The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
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The village schools will begin next Mon
day. with Alice Martin and Laura Gale as
teachers.
Many families here can testify that Nc
| kinney sugar (granulated) IL very sweet at
five cents per pound by the barrel.
j. M. Batchelder & Son have purchased
another poisher, with which they hope to
meet the growing demand of the granite
company's enlarging business.
The remains OF Sarah (Niles) Dickinson
were brought here from Barre last Friday
| lot lnterment. Her departure has brought
sadness to her many friends in this town.
A sudden and sad affection came to the
| home of Aldro Batcheder on Thursday,
| April q. The two little boys we're at play
| not far from the sugar-house and near a log
from which the snow had melted on one
side, and at a touch ii started. The little
boys tried to make their escape, but Pearl,
the younger Oess than three years of age)
was overtaken by the advancing timber.
The cries OF the grief-stricken brother
| brought the mother to the scene only to be-
hold the loved but lifeess form of her dar-
ling pinioned by the heavy weight which
she was powerless to remove. A few mo-
ments later the father arrived, and with
aching heart lifted the weight from bis
precious baby-boy. The grief-stricken par
ents and little brother have the unmeasured
sympathy of the entire community. They
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and friends for the help and sympathy ten
dered them.
j. M. Bachelor, while saving shingles
at the mill Tuesday OF last week, had the
misfortune to lose one finger and had
another injured by the saw. - Flora,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hills, is
| just recovering from a severe attack of
erysipelas, and Murray Cutler is very dan
gerously afflicted with the same disease
60 Miss Gertie A. Greeley returned from
visit at Burlington last week.
Sharon.
H. A, Clark is now at his home here, hav-
ing arrived from a business trip to Phia-
delphia. 60 Homer g. Allen is sick with
erysipelas. - Miss Drown, VINO has been
very sick with bronchitis, is now better.
- Daniel l.. ParkhHrst was in town on
Saturday. He has his headquarters on
Broad brook.
West Topsham.
John Prescott is very sick. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Rice returned from their visit last
week. c. r. Smith has recently filed
a car at Bradford with chair stock and is
| about to fill another With eight hands
| about the mill, business is pushing. -
| David e. Bagley is to move this week into
the tenement over the store recently va
Gated by N. b. Curtis. - Lorenzo d.
| McCrillis has returned to his work at the
steam mill. - Il. M. Harvey, Esq, was
Miss Emma Rogers was the guest of Miss
Anna Eastman a few days last week.
| Henry Tillotson is visiting at home for a
time. - Carlos and Henry Prescott OF
Manchester, n. FL were called home by
the severe illness of their father. - s.
NJ. Fields is to move on to the Sargent farm
for the summer.
Tunbridge.
The victims Of the measles are slowly re-
covering.
An unusually large quantity of maple
sugar is making, and the quality is good.
Mrs. Farnham died at the home of hel
son, Hubbard Farnham, on Sunday evening
Misses Nellie Barnes and Lydia Hartie
are in town, sent here by the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary Society. Meetings will
be held this week as follows At the churcf
on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday even
ings; at the hotel parlor Thursday after
noon at three O'Clock, a ladies meeting, anC
at seven O'Clock Saturday evening young
peoples gathering. All are cordially in
vited to be present and assist the ladies il
their good work
Mrs. Darwin Stiles of Brookfield is II
town caring for her mother, Mrs. Bement
who is slowly recovering from her illness
- G. Lincoln has returned to his hom
in Lyme, N. II. - Mrs. Mary Berry ha
returned from Bethel.
Waits River.
Harry Emery came very near losing his
sugar house by fire few days ago
The Methodist Sunday.school children
missionary collection for the year amounte,
to 1913.
S. X. Dexter and family of Lowell, Mass
made Mrs. r. McCrelis and Mrs. j. T
Carter visit while on their way to Yves
Topsham to enjoy the sweets of the map
sugar season at Mr., Dexter's farm. The,
returned to Lowell last week. - Will
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Barre. - Oscar Corse has gone to Brad
ford to live.
Worcester.
H. A. Hancock lost one of his worl
horses last week
There were quarterly services at tn
Methodist church last Sunday. One wa
received into full connection, one joined b.
letter, and one baptized
Mrs. H. A. Hancock started for tn
West last Saturday. - George Hall i
still failing. DR.. Hunt drew nineteei
pounds of water from him last week. max
ing in all tifty-four pounds. - Amo
Emerson has lost another child with diph
liberia. This is the fourth one. -
w. Beardsley, it is thought, can not re
cover. A counsel of doctors was calle,
Sunday. A stoppage and Inflammation O
the bowels is the cause.
Waitsfeld.
Elmer A. Baird who graduates from tn
Lowell High School in June, has bee
} chosen president of his class.
Waterbury.
Stephen Guptil, one of Waterburys oldes
, inhabitants, died quite suddenly at the HON
of his son Walter +. Guptil on Friday morn
ing. Services were held at the house Sun
day afternoon. An obituary notice appear
on another page.