The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
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the Monument House.
Lee salter has given up granite polishing
here and moved to Barre.
Rev. p. p. Womer Is now boarding in the
family Of George L. Edison.
Wild spring flowers have been in blossom
here for q week or two past.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. #. sibley returned from
Penacook, N. H., on Saturday.
Mrs. Barnet Goodrich, who has been i'll
since last July, Is able to sit up.
Miss jeanette Wiley is the guest Of the
family Of her nephew, Oliver Martin.
Work was begun last week on the found
alton OF George Beckett's new house.
James Canaly's sister, whom he lately
visited, Is very low with consumption.
Lumsn j.. Hersey is living in Denver,
Col, where he seems to be enjoying life.
Last week the bud on the lilac bushes
had started 30 hat the leaves were visible.
The club Of guitar, banjo and mandolin
players meets regularly for practice each
week.
o. d. Bosworth, on the old septa simons
farm, is about to make additions to his barn
room.
Some how the maple sugar season here
does not seem to have been q great success
thus far.
Henry B. Hersey, now adjutant general
OF New Mexico, has secured q divorce from
his wife.
Joel A. Bass has returned from his South
ern professional trip and was in New York
city at recent accounts.
Herman, only child OF Edwin @. Smith, is
at home on a vacation from Kimbsll Union
Academy, Meriden, N. Il.
Asa g. WILDER is yet in Louisiana attend
ing to his landed interests. He may remain
there for some time longer.
We are told that Chris Elliott is having
the benefit Of hospital life in New Mexico,
and that he is able to walk half a mile now.
Mrs. Ella Benedict Griffin and little
daughter Of Burlington came here last Fri
day for a visit OF q few days at Mrs. Grifin's
old home.
Mrs. Mehitabel Stebbins, now in her
good health, after the accidents that have
befallen her in late years.
Carter and McNichol, now OF GouldsvilIe,
have just put in a gasoline engine and q
late report from there is indicative OF quite
a good business for this firm.
Clarence J.. Hersey and family are in Los
Angeles. CAL, for a stay Of a few months.
1t is said his mining venture in Robinson,
Col., was not very successful.
The late Walter B. Bass had a prominent
part in the work OF the committee of the
House in the Legislature OF Kansas, that re-
ported the prohibitory act of 1881. He was
In his element in work OF that kind.
The w%ell-known horse-buyer, MIR. Bald
win Of Connecticut, was in town last week
and bought a span OF horses OF Henry
Lasell, one OF Andrew Burnham, one Of
Horace NJ. Farnham and one of Charles
Holden.
Miss Belle Robinson will teach in the
Prentiss Waldo district, Miss Emma Adams
in the George Williams district, Miss Ida
Covell in the William Hanson district and
Miss Katie Erskine, we believe, in her
fathers district.
A little miss Of Burlington. four or five
years old and a kindergarten pupil, is wis.,
iting her grandparents here. On entering
the rather long and narrow pantry Of the
house, the other day, she exclaimed, "this
Is a cylinder grandma"
Last Friday was ia red letter day" with
our ladies' history club, which met with
Mrs. j. X. Lynde. Quotations from Oliver
Wendell Holmes made up one feature Of
cation now from the work 1t has 80 faith
fully prosecuted during the winter.
At the union Cuban relief meeting at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening, parts
were taken by Revs. Sherburne and Womer
and by Messrs. Russell M. Jeffords and
Barney ID. Flint. Some seventeen dollars
were collected at the meeting and a COM
mittee appointed to solicit further coutri
buttons.
Interest increases in a violin owned by
our Welsh granite cutter, Robert Jones, OF
which we made an item some months ago,
and which has just brought q letter of in
quiry to him from a resident OF Brooklyn,
N. Y. II 1t shall prove a genuine "Stradiv-
arius." as labeled inside it, it will be of
great value to its present owner. Mr.. Jones
knows its history no farther back han its
having come from Boston. Only An expert
can determine the genuineness OF the violin,
such is the counterfeiting Of them.
or course this is a season OF Sweet
thoughts" here, especially among the little
folks. One OF the village misses, some six
years OF age, made a call on a lady recently.
the subject Of NEW sugar" saying she
liked it, and asking. the lady Of the house
II she did not herself like it. Upon getting,
most likely an affirmative answer, the miss
then added, my mamma said II you should
give me any sugar, I mustn't make myself
sick!" The sugar was forthcoming and we
may well believe that the giver, who is the
soul Of kindness, had "sweeter thoughts''
even than her little guest.
Karl's Glover Root Tea, for constipation
it's the best and il after using it you don't
say 30, return the package and get your
money. Sold by W. e. Terrill & 90.
May flowers in March were plenty and
many were picked.
The listers have commenced to look after |
the honor Of the tai payer.
War 10 in the air. Every body is talking |
war and II 1t must come let 1t come, sooner
the better. 1t is hard to dread 1t. Nothing |
but the independence of Cuba and full
satisfaction for the Maine and the death of
its poor soldiers.
The new creamery is getting ready for
business. The machinery Is now being put
up. Every thing is new and first class and
when started will in every way be az good
and convenient as one can be made. The
farmers hope to have an honest, fair deal.
March came in like a lamb and went out
like one and the Oldest people say they
never experienced one like 1t In Vermont. |
sugar season has not been very good
30 far but there is time enough yet. The
ground is white with snow again and the
air Is cold and crisp, and when warm
enough sap will run again.
One word In regard to the terrible acct
dent n death of Oscar Hudson while
at work In the Bradley's mill turning logs.
His death was caused by lack OF caution.
mill Is geared very high md when
turning a log with a aeam in IL n Ia aafa |