The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-07
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Last week we gave list of eighteen
social organizations here, and unin-
tentionally omitted the nineteenth,
namely the Good Templar's Lodge.
Mrs DR.. e. B. Watson was the guest
of MRS DR.. j. Henry jackson of Barre
one afternoon last week, the occasion
having been special one.
Miss Addie Cobleigh of South North
field was here last Thursday evening,
toYattend the organization of the East
ern Star Lodge. While here she called
at the home of the Misses Edison, old
friends of her father and mother.
Miss Cobleigh is the postmistress at
South Mortified, the office being in
her fathers store to which she gives a
part of her time. She seems to have
an active part in church and business
affairs in the town of Northfield.
After the warm, dry, dusty days of
last April it was decided if not re-
freshing change to have May come in
with cold north wind that mingled
dust and snowhSkes, and suggested
November
Last Friday morning, May l, our
fisherman were out early and some
good trout were caught.
we HedTu an OUT Vi UOWu SuebJ dU
the Monument House, last week prais-
ing in glowing terms the food which.
had been served fer him there.
Cornelius Perrin has been quite ill
of late at the home of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Clark Perrin, and her son
in Barre. A trained nurse from Bur-
lington is caring for him. We are told
that the trouble is thought to be in
with Rri oil diso from
which he has so long suffered
The purchaser of part of William
u. Pratt's farm is j. W. Jolliman of
Montpelier, and the consideration is
said to have been So, 900.
O. A. Blanchard road commissioner,
met persons last Saturday having bills
against the town for breaking roads.
In the old Dan Harrington house on
our south hill, there are said to have
lived representatives of six genera
tions of Harrington blood, four having
borne the name of Harrington.
Ed. j. Poor paid his creamery pat
rons twenty eight and one-half cents
for butter in March, having charged
two cents of the same for making it.
Carl j. Kingsbury tells US that twen-
ty-nine years ago last Friday, May |,
he went from his place in Washington
to Chelsea on runners, and saw no
bare ground on the way, a heavy snow
storm having fallen the night before.
The same year he moved to Washing
ton from Caledonia county in March,
and on wheels.
The news from Colorado. concern ing
the condition of the late Barney d.
Flint's daughter, Nellie, is less hope
full, if possible, after her long and
very painful illness. She feels now
that death would be welcome. The
family has the deep sympathy of old
friends here.
George L. Edison is master of our
Masonic lodge this year,
What are the facts in the matter of
prohibiting fishing and hunting on
ones premises? We hear it talked
that the way of the transgressor of
such prohibitions would not be harder
than Zone cent damages and costs, -
if the law was taken on an offender.
Granite Cutter and Citizen Frank
Lavine is at work at his trade in
West Berlin.
The place decided for his life sup
port. some years ago, by Moses Par
sons to his only heir, Mrs. Frank
Jeffords, and her husband, has been
sold to GIaniteville man, j. Flynn.
Consideration we are told was 81, 900.
Mr.. Parsons came with the family OF
MI. and Mrs. Jefords to our village
live in the spring of last year, and
on the Chester Martin place. He still
continues i'll quite remarkably good
health for one of his ninetyone years
H. ]. Irelend has had a fine success
in canvassing for the Chicago Portrait
Company.
We lately saw picture of fine
looking large family, photograph o.
which was sent to President Roose
velt the champion of large families
But this family is good deal smaller
than of one of our own, early inhabit
ants the principal tradition of whom
we suspect is that he had twenty ont
children. We have recently been tolC
that the late Lyman Oaprons fathe
had about if not quite as many. II
get this statement verified we asker
a daughter of Mr.. Lyman Caprol
about it and she was sure of but seven
teen, though there might have beef
Others
One of our citizens recently wrot
a business man in State some dis
lance away, about certain bushes
conditions there and in reply wa
told that business there as in othe
States was crowded, and that the onl
roomy place was at the top.
Mrs. II. Dwight Abbott, now {
Northfield, came last week the CUES
of the Misses Edison, and RENAME
two or three days of this week. Sh
is always welcomed visitor here
May day brought out reminiscens'
of twenty nine years ago, when sno'