The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-29


80 Charles w. Locklin and wife have
returned from Hudson, Mass. e. Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Hayward have gone to
Boston, where Mr.. Hayward has obtained
good situation. - Mrs. +. X. Sawyer is
quite sick with neuralgia. 80 Mrs. II. @.
Coburn has recently sold her farm in Rox-
bury to II. A. Cleveland of Stowe. -
Mrs. Olive Simonds has returned from Cam
bridgeport, Mass, where she has been
spending the winter.
PIainfield.
Eight or ten young people Of the town,
under the auspices of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union, will compete for
silver medal on Monday evening, May 4.
The prize speaking will be at the Methodist
church, and it is hoped that full house
will greet them, and it is believed none will
be disappointed.
East Orange.
Dr. Wilson of Bradford was called last
week to see Mrs. @. Il. Bradbury, who is
very ill, but convalescent.
Dr. Minard of East Barre was called last
week to see Mrs Benz amin Patterson, who
has been in failing health several weeks.
L. M. Fish has sold his place to Levi
Grant, who is to take possession May l.
| Mr.. Fish is to occupy the Densmore house,
vacated by Enos Felch.
Miss Almra Minard of Waits River
preached last Sunday. 60 Arthur Bur-
| roughs went to Boston last week for en-
ployment III. G.. Simpson commenced
work for the summer on Monday -
Will Eastman and Lydia Huntington spent
| Sunday in town. 80 Eliza Quimby, who
has spent the winter in Barre, is visiting
| friends in town. - Frank Colby, who
has spent the winter at home, has gone to
Barre for work. - Will Bradbury re-
turned from Corinth last week and has gone
| to Barre for the summer. - Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. r.. Hamilton and daughter went to
| Marshfield last week to visit friends. The
daughter is to remain awhile. - Henry
| Palmer of Manchester, n. H., was the guest
of Mrs. James Rouhan, his daughter, last
week.
South Randolph.
j. w. Camp lost two young horses re-
Gently, and others are sick with a lung
trouble.
G. S. Paine recently lost horse in a
singular manner. The horse was left out
to drink at dusk of evening, when it ran
out into the field against wire fence and
fell over in such manner as to break his
neck, killing him instantly.
East Roxbury.
School commences next week with Miss
| Fannie Brown of Northfield as teacher
80 Miss Sadie Markham of Mortified is
working for Mrs. s. III. Allen. - Mrs
Fisk is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. H.
p. Abbott for a few weeks - Mrs
Warren Williams is sick. - Mrs. Lewis
Jerd is reported no better. - Mr.. Syl-
vester Mofiitt seems to be failing. -
| Miss Louise Pope is to teach the school in
the Mudgett district - Aaron Webster
improved the warm weather last week in
the grating business.
South Royalton.
The village schools commenced last week
with Miss Latham and Miss Church as
teachers. - Ira Spauldng has COM
menced to build new house. - Charles
Burbank and wife are in town from Rhode
stock was in town Sunday. - Lorentine
Cilley has returned from his trip to Boston,
- Mrs. f. w. Doten of Woodstock
spent last week in town.
North Thetford.
There are many cases of grip here
Watson & Thickett give up business May
/. Mr.. Robinson, the new blacksmith, will
take possession at that time.
Mr.. j. L. Hosford and wife have been to
Massachusetts for short visit. - Mrs.
Eugene Howe and son have gone to Kansas
to visit relatives. - Bessie johnson
teaches the district school this summer.
- Frank Wilcox was married recently
to Abbie Skinner of Lyme, N. H. -
Willis Earle has been to Tampa Bay, Fla,
for the benefit of his health. - George
Downer has been ill for several weeks.
West Topsham.
Lewis ID. Wilds has hired the Quimby
farm in Washington. He took possession
last week.
John Prescott, aged seventy-three, resi-
I dent of Orange, died last "Wednesday
Funeral services at Waits River last Fri
day, Rev. Mr.. Cross of Vershire officiating.
David e. Bagley has moved in to one o.
the tenements over the store. He is driv'
ing stage to Barre in place of Henry Irish
- Professor Aaron N. Fellows o.
Philadelphia is teaching the summer school
here. " Rev. q. E. Davis was in Plyin
Outh N. H, last week, returning last Satur
day, his daughter Eliza accompanying him
- Will e. Peasee and family, who
, have been living in Nashua for about &
year, have returned and are living on the
Charles Mills farm. - Miss Belle Bag
ley is at work at Hotel Beede. - Ed
Poole is busy these fine days painting. He
is soon to begin painting the iron roofing il
the village.
Tunbridge.
The body of j. H. Foster has beer
brought here from Lowell, Mass, for inter
ment
Anne Howe is to teach in district No. l
Jennie Hayward in No. 3, and VERNE Will'
in the M. ID. Roweil district.
The school in district No. IS began las
; Monday, with Miss Gillette OF Bethel al
teacher There are about twenty scholars.
; Meetings were conducted by the young
ladies as usual during the past week. TIL,
number in attendance has increased from
twenty to seventy.
, Waitsfield.
A. b. G. Davis one of the Oldest men o
the town, committed suicide Sunday after
noon by drowning. Undoubtedly it was t
case of temporary insanity.
i Miss Kate Mccarthy died last Wednes
day. She had been at work at Montpelier
and came home late in the winter. She hat
the measles and has steadily declined since
: Her death falls heavily on her parents
r 1t is not often that our police court holds
r a session, but rs victim has been arrested
e and placed in custody of an officer
the court assembled but the bird had
| flown and his whereabouts is not known
. Must we have a lookup to insure the SAT,
! keeping of miscreants?
Most of the schools begin this week
Mrs. Carrie Joslin and Miss Sarah M
Thompson teach in the village, George M
d.