The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
waterbury Center.

Misses Nellie and Ida Adams OF Barre
visited their grandparents here last Monday
and Tuesday
The goods OF Rev. E. K. e. Philips
have arrived and are at present stored in
the Seminary.
Mrs. p. Il. Smith is moving the shop from
the front OF her buildings on to ground OPP
posite e. A. Newcomb's. She is to make
tenement OF 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Hopkins returned last
Friday from Ocean Syringe, Miss, where
they have passed the winter. They report
the winter as being very cold one.
Ernest 8. Newcomb, who has been visit
ing at home for the past week, left Satur-
day for White River Junction, where he
will 90 on tho road for George w. Smith &
Co. Monday.
Oliver d. Bacon OF Elmore made brief |
visit in the place last Thursday. Mr.. Ba- |
con Is getting his boats in order for the sum. |
mer visitors, of which he expects good |
number this season.
M. H. Eddy of st. Johnsbury was here
last week tuning pianos. He expects to be
here again in June. Mr.. Eddy is an expert
in his business and will do good work Tor
any who employ him.
A birthday party was given to Miss Ruth
Newhall, last Monday. Miss Newhall for
the past year has suffered with rheumatism,
and has not been able to be out at all, but
as she is now better her friends wish to con-
| graduate her.
Rev. E. b. Fuller died at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Wilcox, in Brattleboro last
| Sunday. Elder Fuller has been in failing
| health as well as mentally, for some years,
until he was obliged to give up preaching.
He was one of the best known ministers Of
| the Free Baptists in this State and in north
ern New York where he preached for many
| years. The funeral will be attended at the
Baptist church in this place on Tuesday az
| ternoon at two o'clock.
Last Wednesday the Woman's Relief
Corps of Montpelier visited the corps at this
place. There were more than twenty OF the
visitors, and about the same number be-
longing to the corps OF this place. On the
arrival Of the car the ladies were escorted
to the lodge where dinner was served after
which the visitors exemplifed the ritual OF
the order in the corps room in the Semina-
ry, and enjoyed social time. This visit
was contemplated some weeks ago in honor
of the birthday Of the first president OF this
corps, Mrs. Julia A. Robinson, but on &C.
count of the severe storm at that time, was
postponed until now. All report most
enjoyable gathering.
Cabot.
Mrs Josephine Lance will give an opening
at her millinery rooms Wednesd ay and
Thursday Of this week.
The show window OF 8. G. voodry & Co.
is quite an attraction in our villsge at pre-
sent as such display of Paine's Celery
Compound is rarely seen here. The design
is in the form of GOOD Luck.
good audience listened to Miss Dan
forths entertaining and interesting address
last Thursday evening. All spoke in the
highest terms Of it, and regretted the close
of the evening 80 soon.
Lower Cabot.
A large number OF the friends and neigh
bors of John Durant gathered at his home
Tuesday, April % to celebrate his eighty
fourth birthday. Although he has attained
to such ripe old age he is hale and hearty
His hearing is not visibly impaired. He is
great reader and keeps himself informed
on all the topics OF the day. He has been
twice married, his first wife being Miss
Sarah Wheeler. Some time after her de.
cease he married Mrs. Julia Dean Hopkins
of this town. Since her death he has re-
NAMED on the old Dean homestead. Otis
Rollins and family reside with him and
look after the farm. His nephew, Willis
Cummings, OF Montpelier was present and
full collation. was served by Mrs. Rollins
and her daughter, Miss julie, and Mr.. Rol
Inns served us most generously to very nice
maple sugar. Nearly sixty-fve partook o.
their hospitality. The congratulations o.
the company were presented Mr.. Durant by
Herman Osgood in few well chosen words
and q little book of remembrance contain
lug the autographs Of the guests was pres
ented him as souvenir. poem was reaC
by Mrs. M. S. Haines when all sang "AulG
Lang Syne," the voices Of youth and ole
age blending together in tender sweetness
A CARD.-We the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on 30 cent bot
tie of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar i
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee a % cent bottle to prove satisfac
tory or money refunded.
Wells, Boyles & Rogers, Cabot.
, Morse Brothers, Cabot.
e 8. G. Voodry, Cabot.
s Graniteville.
2 The quarries are all in operation now
with good prospects for heavy busine,
season.
M. j. Corbe.t who has been in Boston
the past winter is expected home this weel
i and will be employed by e. j. Woodbury.
in his store
The roads from Graniteville to the city
are in very bad condition owing to the
heavy freghting. From Langdon's cross
ing to the post Office they are almost i'm
passable and would seem to demand the at
tention Of the road commissioner at once.
E. j. Woodbury. who recently suffered
heavy loss by fire has established his mea
business at the rooms recently occupied by
King brothers. The meat room is supplied
with all modern appliances and is one o.
the best equipped markets in the State. Ii
addition to his meat business he will carry
large STOCK OF nour, ICED ana groceries.
The house and barns owned and occupi
ed by Murdo McAuley were burned las
Thursday night. The live stock was saved
but large quantity of hay and all the
household goods were burned. The prop
erty was insured for fifteen hundred dol
lars. The cause OF the fire is unknown. Il
will, be remembered that Mr.. McAulay'i
house was burned two years ago and the
company in which it was insured failed t
pay the loss.
South Corinth.
Our school did not commence May as
teacher had not been secured.
Henry Hood has finished work at B. e
Slack's and has gone to Ep. Smiths.
Our sugar season has closed with only
about third OF crop, or pound to tree
with many, and not AZ much with others.
G. A. Washburn and p. e. Norris are
each to build barn the coming summer
Mr.. Washburn is making other modern i'm
provements.
Mrs. A. l.. Parker has sold the Lovewel
farm to Charlie White Of Topsham. He
has taken poss session. We are glad OF such