The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

report of the Treasurer showed a balance
OF 1929. 80 on hand. The thanks OF the Fed
Grafton were extended to II. w. Stanyan
aud Col II, II. stoughton for securing
transportation OF the cannon and balls
which have been placed In position on the
Spaulding High school grounds and to
George L. Conner and Crandall post for
their assistance in securing the same from
the government. 1t was voted to continue,
Ia the spring, the work Of Identifying the |
grounds at the corner OF Seminary and |
Summer streets, If the Aldermen will grant
the required permission. The officers |
elected for the ensuing year are Presi. |
dent, Mrs. Ida A. Martin: vice president, |
Miss Edith Boyce; secretary, Miss Estelle |
j. Norton; treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Towne;
auditors, Mrs. Alma Perry and Mrs. Hester
Richardson.
Marshfield.
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton Of Newport is WIS.,
| iting her mother and sisters in this place.
II. j. Marshall attended the recent meet
ing OF the Vermont Bar Association at
Montpelier.
Mrs. Charles A. Merrill OF Manchester,
N. II. is visiting her cousin, J. L. Sever
ance.
Dean W. Edison and wife were visitors at
| his fathers for q day or two recently.
They have also been enjoying vacation in
Boston.
CD Wood has sold his house, barn and
small garden on Main street to Mrs. Steven
son of Cabot, possession to be given No
vember 10
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Slack are furnishing a
honse in st. Johnsbury. A. E. Lamberton
went with load of goods for them last
Wednesday.
Wood Brothers are moving their engine
and boiler to the Kinney mills property
owned by them and will there re6t and set
1t up to furnish power for their board saw
A subscriber of the Manchester linton fav.
ors us with the following clipping from the
marriage column Of that paper Preston
Wood. Ia franklin, Charles Preston and
Jennie Wood, both of Msrshfeld, VT"
When do we smoke?
Through the efforts of Mrs. l.. d. Mute,
purse Of about S25 has been made up for
the benefit Of Earl Kellogg who is under
going treatment at the hospital in Burlng-
ton. Those who have contributed to this
will not miss the small portion paid by
them and 1t could not be given in aid OF
those more worthy or who would receive it
with more grateful hearts.
: Between four and five o'clock Tuesday
: morning Mrs. Andie Cole was awakened
by noise at the window. Reaching out
she gave the curtain, which was on a spring
roll. pull and let it go up revealing man
? who had raised the lower sash OF the win
dow and was just about to get in. Before
she could get Andie sufficiently awake tC
J. know what was taking place the intruder
/ was too far away to give pursuit
l George d. Kidder and J. A. Foss OF Plain
field have purchased OF Mrs. 7. o. Parker
o of Barre for 81 100 certain piece OF land
y southwest OF Wood Brothers mills anC
a known as the Kelley lot. Quite portion
of this property is timber land and it il
: principally for this that Messrs Kidder ant
!. Foss have purchased it. The contract fol
4 cutting and delivering this timber to Woo
Brothers mills has been let to Frank Bo
=, honon and Fred Darling, they to have tive
u years in which to do 1t. Wood Brother
). are TO finish the lumber ready to car.
We regret to learn of the sudden death O
pneumonia OF j. NJ Batchelder, proprieto
=. OF our village water supply. which occurred
u at his home in Plainfield Monday morning
J. October 20, Many people in the Yillag
owe him thanks for supply OF nice sprinl
Vt water at their buildings, who would to.da,
a be carrying water in the same old way from
: their more fortunate ueighbors had he no
Interested himself in their behalf, at tn,
}. same time making profitable investment
i He recently spent several days in towr
It with the object of very materially increas
;. ing the supply by the addition OF new
. springs.
n There is probably no place in town wher,
# a sewer is so much needed as for shor
a distance extending from the guide boart
easterly to the common. Here in tn,
,, spring time IS a perfect pond varying from
u three inches to one foot in depth until al
- the snow and ice In the surrounding neigh
y borbood is melted and the ground thawe(
Q sufficiently TO allow 1t to soak in A few
dollars judciousy expended here woult
r. institute change that would be appreciat
9 ed by all, and especially tie patrons of tn
f letter box and visitors from the west end Il
o the public library. What better time to fl,
1t than the PRESENT.
" Waterbury.
h I. I. Farrell of Canaan visited his famil
n last week.
It S. w. Jones will occupy the F. l.. Griffl
n house on Union street.
A. Landt returned on Monday from a Wis
r 1T to Boston and Lowell.
w. e. Battles who has been off duty will
II an injured ankle is again at work.
K. III. Bloss has sold his place on Stow
street to Mrs Holmes OF Moretown.
n Mrs. M. E. Greene and children have re
n turned to their home in Waltham, Mass
e Mrs. W. e. Carpenter is having her tene
}. ment house on Union street arranged TO
two families.
/. Fred Cooley is erecting building OF
o Main street next to Smith & Somerville'
. store for photograph studio.
r. Rev. w. III. Blount has sold his residenc,
g at Colby vile TO @. A. Allen aud will boarC
5 for the present with G. M. Gibbs.
l A new United States letter box has beer
placed in position at the railway station tC
, Itpldc6 Jnb Olu one WHICH uau become tOC
, small
G. Q. Warren has purchased the Clougl
place at Mill Village which adjoins his land
, and will repair the barn to keep his teams
> in in the future
: The Philomathoan Society is to meet with
r Mrs Stranahan next Friday afternoon.
) Subjects, Castles of the Rhine, S.rasburg,
Mannheim and Metz.
Having recovered from his recent injury
. | Clarlaa Mandy ratnrnah IN Waabip ron,
ID. g., last Saturday to join Professor
French as his assistant.
, Rev, Austin Hazen, with his six brothers,
sons OF the late Rev. Austin Hszsn OF Rich
mond, were the guests of their uncle, Rev.
l.. I'll. Elliot over Sunday
The second entertainment in the lecture
course will occur Wednesday evening. Ell
ward III. Frye, the famous monologuist,
will recite David Harum."
G. e. Woodward of franklin, n IL has
moved into the house formerly occupied by
Ned Frary aud is to form a partnership