The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-28

church for many years. Rev. Mr.. Forrest
ofiiciated at the funeral services on Wednes-
day.
Julian II. Griffin has returned from Bos-
ton, without submitting to the surgical
operation which he expected to undergo
Ira Underhill died on Monday of last
week at the home Of his son.in-law, o. p.
Bacon. The funeral services were held on
Tuesday, Rev. Mr.. Forrest officiating.
The unfavorable weather decreased the
attendance at the service in honor of Neal
Dow's birthday, but fair audience was
present, and the exercises were well appre-
ciated.
Albert B. Flanders has returned to town,
taking the farm formerly occupied by
Wales Mouton, and which it was incor-
rectly reported that the latter was again to
occupy.
The school districts have engaged the fol-
lowing teachers for the spring term OF eight
weeks: No. 2, Lillian M. Wells; No. 5,
Laura r.. Fuller; No. 7, Mrs. Lima M. Price;
No. 8, Lillian e. Bachelor; No. 10, Mrs,
Gertie W. Dearborn No. II, Martha i.
Noyes; No IL, Mary A. Burbank No. 10,
Clara j. Laird; No. II, Lena e. Spalding.
A school will be maintained in No. II in
stead OF No. l, as at first reported, and
twenty-eight weeks will be the length of
of the school year.
Corinth.
The Corinth Creamery Company paid its
patrons twenty-three cents for February
butter.
All those having dogs should get them
licensed before April and thereby save
dollar.
Selectmen j. S. Chapman and Charles
Jewell divided the school money last Fri
day. A. l.. Parker, the third selectman, is
sick, so he was unable to be present,
Miss Bertha Eaton has gone to Montpel-
inw uNrin 81
mary. - II. F. Higgins of Manchester,
n. H., is stopping few days in town.
60 Frank Hastings is visiting friends in
town. - Mrs. Herbert Hodge is sick
with bilious fever.
East Corinth.
Easter services were held in the church on
Sunday. Good music was furnished by the
choir.
Eighty-fve volumes have recently been
added to the library, which makes the
whole number of volumes nearly $50.
The remains of Charles r. johnson, who
died in Bristol, N. H., March 49, were
brought here for burial on Wednesday.
The ninetieth birthday of General Neal
Dow was commemorated in the church,
Tuesday evening, March 20. A very inter
esting talk was given by Rev. Mr.. Hatch
after which supper was served in the
vestry.
". ". ldplln, Jr, IL dDSeuU from uOLue
taking pictures. - E. B. Corliss is work.
ing for Il. p. Sawyer during the sugar sea-
son. - Mrs. r. r. Fulton has been con.
fined to the bed for several days. -
Miss Anna Divoll is at work for s. r. Day
- Y. Colby has purchased the John
River visited at G.. W. Georges over Sun
day. - Henry and Charles Kemp Of
Bristol, formerly OF this place, were in town
Wednesday. - Mrs. CIV. George was
in Wells River last week
West Corinth.
Miss Blanche Bugbee is at work for J. 81
Quimby. - Jane Durham is working
for Mrs. John Fits. - George Blake OF
Somerville, Mass, visited his brothers Gill
visited his mother, who is very sick at the
home Of her son Bert, in East Barre.
East Montpelier.
Died In East Montpelier, March 20, Mrs
Margaret Holmes Mcknight, widow Of the
late Putnam Mcknight. Mrs. Mcknight wa:
supposed to be the Oldest person in Eas
Montpelier. She was born early in the yeal
1903, and died in her old home here where
she had lived sixty-six years. She haiti
done what she could" living a quiet ant
pesceable life in true godliness and faithful
ness, and passed quietly away in the hope o
immortal blessedness. She leaves severa
children and grandchildren and many rela
| yves anu ITl6uub 10 mourn ntr departure
About sixteen years ago many OF us me-
with her and her honored husband to cele
brate most pleasantly their golden wedding
Mrs. John Clough has just returned
home after being absent nearly five years
- n. A. Goodwin, who spent the win
ter in the South, visited his parents at thu
Center last week. - Wallace G.. Good
win of St. Adams and Helen l.. Goodwin o
Montpelier were at home over Sunday
- Miss Bertha Nye is spending he
Easter vacation at home.
Groton.
Eggs have not been 80 cheap in Grotor
for thirty years as now
The seminary students returned to schoo
last Monday and Tuesday.
T. B. Halls mill was shut down last Mon
day on account Of a broken saw.
There will be a covenant meeting at tn,
Baptist church next Friday afternoon a
two o'clock.
Thus far the sugar season has been yer,
good. Some farmers have made from SO
1000 pounds.
a colt last week Tuesday. At last report
the boy was doing well.
, Timothy Emery finishes carrying thu
. mail this week to Westville Here is goo(
, chance for some one to make cent.
t Ira o. Kicker lost a valuable COW las
Sunday. He has purchased pair of horse
weighing thirty-two hundred pounds
While Jack Carpenter was working in hi
l sugar-house last Thursday he fell over
bucket, breaking one of his ribs, and is nov
; unable to work
t r. S. Hooper was the subject Of mucl
= sport for the boys last week. While he wa
at the pond cutting ice for the creamery h
A INDUCED in an unexpected bath. The mex
day he wore an extra suit
= The Easter service at the Methods
: church was we'll attended last Sunday
The children who took part deserve muc
credit for their work. The choir rendered
extra music for the occasion.
' The ladies OF the Woman's Christian
$ Temperance Union held a hot-sugar sc
ciable in the parlors of the Methodist churc
+ last Friday evening. A very interesting
. programme was given. The ladies have
: handsome sum to put into their treasury
n The number of pupils of the public school
o in 1898, who were neither absent nor tard
in one term was SO; in two terms, 20; i
l. three terms, Bertha Goodwin, Calvi
q Darling, Minnie Morrison, Matte Orr
;, Blanche WEIGH, Harry Morrison, Bessi
q Blanchard.
a Amasa Hooper and Miss Mills wer
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