The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-23
From Our Town Correspondents.


! RBA1NTREE.-MrsI Ira Mann is much bet
ter - Mrs. William Blanchard is i'm
proving very slowly 20 Lester Flagp is
at home on a vacation. II. j. Rood
has cut some very large trees, one being
over hVe feet across the stump and cutting
about twenty logs. =- II. NJ. Blanchard
has put another wheo' into the saw-mill.
EAST ELMoaE-while Wright Cross was
at work in the woods, last week. a log was
accidentally rolled upon his leg, breaking it
| just above the ankle. 60 About seventy
took supper at Rev. ID. Z. Bragg's last
week. - School in district No 8 closes
this week Friday. This is Edna Silloway's
third term, and she is giving good satisfac-
ton
GoULDsvILLE-Mrs. Charles Perkins Of
Chelsea visited her sister. Nellie Hackett
last week == Mrs. d. A. Melcher of
Cambridgeport, Mass, is here to care for
her mother. Mrs Olive Simons. Mrs ST.
| mons is COnvalesCent. 80 Mrs L. d. In
gals died Sunday forenoon. She has been
i'll with pneumonia for week. but her
death was caused by heart trouble
WATERBURY CENTER Mary f. Smith
has returned to Wellesley College
S. Huse has gone to Albany, n. Y, to work
with his brother, George Huse. -
Henry Sherman and wife of Morristovn
visited friends here last week. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
meet with Mrs. G.. A. Fisk February 9
- Quite large company attended the
concert at the village Monday night.
FAYsToN.-Calvin Mehuron caught large
fsher-cat in trap on Tuesday of last week
- Hattie Baird is on the sick-list Her
sister Sarah is also sick in Barre
Those who attended the meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society at A. ID. Bragg's on
Wednesday evening of last week are unan-
imous in the verdict that, if good time is
wanted, the place to meet is with Mrs. A.
d. Bragg Music and recitations added
much to the enjoyment of the occasion.
STANDARDIZATION Morey of STAFFORD was
accidentally run over by the stage on
Friday last near the depot. Mr.. Carpenter
was driving at great speed in order to reach
the station in season for the mail train and
Mr. Morey, not seeing him. was knocked
down. He received a severe ooncussion of
the brain, but no bones were broken and
hopes are now entertained of his recovery
- The Shepard family gave one of their
popular concerts at Smiths hall last week
ednesday evening to a good audience
- Mrs James Ashley is not expected
to live
EAST ToPsHAM. M and Mrs Peter
Tabor, who We're called to Wells River
week before last by the sickness of rela-
tive, have returned to their home -
Sid" Hood shipped three large loads Of
rags, rubbers, etc, a few days ago.
Professor Keizer is meeting with success in
his school of vocal music. - Rev S. c.
Vail was at Corinth Corner all last week
holding series of revival meetings assisted
by Rev. A. j. Langdell, a member of the
Northwestern Iowa Conference. - Miss
Addle W yman is stopping at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Carruth.
RoCHEsTER.-W. H. Bliss of Middleburv
was In town over Sunday. - Riley G..
Newton was thrown from his wagon Satur-
day afternoon, cutting cash in his head
aud G., ID
ton arrived in town Saturday to spend a
few weeks. - Q. NJ Ford will give an
inaugural ball March t. The Young
people gave George and Edna Stockwell a
surprise-party last Friday evening. -
A reception was held at the Congregational
parsonage Friday evening. The cornet
band was present and rendered several fine
selections. - The dramatic club will
give - Bread on the Waters in about two
weeks
EAST WARREN.-Mrs. Elisha Goodspeed
is still very sick. - The quarterly meet
ing services of the Wesleyan Method
church are TO be held next Saturday after
noon and Sunday, Rev. j. X. Wylie of Chit
tenden is expected to be present and off,
clate. - Mrs. n. l., Dickenson is spend
ing few weeks with her daughter and sis
ters in Claremont, y. Ii. - Mrs. James
McGlattin is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Byron Davis, in Massachusetts. - Ida
Hudson is spending few days with friends
in RoXbury and vicinity. - George
Nichols and daughter of Pittsfeld were in
town last week. - j. p. Greenwood has
begun his work in Caledonia county as
book-agent.
RoXBURy.- Edmund Darling who was
reported as seriously injured has nearly re-
covered, his injuries being slight. -The
koXbury Dramatic Club will play Among
the Breakers at the town hall next Satur-
day evening for the benefit of the Union
church. The members of the club are care
fully preparing the play and it is hoped that
everybody will attend. 60 The funeral
OF Mabel Spalding was attended at her late
home on Tuesday by Rev. Mr.. Hazen of
Northtield. - Mrs. Gray and Miss
Ethel Richardson are ill with pneumonia
- Some hoodlums have been at work
on the East Hill engaged i'm breaking win
dows out of James Kelly's unoccupied
house. - The steam-mill has shut down
for the winter.
EAST RoXBURY-Raymond Hall fell last
week, ON the ice and hurt his side aud back
so that he was confined to the house for
several days. - f. o. Allen fell from
t he scattold in his barn to the floor, a dis
tance of fourteen feet striking on his head
and shoulders and shaking him up badly.
1t is wonder that no bones were broken.
== Mrs. Harvey of Plymouth, y. H., is
stopping with her sister, Mrs S. H. Allen,
Tor few weeks. - Mrs. Wardner is i'm
iibNAhE MIS-. DtlstN L lSk returned
TO her home the first Of the elk from a
visit to her daughter, Mrs d .ott -
Mrs. Pope lost all of her hens few nights
since by some animal getting i.,u her lien
house. - Sidney Allen Is building
blacksmith-shop.
STowE,-A. h. Straw left for the West
last week. - At the town meeting on
Saturday the following proposition was
adopted, by vote OF 225 TO l26: That the
town of Stowe raise the sum Of $4,000 TO
aid in the construction of the Mt Mans
ield railroad, said sum to be paid 10 the
Mt. Mansfield Railroad Company, provided
he cars are running into Stowe Center viii
age within eighteen months from the first
lay of January, 1889, Said road is To be
operated by steam-power and to run from
" Waterbury TO Stowe village Ten thousand
lollars is to be paid within thirty days after
he cars are running and $4,000 in each of
he two following years. =- There will
'e social gathering of old ladies at the
lonse OF S. T. Fuller this evening
BRooKFIELD.-There was an oyster-supper
It Ira Carpenters last Thursday. The pro-
eeds were for the First church. - The
4adles Mite Society met with Mrs Henry
Nibbee Saturday. -= Mrs ID. ID. Howe
: suffering from lung trouble. - Her
'ert Allen is working for NJ. b. Gaylord
George w Panton has bought Z. w.