The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-30

| again able to be out Of doors.
Mrs. Frank Preston is seriously i'll with
| pneumonia, Mrs e A. Loomis Is caring
| for her.
Frank Plumey was in Waterbury on
Thursday.
Pearl Dutton, infant son OF MI. and Mrs.
Dalton, Is very sick.
Prof II. r. Roberts Sunday school class
gave him a surprise party last Monday
evening. Prof. Woodbury. led the process
sion which marched up to Prof. Roberts,
who very wisely surrendered, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
Deputy Sheriff G. L. Pervier was in Ber-
lin on Tuesday.
An alarm of fire was sounded at noon last
Tuesday. Ii was discovered that the home
of A. p, Cutler on Union street, one of the
Oldest residences In the town, was on fire.
The fire companies were soon on the ground
and made a very successful fight, practically
combining the fire to the roof OF the dwell.
ing. The origin of the fire Is thought to
have been defective chimney. There was
no insurance, II IL hoped the damage will
not exceed 5000.
G. w. Scarf OF Burlington was in town
on Thursday.
Miss Margaret Doyle, who has been away
teaching, has completed the terms work
and will soon return to the home OF O. A.
Edgerton.
II. @. Cady and f. l.. Howe attended the
Masonic district meeting at Montpelier
Thursday evening. Owing to the lateness
| OF the night train both renamed in the
Capital for the night, returning on the mail
Friday forenoon. w. A. Shaw, who was
also attending the district meeting, and O.
l.. Morse, who was in Montpelier on bust.
ness, decided to stay with the junction
| train until the arrival OF the night train.
They waited several hours, reaching home
at about seven o'clock in the morning.
At the annual meeting of the Dole. Brill
Black Slate Company, held recently very
favorable report OF the showings made by
last years work was presented and officers
were elected.
II. L. Temple, landscape gardener OF Bos-
ton, who makes his summer home at West
minister, has consented TO appear before the
Ladies' reading circle at their meeting to be
held on Monday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. @. A. Edgerton. In the evening Mr..
Temple will be the guest Of the Conversa-
tional club. There is a considerable de.
gree of interest manifested in town over
landscape gardening and village improve
ment and Mr.. Temple comes here at the re-
quest OF interested parties. 1t is hoped that
out OF his coming aud the talks which be
gives some movement may take definite
shape and that action will be taken in the
early spring looking towards the beautify
ing OF our village parks and streets. This
article will be continued in later number.
1t isn't wise to say too much at the start.
In 1897 s. f. Thompson of Northfeld,
bargained with Nelson Chase Of Berlin, for
twenty acre wild lot in Moretown for
500 The title to the land was in the name
OF one Aims worth of Middlesex at that time,
and Mr.. Chase agreed to get the title back
into himself and then to make a deed of
conveyance to Mr.. Thompson. 1t is claim
ed he told Mr. Thompson to go into possess
sion OF the property AZ though the deed had
-, C,,lNa 81, Mr.
paid part OF the purchase money ami also
paid the taxes for two or three years, and
took possession of the property and cut off
lumber. When Mr.. Chase got the deed
from Mr.. Ainsworth he did not complete
the trade with Mr.. Thompson but sold the
property to a Mr.. Bell Of Northfield for STA
and received 1875 down. Mr.. Thompson
has brought bill in chsncery to compel
Mr.. Chase TO deed him the property as he
says he agreed to do, and to have the deed
to Mr.. Bell vacated An injunction has
been gran ed against Mr.. Bell, prohibiting
him from cutting any timber or wood from
the land. The case is entered for the March
term of Washington County court
The election Of officers of Northfeld
Lodge of Good Templars was held at the
Good Templars' hall on Friday evening,
when the following officers were elected:
q. A Plumey, 9. T.; Mrs. @. l.. Pervier,
V. T.; Louise Newell secretary; Mrs. O. d.
Edgerton, financial secretary; Emma
| Wright treasurer; Ira Holden, marshal;
K a Lowell, pianist. q. ID. Edgerton,
Frank Plumley aid George A. Cross were
elected trustees for the year. G. d. Eiger-
ton, George A. Cross and Minnie K. Hold
! en- were elected finance committee for the
year. The Lodge has closed very success
full and valuable quarter.
MarshteId.
Mrs. w. H. Mesrs is in St. Johnsbury
| f,r har a I ID lonlr
who is i'll with grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Lamberton received
word last Wednesday that their daughter,
Mrs. A. W. Case, whose home is in River
! ton, Conn, was in very poor health. Mrs.
Lam berton left on the mail train Saturday
morning to visit and assist in caring for her.
First Selectmsn ]. A. Ennis and Over
| seer of the poor S. w. Cole went to Belvi-
dere on town business last Tuesday.
There will be no session OF the singing
school this week. Preparations are being
made for closing the school with grand
convention the latter part of February.
HI. A. Munson has sold his farm in Wal
den and purchased Of Edgar Lamberton the
place which formerly belonged TO Mr.. Lam
berton's mother on the corner Of Main and
Creamery streets
II you want the best silks for waists and
dresses, buy HASKELL" at Homer Fits,
Barre.
Quite delegation of local Masons attend
ed the district meeting held at Montpelier
last Wednesday and Thursday, among
them W. II. II. Mears, 8. Swerdfeger, K
A. Thomas, j. W. Mears, A. @. Tucker anG
A. L. Durant.
w. II. Laird, who has been i'll with pneu
monia for some time at Wood Brothers
mills but had recovered sufficiently to b.
able to sit up little, suffered shock o
paralysis Saturday and is now in very
critical condition.
j. Ward Carver was at home from Barr,
over Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Rosebrook returned from
Ly ldonville last week where she has beef
engaged for some time past rs cook in the
the Lyndonville House.
Mrs. Sabrina Wheeler, who has been IL
Randolph for some time past, returned Il
this place last week.
The New York Life Insurance Compan,
/ gained in 1900, 1884 policy holders. Il
! total insurance in force 1t gained $40, 284
t $50, making total OF 81 POP, 1876, 665 insur
ance in force Dec 81, 1900. There are bu
, four other life insurance companies IN tn
, United States that have total amount c
| outstanding insurance in force in excess O