The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-03
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last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Arch BatcHelder commenced last week to
run the saw mill night aud day, Moses Ha-
mel being the day saver and Walter Per-
kirs the night.
A. B. Hutchns OF East Barre was in town
Saturday to serve papers on o. l.. Martin
in trover suit brought by W. K. Bugbee.
The suit Is returnable at East Barre April
10.
II. Il. Lane has recently lost two valuable
COWS.
Miss Abbe Foster of Windsor arrived In
town Thursday and Is to spend short time
visiting relatives,
Mrs. Bailey o, Berlin was the guest last
week OF her father, Charles Buckley.
Gilbert Richardson. who was fined short
time ago for furnishing, was again arrested
last week for obtaining the liquor from the
town agency under false pretenses. He
plead ed guilty and paid a fine OF $40 and
costs.
Frank Baird OF woodsville, N. H., was
in town las week, the guest of III. e Lane.
Miss Bessie Lszele went to Barre last
Saturday to remain over Sunday with DR..
w. e. Lazelle, her brother.
Miss Alice Batchelder has been engaged
to teach In the South district the coming
spring term. Miss Flora Batchelder will
have charge OF the Center school.
Mrs Charles Lombard went to South
Barre Saturday, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
| John Worcester.
Rev. j. o. Sherburn OF st. bloomsbury
visited at j. b. Gales last week. His son
Earl came to town Friday to spend few
weeks.
Pliny shorey, while engaged In cutting
brush to enable breaking road into his
fathers sugar orchard, severely cut one of
| his feet with an axe and as q result will be
| laid up with the injury for time.
| W. A. Gray, who has been away from
home for the past year, travelling through
the West In the interest OF Saratoga Med
ical Company, came home last Saturday to
visit his family.
| H. A. Ken ston and young son returned
from St. Johnsbury the first OF last week.
Raymond Martin is at work for Arch
| Bachelor at the mill.
Frank Shorey OF Montpelier came up last
Thursday and remained with relatives till
| Saturday.
| Erastus Batchelder Ia slowly improving in
health and able to be on the street some.
A representative OF the Van Dyke Lum-
Der Company Of McIndoes Falls was In
town st week looking up the lumber bust
ness,
Pearl Montana, who has been working
for FL. e. Lane, finished his contract Satur.
day.
|
work this spring that he can attend to. Last
week while engaged in dehorning cattle, he
cut his hand and was laid up with slight
attack of blood poisoning for few days but
is now able to be about.
Mrs. L. M. johnson was confined to the
house most OF last week with cold.
e. W. Page Ia interested in blooded stock
and usually has at his home some fine ami,
| mails. Some time ago he sent to the Hood
Farm for a registered Berkshire pig which
came in due course of time but for some
cause died. Mr.. Page received another OF
the same breed but this also died last week.
The mission meeting is to be held Wed.
nesdsy.
Mrs. T. P. Bartlett who has been sick
since last Wednesday, is slightly better.
The Plainfield orchestra club, composed
OF the Gray children Of North Montpsl ieI
and several OF the Young local musicians OF
the town, met at G. d. Kidder's Saturday
evening for rehearsal.
Ira Merrill, an old man now being cared
for by John Lane, is failing rapidly.
John Foss and wife entertained the whist
club Saturday evening.
Only about seventy pounds OF maple sug.
ar has been shipped from the station this
season and that was made in Calais.
Mrs. belinda Lombard went to Montps.
lier on Saturday to visit for a week or 80.
Carlyle, son of e. G. Wells of Cambridge
is visiting his grandparents, J.B. Wells and
wife,
Mrs. Celia Hitchcock of Mortified visited
at e. W. Pages last week.
II. P. Martin sold last week two promis
ing four year old colts. L. j. Benjamin o.
Woodbury. had one and Fred Sharley o.
this town the other.
DIR. #. p. Gale was in Montpelier Friday.
The Odd Fellows new sugar party held
| in ba lndn ThnraI au
we'll attended, but owing to the scarcity o.
the toothsome article at the time no more
than enough could be obtained for the occa
sion and then large part OF what had beer
secured was actually spilled so that sugar
famine prevailed. Notwithstanding thai
fact most enjoyable evening was the yer
dict Of those present.
Do your Easter shopping at Homer Fits
Barre, il you wish to do 1t economically.
Copperfield.
Walter Sweet has moved to Beanville.
A daughter was born March II to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wells.
Jennie Hutchins, who has been visiting
in Haverill, has returned home.
Ida johnson, who has been at #. w
Farnham's this winter, has gone home for
!; few weeks.
Elmer Kenerson of Boston Is visiting hi
mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney of Concord and Mr.
Watson Of st. Adams were In town to in
sure the mining property.
: Mr.. Eagles is here, running diamond
drill In the mine.
Messrs Troupe and Thorpe were in Strai
ford the first OF the week.
Miss Marietta Paul has returned to he
school in Hartford, after a two weeks vsca
ton.
Miss Della Harding is at home from Bur
lington for two weeks vacation
At the meeting OF the school director
Miss Marguerite B. Rowell was chosen gu
, perintendent OF schools for the town Of Ver
shire.
Mrs. Evan and son Earle visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Hutchins, last week.
Waterbury Center.
, Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Demeritt were calleC
to Stowe last Saturday to attend the funer
al OF Mrs. Abel Smith, an aunt Of Mr.. De
merritt.
A special car was run from Stowe to Wa
terbury last Friday evening to accommo
date those who wished to attend the Guy
Brothers minstrel show at the opera house
A number went from this place and repor