The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27

tate, the piece of land known as the Murphy
lot.
f. L. Waterman who has long been
sufferer with a cancer, died on sunday, at
the advanced age of ninety-two.
Miss Hattie Burnham is teaching school
in district No. s. ~. S. Stanton was at
Barre on Monday serving rs commissioner
in highway case. =- Mrs Ida Orcutt il
visiting her parents at Randolph.
Carl Ellis, having completed his term of
school at Calais, is again at home.
Roxbury East.
u. n. Paige was called to East Bethel
last week by the illness of his aunts the
Misses Lydia and Sarah Paige. === Mrs.
L. a. Eastman visited friends in Mortified
last week
Waitsfield.
The Good Templars are TO observe their
anniversary on December 30 by an OYSTER
supper
Miss Agnes Prentis, who has been teach
ing at Ridley's Station, has closed "A sue
cessful term and is at home. u III.
McAllister has been appointed chairman Of
the board of school directors in place Of O
NJ. Eaton, resigned. George Jones is
to teach the winter term of school in Stowe.
- John SOmervile is very sick with
typhoid fever, and Martha Thayer is also
quite ill.
warren East.
The Ladies' Mite Society is to meet with
Mrs. A. f.. Eldredge on Thursday, Decem-
Der 5, to finish the work commenced at the
last meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Lamb with Mabel and
Eddie, visited in Montpelier, Moretown and
Waitstield last week. - Delbert Stearns.
who has been attending school at the
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier, is spend
ing two weeks vacation at home. -
Mrs l., NJ. Learned and Miss Cora spent
portion of last week in town.
Mrs Catherine Hudson died on Friday,
November D. at the residence of Nahum
Nichols, aged tiity-nine years. The funeral
services were held at the church on Sunday
morning, Rev. George q. Howe of Waits
field officiating. The remains were taken
to Braintree for nterment. Mrs. Hudson
had been patient sufferer for many months.
Her children Were uniring in their devotion
and have the sympathy of all.
Woodbury. South.
Six young ladies from this town attended
the teachers examination at Plainheld.
John Thomas recently sold "a Fear
naught" colt to Ralph Lyford of Lowell,
Mass. for S75. George Lance has pnr-
chased the famous Wardner Burnham colt
that has been so much talked about for
some time past.
Londas Haskell met with quite an acct
dent one evening last week while driving
towards his home from Il L. Chases. The
night was very dark and Mr.. Haskells
horse was trotting, and approaching him
was Amos Hopkins with a span Of horses,
also troltng. Neither one saw the other,
and a collision followed i'm front of O. A
Daniels residence. Mr.. Haskell was thrown
from his wagon quite IA distance and struck
on his chest, completely driving the breath
from his body He was insensibe some
little time, but finally reganed conscious
ness. He was bruised about The face and
one arm was injured. Mr. Haskels horse
freed itself from The wagon, breaking some
parts of it, and ran home.
Worcester.
Chester, the seven-y ear-old son of George
Richardson, died the 18th in tant of diphthe-
ria and Mrs. Richardson is now sick with
the same disease. - Ms. Clark was
buried Thu rSday, the Dist instant. She died
at the home Of her daughter at Shady Kill.