The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-18
st. Johnsbury.

st. Johnsbury.
Eleven recruits for Company d left here
for Burlington this week. This makes the
ranks Of the company full. The boys report
all well and working hard.
The affairs of the shoe factory seem to be
in bad way. But very little work is being
done, and it Is expected the shop will soon
be closed for an indefinite period.
Judge Henry G.. Ide has purchased the
| will make his home in s.. Johnsbury. This
decision OF Judge Ide gives great satisfac-
ton to his townsmen who are glad to see
| him return to this town.
The Judge Parks farm has been bought
by. his daughter, Mrs. R. B.. Eastman.
from Brooklyn to her farm and will carry
! on the same. Mr.. Eastman retains his Office
| in Brooklyn, and will return there soon.
But very little building is being started
this year; considerable repairing and alter.
ations are under way. George W. Spencer
is making extensive repairs and additions
to the Trull house, corner of Winter and
Spring streets, recently purchased by him.
A new barn and two new teDements are to
be added and when completed 1t will be
one OF the most desirable places in town.
The place owned and occupied by the late
John P. Mccormick is being shingled and
pnt In complete repair, and will soon be oc-
cupied by Mrs. j. A. Moore, who will return
with her family from North Carolina the
last Of this week.
The Fairbanks Scale Company held its
annual meeting last Wednesday. The old
board OF directors were chosen with the ex-
ception OF Frank Fl. Brooks to take the
place Of James M. Gardiner deceased. A
good years business was reported. The
sales of manufactured material for the year
Appropriated about 81, 100000, and about
one third more than last year. A sum Of
$4,000 was carried to surplus and a small
dividend was paid during the year. The
present outlook for business is assuring.
All departments are running full time.
The new valve business started last year
has grown to unexpected dimensions. The
corporation enters upon the new business
year free from debt, and the future looks
very promising.
Cure that cough with Shiloh's Cure. The
best cough cure Relieves Group promptly.
One million bottles sold last year. 40 doses
for % cts. Sold by w. e. Terrill & Co.
Middlesex.
Miss Ellen Badger visited over Sunday
at her home in Mortified.
Mrs. William Clark of Moretown visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hodge, q
part OF last week.
Mrs. W. II. Hammond is suffering from
sprained ankle. She is attended by DR.. d.
G. Kemp Of Montpelier.
Charles Carpenter of st. Johnsbury, q
former Middlesex boy. visited friends and
relatives in town last week.
There are vague rumors of deserters, old
dumps, decsying bridges and "smash ups"
af1oat, beg pardon we do not deal in that
class Of items.
A large company from this place visited
at Mrs. Sarah j. Williams at Waterbury
Center last Saturday, and incidentally look
ed over the electric road.
The Ladies' Aid social held with Mrs. G..
| loaf "adn offn No
largely attended, and enjoyed. Rev. j. e.
Wright of Montpelier was present.
Mrs. P. ]. Jerome has been confined to
the bed by serious illness the past week or
more. Mr.. Jerome returned from Fort
Ethan Allen, and will remain. Mrs. Jer-
ONE is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Campbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. Nichols, G. T. Miles, M. w.
Miles, f. B. Miles, John P. Eagan, g. M.
, Silloway and Frank SMITH were among
those who took advantage of the excursion
last Sunday to Fort Ethan Allen.
s. E. Parker. Sharon, Wis, writes:-"I
, have tried De Wits Witch Hazel Salve for
two minutes consider DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the greatest pile cure on the
market."-w. e. Terrill & Co.
Hardwick.
Lots Of fishing but little fish.
j. II. Drew of St. Johnsbury has been
visiting in town.
Dana Bell has gone to Burlington to re-
ceive medical treatment.
V. w. Rand has sold nice five-years- old
horse to st. Johnsbury party.
Or. K. P. Crane and wife have gone tc
Minneapolis to visit his parents
Mrs. Ira Shattuck has returned from
Burlington much improved in health.
! Rev. Mr. Lewis recently spent two Sun
days in Connecticut much to the delight Of
his listeners.
!. Carl Warner OF East Hardwick is supply
: ing the demand for bicycles this spring
the liver johnson pattern.
j. The assistant pastor at the Congrega
, tional church has taken up her work sftel
an absence of four months in the West.
8 DR.. s. K. Darling was seriously injured
I one day last week by falling from steI
Q ladder. He was unconscious several hours
I but is now attending to business.
t Hsrdwick Academy closes q very success
0 full years work this week. The baccalau
reate sermon to the graduating class was
delivered by Rev. W. 8. Smithers ON Sun
t day evening In the Congregational church
: Sheriff Wakefield started out on Monday
y morning equipped for battle. Woe be &
8 any unlicensed dog who may chance Il
,. roam across his path Wakefield recently
captured in New York Mr.. Lawrence
who was wanted for stealing. He will pro
| oapiy eooh ohoor ouo oliploy VI tne oJate.
a Karl's Glover Root Tea, for constipation
\ it's the best and II after using it you dom
\ say so, return the package and get you
= money. Sold by w. K. Terrill & Co.
d West Fairlee Center.
= The Congregational societies here and q
y Post Mills have engaged the pastoral ser
!, vices of Rev. q. III. Fogg for another year
80 Mrs. Edward Morse sustained
fracture OF the hip joint the 18th inst while
walking in the yard. Such experiences arr
8 very serious with persons advanced IL
[. years. DIR. Simpson attends the case. L
!. seems very strange that the neck Of tn,
i thigh bone should break while no specia
t strain is put upon it but that OF walking
|. This is the second instance of this kind in
n few years in this Nplace The other beinl
IS Mrs. e. j. May which occurred while sh'
IT was walking on a smooth floor. - Mr.
= and Mrs. Titus visited their daughter, Mrs
d Ruggles, at Norwich on Saturday. -
d Mrs. Marion X. Bond with her children
+ from Thetford visited her parents on Fri
n day and Saturday. - Nathaniel N
s. Morse from Dartmouth spent Saturday ant
j. Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs Kim