The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
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Eugene Call has given up stone cutting |
for the present and will run a wheelwrght |
shop.
The creamery paid twenty cents for their
March butter. There are now some seventy
patrons.
Mrs. Anna b. Franklin had her village
scholars out in the woods botanizing last
Saturday.
Harley Stevens OF Greensboro. a former
granite cutter here was in town with friends
over Sunday.
Misses Alice Walker and Mabel Wheat
ley will open dressmaking rooms at Miss
Walkers home.
Their first child, a son, was born last
week to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Erskine.
Congratulations
Mrs. Patsy Elliott accompanied her father
to his home near Brattleboro last week. to
be absent few days.
George Edwards has discontinued gran
lite cutting at the village for time and is
working on his farm.
Mrs. Rev. Alvin NJ. Smith is at her old
home in Stockbridge to stay few weeks.
She Is much improved in health.
Mrs. George L. Edison was visiting in
West Lebanon, N. H., and Miss Myrtle Sea-
yer in White River Junction last week.
Mrs. George Bigelow, nee Miss Rena
Arlington Of Duxbury, died on Friday at
the age of IL years of typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. Rev. Harvey A. Webster of Swanton
was in town Monday on business connected
with the settlemento of her husbands estate.
Thomas Waldo has recently bought some
twenty head of cattle to feed in his pastures
this year. He found that prices were high
er than usual.
George X. Bosworth has just taken some
fine photographs Of the beautiful waterfall
on the General Bass place at the south end
Of the village.
To serve the Odd Fellows lodge the COM
ing year the following officers were elected;
+. l. Godfrey, N. g.; A. e. House, V. g.;
j. w. Flint, s.; G. M. Edison, I.
Leon Blanchard and wife will work at
the City Hotel in Barre, having been with
the new proprietor year and more while
he was at White River Junction.
Egbert A. Martin, son of the late Kim.
ball p. Martin, and for years on the police
force at st. Louis, Mo-, has lately buried his
wife. He is left with six children.
Richard j. Jenkins writes that he left the
hospital in Montreal little too soon, and
his recovery was temporarily interrupted
thereby. However, he hopes soon to be
well.
The outlook for any building in this will
age this season, other than the house
Arthur Simons is putting up for himself and
the one his sister will build in the fall, is
not fiattering.
Silas Westover, of the Judge Paine dis
trict, died last week from trouble with the
lungs. He had been a resident of the place
for many years and was a soldier in the war
OF the rebellion.
Mrs. George c. Earle has just undergone,
successfully at this writing, surgical oper
alton in the hospital at Burlington I'm
mense relief came to her family friends
when the crisis was passed.
Bert. son of Joshua r. Railev and wife
are at the old home here for few days.
They go from here to st. Johns, N b., from
which point Mr.. Bailey will travel through
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Any relatives or friends of deceased
soldiers OF the war Of 1872 or the civil war
whose graves have not been decorated here
tofore will please inform N. r. Farnham OF
the Grand Army committee on decoration.
X. l.. Watson, now about eighty years
old, is very feeble. 1t seems but yesterday,
that, as child, we used to see him, young
man, hotel clerk in Mortified, the in
hrmities OF eighty years apparently as far
away as the millennium appears to be now
We are told on authority that certain pro.
| lessons in our Vermont University think
the ravages of the forest caterpillars are to
be stayed, gradually, by some insect that
has been raised up" to that end, and that
even this year the harm to our trees may be
less than has been feared.
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last Wednesday, good prices were realized.
Iwenty-six COWS averaged about $50 each.
The highest price, l$46, was realized for q
four years old Jersey. October calves
brought $40 to $l2 Mr.. Martin is not GER
tain how long he may remain on the old
home farm.
long mystery has just been solved in the
case OF neighboring town family. Some
eight years ago pitcher of milk disappear
ed strangely, and soon 1t was noticed that
cat in the family also had taken its depart
ure. Recently drain at the house was
opened up, and in IL was found the long lost
pitcher, in which was the skeleton OF cats
head. The explanation is obvious.
The twenty.ffth anniversary of the mar
| rage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey l.. Cheney oc-
CURED on Saturday April 49, Mr.. Cheney's
fellow members OF the band serenaded him.
After the music came refreshments, cake,
coffee, ice-cream, etc., with games and
generally good time. 1t was an apprOpri-
ate celebration of the first quarter of CEN
fury OF happy married life.
For the second time in four years Murdo
A. McAulay, in the granite district, was
burned out recently. He lost house, barns,
out buildings, hay, etc. The fire occurred
in the night and we hear Mr.. McAulsy had
to fight it lone handed. The insurance, a
little less than 81 800 does not nearly cover
his loss. His cup has run over with troubles
in late years, making his case very sad
one.
The following are the newly elected Off
GERS of our Masonic lodge for the following
year: Ira II. Rowell, W. M; Joshua r.
Bailey, 8. W.; VIM. j. Young, j. W.; Har-
vey L. Cheney, Treas. Henry Poole, Sec;
Frank |. Godfrey, s. b.; George L. Edison,
J. D.; Nathan b. Robinson, s. s.; Sidney I.
Martin, j. s.; Rev. P. P. Womer, Chap;
Charles Edison, Mar; Wilmer ID. Carpen-
ter, tyler. These officers will be installed
Thursday. evening, the 18th, when ban
quet will be served to the lodge and invited
guests. The banjo and guitar club will
furnish music.
Human nature will doubtless never cease
to enjoy a genuine and happy surprise,
such as the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. @,
Prentiss Waldo sprung on them Monday
evening, May l, the fortieth anniversary Of
their. marriage. Fifty or more, and the
number would have been greater but for
the threatening weather, put in their ap
pearance at their home. Warren 8. Coveli,
who has fine vein Of fun in his makeup,
had been chosen as spokesman for the
company, and introducing his remarks with
a humorous story, he proceeded in a vein
that was excellent. To all this, Mr.. Waldo
ma6a hQnnV An oil