The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-04

George Corliss has purchased OF WEIGH &
Hal, Boston, pair of draft horses weigh
ing 1000 TO be- used on the road team the
coming summer.
Herbert Gibson returned from East Bar
net March 20, where he spent a few days.
Blue Mountain Grange met on the even
ing of March % The third and fourth
singh degrees were exemplfied. The next
meeting will occur n Wednesday evening,
April IL.
G.. G Nelson and w. Thompson were in
the northern towns last week purchasing
cows and other live stock for market.
Nelson G. Cochran and Horace Symes
are the latest victims with the m 9asles.
Will Thompson is in Boston this week
with carload OF live stock.
James M. Boyce of Munroe was in town
last Thursday, and was q welcome visitor
at Blue Mountain Grange that evening
Mrs. Charles A. Stanley of St. Johnsbury
WAS summoned TO town last week, owing
70 the serious illness of her uncle, James
Johnston.
Miss Lillian Morrison ia in Barnet caring
for her sister, Mrs. James Shields, and the
tW in baby girls.
George & Lyon of Wells River are in
town doing heir usual amount of springs
painting and papering for different parties.
Ezra Roy Of Barnet, has purchased a pas-
ture and lumber lot in town for about $500.
Miss Ethel and Paul Morrison are home
from FrancoDia for short vacation.
Hay is getting scarce. Many of the farm
ers are drawing it from long distance.
Corinth.
Whooping-cough is prevailing very gem
| orally. Some who had il forty years ago or
more are having are having clear case of
! H. again
| Mrs. Fred Hutton has been in feeble
| health nearly all winter and is still con-
fined 10 the house.
Robins we're reported in several places in
town on Friday last.
Sugar makers have obtained very little
sap. Fewer trees VIII be tapped in town
this season than for many years past.
George Patrick is soon to go to Hartford
Conn, 10 run an engine in a cold storage
establishment His family will remain here
for the present. Mr.. Patrick has many
friends here who are sorry to have hin
leave the place.
Hayes Miles of Topsham has rented Mrs
Sarah Robins house and is to move into i
about May /.
Quite number OF new milk cows hav,
been picked up in town for market a
prices ranging from $50 to $50 each
A very large amount of hay has beer
moved in the last few weeks TO supply thos,
whose crops were short. There appears t,
be plenty Of 1t to supply the demand.
DR.. Godfrey OF Chelsea was called to se
j. o. Hoyt on Friday.
F. Waldo Thurber visited his parent
over Sunday
Mrs. Rosannah Doe ia not expected t.
live but short time. Mrs. James Wood
cock is helping care for her.
Nellie Winch got badly cut on barbe,
wire fence while coastng one day las
week.
Roxbury.
Mr., Prince of Montpelier occupied tn
Congregational pulpit Sunday.
John Untiedt and family of Brook fell
we're in town over Sunday.
The grip and kindred disorders are yer
prevalent. A considerable portion OF tn
population are in that most unpleasant
stale OF health in which one is not exact
, sick and yet il decidedly not we'll. Quite
: number are also reported as being really IL
Drs Mayo, Winch and Ellis OF Mortified
were In town several times last week.
AFRO Simonds met with an accident Sa
{ urday evening, from which he was fortv
K. nate in escaping with little injury. ii
Q horse got off the road and tipped Mr.. 8
a monds ont. He rolled some fifteen 70,
] down steep bank. The decent Wis cusl
+, Toned with snow, but the experience WI
I not wholly pleasant on chilly night. II
team was stopped and returned unhurt.