The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-18
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rents OF her husband, here.
Our creamery seems to be having an ex-
cellent patronage at this time.
Will Kibbee has had as guests, OF late, his
sister, Mrs. Durkee, and her little daughter.
William witherell took the body OF his
wife TO Lowell, Mass, for burial on Tues
day. He will be absent two or three weeks.
Oliver Martin and wife will be at the
farm Of Messrs George and Gilbert Jackson
for the present. since he cannot resume
stone cutting.
Miss Lula Burnham has returned to the
study Of music in Goddard seminary. Her
sister, Miss Sarah, is taking lessons on the
violin in Barre.
A sewer is to be put in on the east side OF
our Main street, from George Beckett's
place, to empty into the stream that flows
through the General e. Bass meadow.
Messrs. Seaver and Smith of the meat
market, have sold 80 j. X. Lynde, the
building lot opposite the residence Of X. p.
Blanchard, TO which they have been haul
ing granite.
Lawrence Murray, who came to East
Barre last year from st. George, N. b to
run a granite lathe for the Grearson Broth
ers, has returned to his old home. He is
brother of Waverly and Joe Murray, now
of our village.
Our Welsh granite cutter, Robert II.
Jones' whose family of four bright, we'll
trained little daughters are so well liked
here, has just sent an organ TO Utica, N. Y,
to the two Oldest ones to practice on, while
at school there.
In settlement for the injuries sustained by
Mrs. Charles NJ. Erskine, at Montpelier
Junction on her return from an excursion
to Montreal last year, the Central Vermont
railroad company has just paid her four
hundred dollars.
Rev. p z. Womer is to preach the SER
mon on Memorial Sunday, the services to
be held at the Congregational church. A
choir made up OF singers from the four re-
ligious societies, and accompanied by or
gan, cornet and clarionet will furnish the
music.
Return S. Davis has given up his place on
Long Island, near New York city, and will
move to Braintree, where he has purchas-
ed farm. Fred. son of Gurdon Martin,
who has been working for Mr.. Davis in the
last year, will return here, to work for his
grandmother, Mrs. Aaron g. Martin.
Rev. P. P. Womer will exchange Sunday
morning and evening with Rev. Mr.. Mitch
ell of the Presbyterian church of Barre
Mr.. Womer will also preach the sermon at
ence at Tunbridge, week after next. Dea-
cons Edwin G. Smith and Barney d. Flint
are to be the delegates from here to this
conference.
Rev. DIR. W. G. Puddefoot had good
audience here on Tuesday evening OF last
at the close Of his address for the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary Society. 1t is
easily seen now why everybody who has
ever heard of him, wants to hear him at
least once. His very rapid, and at times In
distinct speech, was drawback to the full
est enjoyment of listening to the man. But
he is genius.
One of our farmers tells us that he finds
an acre of Sanford corn that he cuts and
leaves in the field till winter OF as much
worth to him as three or four acres in hay
crop. Another farmer tells us that last
year he had between four and five acres of
corn that was cut and stocked in the field
till fed out in January, on which he fed
twenty head OF cattle up to that time-once
day In the early part of the fall and twice
daily, after cold weather.
Melville, son of Gurdon Martin, who has
just enlisted here, could not pass the ex-
animation for the regular army at Des
Moines, Iowa, and he was also thrown out
after another examination for the same at
Omaha, Nebraska. Patrick Rogers, who
has finally been accepted from here passed
three examinations (after having shaved off
his mustache at the third one) before he
could get into the service. Both these boys
ought to make brave soldiers.
The Woman's Home Missionary society
of the Methodist church, will hold plant
sale at the Methodist vestry on Tuesday
afternoon and evening May "a A good as
sortment OF desirable plants will be offer
ed. Cake and ice cream will be served at
the usual rates. In the evening a literary
program has been arranged No charge for
admission. Every one invited to call and
see the display Of flowers and provide them
selves with well rooted plants, at reason
able price.
A sorrowful man was the father of the
granite boys, Patrick and Jack Rogers (his
only sons here), who enlisted for the Cuban
war, and left for Burlington on the 9th inst.
Tho fnrnar M tho w fQi1a1 tn the Y.
animation at Burlington, but was to try 1t
again in his desire to be accepted This
father came here from Australia not long
ago, and a daughter, who came about the
same time from England, is his housekeeper.
For this father now we bespeak much kindly
sympathy from our citizens
Angus A. McIver Of the granite district,
who died on Wednesday last from the ef-
fects of the terrible accident at a quarry
that day, in Barre, was Canadian-born
Methodist church of Graniteville, whose
services he attended on Sunday mornings,
and was constant attendant at Rev. j. o.
Sherburne's Sunday afternoon services at
the Solid Rock chapel in the quarry dis
trict. He leaves wife and two children.
Friday last, Rev. j. o. Sherburne oficiat-
ing. 1t is said he had an accident policy,
which assures 1880 to his wife.
The latest news from George L. Aims
worth was under date OF March 81 His
party was at Peace River Crossing in Atha-
basca, gold-hunting parties were coming in
there every hour, hundred day. and
from all over the country. Their change
of plan, Ito 60 do,on. instead of up, Peace
River) it was hoped would take Mr.. Aims
worth's party to Great Slave Lake, in the
Province of Mackenzie, Northwest Terri
tory, about May /. AS the ice does not
leave this lake before June 10, the mean
time would be spent in prospecting on Hay
River and other streams entering the lake.
II no "strike" should be made, the party
would, after the 18th of June, start for the
head waters OF the Lizard River, to get as
near them az possible before fall. When
the mouth OF this river is reached the boys"
will have ito pull on the track rope, against
the current of the river, for two hundred
miles," Mr.. Ainsworth, speaking OF the
work it will require to pull up this river,
adds "that 1t will not however, be patch
to what we have been through" Surely
the boys deserve success.
East Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aurin Arnold and son from
South birmingham, Mass, are visiting
friends here - The Ladies' Mite Society
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