The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-10

time lawyer and postmaster in Gibbon,
and had charge of the Nebraska dairy ex-
hibit at the Columbian Exposition.
Mrs. Matte Wheeler Sibley, daughter Of
Mrs Harriet Robinson Wheeler, and whose
first husband was Rev. James Hale of Barre,
has recently buried her husband in Austin,
a suburb of Chicago, Ill. He died of ty-
phoid fever. She is left with four children,
two OF them by her first husband.
John Lynde and j. NJ. Seaver, last week,
sold the old l.. Moseley Martin farm to
Fred Winslow of Berlin for $500. The
sale includes also large amount of hay,
thirteen cows, yoke of oxen, and swine.
We believe the late Mr.. Martin valued this
farm, at one time, at some nine or ten thou
sand dollars, and that Messrs. Lynde and
Seaver paid some $500 for 1t.
Woodbury.
Milo Winters has bought the r.. f. Carter
house near the saw-mill.
Will. Mccormack has moved into the
house recently vacated by Ezra Ross.
Charles Watson has on hand fine assert
ment of sleighs, and at selling prices.
Will. Daniels is making quite stir toward
building house near Allen Ainsworth's.
Four nice tracks have been scraped at
West Long Pond, all ready for " fast step
pers."
The lecture at South Woodbury. by Rev.
Edgar Bangs was very interesting and fairly
well attended.
The Center school has temporarily
stopped on account of scarlet fever in the
family of the teacher
Many from this place went to Lower Cabot
on New Years to attend the ball. A fine
time was reported.
Warner Thomas and Minnie Farr were
married on Wednesday, January 3, at Allie
Ross, by Rev. MIR. Wells from Hardwick
Best wishes to them.
The item in last weeks issue about Morris
McKintry losing his thumb should be that
his son PerleB, reaching for a stick of wood
had his thumb nearly severed by his father
striking into the block at the same time
The thumb has since been removed.
South Woodbury..
Larnard G. Pray is stopping at r. NJ
Pray's for few weeks.
Clark Trow has rented his farm to Rev
j. G. Wright for the coming year, and is
moving to Hardwick.
The school at Woodbury. Center has
closed on account of cankerrash, and the
one at South Woodbury. on account of diph-
liberia.
One week ago last Saturday morning
Gertie, daughter of John aud Flora Morse,
died of diphtheria, and last Saturday morn
ing Mrs. Morse died of the same disease
who is now sick with diphthera.
Worcester.
Roger Hovey lost one of his mlch cows
last week
The reading club is to meet with Flora
Holmes next Saturday evening.
Four couples from this place went to
Waterbury for New Years ride.
The new highway roller made its appear
ance last Saturday for the first time and
did good work.
Daisy Evans, who has been visiting Miss
Vail, has returned to Montvale, Mass,
where she is attending school.
Mrs. Lee Kent is at home helping her
parents care for the sick ones. - Otis
Richardson has been in Rutland for few
weeks. - John Templeton and Amasa
Brown visited in Craftsbury last week.
- Mr.. and Mrs Fifeld of Marshfeld
are visiting relatives in town. - DR..
Lance was called home Oh Saturday night
by the illness of his aunt - Frances
Abbott has gone back to Mortified to at
tend school So Mr. Bagley caked one
OF his work horses very badly while draw
ing logs last week. - Mrs. Melvin
Richardson is sick. Clinton TAYLOR
badly sprained his ankle last week. -
William Kellogg, wife, and daughters, Wis
tied in Craftsbury last week,