The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-31
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Editor and Mrs. H. G. whitehill visited
in town Wednesday.
Harry Kicker is building an addition to
his house on Main street.
Work was commenced on moving the
Blake house last Monday.
A large number Of trout was placed in
Griffiths pond last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Carrick Of st. Johnsbury has
been visiting in town this week.
Mrs. Frank Kittridge is very sick with
cancer. There is no hope of her recovery.
A promenade will be given in Pythian
hall, May 3d. under the auspices Of the base
ball club.
The primary school was not in session
Wednesday because of the illness of the
teacher, Miss Teller.
Union memorial services will be held in
the Me hodist church next Sunday. Rev.
G. W. Clough will deliver the address.
P. 8. Smith and II. W. whitcomb OF
Barre were in town Wednesday, measuring
for large steam derrick which is soon to
be placed in position on Webber's quarry.
Mrs. q. II. WEIGH, Mrs. 7. B. Hall, Mrs.
Martha Jones, Mrs. T. j. Cochrane and
Miss Jennie Wrinkle attended the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union convention at
Barnet Wednesday.
A special train brought Alvin F. Sort
we'll, president of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad, Superintendent w. A.
Stowell, f. W. Stanyan and Joel Foster of
Montpelier. George Lamson, E. L. Smith,
A. D. Morse and Donald Smith of Barre,
and James Gazeley OF Albany, N Y, to the
town yesterday to visit the Pine Mountain
quarry and to decide whether the railroad
company will build railroad to that quar-
ry. Nothing definite can be learned at
present but there can be no doubt but that
railroad will be built to the quarry by
someone in the near future. The Pine
Mountain Granite and Development COM
psny is capitalized at S25O,0OO and II their
present plans materialize they will give
employment to about 400 men. A large
plant will be erected, equipped with all the
modern machinery and an all around gran.
lite business will be transacted.
Cabot.
P. d. Banfll is improving his house with
a coat OF paint.
Willie Kerr is at work in the cream ry
two or three days in week.
Misses Addie and Maude Stone have
gone to Tilton, N. H., to spend the summer
at the home Of Charlie Stone.
L. G. Lance has improved the looks OF
his yard by taking away the fence, and cut
ting dow n some Of the trees on one side of
the yard.
Forest worms are found in great abund-
ance in orchards and on the maple trees.
Owners OF fruit trees are doing their best to
rid their orchards of the pest, by the free
use Of kerosene.
Edwin Burnham has returned from
Barre where he has been caring for James
Morse, member of Green Mountain lodge
OF Masons. Mr. Morse's death occurred on
Monday. The funeral was Thursday after
noon.
One OF the horses attached to the bakery
team from Hardwick suddenly dropped
dead between this village and South Wal
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to procure a horse OF l.. P. Cole with which
to make the home trip.
Plainfield.
Mrs. Nell Morse is i'll, pneumonia is fear
ed.
Mrs. May Perkins is settling her tenement
for occupancy.
John Gallison of Calais visited at William
Chapin's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fay of Barre were in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Blanche Currier OF Barre was in town
last week on business for the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad.
Paul Cutler died Wednesday evening
and Harley Morse on Thursday. Both fu-
nerals will be Saturday afternoon.
Chautauqus vesper service will be held
in the Methodist church Sunday evening.
The pastor win speak briefly on "a Young
Woman's Choice"
Plainfield
Two children of Nelson Morse are i'll.
B. G. Leazer is very i'll with pneumonia
George M. Seaver Of the WAToHMAN was
in town last week.
Paul Cutler Is not 30 we'll His case is
considered very serious.
Mrs. Clara Page of Barre, came Monday
to her brothers., Clinton Cutters.
lxyiv. Do rBa tu nutn faV. tIu inf
Silas Willis house, which has been some
what remodeled for their occupancy.
The ladies OF the Methodist church met
Tuesday, and made the new carpet which
they have purchased for the parsonage
Rev. II. w. Clark announces that Vesper
service will be held next Sunday at seven |
o'clock, followed by discourse on an APP
propriate theme.
Mrs. Ida II Reed on her way from Chit |
tenden county Woman's Christian Temper |
ance Union convention to that OF Caledonia |
county, visited the local union and ad- |
dressed a fair sized audience in the Meth |
odist church, Monday afternoon. Mrs. |