The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-05-06
18th basement and all the modern improve


ments
An exhibition of the DeLavel hand cream
/ separator was made here Monday afternoon.
| Its operation was watched by many farm
ers with interest and was regarded with
considerable favor
Braintree.
AK. McIntre is sick with pneumonia and
Mrs L. A. Jerd with typhoid fever. There
is little hope of their recovery.
Have we 4" fire-bug among us9 Joseph
Burrages barn and outbuildings were
burned on Sunday night with about twelve
tons of hay. The fire was undoubtedly of
incendiary origin. Two weeks before a
fire was set in the same place. but Mr.. Bur-
rage succeeded in extinguishing it,
Chelsea.
Wales Moulton has moved upon the Jabez
Luce farm.
Supreme court met on Tuesday of this
week. Judges Taft, Rowell Tyler and
Thompson being present.
Mary, only child of A. NJ. Burnham, died
last week Tuesday night of the measles
Mr.. c.. w. Rose ofticiated at the funeral
services on Thursday
Rev. II. E. Howard, the new Methodist
minister, arrived here Saturday night from
his former charge at johnson, and preached
on Sunday, creating very favorable i'm
preston.
Mrs. Laura e. (Marston) Cotton of South
Royalton, who, with her husband, had been
visiting in town for some days, was taken
i'll at the house of her uncle, Willis Scales,
on Monday of last week, and died early
Monday morning. She had been in poor
health for some time, but the end was very
sudden and unexpected The funeral serv-
ices were held at the house of Mr.. Scales on
Friday, Rev. Mr.. Sherman officiating.
David p. Stevens, who has been failing
rapidly for some weeks, died on Tuesday
tOht fpn hal on
Friday morning, Rev. Mr.. Sherman Off
oiating, and the burial was at South Wash
ington. Mr.. Stevens united with the now
extinct Congregational church at South
Washington in 1881, and was probably the
Inst surviving member of that church.
Since his removal here, some thirty years
ago, he has been a member of the church in
this place.
The summer schools began on Monday
OF this week, but on account of the
prevalence Of measles several were I'M
able to do so. The teachers are as follows:
No. 1, Alice M. Reed; No. 2, Lillian M.
Wells of Newport, N. H; No. 5, Clara j.
Laird; No. Z, May A. Burbank; No 8, Jen-
ME K. Moore; No. g. Hattie K. Carpenter;
No. 10, Carrie l.. Conant; No. IL, Sarah e.
Hemenway; No. -, Mrs. Clara A. Good
win; No. 10, Mrs. Abbie l.. Davis; No. II,
Nellie l. Bixby; No. IS, Mrs. Fannie K.
Sargent
The much advertised and long-expected
speaking for the Demorest silver medal and
other prizes took place last Wednesday
evening at the hotel hall. The first prize
was awarded to Gertie Goodale of Tun-
bridge, the second to Maybell NJ. Hyde Of
Chelsea, and the third to Genevieve b.
Farnham Of Washington. The other speak
ers were Emily ID. Slack, Laura B. Davis,
Cyrus n. Burbank, Eva NJ. Thompson and
Addie M. French. Both the speaking and
the vocal and instrumental music were
unusually good and the entertainment was
very enjoyable one.
East Corinth.
J. e. Chamberlin of Boston was in town
over Sunday. - School commenced
Monday with Miss Anna Ladd as teacher.
- Miss Ardelle Dickey, who has been
in Boston for the past two weeks returned
Tuesday. - Rev. E. W. Hatch is in
Danville for few days this week. G.
r. johnson has finished work for j. B.
Kemp and is now farming it," &C.
M. Page, who has been attending school at
Lyndon Institute, is at home he being con-
lined to the house with the grip. G.
L. Simpson has moved into the DR.. K. T.
Smith house. - w. r. Rowland is
teaching school this spring in Il. p. Simp-
sons district.
Duxbury.
The past week was one of unusual afflic-
ton to this community. Or Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Patrick Burke died very suddenly
OF heart disease. On the following morn
ing, Mrs. Minerva Montgomery, who had
been slowly failing for some time, expired,
and later in the day Tiberias Morse, who
had been sick with heart trouble, also died
These were all elderly people and longtime
residents, MIR. Morse having lived all his
life in Duxbury excepting three years
The unusually large attendance at the funer-
als of each attested the interest and sym
patty Of the inhabitants.
East Montpelier.
Rev. S. G. Pratt resumed her labors at the
East aud North villages last Sunday.
There were no services at the Center
church last Sunday, as M. S. Eddy was ap-
pointed by the conference to preach at
Coventry.
Bennett Arbuckle is at work in barber
shop at Barre. - Mrs. Emma Smith and
son have been visiting at Mrs. A G. Halls.
- Myrtle Clough went on Saturday to
visit her grandparents and her mother, who
is ill. - H. G.. Dodge is about moving
his family to A. b. Peck's, where he is en-
gagged to work the coming season. 60
Mrs, Arbuckle recently visited her sister,
Mrs. III. l.. Templeton. - Clarence Eos.
tor found strawberry blossoms the first of
May. - Elmer Cummings is at Barre
engaged in stone-cutting. - The school
house in the Dix district is to be repaired
this spring. - Frank Jackson of Plain
field lays stone for the foundation of the
new opera. house at the East village. -
Mrs. T. b. Stevens is convalescent. -
Mrs. McAlllster of Cabot, who has been Wis
iting in town, is at present stopping in the
family of John Lawrence. - John Will
lard was in Boston last week. - Mr.
and Mrs. Fred York of Barre were visiting
in town the first of the week. - Willie
Neal spent last week at home. - Grace
Woodward who has been at w. /. Benz jam
ms since March l, is spending the week at
her home here
East ElmOre.
Rev. ID. p. Bragg has begun his fifth year
of service with MS.
The Methodist Sunday-school is to be re-
organized next Sunday.
School in District No. commenced on
Monday, May 4, with Inez Dodge as teacher.
Fayston.
Ida M. Thompson is teaching in More
town village, Della Thompson in NOrthtield,
and Hattie Mehuron is attending the Normal
school at Randolph.
Most of our schools commenced last Mon