The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-05
Ryegate.

The town clerk registered the sixty-fourth
pup last Saturday.
T. A. Meader was in McIndoes and Bar
net last Monday on business.
The coons are out. w. j. whitehil shot
very large one last Tuesday.
Uncle John Miller is quite poorly this
spring, from the effects of the grip and 9TH
or causes.
A. K. Lowe is very sick There does not
seem to be much change for the better in
his condition,
Robertson Symes OF Boston Is in town
visiting with his sister: j eDnette, and other
friends and relatives.
G. g. Nelson writes from Nebraska that
there IL far more snow in that section, and
1t has been considered very severe winter
there.
John Gibson, long time resident Of the
Corner, IL very poorly from old age, at the
home OF his son, NJ. III. Gibson, at East Rye.
gate.
Rev. Frank A, Collins preached for Rev.
John j. Hall at South Ryegate last Sunday
morning. The services here were half
hour later.
Misses Carrie and Lillian Morrison came
home from Mortified, Mass, and New
York last Saturday afternoon to spend
short vacation with their parents and
friends.
Miss Ethel V. Morrison has returned
from Franconia where she has finished
teaching successful term in large graded
school, having been absent since last Sep
TENDER.
The many friends OF It. w. whitebill are
pleased to know that he has resumed his
former position as superintendent of the
Sunday-school in the Reformed Presbyte-
rian church, having held the Office for more
than ten years, excepting last year when he
declined TO serve, owing to other duties.
ID. M. Corliss returned from Boston last
week with pair OF horses weighing 5000
pounds to be used with the road machine
the coming season. With two years OF ac-
tive service as road commissioner already,
we may feel assured that our roads will be
in first class condition with the good team
and wide awake help that is always en-
ployed by M. Corliss.
South Ryegate.
Schools begin throughout the town next
Monday.
James johnson has sold his farm to Rob-
ert Lackie.
f. j. Tewksbury expects to go to Boston
soon with some valuable horses.
Tbad Gray moves into Mrs. McDonald's
tenement vacated by Joseph Bedau.
Thomas Bailey has sold his farm to Jo-
seph McClary. Both parties give possess
sion this month.
DR.. George W. Darling has been confined
to his house for a week past by illness
caused by overwOrk.
Rev. ]. j. Hall went to Providence, r.
l., last Saturday, to preach Sunday. Rev
Frank Collins OF Ryegate Corner occupied
his pulpit.
Rev. s. A. Jackson went to Philadelphia
last Monday. He will be absent for a week
or ten days. His pulpit will be vacant
next Sunday.
William Fsrquharson takes b. L. Terry's
place in Terry & Georges store. B. l..
road again this season.
The outlook for the granite business the
coming season Is good. At the Ryegate
Granite Works they are running night and
day. an eight hour shift with six men, on a
large vault job.
Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Kent have been at
their home in town the past week. - T.
r. Kent Is at home from Tufts college on
q short vacation - Arrangements are
being made for putting in separating sta
ton at North Calais in the near future.
= The average receipts OF milk at the
station at Kent's Corner at the present is
about seventy-five hundred pounds every
other day. - At a recent NEE ing OF
Stow post, G. A. R., resolutions were
adopted and petition was drawn to pres
ent to the selectmen requesting them not
to draw the order of S25 voted by the town
for Memorial Day expenses. The reason
for this action is doubt in regard to the le-
gality OF the way the vote was taken. The
post did not care to accept aid after the
sentiments that were expressed at the town
meeting.
East Calais.
G. j. Ainsworth of Gardner, Mass, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. George o. Pierce, and
waiting for sugaring.
Will Hall moved last week to Berlin.
Harrison Mack of Hardwick moved into
the tenement vacated by Hall.
Alma Leonard has moved out Of the tene-
ment in Guy Bancroft's house and will
store her goods for the present until she
finds rooms
At the Easter service on Sunday the an
thems used by the choir were the compost
ton of Miss Grace Bliss, who has furnished
80 many Of the selections used by the choir
during the past year. Miss Bliss has taken
up this work without any special study in
composition, and shows decided talent in
her productions which are thoroughly en-
joyed by all music lovers who are permitted
to listen to them.
Brookfield.
Brookfeld creamery is running every
day from April /.
Fred Hayes has moved his family to the
Frank Tracy farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Follansbee visited in
Mortified last Saturday.
Blodgett Brothers goods were invoiced
last week by Mr.. Bell of Randolph.
Mrs. Fannie Fullam and son James have
gone to Bridgeport, Conn.,, to visit relatives
and friends
Seventy-fve attended the Good Tempars
sociable at Union hall last Thursday even
ing. Pop corn and candy were served
Mrs. IneZ Durkee who has been spending
the winter in Williamstown with her BROTH
or, VIII Kibbee, and Mrs. Herbert Clark Of
North Randolph called on friends here the
last OF the week.
East Brookfield.
j. W. Parmenter took possession Of the
store at Brookfeld April /. - o. N.
Harrington of Gaysville is visiting his son
Edwin. u. d. Sutton has moved his
family from John Clark's to the Elmer
Amidon tenement at Brookfield -
Gustave Rutz has hired out to A. ID. Reed
for the season. He commenced work the
last of March. - j. M. Angel and sis
ter Sadie visited their parents in Gaysville
the first Of the week. - Ed Campbell
and wife moved to Randolph Monday
where Mr.. Campbell has work in furni-
ture shop. - A daughter was born