The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-15
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Mrs. Alaihea Coleman is boarding at
Theodore Wilfore's.
Gurdon Martin lost one of his granite
team horses Sunday night,
Mrs j. X. Lvnde attended the musical
convention in West Randolph last week.
The Methodist society Is putting a fur.
mace into its church. Bert Robinson will
furnish it,.
Alfred House has returned to his old.time
work Of granite polishing Tor the Grearson-
Beckett company.
Fernando G. Davenport has been very
low in the last week and no hope is enter
tanned OF his recovery.
j. b. Brockway has been having a severe
time with erysipeias In his arm artng
with bruise on a finger.
Mrs John Duffus and children go to her
lod home in Waterbury IL week to re-
main till after Thanksgiving
John A. Perry, who has been working in
Mortified as carpenter was compelled by
III health to give up work and come home.
Herbert Cohuru OF Newport, a graduate
of the Montpelier Seminary, will teach the
win er term in the Wallace w. Martin dis
trct.
1t is matter OF rejoicing that the granite
business keeps up 80 brisk, and that there
is n prospect OF its being so through the
winter.
Horace e. White is putting the final work
on his new tenement house near Mrs. Or
cult Abbott's place, and pretty little house
it makes.
Peter Gallant has sold his land and the
house he has been building OF late in the
quarry district. He will go to Boston this
week to visit.
The masonic lodge is preparing for gala
time some evening not far off, to which
large number OF guests will be invited. A
supper will be served in the town hall
Mrs Henry Woods little pupils OF her Sc
lect school gave very pleasant entertain
ment at Lynde hall one evening last week
that was well attended and did credit to
herself as teacher.
Foxes are said to be so plentiful about
here at present that good hunter could
make it pay well to give his time to the
business OF killing them, and there is the
fun OF it BESIDES both to himself and all
turkey dom.
Rev. o. d. Clapp of Burlington, formerly
Methodist minister here, supplied the
Congregational pulpit again last Sunday
and was greatly liked. He will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday, and perhaps longer.
Fernando G. Davenport died on Monday
afternoon in his eighty-i year. He had
beenIa life long resident of the place. Mar
rying Lydia, daughter Of the late Captain
William House, three or more children
were born 10 him. Only one Of his family.
his son Arthur, survives him. He was a
kind husband, father and neighbor, while
his kindness also went out beyond the
bounds Of lbs family and immediate neigh.
| borhood.
Lewis NJ. Seaver, the youngest son of the
late Ebenezer Seaver, the present owner of
the old home farm here, returned with his
wife and daughter TO their home near New
York city, last week. His family have
greatly enjoyed their stay here for weeks
past. For many years Mr.. Sesver has been
! away from here, doing business in Chicago
and New York city, but he heartily enjoys
coming up here to the home of his youth
and living farmers life in his vacations,
az it does us good to see. We are glad to
say that he speaks encouragingly of. com
| ing here at no very distant day, to make
! his permanent abode on his farm.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific com
pound having the endorsement of eminent
/ phy sicians and the medical press. ut di-
| gests what you eat and positively cures
| dyspepsia. M. A. Ketron, Bloomngdale,
Tenn, says it cured him of Indigestion of
ten years standing.
South Ryegate
L. f. Carpenter is very ill., threatened
| with pneumonia.
About six inches of snow fell last Satur-
day afternoon and evening.
| Terry & Georges clerk was in Montpel-
Ter and Barre last Saturday aud Sunday.
! Schools closed throughout the town last
Friday. They will begin again the first
Monday after Thanksgiving.
Luther Crow has taken contract to peel
and haul to the depot a large quantity Of
hemlock bark for NJ T Sargent.
II. Mcintosh will move Thursday from
! G. l.. Halls tenement to L mer Hender-
! sons tenement on Pleasant street.
b. l.. fancy and wife, and Arthur More
and wife are visiting their brother, Wallace
fancy. in Hartford Conn this week
The personal effect of Jeanette Hender-
son, late of Ryegate, will be- sold at pubic
auction at w. n. Gilfellows Thursday,
! November 10.
George Robem is putting new cellar
under the main part of the j. A. Miller
house, recently purchased. Other neces-
sary repairs will be made in the near
future.
John Peach from Newburv was visiting
at George Mandigo's last Saturday. He
was taken with shock about four NJ.
He is in critical condition and his recov-
cry is uncertain.
Charles Taggart OF Topsham will give his
ideal entertainment in the Reformed Pres-
byterian church next Friday evening.
Those who attend will lie well paid. Those
that remain at home will miss a rare treat
Last Saturday about one P. NJ two very
large fiocks of wild geese flew over going
south 1t is estimated there were from
seventy five to two hundred. Several shots
were fred at them but none fell to the
ground.
NJ, H. Gibson landed a stone weighing
eighteen tons at the Qnint place, last Fri.
day, from the Blue Mountain quarry. As
the gang was not the best it required eight
horses and four mules to transport il. He
has another of the same weight to get down
Immediately.
Terry & George lost very valuable horse
for their store business, last Saturday after.
noon, after severe illness OF forty -eigh,
hours. 1t will be long time before old
"Robs" place can be filed with one that
can understand and do as well az he did
His white face will be missed by the public
at large as much, II not more, than any
other horse in town.
West Corinth.
G. #. Blake and David Ward are working
for Lyman Porter
Mr. and Mrs, II r. Day visited his rela
tives in Fairlee last week
Dan Ford and two daughters from Brad