The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03

Montpelier and Middlesex. - Mrs. Bet
sey (Edson) Torrey of Bethel was in town
last week to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Croker - News has been received of
the death Of William Wiley, NJ. d., at Fond
du Lac Wis, formerly Of this town, -
Miss Ruth Sprague entertained her Sabbath
school class last Saturday afternoon. 80
Abe " Benjamin and Charlie Bannister
are visiting in Woodstock and Stockbridge.
- John Huntley is in very feeble
health and under the care of DIR. Goodrich
- Mrs. Eugene Price went to Chelsea,
Monday, to teach the spring term of school
in the w. ID. Grant district Her daughter
Lima accompanied her and will attend
school in that town and district.
Cabot.
A lodge of Eastern Star and one of the
Daughters OF Rebekah are soon to be es
| tablished at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs M. ID. Wells started on Tues
day, May 3 for st. Louis and the Worlds
Fair. They will be away about month.
The following teachers have been engaged
for the spring term of school: District No. f.
Josie Laird; 4, Josie Barrett; 3, Nettie Clark
Z. Grace Barr; 8, Myrtle Boyles and Lillian
| Wells 8, Flora Atkins; II, Mabel Wal
bridge; -, Myrtle walbridge Schools are
to begin next Monday, May 8, throughout
the town.
Miss Sadie Wiley is very low and is ex-
nected to live only a short time. Charlie
| Wiley of New York was here last week to
visit her. 60 Mrs. o. II. Collins remains
in about the same condition, which is very
! critical, but her recovery Is hoped for.
- Lawrence Lilley was in town last
week.
Calais.
Our sugar season has closed. The crop in
this vicinity is not up to the average.
School began ON Monday at Maple Corner,
with Susie Atkins of Cabot as teacher.
Regular meeting of w. Il. Burnap camp
| Sons of Veterans and Stow Relief Corps at
! Memorial Hall, Saturday evening, NAV 6.
The corps has sociable in the afternoon.
The new association of "The Comrades Of
! Stow Post" was organized on Saturday
evening, April 80, and the following officers
elected: President, G. II. Burnap; secre.
tary, T. I. Lamphere: treasurer, j. f. G.
HAMMOND; directors, f. ID. Wheelock, Will
lard LilIey, Charles Bumpus, NJ. p. Goodell
and A. II. Holt.
Mrs. s. NJ. Lamphere is still quite sick.
| Mrs. NJ. A. Chids of Barre is caring for her
at present. - NJ A. Kent of Montpelier
was in town on Sunday.
East Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Pierce are in Boston
! this week
There will be preaching again next Sun
day morning at the usual hour by Rev Les
! ter Warren.
George Slayton has bought w. G.. Peck's
farm, which adjoins his home farm, and
IS going into dairy farming. w. G.. Peck
| has engaged rooms at Horace Pixies for the
| present.
Herbert Bill has sold his house, known
as the Remington place, to Frank Emery
and has taken Oscar Guernsey's farm to
carry on for year. Mr.. Guernsey has moved
into the George house.
| The funeral services of Minnie, wife OF
! A bert n. RliS9 wbOSa death To-
| Friday, were held at the church last Sunday
afternoon. The church was well filed with
! friends who met to pay the last tribute to
her memory Rev. j. o. Sherburne of Cabot
| conducted the services, assisted by Rev. NJ
b. Davenport. The circumstances attend
| ing the death of the deceased are very sad
| indeed, and Mr.. Bliss, with his two moth
erless children, the eldest only eighteen
months old, has the heartfelt sympathy of
all who know him.
Chelsea
Hilas E. Roberts has begun his annual
sojourn in town.
George L. Hatch has moved his family to
the hotel, and has rented his house to w.
A. Kenison.
! w. 9 Goodwin has removed to the Lane
! house, and Rufus Murduck takes the tene-
ment he vacates,
There will be tea sociable at the Coneres
/
four o'clock to half-past seven.
Mrs. Bickford died at the home of her
son-in-law, q. b. Lane, on Monday OF last
week. The funeral services were held on
! Wednesday at West Hill meeting. house,
| Rev. Mr.. Sherman officiating
George Hutchinson writes from Burling-
| ton that the physicians pronounce his
disease to be congestion of the spine, and
| that several months treatment will be nee
essary w. ii, Bugbee has charge of his
mill in his absence.
Rev. III, f. Forrest is the new Methodist
minister, and preached on Sunday Rev
| Mr.. Howard has accepted an appointment
! to MiddleseX, hoping that with a change re-
| curing less work he might be able TO re-
cruit his health without wholly retiring
! He remained here over Sunday and ban-
! tlzsd seven young people from Washing
! ton.
Notices have been posted requesting all
who are interested in town improvements
to meet at the school. house in district No.
= ON Friday evening at seven o'clock for
| the purpose of etfecting some permanent
organization. A general discussion of the
| subject Will be INDUCED in, and it is de.
sired that the ladies', through whose efforts
so much has already been accomplished
will attend.
Corinth.
Hay will be used up closely this spring in
this vicinity. 1t now sells at from $40 to
30 per ton.
Moody Thompson died on Saturday, April
%, aged about eighty-seven years. His
surviving wife was Harriet Gale of Barre.
Rev. f. l. Sargent breaches at Corinth
Meadow every Sunday morning and at
| West Corinth every Sunday evening. There
is good religious interest at West Cor
| inth.
George Sleeper is confined to the house
with consumption, and is failing. -
Postmaster Sargent has been failing for two
weeks - w. II. III. ROBBIE from Califor-
mia, Dea. Hiram Robe from McIndoes and
| Richard ROBBIE from Massachusetts are WIS.,
| iting their mother, Mrs. Dolly Robbie. -
| Rev. Schuyler Farnham from western New
York has been visiting in town.
North Duxbury.
A large number of friends and relatives OF
| George l.. Johnson and wife of Duxbury,
who were married April 10, met at the home
OF b. b. johnson, Friday evening, to extend
| their congratulations to the happy couple