The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-13
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\ Sc North Main St. Barre, VI

the stomach, after an illness of eight
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon had resided in
Barre for the past eight years. She was an
active member OF the Ladies' union OF the
Universslist church and was highly es-
teemed by all who knew her. The funeral
was held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Fife X.
M. Jones officiating. Burial was at Put
Evansville.
Fred X. Coleburn returned last Thursday
from Lincoln where he and Robert Wilkin-
son OF Montpelier assembled Lincoln noun
tain on snow shoes for the purpose OF TAX
ing photographs for Joseph Battel OF Mid
dlebury. They were on the mountain three
days and brought back over one hundred
photographs. On the warmest day the
thermometer at noon registered forty-one
degrees below zero and on one day 1t was
sixty below by a spirit thermometer, and so
cold they could do no work. They wore
double suits OF clothing and did not suffer
from the intense cold.
The young men of the Universalist
church served chicken.pie supper last
Wednesday night to nearly 200 people. The
total receipts OF the evening were over $3.50.
Wilder's orchestra OF Montpelier furnished
music.
The jury in the cases of State against
Fred Mcdonald and Duncan McRae, &C.
cused of intoxicstion, brought in verdict
OF guilty last Thursday afternoon, after be-
ing out seven minutes. They recommended
that McRae's fine be RENTED which was
done by Judge Fay. McDonald's fine, with
costs, was S54 So which he paid.
George #. Scott has sold his interest in
the Boston Bargain store at Barre and will
soon go south for his health. g. N. Ken
yOn remains and has taken in IS partner
Charles G. Baldwin of Barton. The new
firm name will be G. N. Kenyon & Co.
East Calais.
Milo George has been obliged to return to
his farm at West Woodbury. to look after
affairs there, the tenant having left.
Maude Pierce is i'll with umonia at the
home of Mrs. Q. G. Bennett at Pierre, S D.,
where she went few weeks ago
DR.. r. j Gale and wife have been spend
ing few days at Winchester, N. II with
the doctors mother, who leaves soon for
California.
Continuous hard wind for forty ight
hours last week blocked up some of the hill
roads, the worst they have been for years.
Several of the farmers were unable TO z, /
their milk to the creamery.
Mr., and Mrs c. s. Jacobs OF Pekn cele-
brated their fittietb anniversary February
2, making one more addition to the long list
OF our townspeOpl who have celebrated
their golden weddings
The burning Of the grst-mil brings up
bits Of early history. When the mill was
being built one of the mill stones got the adj
vantage of the men getting it into place,
and it was dropped and broken Captain
Samuel Rich, the builder of the mill. at
once compared the accident with the
breaking of tho great bell Of Moscow. 1t
was from this incident that our village re-
ceived the name "Moscow."
A CARD We, the Undersigned do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 80 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails
to cure your cough or cold We also guaran-
| tee a 20 cent bottle TO prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
W l. Pierce, East Calais.
G. h. Dwinell East Calais
w. G. Nye, North Montpelier.
G. l.. Pray, North Montpelier.
West Topsham.
The village school, taught by Ernest
Locke of Waits River, closed with an exhi
bition and promenade at village hall Friday
evening, Mr. Locke Is a fine teacher anC
made the term pleasant and profitable fo
the students.
Miss Kate Wiley and her brother, Arthur
from East Topsham visited the school las
Thursday.
John P. Flanders closed a successful
term of school at Waits River last Satur
day.
Mrs. Windsor Corliss and daughters wen
TO their new home in Bellows Falls las
Thursday. Her little daughter, Marion, Ii
very much better since she has been under
the care of DIR. Tillotson of Connecticut.
Mrs. Emma Boyd Stuert ia we'll pleased
with the climate OF Alabama. Farmers ART
putting in their crops, and early potatoe
and peas are looking finely.
r. M. Harvey of Montpelier was in tow
Friday looking after his lumber business.
9. #. Smith has purchased fine ne,
[ sleigh.
We have had but little wind this winte
[ until the past week The hill roads ar
4 badly drifted.
q DIR. j. A. Dow was called to M. II. Coy
= ills in Orange last Friday. His sleigh wa
overturned in snow drift, and the doctor
4 | robes, medicine cases, etc, were left In tn
,. drift. The horse and the doctor bot
;, reached their destination, but the horse wo
. the race
!. John Marsh of Barre came to town FIR
J. day to drive team for W. p. Goodrich
- A. T. Smith shipped two fine cows I
= market last week.
q The Barre stage was unable to make I'll
o trip Tuesday. The roads through Oranl
o were badly drifted.
- Perhaps the young readers Of the WATol
= MAN would like an example to work OF
"a these long winter evenings: IL hen and
= half lay an egg and half, in day and
r, nalf, how many eggs will six hens lay
, seven days.
d Hale @. White closed his school in di
8. trict No. 3 last week
7, James Nolan is improving and the pa
ID rons OF the Green Mountain creamery wi
Of he pleased to see him at work again.