The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
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| OdDb IL W. DOlo was III burlington ld5b
week.
Mrs. G. W. Cardell of Warren, was in
| town Saturday.
| Several of the cadets are learning the art
of horse back riding.
| Miss Susie Thompson OF this place has a
brother in the British army in South Africa,
DIR. w. b. Mayo has purchased a large
| quantity of the old Central Vermont depot
brick.
j. X. Egerton has been elected superin-
| tendent Of the st. Mary's church Sunday
| school
The second of the lecture course enter
| tainments was held at Concert hall last
| Saturday evening.
They have commenced to make slate at
the Union quarry. 1t Is said TO be of a fine
| quality, free from flint
The High school defeated the Randolph
| high school at football AT that place Satur-
| day by u score of 60
w. e, Densmore had an auction on the
| common, Saturday, of household goods be-
| longing TO Mr.. Carroll.
Fred Dutton, who sold his place on Main
| street to Fred Joslyn, il to move into the
north tenement of the Episcopal rectory.
The regular communication of Naomi
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, will
take place Tuesday evening of this week
Fred j. Dole was moved to his home
| Friday. He has been at his sisters since
he was injured. He is now able to sit up q
short time each day.
The place near the University known as
the Case place, recently purchased by W.
| A. Shaw, has been purchased by the Alpha
Sigma Pi society for chapter house.
Nate Green of the locality known as Bull
Run, has returned from the asylum at Wat
erbury where he has been for the past few
months. He is much improved in health.
The district meet ng OF the Masons of the
| sixth Masonic district is to be held in Barre
early in December. Dewitt Clinton Lodge
of this place will confer the second degree.
Harry Brown Of the Twenty-frst regi-
ment in Manila was wounded in the leg in
at Chickamaugs with Company + OF this
place.
AT the board of trade meeting the matter
| Of new road to Waitsfield was taken up
and referred to committee. Some dis
cusson was had regarding the depot, but
no action was taken.
DR.. w. B. Mayo is to commence the cree
ton of temporary block for the use OF
William SPEEDING, q. N. Whitmarsh and
| q. l.. Cardell for stores. The building is
to be located on the corner where his block
was burned.
The annual meeting of the Dog River
| Valley Fair Association was held at Village
| nall laSJ week. Inc OlQ UOdru Oh OIuC6rS
| was reelected. The report of the treasurer
shows the receipts the past year were
So 36507; paid orders OF 1898, S284.32; Or
| ders for current year, $1,711.93; balance,
| 1868 50; outstanding orders, S50.28
About twenty men are now at work at
Dole-Brill slate quarries, and a good quail
| ity of slate is being taken out. The man
| agement is undecided whether to work the
quarries through the winter or to shut
down about December /. Last winter the
work was pushed without cessation but not
with the best results. 1t is probable that
work will be suspended during the winter
months, and that additional men will be
| put on in the spring.
The railroad station, with the exception
of the east wing in which is located the
| telegraph and ticket office and the North
| field National bank, has been leveled to the
ground and the debris has been carted
| away. Tearing down this structure re-
moves landmark that dates back TO the
| palmy days OF Governor Paine and the old
| Vermont Central headquarters at North
| field. With the exception of Essex juno
| ton and the terminal points of st. Adams
and Burlington it was the only covered sta
| ton on the main line or branches of the
| road. The officials are reticent as to their
/ intentions but it is understood the remain
ing portion of the building will eventually
| be torn down, and that handsome modern
station will be erected.
| Since August the corn canning factory
has been busy place, and the money paid
out there for corn and wages has given a
! perceptible increase to the business and
visited the factory Monday afternoon and
CLEANED from 4. c. Payson the proprietor
and George Ill, Lowell the superintendent,
some interesting facts regarding the BUSH
ness done during the season now closing.
| Owing to the drouth only about two-thirds
| of an average crop of corn was canned.
| However more than 400 900 two pound cans
| have been put up representing an acreage
| of a little more than two hundred acres.
About one hundred acres of corn were
| lost it not having matured because of the
dry weather. During the busy season one
hundred and twenty-five hands were en-
| ployed. Over 5000 was paid to huskers
alone, and large share of this amount
went to women and children. The exact
amount paid for labor during the past sea-
son was not easily obtainable, but it will
foot up several thousand dollars. This
corn, after canning is labeled and shipped
| in carload lots to large cities west and south
and to New York and Boston. The man.
! agement has lately added new machinery
| and enlarged the plant and will be prepar-
ed next year to handle all the corn that
may be delivered. Although the quantity
canned this year is not as large as was ex
pected the quality is excellent, in fact is
better than ever before. Because of the
scarcity of apples in this section no effort
has been made TO do an extensive business
in canning this fruit. Three car loads ship.
ped in from Bethel, and about two hundred
bushels hauled in by farmers is about al
that have been canned. Last year over
twenty car loads of canned apples wert
shipped The cider mills this year are pay
ing an extra price for apples and the fac
tory has not attempted to compete will
them. The factory is now practically CLOSED
for the season, but the management is al
ready making extensive plans for next year
This industry is appreciated in Mortified
and it has already done much for the town
Brookfield.
Mrs. John Greene of Ludlow is visiting
in town,
Mrs. Grace Hall McGlatiin of Warren re-
Gently visited in town.
Irwin Abbott at the Center is suffering
with sciatica rheumatism.
Miss Alice Raymore accompanied hel
parents and sister to California.
Mrs. @. T. Frink returned last week from
her visit to her fathers in Colchester.
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