The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Marshheld.

8, W. Cole has commenced work upoI
| the cellar for his new house,
M. II, Eddy OF st. Johnsbury was vis
tor at his fathers last Friday.
Florence Wooster is at home from God
dard Seminary, Ill with measles.
| j. w Mears has the new addition to the
r5sr OF his barn raised aud nearly covered
Mrs. W. II. II. Mears is visiting hei
daughter, Mrs. L. p. Slack, in st. Johns
| bury.
A, A. Hopkins recently has purchased
the nice pair OF horses owned by #. A
| Morse.
The proprietors OF our village water sup
| ply are conte plating building a larger
| reservoir near where the old one Is nos To-
Gated.
g. L. Dwinell attended the recent session
OF the grand lodge OF Dad Fellows at Bur.
lington.
M. E. Beckley was in Painfield two days
recently TO assist in repairing the water
supply at that place.
n A book edtitled "Houses OF Glass" has
| recently been withdrawn from circulation
in the public library.
Rev. Effie X Nj Jones of Barre is expect.
ed to speak at the Universslist church Tues
day evening, May %
The Ladies' Aid will have a Porch
sociable at Il. A. Rosebrook's next Friday
evening. Cake and ice cream will be
served.
Judge T. b. Hall OF Groton was in town
last week looking for horse and before
his return home purchased one Of @. De-
grenja OF Cabot.
| Marshfeld Co-ooerative creamery made
| 10 ,934 pounds OF butter in the month OF
April and paid patrons twenty cents per
pound, oil test or eighteen cents churn test
@. e. Shepard has sold his bay gelding
"Don Lambert" to George Willing Of
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia "Shep" does
not state the price that was paid. but il
| surely good one.
Morrill, Post, Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, invites all veterans to attend with them
the Memorial services at the Congrega'
tional church in Cabot My q, also co join
them in the exercises Memorial Day.
No business of any Importance was trans
acted at the BASKETBALL meeting Wednesday
evening, but there yet remains prospect
for a team his season, as six OF the former
members have reported for duty, and there
is to be another meeting Friday evening.
Owing to the delay in the arrival in Bos-
ton OF the steamer carrying the straw ber-
ries all New England dealers were disap-
pointed in their orders placed for shipment
the last of the week. Barring accidents of
this kind A. 7. Davis will receive two in
stalments this week.
By invitation OF the resident veterans OF
the Grand Army of the Repu bile, Rev. g.
w. Manning will preach a memorial and
patriotic sermon next Sunday morning.
This, however, will not prevent them &C.
ceptng the invitation of their comrades at
Cabot to join them in the services to be
held at that place.
The base ball meeting Friday evening re-
suited in the selection of a team and the
election OF the following officers: s. Swerd-
Kall A Ila
aging committees; Howard III. Carpenter,
captain; b. w. Davis, secretary aud treas
urer. The first game of the season will be
played at Hardwick May 30, for a guaran-
teed purse OF $40
For public convenience the postoffice de-
partment is furnishing stamps Of the two
| cent denomination in small bound books,
| the pages of which are interleaved with
psrafned paper to prevent premature adhe-
| SIGN. Books containing twelve and twenty
| four stamps each which sell for twenty. fl We
| and forty-nine cents each respectively were
placed on sale at the postofiice Monday
morning. These books are of convenient
vest pocket size.
Upon his arrival at Midland, Va, hurry
Bemis found the proprietor OF the farm that
| he expected to take charge OF a very aged
man and recently taken very i'll, and the
| farm in such a run down condition that q
large expense would have to be incurred to
|
not feel able at this time to undertake the
necessary repairs hurry did not think il
advisable to remain and returned, reaching
this place last Wednesday afternoon.
Road commissioner B. B. Martin expects
to commence work on the highways this
week with two large gangs of men and
teams. One gang will start out from Mr.
Martins place and work the main road tC
Cabot line and the roads to the station
| Of ha inn in n.
village contemplated by Mr.. Martin this
year will be the placing of sewer pipe u
drain the west end of the common, after
which there will be some extensive grading
in that vicinity.
e 8. Knowles, in purchasing the stag'
outfit OF X j. Morrill,, administrator O.
Merritt X. Pickles estate, took possession
OF the shed at the station which was includ
ed in his purchases. FL. II. Meader hst
since claimed the shed and demanded rem
for use thereof which Mr.. Knowles Of course
refused TO pay upon his own property
During the conversation it is understood
he warned Mr.. Meader to let the propert,
alone but Mr.. Meader has since caused tn
shed TO be taken down and the lumbe
drawn to his premises at the village Mr.
Knowles now looks to Mr.. Morrill,, the ad
minstrator, for damages and later develop
ments will be watched with interest.
Mrs. Asa Davis, Familiarity known a
AUNT Harriet" aged eghJy-four years
died suddenly of heart failure Sunday after
noon at the HON, OF her dsugh er, Mrs. M
II Lsmberton, where she has been Twin
since the death OF Mrs. Hathaway. AL
though in poor health for some time sh
had been able to be about and seemed to b
AZ we'll as usual this afternoon when he
granddaughter, Mrs. Collins, went to he
room TO see what she would have for sur
per to which her gran dmother replied tina
she was not particular and would wait III
Ill after they had eaten. After finishin
! their meal Mrs. Collins again visited tn
room and found her grandmother upon tn
bed with lite nearly extinct. The clock /
the room was fonnd with the door open an
one side wound and the other partly 9
with The key upon the shelf beside it, az
parently dropped there as she had felt tn
attack and started for the bed The fl
neral services will be held at the hous
Tuesday at two o'clock, Rev. G. W. Mar
ming officiating, and interment will be i
: the town cemetery beside the remains {
her husband.
Health Officer D. II. 8. Carver recent
submitted two samples of our village waite
supply TO the State laboratory of hygiene q
Burlington and the following are the r,
suits OF the analysis The first sampl
Ian