The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06

Harvey L. Cheney is about to make some
improvement in the upstairs tenement OF
his house before leaving it. AS yet we hear
no answer to the frequent inquiry as to
where Mr.. Cheney is to go from here;
John Farnham is just getting out from a
three weeks illness.
It's time for my lady to be thinking OF her
new spring suit. The place for correct style
is at Homer Fits, Barre.
Mrs. Hiram Davenport is about to visit
friends in Manchester, N. H., for a month,
and Will go to the home of her only daugh-
ter for visit.
The country was all astir with interest
not so very long ago, in seeing how clergy
man would run daily newspaper for a
week. We should like now to see the
much smaller experiment Of every adult in
our towns, furnishing the news items of
these towns for one week for publication.
OF course, these items so far as legitimate,
are demanded, and will be supplied, and
equally OF course, the ilemizers, where
they have tried to get bottom facts, will
now and again fail to do So and some body
may be saddened or maddened at the re-
suit. Only short time ago we went to
two leading, trustworthy citizens OF our
place for certain, legitimate information
and Of the simplest kind. The men were
nearest Deighbors and both equally inter-
ested in the subject of inquiry. IL is not sup
possible that either Of them was ignorant Of
any and all the facts in the case, nor would
il Seem that there was occasion for misstate-
ment, even If they were men given to such
a thing Two questions were asked. and,
in the answer to one, both agreed. In the
other answer, both differed completely, as
the east from the west. 1t was somewhat
stunning, as we thought of this answer, but
we do not believe yet there was Intentional
deception on the part of either man. The
result was an item of general interest that
mil hhnl frnY int Tod
public, based on the first answer. The sec
ond answer forbade further itemizing ON
the subject. The fact is mentioned to show
the difficulty 30 often in the way OF the re-.
porter who desires to get and give facts.
Maynard Kiser will move to the tenement
about to be vacated by Bert A. Hawley, in
George w. Nichols house. Will Fogg has
rented Horace e. Whites home farm. In
that case Mr.. White will doubtless move to
his new house in the village.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Haden Jeffords
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary Of their
marriage last Monday. While on the way
to Mr.. Jefford's house, William Richard
son of East Brookfield, whose wife is an
aunt OF Mrs. Jeffords, was helping man
down in the Gulf, who was hauling load
of hay, and was in a spot needing help.
The result was that an accident occur
red by which Mr. Richardson had portion
OF a thumb cut completely off.
Landlord Town and wife of the Monu-
ment house are visiting in Waterbury, a
former home.
One of our farmers saw a woodchuck on
Monday and the fact Is spoken of as a mar
vel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bailey OF Montpelier
were at his old home here over Sunday.
Two Of our old townsfolk, Frank o. Beck
EFT and ex-Conductor Frank W. Flint are
i'll lust now in Washington, d. @.
Mrs. Dorcas Conner, daughter OF the late
Gideon Conner, and wife of Marshall Car.
penter, died at the home OF her son in Liv-
ermore. Ia, Sunday, Feb. "a, from a compli-
cation OF diseases. She was upwards of
seventy years Of age.
The John Bacon saving machine has cut
967 cords OF stove wood for Theodore Will
fore this season. OF this amount 1926 cords
were on the w u Pratt place in the quarry
district.
Post Mills.
Elmer Batchelder has taken the Jack.
man farm on Highland avenue.
Miss Edith Brooks has closed her school
in Newbury aud is at the home OF Henry
Sargent.
g. e. Flanders has opened wood yard
on Main street.
Mrs. @. w. Milliken has two sisters from
Maine visiting her.
Miss Esther II. Douglass is at home from
Chelmsford, Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Temple, wife of Harvey
Batchelder, died February 20 Mrs. Batch
elder was born in Hillsboro, N, III sixty
seven years ago She had been resident
of this vicinity many years and had enjoy
ed perfect hestn all her life, till striok n
Wild the fatal disease which was prolonged
with intense suffe ing. IL was all b rne
with an accomplishing spirit The day OF
her burial was the forty-fve anniversary of
her marriage. A husband two daughters
and five sons survive her.
Roy Soutbworth while working on the
log pile at the Star mills last week was
struck on the head by skid throwing him
from the pile He fell about fifteen feet on
the, logs but fortunately no bones were
broken. At present he IL doing we'll.