele
tenement, having changed his mind.
Fred Turner of Barre, former resident
OF this place, was in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Chandler are visit
ing the parents Of Mr.. Chandler In town.
Bart Casey will occupy the W. II. Her.
rick house when Mrs. Herrick moves away.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs Karl M.
Knapp is seriously ill, with little hope of
recovery.
Mrs. Jerusha Somers returned last Friday
from Waterbury Center, where she has
been visiting for week.
School at the village opened Monday,
with Mrs. Turner as teacher. Mrs. Turner
will be remembered as Miss Flint, having
taught here before.
The funeral Of the little child Of Mr.. and
Mrs M. H. Farrar occurred from the church
last Wednesday, Rev. j. e. Wrigot off,
ciating. The interment was in the Center
Cemetery. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful.
Beautiful Zephra will be presented at a
matinee at Blanchard opera house, Montpe-
lier, next Saturday afternoon, with the
same care and attention to detail that will
characterize the evening performances.
The matinee will commence promptly at
two o'clock, and will be out in time for the
evening trains in all directions.
Rev. o. l.. Barnard, for three years pastor
Of ha Oft or OH IN ha
Bay by appointment of the Conference.
During his stay in town Mr.. Barnard has
made many friends. who all wish him
merited success in his new field. Very few
men have entered into the active part of life
here as has Mr. Barnard, and by so doing
he will leave lifelong regard and re.
spected memory among our people.
Peculiarly sad and startling was the re-
port that William Parsons, living about two
miles from the village, had been killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun he was
holding last Sunday afternoon. 1t appears
that hawk was molesting Mr.. Parsons
chickens, and when he was loading his gun
the hawk sailed away, Mr.. Parsons sitting
down on the veranda to await its return,
with the gun resting on the ground. Upon
being called to supper by his wife, Mr. Par
sons let the gun slip in some manner and it
was discharged, the contents entering the
body near the heart He arose and walked
into the house saying, "Oh, my God, am
shot" and dropped down dead. He was
a veteran OF the Civil War, and member
of the Grand Army, and had lived in town
the greater part of his life. Besides wife,
he leaves four brothers. The funeral oc-
Cured yesterday forenoon and the inter-
ment was at the Center cemetery.
Putnamsville.
Mrs. II. w. Kemp and daughter Bessie
OF Montpelier visited at G. M. Whtney's
over Sunday. - Miss Emma Kimms
has been quite i'll. but is able to be out
again. - @. G. Putnam is able to be out
again after severe attack of the grip.
- Miss Alice Sanders is to teach the
school the coming term.
Personal.-The gentleman who annoyed
the congregation last Sunday by continually
coughing will find instant relief by using
One Minute Cough Cure, a speedy and
harmless remedy for throat and lung
troubles. w E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier
Vt.
Newbury.
The teachers and pupils of the seminary
devoted Friday afternoon to cleaning up the
campus. A great improvement in the APP
| pearance Of the same is the result.
Earnest. nine year old son of Charles
Huzzey, was kicked by horse on Friday
held on Monday, Rev. j. L. Merrill officiat-
| ing.
Mrs. N. NJ Stetson, OF North Adams,
Mass, is visiting at her fathers, N. II.
Silsby. Mr.. Stetson has sold his drug store
at North Adams and will build block at
Duxbury for his use.
The grading Of the Tenney Memorial
Library grounds was completed on Saturday
last If any one has had any doubts as to
the beauty Of the site they will be dispelled
by a view Of the building and grounds az
completed. 1t is spot OF beauty In which
our people may well delight Citizens have
responded generously for the grading, and
each may feel sense of proprietorshp OF
which he may be proud.
Mrs. Fred Cobb has returned from an ex-
| tended visit to Boston. - Mrs. 8. +,
| Pillsbury went to Boston on Monday for q
few days. - Mrs. G. H. Atkinson has
returned from months sojourn in Brook
| Ign, N. Y. - II. W. Hubbard and
wife, of South Ryegate, spent the Sabbath
with Mrs. Hibbard's parents.
| PlainfieId.
| The gun club has erected house at its
range and added several new traps.
Henry A. Remission has the frame to his
butter box factory up, and will push work
on the building as fast as possible.
| The creamarv association has tha lot foy