The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-18
From Our Town Correspondents.
Corinth Corner.

Smith Norris, aged about sixty years,
died September II, very suddenly. He had
been at work moving oats for William Bur-
gin, when, about nine o'clock, he com
planned of feeling unwell. Mr.. Burgin
started to carry him home, distance OF
half mile, but he died before reaching
there. He leaves wife to mourn his loss.
| Funeral services were held on the 14th, con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Cross of Vershire, and
he was buried at West Corinth
East Gilmore.
L. A. Gale is again able to be ont.
Mr.. Ober and wife of Eden are guests of
Henry Bangs.
A new bridge has been built near George
! A. Morse's dressing mill.
G. A. Fisher has bought the Hurlburt
| farm and taken possession
The recovery of Mrs. Theodore Slayton
from her illness is doubtful.
A sister of Mrs. d. P. Bragg, residing in
Massachusetts, is visiting her.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday
Mrs. Batchelder of South birmingham,
| Mass, returned last Saturday from visiting
her sister, the wife of Rev. Mr.. Bragg
East Orange.
George Felch and e. w Hutchinson have
returned from California after a few months
absence.
f. f. Bradbury, who has been i'll at w.
| G.. Nye's in Barre, has returned home look
ing quite i'll.
Miss Fannie Hutchinson of Barre returned
home last week after spending few weeks
with friends in town.
Mrs. Hiram Morrill, of Baskerville, n. H.,
spent last week with Mrs. Anna Davis, her
mother. returning on Saturday.
H. j. Ordway of Haverhill, Mass, ac-
companed by g. A. Merrill, his brother
in-law, of Corinth, spent Sunday in town
with their aunt Mrs. E. G. Colby.
Dea. G.. w. Davis attended the Free Bap-
fist yearly meeting at Huntington last week,
returning on Monday of this week. g. ID.
| Burgin was unable to 90 because of the i'll
ness of his wife.
West Randolph.
Guy Wilson of Bethel was in town Mon
day.
Miss Alice Hobart was in Windsor over
Sunday.
The reservoir will be cleaned out next
Sunday.
Mrs. Brush and daughter have returned
to Hardwick.
George Cowdry and wife are visiting in
Washington, d. c., and Vineland, n. j.
DIR. G. T. Unwin and wife of Somerville,
Mass, are stopping in town as guests of j..
L. Slack.
Judge Nichols and wife, Fred Beedle and
F. L. Dubois have been camping at High
gate Springs.
The Methodist church held a Sunday
school picnic, Saturday, at the Bethel
camp-ground.
Much to the regret of his parishoners,
Rev. w. w. Love has closed his labors here
and at the Center.
Hale Flint has erected the first granite
monument in this cemetery. Montpelier
firms did the work.
Perley Sargent of Boston, Milo Wilson of
Fort Payne and John Skinner of Cleveland,
o., have been in town.
Andrew G. Hibbard, former resident of
this town, but now of Fitchville, o., has
been visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Chandler closed their
summer residence this week and will re-
turn to their home in Brooklyn.
Charles Briggs and wife and his sister
Carrie Briggs, Mrs. Will Snow, Miss Sue
Priest and George are visiting in Ware,
Mass.
A boy baby has been born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
f. NJ. Manley.
Rev. E. X. Dexter will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday.
Stowe.
Mrs. Mary E. Purple gave a reading last
week, which was more than pleasing to
those that listened to her
Two fires are reported for this week-one
a barn belonging to Heman Story, which
was saved only by prompt and hard work
ing to Mr.. Amber, which was burned with
one horse, a new moving machine and
other tools-the property OF Will Godfrey
The teachers meeting last Saturday was
a success, nearly all the teachers of the
town being present. 1t was in charge Of
Supervisor Redmond, who appears to be
the right man in the right place. AT the
close, a teachers club was formed, which
will, undoubtedly, be great benefit to the
teachers and community at large
West Topsham.
Amos Jewett is erecting hennery and
fencing off grounds in view of keeping some
five hundred hens.
DR.. Watson and wife went to St. Johns.
bury last Saturday to attend the funeral OF
Mrs j. A. Hadley, she being the doctors
, sister.
w. B. Carpenter was in Waterbury at
tending the fair last week, exhibiting hi,
wagon-jack for which he has obtained
patent.
Denson Densmore, wife and daughter
from Barre are boarding at the hotel. A
there are so many cases of typhoid fever il
Barre, they chose a healthier atmospher,
q than Barre village affords.
Waits River.
Mrs. John Magoon is sick with TIN
= measles.
q Mrs. David Folsom is in poor health, bu
is improving.
e Mr.. Welton Of Lynn, Mass. was tn
q guest of his son last week.
0 An enjoyable husking party was held a
Henry Q, Richards last Monday.
Z Mrs. Jane Morgan has been in town Wis
= iting her former friends and neighbors here
u Locke & Standish last week husked II
+ bushels of corn grown on an acre and quar-
ter of land.