The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
WEST TOPSHAM.

GD IOI kOllah.
Miss Lena Church is at home from
st. Adams She had good position
in the office of the Vermont Central
railroad but has given it up for the
present.
We have good shedding again and
the lumber teams are very busy r.
M. Harvey has two teams from Barre.
George X. Church has several teams
from East Orange and Washington.
The telephone Office has been NOV
ed TO F. P. Cunningham store.
NJ M. Covill and F. j. Rich are to
have wrestling match at village
hall Saturday evening, March 10. The
winner is to receive the gate money.
Charles M. Hight has come home
from Groton. He is to have charge
of his mothers farm for the coming
| year.
Luther P. Hight has formed part
nership with his father-in law, f. p.
Cunningham. They carry good line
of goods and are doing good bust.
ness. They expect to have the post
Office as soon as the change can be
made at Washington.
One of A. T. Smiths matched pair
OIL DldCk HOrS6S Was bdh6u SICK very
suddenly last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Covill enter
tanned a large number of their friends
and neighbors last week Friday night.
Oysters were served and dancing and
games were the order of the evening.
Allie Greene is at work for W. H.
Chalmers. He works in the yard seal
ing lumber.
Mrs. Henry Hood is improving and
her friends hope to see her out in a
few weeks.
1t was rough travelling to town
meeting but those that went called it
rougher after the meeting opened.
Moderator, o. p. Dickey; clerk and
treasurer, Everett Forsyth; selectmen,
@. H. Taplin, j. H. Felch, G. W.
Bagley; listers, L. A. Hood, Putnam
Hayward, e. @. Poole; school direct
or, Warren Currier; overseer, G. W.
Bagley road commissioner, S. +. Locke
constable and collector of taxes, G.
Fenton Miles auditors, o. P. Dick
ey, John A. Dodge ]. w. White; tax
raised for all purposes, Sl.75.
Frank o. Spaulding went to Brad
ford Monday with load of calves for
A. T. Smith.
WARREN.
The tax payers of this town are feel
ing quite sour with the results of ouI
, late March meeting and the greatest
thing we have to be thankful for Is
that the town voted to abolish the
town agency. The selectmen were in
structed to sell and close up our run
shop as soon as possible. This towr
has over 800 worth of liquor on hand
and when even that amount is sold II
will go quick when the doors are opeI
and notice given that they are ready
for business When the town agency
was first introduced our town haC
some experience in running run
t shop but they only kept small stock
a One night the boys were dry, the!
{ broke in and carried away every drol
q of liquor in the agency. No one wa
: convicted of the offence. The presen
agency has been running for seyera
years. 1t has grown to be quite
quite respectable but it has been go
T. ing down in financial and mora
sense, 1t has been big school 70
k quite part of the community to learl
falsehood and deception, to Obtain
"a what they want
IT The town made a great mistake il
keeping town officers in too long with
- out change, especially the tow
y, treasurer.
10 Ed McGlafin is moving to North
field, He has let his farm to Charlie
LaRose, who has moved onto it. Still
re there are other places to let. Farr
70 labor has gone so high that farmin
~ does not pay.