The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-26
Washington.

W a. bunlbu IL Ill WIFI bue buluRies'
@. G. McAllister on Saturday last picked |
quantity OF green cowslips
Almon Downing and wife Of Barre are |
visiting in town.
A daughter was born April % to Mr.. and |
Mrs. Luther Burnham.
Frank Golden OF Graniteville Is working
in the meat market for Huntington q East
man.
James Webster has returned from Tun-
bridge. where he has been working for the
past month.
The old seats in the Baptist church have
been removed. They will soon be replaced
by new ones.
II. l.. White has returned from Water
bury where he has been working for the
past four months.
ID. e. Emery has purchased of Mrs. L. P.
Barron the land opposite the residence of
g. Il. Huntington.
There was a sugar social at school house
hall last Friday evening, the proceeds Of
which were for the baseball team
Mrs. Bernice Stevens of Chelsea has been
CONTRASTING in town for the book entitled
"Clara Barton's History of the Red Cross"
Homer Fits Of Barre is having great
run on the fine stationery he is selling at
ten cents box. Regular price twenty
cents.
L. A. Crotto has moved from s. w.
Flints farm to the house near q. K. Car
penter, for whom he will work the coming
season.
| Herbert Sanborn has finished work in
| Barre. He is now working for George
| Simpson, who is building a new barn on
| his farm.
Following is the report Of the home de-
partment Sunday school for the first
quarter of this year: Lesson studies, two
hundred and twenty -four; offerings, ninety
| six cents: number OF members, nineteen.
Mrs. Julia Smith, superintendent.
The listers will be at the town clerks
Office on Tuesday morning, May 2, at nine
o'clock to hear and act on the complaints Of
| any persons who feel aggrieved by any act
Of the listers in making out the grand list OF
the town.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold sup
per and entertainment at school house hall
on Wednesday evening Supper will be
served from to $780, Readings, recitations
and music from eight till nine o'clock. Ad-
mission ten cents.
The schools in town all begin next Mon
day. The list of teachers is as follows:
Village district, Miss Jennie Moore of Chel-
sea and Miss Lillian Chatfield OF Randolph
Chelsea; South Washington district, Miss
Grace Bacon of Chelsea; Braman district,
Miss Addie French Of Chelsea; Taylor dis
trict, Miss Louise Taft Of North Randolph
Simpson district. Miss Grace Slocum Of
Berlin.
Ned Wells occupied the pulpit Sunday
morning and evening at the Center
The Buck pond brook rose so rapidly Sat
urday that it washed out the railroad a
that pond Saturday night.
A meeting was held Saturday night pre-
psrstory to organizing band. A commit
tee was appointed to look up instruments
etc.
Mr.. Defines, our new landlord will Civ
: ball May 8. He has engaged the Marsh
field orchestra for music. He will have
fine supper and an excellent time is antiC
, ipated.
South Woodbury..
, No services were held last Sunday. Rev
Mr.. Ganley was in Waits6eld.
Rufus Bigelow and son Bert from Peach
am visited at r. M. Pray's last Saturday.
| Miss Ina Burnham Of Montpelier is Wis
iting her friends in town for few weeks.
Bert Nelson has vacated the tenemen
D over the store and has moved to his ow
house.
Mrs. Camp, who has been working fo
Mrs. Farnsworth this winter, has finishe
: her labors and has gone to Hardwick t
9 work.
. . Mrs. Samuel Daniels has been called t
! her daughters in Hardwick to care for he
" younger daughter, Ada, who is in q yer
critical condition
: Warren.
0 John Halpin went Saturday to his bon
b in Middlebury.
Q The stage went on wheels for the fir
r time Saturday.
o A. L. Vandeusen of Rochester was i
town over Sunday.
II. W. Lyford and G. Martin were
Montpelier last week.
~ N. G. and NJ. H. Bradley were in Mon
10 pelier Friday on business trip.
The listers have the list completed. tt
. grand list is larger than last year.
Attorneys Moody and Dale of WaterbuI
were in town last week on business.
y The personal property of the late Hira
Pirce will be sold at auction on Wednesda
IA The skmming station has changed hant
"a again, Q. Eddy buying j. B. Norton's il
u terest. The firm is now Belden & Eddy.
Miss Ruth English, second daughter
Il John English, was buried April 10, Re
q Mr.. Axtel officiating. She was sixtee
@ years old.
l. Comstock Prentis is quite sick.
n Nathan Boyce is slowly improving.
u j. j. Kelly is to start his meat cart nel
week.
20 Rev. W. 7. Miller is at the hospital
4 Burlington for few days.
}. Charlie aud Eulie Savage Of Waterbur
o were in town Sunday.
II Mrs. q. III. McAllister is visiting frient
in Randolph and Sharon.
o Frank Griffin and wife from Waterbur
L were at e. M. Savage's over Sunday.
q Miss Cora Kelly gave party on Satu
@ day to about twenty-five OF her youn
q friends.
DR.. Hsylett OF Moretown was in tow
:, Monday to see the infant son of h. "
y McAllister.
a Hon. j. II. Hastings and wife who hay
O spent the winter in Minnesota are expecte
l. home on Thursday.
i Sugaring has been very poor so far tn
d season. Many of the farmers are gatherin
o their tubs, aud the report is that not moi
than one-half of the usual amount has bee
q made this season. Prices are high
u East Calais.
Q Alfred Jack moves this week to the job
T. Ainsworth farm in Pekin. - W.
Pierce was in Boston last week, buying b
spring stock OF goods. - Inez Peart
will be at home to her customers after Ma
3. She will continue her custom OF reser