The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-30

NdCdtlOn WlJn tnelr parents. - JOnn IL,
Mattoon Is here for the summer. 80 j.
Il. Davis has removed to Northfeld -
Mrs. Luella Woodruff has gone to Manches-
ter, N. H., to live for the present with her
son, III. G. Woodruff.
West Concord
The barn of Mrs. John Scales, situated in
the edge of Lunenburgh, near East Concord
village, was burned to the ground on the
evening of the 9th Ten cows were tied in
the barn and were burned with it.
The house and barns owned by Abner Rut-
ledge at the Corner were destroyed by fire
last week Monday. Cause of fire unknown.
These buildings were owned and occupied
by our old townsman, James Darling, for
more than half a century. An old land
mark is gone.
Corinth.
Mrs. John Collins of Barre is stopping at
Loren Emery's.
The Corinth drum corps goes to Chelsea
on Memorial Day.
The scarlet fever scare is subsding, and
there are no new cases reported.
Corinth creamery paid its patrons
eighteen and oue-half cents for April butter.
East Corinth.
The creamery separates about 1900
pounds of milk every day.
The "Skim Milk Club" will give one OF
its series of dances in the school-house hall
next Friday evening, June l. Proceeds for
the benefit Of the public library.
Charles A. Macarthur died at his home in
this village on Thursday Of pneumonia,
aged fifty-four years. He was taken with the
disease on Saturday, but seemed to be get
ting along very well until Wednesday af-
ternoon, when he was taken worse. The
funeral was held at the house Saturday
afternoon, Rev. e. W. Hatch officiating.
He leaves a widow.
n. A Jackman is to move into his house
in this village. Captain j. H. Cham.
berlain, former resident of this place but
now of New York city, was in town few
days last week: - Rev. and Mrs e. w.
Hatch were in Danville last week visiting
friends but returned on Friday. - l..
e. Rowe has moved into the N. A Andrews
house.
West Corinth.
Rev. L. L. Beeman, presiding elder, will
be at Cornth Corner, June 3, to hold quar-
terly meeting services at half past ten.
Mrs. Mary j., widow of Moses Leavitt,
died very suddenly last week Wednesday
at Josiah Virgins, where she was stopping
for a few weeks. She had been troubled
with a slight cough for several days, but
came into the kitchen and ate breakfast as
usual Wednesday morning. Soon after she
was seized with coughing spell, when
hemorrhage of the lungs set in and she died
in few moments.
Mrs. r. II. Williams went to STAFFORD last
week Tuesday to visit her mother, who is
very sick. She returned on Saturday. -
@. l.. Speare and wife, who recently moved
from Cambridgeport, Mass, to Lebanon, n.
H., were in this place on Sunday. -
W. E. Stoll of West Charleston was in town
last week delivering nursery stock.
CRANKY.
Rev. F. G. Appleton and Deacon G. A.
App1atop will orr traptioD at ST
Johnsbury, June 12-14, as pastor and dele
gate.
Rev, F. G. Appleton of Denver, Colo,
preached very acceptably at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday morning, and
will supply the pnlpit of this church the
coming summer.
Several cases of measles are reported in
town.
A valuable colt, owned by William Hayes,
was badly cut on a wire fence last week.
Memorial Day is to be observed here to-
day. A very interesting programme has
been prepared. Ex-Governor S. X. Pingree
will be the orator. Alex. Cochran is presi-
dent of the day; l. NJ. Kicker, marshal.
Mary Keenan,, who had been sick with
heart trouble for two months, died last
Wednesday. She was member of the
Methodist church, and leaves many friends
to mourn her loss. The funeral was held at
the church.
Mrs E. F. Rand visited at Alex. Cochran
last Monday. - Winona Brigham and
E. n. Sanctuary were in town last Mon day
visiting friends. - ID. f. Clark and Ger
trude Cochran were at home over Sunday.
- young child of A. g. WEIGH is i'll.
- A daughter was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Lund. - Rev. s. A.
Jackson of South Ryegate exchanged with
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, last Sunday. - R.
N Sherru has mnvpN in IN the Ratsav HOnOra
house. - Mrs. Lowell is i'll.
East Hardwick.
The creamery is doing good business
these days.
The grange will picnic at the whipple
place in the near future.
Harvey Bean, who was run over by the
express train last week, is still alive, but
there are slight hopes of his recovery.
T. G. Bronson has received a combina.
ton bull calf from the celebrated herd OF
Richardson Brothers, Davenport, la. He is
closely related to the dam of Brown
Bessie" the champion butter COW of the
Brown Bessie" and, with the exception
of eight head recently sold, G. l. Hood con
trolls the family, some fifty head. With the
cross he is now able to make, he can pro
duce stock identical in breed with this cele
brated cow.
The Harper's Ferry Jubilee Singers give 6
concert in the Congregational church, Fri
day evening, June l. at eight o'clock
They come with high recommends and art
certainly working for worthy cause.
Harry Tabor and wife were in town OF
Sunday, and Mrs. McCrillis, Mrs. Tabor's
mother, accompanied them home. -
b. M. Shepard and Joseph Yatter of Mont
pelier took an early start for Peacham PonC
for trout one morning last week. -
Mrs. S. Heath of Warren visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Nownes, last week. - Ches
ter Wood, who has been very sick a.
Barre, was able to be taken home las
week. - Frank White is sick. -
Captain Durham has moved to Calais
- Eli Edison and wife visited in Crafts
buty and Irasburgh last week. - Mr.
Washburn and wife of Corinth have beef
in town visiting at James Newton's.
MoretowH.
II. o. Ward returned home from Califor
MIA, last Wednesday, improved in health.
Fourteen Of the young people from thi
place attended The County Fair" a
Montpelier on Friday last.
Newbury.
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