The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-13

Archer started for Alaska Monday, Feb
ruary 4, to be gone three years. =-= Rus
sci Page of Burlington is visiting in town.
May Cross has gone to Concord, N. H., TO
work in hotel. - The auditors meet at
the town house Saturday, February 16.
STowE.-Allen Smith is quite sick with
pneumonia. - Amasa Wells had the
misfortune to seriously injure his thumb
few days ago by jamming between log and
a stump. 80 W. IL. S. Whitcomb of Bur
lington will give a temperance lecture at
the Methodist church on Saturday evening,
| February 16. - Remember the prize
speaking Thursday evening and the school
exhibition Friday evening. - Several
of our citizens attended the town meeting
| at Waterbury on Monday. - John and
| Ed. Fitzgerald were found in the snow
near the sidewalk on Main street in our viii
| lage on Sunday evening about eleven
O'Clock, intoxicated and unconscious. 80
February 10 son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Newton.
WATERBURY CENTER The winter term
of the Green Mountain Seminary will close
Thursday, February 2l. The declamatons
of the junior and middle classes will be
given Monday and Tuesday evenings. The
exercises of the senior class will be Wednes-
day evening. Thursday evening there will
be the usual promenade. The music will be
furnished by the Waterbury orchestra The
ladies of the Aid Society will furnish an
oyster-supper. The proceeds are to be given
| to finish repairing the Baptist church
60 Mrs. Ada Ferguson and children re-
turned to New York Monday - Merton
| Davis has gone to Westford to work in a
dry goods store. - The temperance
meeting will be at Mrs. e. A Newcomb's
Saturday, the 10th
CoRINTH.-There is a fierce war over the
estate of the late George II. Raymond.
Some of the personal property belonging to
him or his mother has been taken and re-
taken several times by various persons
claiming it. In the end some one will be
left to see the lawyers gobble up the loaf,
while they gnaw crust, ii they can find
one. - Frank w. Thurber has been
buying pressed hay for shipping down coun-
try. One of the first carloads sent away
was burned before going ten miles by a
spark from the engine flying through a
broken door of the car. - Daniel Slack,
who was severely injured by falling wind
lass striking him on the head, is recovering
slowly. His eye-sight was affected that
when he returned to consciousness he saw
every object double.
EAST RoxBURY. - Ora Boyce recently
had Mrs. William Perno brought to his
house. that she might receive better care in
her sickness. - The conference of the
Union society will meet here Wednesday
evening of this week and continue over the
following Sabbath. Several ministers from
out of the state are expected to be present.
- F. j. Eastman of Northfeld spent
Sunday with his brother l.. A. Eastman.
- The church recently received a gift
of $500 from the late Mr. Ashley, better
known as Father Ashley, of Barnard. Ora
Boyce has been appointed agent to look
after the matter - S. II. Allen went to
Montpelier last Saturday to visit his aunt
She died a short time before he arrived.
- II. p. Abbott and wife went to Will
JAMESTOWN last Friday to hear Colonel j. II.
Brigham speak
EAST ORANGE.-Leroy, the little son OF
A. c. Coleman, has been seriously i'll with
lung fever, but is slowly recovering. DR..
Minard of West Topsham is treating him.
80 Charlie Johnson and wife of East
Corinth We're in town Sunday. - Ches-
ter Dickey and wife of Washington were in
town last Friday. on their return from Wis
itng friends at East Topsham - Miss
NJ A. Merrill is spending the week with
her uncle in COrinth. 60 The Hatch
Brothers contemplate closing their mercan-
tile business and moving to Groton. -
G. NJ. Colby, with his mother, went to
Corinth last Saturday to visit his uncle, who
is ill., They returned Sunday, - Mrs
Orrin Hutchinson went to Corinth last
Saturday to care for her mother, Mrs. John
Lock, in her sickness. - II. G. Simpson
and mother visited friends in Barre last
Saturday. - Nellie Hutchinson's school
closed in Washington last week Friday.
1t was her second term in the district.
EAST CALAIs.-Simon Smith has finished
work in the boX-shOp and gone to Barton.
- Gertie Hammond came home from
Newport, n. H., last Thursday having been
obliged to stop work for awhile on account
of ill-health. - There will be no more
preaching here for the present. The Sun
day-school will be held at eleven A. NJ. until
further notice is given. = Moscow Lodge
has installed the following officers for the
present quarter; George III. Gray, c. T.;
inez Pearce, V. T.; Winnie Pierce, Sec.
Ina Bliss, A, s.; Louis Provost, f. s.; Kate
Eastman, S.. Mrs. A. P. Wheelock, C.;
d. b. Dwinell, p. c. T.; Will Richard, NJ.
, Ella Sloan, ID. NJ: Ina Bullock, guard
George Wheelock, Sent; Mrs. G. h. Dwi-
nell, superintendent of juvenile work.
60 1t is lively times about the mill-yard.
Hundreds of logs are being drawn. -
GOOD hard wood, stove length, is plenty
and third cheaper than it has been for
some time. 80 Fred Emery had foot
badly jammed last week by dropping log
on it. - The entertainment at the hall
next Friday evening is to be crazy
party"
EAST ToPsHAM.-Mrs. Eliza Ann Sawyer,
aged ffty-one, was suddenly taken i'll with
pneumonia and died last week Tuesday at
her residence. Mrs. Sawyer leaves three
sons Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church on Thursday. Rev. S. c.
Vail ofliciated, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Farris
- Miss Emma Rogers has gone to
South Ryegate to spend the winter. -
Uncle Wiley, the shoemaker, has been i'll
with heart arrangement, but is now con-
valescent. - The remains of Mrs Isaac
Jones, former resident, We're brought here
last saturday from Hanover, n. H. Tor IN
terment. Funeral services were held in
the Methodist church, Rev. S. c. Vail Of
tciatng, She leaves one daughter -
Mrs. DR. Warner of Washington, who was
the guest of Mrs. George Buchanan
taken quite i'll last week and DIR, Warner
was sent for at once. Hopes enter
tanned of her recovery. -= Mrs. Einette
Frost is in poor health. - Mr.. Jackmap
is having a large lot of logs drawn 10 his
bobbin- mill -= Rev. A. J. Langdell and
his family returned to their home in Iowa
last week
WATsFIELD.-The officers of Waitsfeld
lodge, No. 90, |. o. q. T., were installed Fri
day evening February S, as follows: G. T.,
William Palmer; V. IT,, Lydia Bigelow;
secretary, George Lewis; A. s., ii. Ne
Allister; treasurer, Ella McAllister; f. s.,
John Joslin; NJ, Walter Richardson; ID. NJ,
Aggie Prentiss sentinel, j. w. Ramsay;
guard, Anna Ryle superintendent of iuve-
nile templars Ella Kennedy. - The di-
rectors OF Mad River Valley Agricultural
Society met Saturday afternoon, February