The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-13

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enway.
The annual fire district meeting, on Mon
day of last week, was attended by seven
voters. The meeting was strictly harmo-
NOUS voted five cent tax, and reelected
the old board of officers.
Mrs. s. Rosamond Grosvenor died on
Thursday night of pneumonia, following
an attack of the prevailing epidemic The
funeral services were held at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Sherman officiating. One of the best
known of our old residents is gone. The
seventh of eleven children of David and
Sally Child Fuller, she was born in town,
october 4, 1913, and was the last survivor
of the family. About fifty years ago she
was married to John p. Bliss, who died in
military service in 1864. After some years
she married Hubbard Belts, who died in
1885, and later Edgar Grosvenor, who sur
wives her. As Mrs. Bliss, she was the
mother of three children, all Of whom died
in childhood. She was one of the last sur
vivors of the more than fifty persons who
united with the Congregational church in this
town. September 4, 1884, and has been de-
voted memuer of that church, and in former
years for long time teacher in the Sum
day-school.
The Young Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union has had two profitable meetings
recently. December %, Marshall A. Car
penter led a parliamentary drill The meet
ing was resolved into a ool-meeting and
the molnentous question whether districts
No. . and No. II should unite was dis
cuSsed. One visitor said it was the best
school-meeting he had ever attended. Jan
uary s. a meeting was held with Miss Emma
Darling. Business having been attended
to, Miss Clough kindly led with gymnastic
exercises. This was followed by a short
time spent in games. Chelsea Young
Womans Christian Temperance Union is
the banner union in the state this year,
having doubled its membership, and to its
care has been entrusted the beautiful new
"Y " banner. The union is not a secret
Ciety, and visitors are cordially welcomed
to the meetings The next meeting is Jan
nary %, with Miss Lillian Petles, at which
Mr.. Carpenter is expected to lead another
parliamentary drill. II he is unavoidably de-
tanned, some other interesting feature will
be put in place of the drill.
Marshall A. Carpenter goes this week to
White River junction, where he is to be in
the employ of A. g.. Martin. He is young
man whom we can i'll afford to lose, and it
is to be hoped that his stay there will be but
temporary. - Bert f. Davis is clerking
for E. p. George in West Fairlee.
Chester.
David Batchelder, aged eighty-six, died
at the residence of his son, e. A. Batchelder,
January d. The funeral took place at the
house Wednesday morning, Rev. Ii. G..
Searles of Weston officiating.
w. j. Hadley died at his home, Saturday
morning, of paralysis, aged twenty nine
years. Mr.. Hadley was one of Chester's
most prominent business men, being post
master and jeweler. He was liked and re-
spected by everyone, and his loss will be
deeply felt. He leaves a wife and young
son.
Corinth.
Clinton Carleton has bought part of the
George Fits farm in Vershire, and moved
on to the same.
Several deaths from the grip have oc-
curred-among them Aaron Ford of w est
Corinth, Dung child of George P Ryder,
and George Ryder, an elderly man living
near the Corners in the edge of Washington
East Gilmore.
There is a large quantity of logs in the
woods waiting for snow to be drawn to the
lumber mills in this vicinity
E. E. Silloway has sold his farm (the
Wakefield place. to Charles Clark of VOL
colt, and has bought the Gale farm of j. r.
Parker.
John Bragg, who has been here caring
Tor his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Bragg, dur
ing their illness, has returned to his home
in Greenfield, Mass.
Lexington.
lively time is anticipated in this town,
as an attempt to tax the town to rebuild the
old toll bridge across the river is under
way. We have one free bridge now. The
wind that swept off the toll bridge did not
lnlure the abutments, but they are not sub
stantial.
Many tubs Of butter have not been sold
Ior cash or value the past season. One was
found in the railroad cut north of the depot
this week, before daylight, by a workman.
1t had been counted on the south bound ex-
press car not fifteen minutes before. Was
that butter gilt edged?
Marshfield,
There will be a promenade concert at
Bancrofts hall, given by the local band,
this week Saturday evening.
ID. W. Bancroft has rented the Hanscom
sawmill, to take possession February 1, and
has hired f. G. Merrill as sawyer.
Mrs. III. ID. Sylvester received the sad
news OF the death of her brother Dr. Du-
rant OF Danville, last Saturday night
j. S. Wooster has sold and decided his
farm to Mrs. Wyman, instead of Frank
Page, as reported last week. Mrs Wyman
has taken possession.
The lecture of last Friday evening had to
be indefinitely postponed on account of the
illness OF Mr.. Booth. 1t is hoped he will be
able to be here and deliver it before the
schools close.
Mrs. d. M. Pike, who has been sick for
several weeks, was in critical condition
last week, and her son, George, in Sioux
Falls, was telegraphed for and arrived home
MONDAY night. Sunday she was considered
better.
News was received last week of the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. II. II Farr at North
held. - e. l.. Smith and wife and her sis
ter returned to Sioux Falls last week, start
ing Thursday. - There are fully as many
sick in our vicinity as one week ago, and
the conyalescents are gaining very slowly.
- Charles Staples of WILLIAMSBURG
was in town last Friday, and went to Brad
ford on Saturday with his sister, Mrs. N.
Robinson, to visit their sick mother.
The father of Charles S. Adams OF our vii.
lage,. died at Danville, last Wednesday, and
was buried Friday. - Mrs. l.. D. Mute
has been in Waterbury the past two weeks,
helping care for her sick father. - Mrs
ii. ID. McCrilis, teacher in the lower de-
partment OF the village school, was sick
nearly all of last week
Maple Hill.
Rev, Mr.. Drown preached at the Bolles
school-house, last Sunday.
Laird's and Martins mills are closed on
account OF sickness of the employees.