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


Of II. e. webber was i'll last week. 1t had |
several fits. 60 Hugh Gibson has been |
confined to the house for the past week by |
illness. 60 Frank Lamphed has sold his
pasture lot in Newbury to Charles Exley.
80 Lora Morse was at home from st.
Johnsbury last week. 60 Mary CAVITY of
Wells River is working at the Ryegate
Granite Works hotel.
North Thetford.
Alden wilmot, who has been dangerously
sick for four weeks past, is better. -
Nettle Kinsman has gone to the Mary
Hitchcock Hospital at Hanover, N. H., to
take course of training as nurse. -
Master Avalon Converse and sister are
stopping with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Heath. - Merchant Jaquith has
been sick the past week. - Hattie
Downer, from the seminary at Montpelier,
has been at home for short vacation. -
Very little sugar has been made in this sec
ton so far. - Abbie Downer from Hart
ford and Minnie Kinsman from Proctors-
Mrs. Howard Gilkey Of Strafford was called
here by the illness of her father, Mr.. Will
mot.
Topsham.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Powers one day last week.
Moses Mills has been very sick with
Efie Currier has hired out with Charles
Metcalf of East Corinth during the sugar
season.
West Topsham.
There was a select party at w. f.. Camp
BELLS last Saturday evening.
Those from this place who have been at
tending school at Montpelier have returned
to that place.
S. X. Dexter has bought the farm Loren
Williams has lived on for the past two
years of o. L. Watson of Montpelier.
Mrs. E. E. Wiley has been quite poorly
for a few days, but is gaining slowly. -
Rev. Il. B. Nelson returned from
visit with his parents at Wheelock, last
Saturday. - Ethel Thurston is working
for e. E. Wiley for few days. 9. NJ.
Tubbs is on his southern trip for G. f.
Smith g. Co. u. s. Hayward has
moved on to his farm he recently purchased.
Tunbridge.
The Neal Dow meeting last week Tues
day evening was very good and called out
some of the best people in town. Miss Yer
ME Wills acted as Organist.
Mrs. Annie Cheney Ordway died last
week Tuesday at the advanced age OF
ninety-three years. The funeral was at her
late home Thursday afternoon.
Preston Beauclerk was in town over Sun
day. - Mrs. Laura Drew has gone to
Andover, n. H., for a much-needed rest.
Mrs. Cornelia Flanders was in town
recently, looking after her farm. She is
living with her sister in Rutland. - FL
soon to return to her home in Chicago.
- Mrs. Melissa Wight is slowly re-
covering from severe attack of pneumo-
mia. - Rufus Rogers has gone to Con-
necticut to visit his parents. - Frank
Jones has hired the Foster farm for year.
Waits River.
Professor d. B. Locke of Winchendon,
Mass, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Locke, few days last week. - Miss
Mary e. Chynoweth went to Montpelier on
Monday to attend school. 80 j. l.. Ma
COON picked pansies from his flower garden
March 10. S. 2. Marsh is sick. -
Wilbur X. Davis and Effie M. Farnham
were married at the home of the bride, by
Rev. j. 7. Baxendale, March %.
WaitsfieId.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet with Mrs P
e. Lockwood this afternoon and evening.
Kate Haselton came home last Friday for
two weeks vacation from her school at
Bellows Falls.
Louise Gleason and VIII Eaton returned
on Tuesday to the Methodist Seminary at
Montpelier after a two weeks vacation.
The Christian Endeavor Society will hold
a geographical sociable at the Congrega
tional vestry on Wednesday evening
April II.
AT the auction sale of the real estate Of
the Waitsfield Lumber Company, last Fri
| day, the Holmes farm was bought by j. A
Smith, our hustling village truckman.
f. A, Boyce and Mrs. F. j. Greene were
married Thursday evening, March %, and
will be " at home " to receive the congratu
lations Of their numerous friends or
Wednesday evening, April 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Boyce took a trip
to Montpelier last Friday, transacting bust
ness and visiting friends, making theil
headquarters at No. 6 Barre street, where
they were royalty entertained by Mr.. anG
Mrs. Eugene Joslyn. They also called or
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lamphere at theiI
new and beautiful home on Barre street
Dropping into business places, they re-
ceived congratulations and best wishes
from many friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce
will entertain their friends on the date o
reception given on cards, deferring a more
extended wedding trip to some future time
The funeral services of Miss Anna Joslyr
were held at the residence of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Joslyn, on Wednesday
afternoon, March 81, and were attended by
a large company OF sympathizing friends
and neighbors, including a delegation o
| teachers and students from Goddard Sem
mary, where she had been student for thu
past three years. Rev. j. Edward Wrigh
of Montpelier was the officiating clergyman
and j. II. Hastings was in charge of thu
funeral arrangements. The floral offerings
were profuse and extremely beautiful. Tn
nterment was in the cemetery on tn
meadow near her late home.
South Walden.
Mrs. Stephen Meader has been very sicl
for the last two months, but is slowly recov
ering.
The directors of the Walden Dreamer
Association have voted to call on the stock
holders for twenty-five per cent Of thei
subscriptions, to be paid on or before Apri
/. The building will be ready for the ms
chinery by the middle of April
Warren
Bert Austin's Oldest child is seriousl.
sick.
The sugar-makers are making a pure
grade Of sugar than usual.
The water has undermined the barn G
w. K. Dana, and there is danger that it ma
fall.
While Ed Atkins was at work in p. Par
ker's mill last week Monday, log he wa
turning for clapboards split open. On
piece struck him in the side OF the head
knocking him over. He was, when pickle
up thought to be dead, but recovered ate