The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16


Mrs. Myron Long has been i'll the past
week.
e. e. Campbell was in Montpelier on
business last Thursday.
Miss Florence Atkins is visiting this week
with relatives at Waterbury.
Mrs. George Sylvester is in town visiting
her sister, Mrs. III. @. Gearan.
Mrs. M. A. Leland OF Montpelier has been
visiting friends in town the past week.
The first fish Of the season were caught
by 8. o. Baxter and Joseph Hill last Mon
day.
| Most OF our sugar makers have begun
operations though but little has yet been
| made.
Quito party from this place contemplate
| attending the entertainment at Blanchard
Opera House this evening.
Leonard Harrington OF Berlin and John
Stetson OF Warren are among the new en-
| ployes OF j. w. Eagan's force.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clogston Of Mont
pelier were in town on Monday to attend
the funeral OF @. r. McElroy.
The Ladies' Aid will hold a sociable with
Mrs. Norris Wright this afternoon to which
a cordial invitation Is extended.
The social held by the Home Circle last
| Wednesday evening with Mrs. e. E. Camp
bell was we'll attended and enjoyed.
Charles Scott shot small mink near j.
r. Leonard's shop last Monday during the
| high water. 1t is the first to be killed
| around here for q long time.
During the season Of bad roads the Uni
tartan society in Mddlesex will omit two Of
its usual Sunday services. The next meet
ing may be expected April II.
@. r. McElroy died last Saturday after
noon aged about sxty-eight years. De-
ceased has been lifelong and active resi-
dent OF this vicinity. He was q veteran Of
the civil war, in which he served as lieu
tenant OF Company B, Thirteenth Vermont
| Volunteers. He was man OF many friends.
especially in the army, and leaves living
memory among his associates and relatives,
he being the first of four children to die
the remaining three residing in town.
The funeral was held on Monday at one
o'clock P. M from the home Of his sister,
Rev. j. Edward Wright OF Montpelier Off
ciating. The interment was in the Cutler
Cemetery.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here
by agree to refund the money on fifty
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup Of
Tar II 1t fails to cure your cough or cold.
We also guarantee twenty-five cent bottle
to prove satisfactory or no pay.
e. w. Gilman, Marshfield.
E. f. Leavtt, Plainfeld.
j. M. Willard East Montpelier.
A. A Bliss. Sodom.
III. o. Ward, Moretown.
Waitsfeld.
Kelly has new stage driver born Mon
day morning.
A few have tapped their sugar orchards
but very little sugar has been made.
Hervie Enright goes to Windsor this
week where he is to learn dentistry.
1t is understood that the L. r. Joslin
farm has been sold to r. j. Brown of Fays-
ton.
The great quantity of snow which we had
last Thursday has taken it's departure and
now nearly all are going with wagons.
f. A. Boyce and wife returned Sunday
morning from Connecticut where they had
been to visit Mrs. Boyce's sister who is
critically i'll.
William Howe received a severe kick In
the face from horse Sunday. fracturing
the skull over the right eye. Two pieces OF
bone had to be removed.
o. d. Mathewson, county examiner oil
teachers, held two days session here last
week at which twenty seven took the ex.
animation, the largest number for some
years.
Eugene G. Berry and Miss Jennie 8. Kew
were married at Waterbury last Wednes
day and went to Montreal that night. A
reception will be given at his home Thurs
day evening.
There will be a meeting of the citizens in
terested in Lecture Course for the ensuing
season at Grand Army hall next Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock sharp. AS it is in
tended to establish the course on a more
; permanent basis and discuss the subject Of
, the town library it is important that there
should be full attendance. No one inter
: ested in either should fail to give encourage
ment by their presence and counsel.
There are three little things which DE-
, more work than any other three little thing
oreated-they are the ant, the bee and d.
Wits Little Early Risers, the last being the
, famous little pills for stomach and live
. troubles. w. E. Terrill & Co. Montpelier
Northfield.
+ W. W. Frost is confined to the hous,
with a severe cold.
j. e. Bingham is on business trip t.
, Cambridgeport, Mass.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson returned from
Putney last Thursday.
Wagons appeared for the first time thi
g spring last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. G. e. Deuel. of Worcester visited hi
mother and brother in town last week.
The students in the high school gave
, sociable at the school building last Wednes
day evening There was good attendanc,
and pleasing programme.
b New sugar will be served at the parlor
of the Methodist church this evening. Ais
q there will be sugar party and social dane,
at concert hall the same evening.
n The case of State vs.. Charles Heath, &C
cused OF setting fire to his barns was hear(
q before the grand jury last Wednesday. NJ
indictment was found against him.
a The Canadian Jubilee singers sang to
crowded house at Concert hall last Satur
4 day evening. They also sang at both tn
- morning and evening services at the Metho
dist church on Sunday. Their singing CAV,
Z excellent satisfaction. The bass ant
soprano solos and the male quartette wer,
s of unusual excellence.
Washington.
;, Charles Nourse is going on the town
: the town farm we mean-March 90. -
a Aaron Richardson and family are visiting
a in Stowe. -C @. l.. Slack has returned
from a trip to Middlebury and other towns
n - Mrs. DR.. Warner is in charge of tn,
a millinery establishment of Mrs. j. M. Bon(
at Barre, during the absence of the latter
- Mrs. Anna Benedict Frankum o
. Williamstown is visiting at George M
. Seaver's. - A lodge OF the New Eng
land Order OF Protection will be instituted
at school house hall this evening by f. G
! Rowland and Dr. M. ID. Lamb of Barre
g The statement of the Washington
:. Creamery Association for February is al
follows, viz Milk received, 156, 1884 pounds
| ~ a. no.