The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27
From Our Town Correspondents.

GoULDsvILLE.-ChristO Winter died
Saturday of kidney trouble. He was i'll but
a few days. - Mrs. Julia Smith is quite
i'll with pneumonia. - One of the Portu-
guese wood-choppers had an eye put out last
Saturday by chip while limbing a skid
- 1t is reported that they came near
having "a serious fire at the mill Monday
BERLIN-Miss Green of ST. Albans Bay
spent last week in town. - Erwin Wins
low is in Montpelier driving the Sabin milk
cart. - Elmer Scott has moved on to
the S. H. o. Bosworth place at the Corner.
- The special meetings at the Corner
are to be held through this week, closing on
Sunday. The interest is increasing with
every service.
STowE.-Cheney's chorus concert will be
given at the town hall Friday evening,
March /. Admission twenty cents children,
ten cents. - About thirty from this
place attended the missionary meeting at
Waterbury on Friday. On the return
during the storm in the evening, large
sleigh containing several ladies was over
turned. No one was seriously injured.
WooDBURY.-A barn belonging to G.. A.
Rideout, with its contents, including a pair
of oxen and one COW, was burned early on
the morning of February 13. The cause of
the fire was the explosion of a kerosene
lantern. The rap-door was left down, so
the stable Immediately filed with fire and
smoke, making it impossible to get the cat
tie out. The barn and contents were in
sured in the Union Mutual
EAST WARREN Mrs. Minnie Wellington
of Granville was in town last week visiting.
=- Eva Goodspeed is spending a few
weeks with Mrs w. T.. Barney in Barre.
80 Judge Riford and wife spent the
Sabbath with their son in Waterbury. -
Will and May Harmon have been ill the
past week with tonsilitis. 60 Schuyler
VanDeusen has been sick the past few
weeks. 80 Mrs y. l.. Dickinson has re-
turned from New Hampshire
SOUTH WooDBURY.-W. II. Abbott and
wife of Boston have been visiting at Il. w.
and George Lance's the past week. also A.
G. Wormwood and wife at East Topsham.
- DIR. r. w. Lance sold "A tive-year-Old
Fearnaught colt TO w ii. Abbott of Boston
for $3.50 == Little Carrie Lewis is very
i'll with diphtheria. - George Lance sold
a Fearnaught colt coming one year old TO
j. Allen Noyes of New Hampshire for 500.
- Floyd Blake Went Saturday to Hyde
Park TO attend school.
WATERBURY CENTER.-The closing exer-
cises of the Green Mountain Seminary oc-
CURED last week. The speaking Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings was fine and re
flected great credit to the teacher, Professor
j. &. Emerson. The essays and orations of
the senior class Wednesday evening were
very excellent. The promenade Thursday
evening was largely attended, the Watsr-
bury orchestra furnishing the music over
thirty dollars were taken at the supper
tables, number OF old scholars were
present.
BRAISTREE.-Clyde Blanchard came very
near being killed last week He attempted
to ride on the carriage in the saw-mill and
got his legs caught between the ad-bocks.
He escaped with severe bruises instead OF
broken legs. - George Hyzer has two
men chopping wood ON the Hutchinson lot
One of the men accidentally ont off n toe
Saturday night, February 16. - The
grange had its oyster-supper Saturday night.
Owing to the cold weather, there was not
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