The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
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George McLam and family we're released
from quarantine last Thursday.
Raymond Cilley has pair Of steers four
months old weighing $50 pounds,
Mrs, Smith, who was recently burned
out, is having lumber drawn for new build
ings.
A company OF about thirty young people
went to visit Garland Curriers' people in
Corinth last Thursday evening. All re-
ported good time
At the creamery meeting January 49, the
folio wing officers were chosen: President,
Warren Bowen secretary, j. Il Nolan;
treasurer, Charles II. Taplin; directors,
Duncan Mckay, Horace Randall and S. X.
Dexter, The creamery paid its patrons
twenty-seven and one.half cents for Deem
Der butter.
Woodbury..
Morris McKinstry has taken a Job for the
winter at Cambridge.
The Hardwick and Woodbury. railroad
put its new engine on last Friday.
The young people held a grab-bag social
| in the town hall Monday evening
"Ten Nights in Bar Room" has been in
rehearsal for some time and is to be pre-
sented at an early date in the town hall
A. L. Thomas sugar place is fast disap-
| pearing. All the stable naples have been
cut and shipped by cars to the bobbin fac
| tory in Hardwick.
The Help and Aid held a very pleasant
| reception at the residence of Mrs. Ii. s.
Benjamin last Wednesday afternoon aud
| evening.
dered some Of the hill roads impossible,
the drifts in places being from four to eight
feet deep.
On account of the non-arrival OF the pas.
tor, there was no preaching at the Meth
odst church last Sunday. The new choir,
| hOwaVar faVOral an1ipnca wit q nal
hours service Of song.
r. f. Drenan has offered to give the
church all the wood they need for year
for the cutting and drawing All who feel
disposed to help in worthy cause are
quested to report to Mr.. Drenan next Sat-
urday morning with axe and well filed
dinner pail, prepared to do yeoman work
for the church for that day
Fayston
Lumbermen were busy drawing logs last
week, but the Saturday thaw threw a wet
blanket over their enthusiasm.
Horace Hill, who bought Jerry Kew's
farm on the German Flats, died of con-
sumption on Friday OF last week, aged
! sixty. nine years
The farmers in this vic nifty have had
financial assistance through getting out
and selling ash lumber to Eaton & Allen OF
Waitsheld Mr.. Eaton has already bought
over 81, 800 worth.
i Samuel Baird, from Barre, is fitting up
= the mill which II. o Ward bought from
Hugh Baird, preparatory to running it early
n the season. Mr.. Ward intends to put in
large board saw in the spring, SO that he
: can Jaw all kinds OF lumber.
The school at the center, j. B. Thompson
teacher, closed on Friday OF last week
: Those having neither absent nor tardy
marks are Orville Kew, Hazel Kew and
a Harry LsRose. AS token Of the esteem
in which Mr.. Thompson is held by his pu-
pills, they presented him with handsome
: silk handkerchief and beautiful gold
watch chain.
Copperfield.
P. Corwin and Robert Wilcox are work
= ing here
o Frank Riley moved his family here from
/ Barre this week.
Bride Chase and Frank Little began
work here last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul of Wilder spent
Sunday at Samuel Pauls.
Mrs. Nathan Hutchins has two sisters
visiting her, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Keihan.
!. Schools closed here and at South YER
L shire last Friday, with Miss Hattie Darling
I'd Mrs. Ely as teachers Both are teach
- trs Of ability and large experience, and
= have given good satisfaction.
, The three new boilers have arrived for
- the hosting house and the masons are ex-
pected to begin work tins week. Mr.. Cor
/, thell, civil engineer of Boston, is superin.
tending the work.
East Calais.
It The Ladies League holds It's literary and
social meeting with Mrs. w. l.. Pierce on
3 Thursday afternoon. Topic Famous Ma
/. donnas."
At the annual meeting of Union Chapel
q Association the following officers were
| eli cted: L g. Dwneil clerk: w K. Bliss
= treasurer; l.. L. Provost collector; G. j.
| IA ri. 7 q I
, n. w. Bliss, W. c. Remission prudential
y committee.
: The East Calais Co operative Creamery
8 Association held its annual meeting last
Saturday afternoon. The officers for the
q coming year are Directors, A. O.. Dutton,
. o A II. Holt, l.. Parker, 1 W. Gray, w II.
Waite; clerk, w. e Bliss; treasurer, @. K.
! ID Sinell; auditors, d. B. Dwinell, c. j.
- Lamb, w. l.. Pierce.
Nora Sargent has been very sick, but is
improving.
Rev. Mr.. Bowdsh occupied the pulpit at
II Post Mills last Sunday.
Allen Morrill, has purchased Mrs. Clay's
j house at the hill.
Mrs. Palmer has been helping care 70
b the sick at Mr.. Holmes.
Mrs. Cora Prescott has been visiting at
Il Aldren Trescotps
The Ladies' Sewing Circle met with Mrs.
Lambert last Wednesday.
Z Miss Jane Colhurn has returned, after
spending several weeks at Hanover.
= Carlos Slater has been to Windsor to Wis.
it his brother, Charles Slater.
There will be prize speaking in the
: church on Thursday evening.
Miss Sarah Rugg has gone to Massachu-
. setts to spend the remainder OF the winter
II. p. Palmer has bought wood lot OF
George Chamberlain He will clear it of
. lumber.
4 Ryegate.
y NJ. II Gibson was in st. Johnsbury last
l. Monday on business.
G. G. Nelson will have three cars OF Iowa
= horses here in the early spring.