The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-22
Groton.

Mrs. II. d. McCrilis is convalescent
Frank Hanchett is building house for
John Buckam.
Mrs Thomas Cornth has moved into her
new residence.
l.. W. Tenney is employed with L. G. |
and @. H. WEIGH.
Mrs. Hiram Wood of West Topsham is
the guest OF Mrs. 9. H. WEIGH
Alexander McRae is now employed at
North Woodstock, n. ii.
A. II. Teller is employed driving G. Ii.
Pillsbury's delivery team.
Edward Vincent has purchased OF Nelson
Whitcher an acre OF land
G. Ii. Knox is employed az engineer at
the M. I. Benzie granite works.
A. N. James, assisted by Andrew Mills,
is building barn for G. III. WEIGH.
Henry Hatch has gone to Newbury,
where he has secured position.
NJ. ID. Coffin & Co. have finished the
work OF cutting out their bobbins.
James Adams is operating the polishing
machine at the NJ I. Benze granite works.
During the absence of Station Agent
Bailey, S. A Blodgett has been in charge.
Mrs T. B. Hall is in Holyoke, Mass,
called there by the illness of David Donald
son, her brother.
Senator S. L, Griffith of Dandy was in
town on Thursday looking after his lumber
interests here.
| George Weber is engaged in laying
substantial retaining wall in the rear of H
| g. Clark's new house.
MIR. and Mrs. d. G. Pierce and Sterne,
their son, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Brown
have returned from Quebec.
Anna Belle, daughter Of Frank Kittridge,
has gone to Manchester, N. H., where she
is to reside with Mrs Fracker.
S. Anderson has finished work for the
Groton Granite Company and contemplates
| engaging in the granite business for him.
self in town.
The storehouse connected with II. l..
| Gilman's mill has been improved by re-
painting. Frank Hanchett and e. Vincent
did the work.
G. j. Bailey returned last Wednesday
from visiting Mrs. Bailey. She is in Che-
sea, Mass, caring for her mother who re-
Gently underwent surgical operation.
The scholars OF the village school gave
Principal Hodge a very pleasant surprise
party last Wednesday evening, it being the
| close OF the term. The evening was passed
most enioyably.
The theory that hard ware store could
not prosper in Groton was dispelled this
week. l. G. & g. IL. Welch have sold six
stoves this week and are 80 rushed with
work that they are now obi Sed to employ
| two extra men to keep up with their orders.
Mrs. Alexander COchrane returned home
last Wednesday from visiting her daugh-
ters Miss Gertrude in Boston and Miss
Jean at Smith College in Northampton,
Mass. On her way home she visited sis
ter OF Mr.. Cochrane in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and MIS-. j. S, Weed are visiting in
Lowell, Mass. Wesson Sargent is assisting
Charles Frost in the management of the ho-
tel in their absence Mr.. and Mrs. Weed
have earned this their first vacation since
their assuming the management OF the no.
tel some four years ago.
W. Harry Hoyt, formerly OF st. Adams
but who is now opening up new drug
store in Groton in the Hatch block, re-
ceived his first invoice Of goods on Thurs.
day and will soon have his store open to
the public. This is the first and only drug
store in town and will fill long felt want.
Frank Hooper has returned from visiting
| Joseph his brother, at the Soldiers Home
in Bennington and expresses himself as
gre ally pleased with the comforts at the
| Home and the good care taken by Col.
Robert Cotfey, the genial superintendent OF
the old soldiers there. He now expects his
brother will recover his usual health 80 as
to be able to visit Groton next summer.
The Pine Mountain Association is soon to
make its first shipment of stock from its
quarries which are now in the process of
being opened up. 1t will ship two carloads
OF granite to Palmer g. Canon OF Manches-
| IL
mental work. This will be practically the
first test made OF this granite as TO its work
| ing qualities and the result will be awaited
with interest as its successful working,
which is without doubt assured, will mean
much in the advancement in the develop
ment OF Pine Mountain quarres the success
OF which promises so much toward the fU-
ture growth and prosperity OF Groton
In the intermediate department OF the
village school OF which Miss Ada Sher-
burne is teacher the following pupils were
present every day during the fall term:
Bessie Blanchard, Gertrude Clark, Harry
Corruth, Kate Downs, Elizabeth Jones,
Emma Jones, Llcina Kittredge, Florence
Page, Ethel Kicker and Leonard Mitchell,
Newton Dennis, Clyde Coffrin, Jesse Heath
Nellie Knox and Mabel Russell were de.
tanned unavoidably from school one day
each. lila Cults entered school two days
late after which she was in constant attend.
ance Arvila Smith who had not missed
a day during the term was absent the last
two days OF school because OF illness.
Shady Rill.
o. b. Culver is on the sick list.
Miss Hattie Ladd is staying at Lewis
Lunderville's.
Walter Goodell and Lillian Holden were
married November l by Rev. M. II. Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Flint visited their
son X. b. X. Flint at Norwich University
last Saturday
f. 7. Rice who has been visiting at l.. A.
Flint's the past few days has returned to
his home in Barre.
Prof. A. j. Phillips will hold a reunion
sing at the Shady Rill church Monday
evening, November 20. All are cordially
invited