The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

Seaver was through with what fol-
lowed he had broken thill to his
carriage.
Henry ]. Martin, the last owner
fthe old Uncle James Hatch farm,
had party Of friends from the viii
lage on Tuesday to a "sugaring off"
of genuinely new sugar.
Sugar on snow" and a promen-
ade at the Town hall on Wednesday
evening of this week under the man
agement of our Grange was the an
nounceent to our public early in the
week.
Robins were heard in our village
last Tuesday morning and one of
our villagers said then he had heard
, them still earlier.
New sugar has begun to make it's
appearance in our village market.
We saw some on Tuesday last that
was sold for 1914 cents per pound,
in ten-pound pail and it was a fine
| looking article.
An acquaintance has Just written
from a prominent city in Southern
California that "his business was
quiet and money was close" there.
Our former townswoman, Mrs.
Emma Brown, youngest daughter of
the late William Brown (of the old
| Judge Paine district, and wife of
| George Crawford of Mortified, re-
Gently died at her home in North
| field of pneumonia at the age of sc
! years. She left no children
Luther H. j. Merrill is said this
| Monday morning, to be the most
comfortable he has been since he
was taken sick some days ago.
Will o. Martin who, with is ia
mily, is stopping with his sister
Mrs. w. 1. Covell, at present, has an
| only son of few years that was
somewhat badly burned one day last
week.
The father was carrying some hot
water when the lad ran against him
and the water was spilled over one
shoulder.
The Ladies Rural G.. L. club
Contrary to a previous engage
ment), met with Mrs. Charles Siv-
right last Saturday afternoon and
on Saturday afternoon of this week
the club will meet with Mrs. Wesley
NJ. Seaver for new" sugar, as is
hoped.
Road Commissioner o. A. Blanch-
ard is sitting up with himself just
now at night, nursing an asthmatic
attack.
Within a day or two we hear Mrs.
X. L. Watson is quite little more
poorly in health.
The Chelsea Dramatic company
that was to give an entertainment
here last week Thursday found the
elements too much for them and had
to postpone it until Monday evening
of this week.
Our Ladies Village improvement
society has just shown us a little
report of receipts and expenditures
since September of 1905 to date, and
the former amount to $2S7.77; while
the latter are $250.65. In the latter
are included 1925, paid on the piano
in our town hall, and $40 paid for
books in their free library.
George Beckett has been confined
to his house for Few days with
bad cold and sore throat, but we
think is getting better
Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Missionary Society of the Congregal
tional church, Miss Calder, assist
ant secretary of the Woman's Board
of Missions, will speak on Thursday
evening of next week at the Con-
gregational church. A large audience
will be welcome.
A few persons from here and
| Chelsea took advantage of eXcur-
sion rates to Washington, D. c., last
week. Herbert son of Newell r.
Farnham of our village, and Mr..
| Stearns, living on the old Orville j.
| Briggs farm on our South Hill, with
his father and brother were among
them. We hear that some of these
| persons went especially to look at
lands in the southern part Of Mary
land with a view to purchasing per-
haps. We shall be glad to report
later what they found in this line,
The widow of Veteran John Bacon
late of our NIillvillage, died a few
days ago of pneumonia in Barre at
the age of some 70 years as our in
formant thinks. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Will Fogg.
George Brigham of Deacon Ed
win C. Smiths family, is at home on
vacation from the University OF
| Vermont