The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-13

last week, visiting his son Arthur in Boston
on his way home. - Burnham Coburn
OF Sea CHI, New York. is in town to see his
father, who has been sick for two weeks.
but Is cOnvalescent. - Thomas johnson
Is sick with pneumonia at the residence of
Frank Coburn 60 Miss Harriet Bah
cock, who was i'll with the grip at Frank
Coburn's has been removed to David Nell
sons at the upper village. 80 Mr.. and
Mrs: A. II. Adams have been confined to
the house with grip for two weeks, but are
convalescent. - Mrs. Gertie Wells and
daughter Marjorie visited at b. G. Rogers
in Hardw!ck last Friday. - j. Munson
Stone and wife of Wiiiiamstown were in
town over Sunday. - Frank Hoyt of
Plainheld spent last Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. M s. Haines, and aided the choir at
service. -: Carrie Haines Of Waterbury
Is stop ping few days with her uncle, Ira
f. Haines, at Lower Cabot.
East Cabot.
, Mr.; and Mrs. n. X. Abbott visited in
Peacham last week. e. f. Clark of
81. Johnsbury was at E. H. Clarks over
Sunday. - Misses Meriden and Carrie
Taft OF Barre were at N L. Wilson's last
week. 80 Mr.. and Mrs II. s. Barr have
relatives in Mortified. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Thurber of Danville visited at e.
II. Clark's last week. - Mr.. and Mrs.
N. l.. Wilson were in Barre on Sunday to
attend the funeral Of e. A. Taft, Mrs. VIII
sons brother. 60 II. Goss has been i'll
with grip. - Alvin Durgan fell from
load OF hay last week and was badly bruised.
East Calais.
The school directors met to examine the
village school-house last week and decide
in regard to the needed repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Dwinel and Kate
Hammond attended the Christian Endeavor
convention At Barre last Friday.
While working for Lee Leonard last Fri
day, Obel Provost dropped a log on one foot,
breaking the big toe and bruising the foot
badly.
The Good Templars gave a surprise party
to their chief templar, W l. Richard and
his wife last Wednesday evening. 1t was
held in the lodge-room, as Mr. Richard had
already commenced moving to their new
home. Thirty.five members were pres mt,
and very pleasan evening spent. Cake
and coffee were served aud the CHEEKY C mink
of silver coin left in Mr.. Richards hands
showed the feeling of esteem the lodge has
for them. The best wishes of the members
go with them as they go to their new home.
Chelsea
Mrs. Mary j. Dunbar has received PEN
sion with 1929 arrears, as the widow of
James H. Judd.
Mrs. L. G. Aldrich is reported to have
bought the G. III. Scribner place at the lower
end of the village.
Thomas j. and Charles r. Doyle have
bought the I. p. Moore farm of Gilman
Sanborn for $500, and will soon move there.
The infant sons of John A. Edwards and
Gustus w. Cleveland died on Thursday and
Friday of last week respectively, both Of
pneumonia.
The school directors have organized for
the year with the choice OF n. L. Bixby as
chairman and j. M. Comstock as clerk.
They have not yet elected a superintendent.
A B. Flanders is to move to the E. B.
Stanley farm, and Wales Moulton, who has
been living there, goes little farther down
the stream to the place owned by W. G.
Goss.
A. w. Whitney has sold s!farm to Joel
Hersey OF Williamstown for $4,000. Mr..
Hersey will take possession the first OF
April. Mr.. Whitney does not intend to
leave town, we are glad to say.
Truman Spear of Corinth has bought the
Daniel ID. Willis farm, and will soon
move there. His brother, Theron D. Spear.
who has been living there, is to carry on the
David Dearborn farm in Corinth.
In the death, on Monday morning, of
pneu nonia, of Mrs Betsey d. Montague,
one of our oldest residents has passed
away. She was born in Springfield, JAN
uary 3, 1907, was married to Stephen Mon
tague in 1929, and came with her husband
to Chelsea in 1881. Mr.. Montague died
three years ago. They had no children,
Ware Of Hamilton, Ontario, was brought
up in their family. Mrs. Montague was one
OF the oldest members of the Congregational
church, with which she became connected
in 1881.
N. H. Perkins, now of Andover, Mass, is
spending some time in town. - Mrs.
Sarah VI. Nation has returned from her
winters sojourn in Manchester and Lynn.
- Mrs. Lydia Goodell is TO occupy
Scott w. Georges place when the latter
,l,rtl nxUyraI nfnf
father has returned to Hartford, leaving
him in sole possession Of the D. III. Il. Allen
place. - Julian H. Griffin has gone to
South Royalton to work for A. p. Skinner.
Corinth
Overseer Hodge has hired George Mar
ston to carry on the town farm the coming
year.
There is considerable complaint in regard
to watering troughs, there being none where
most needed. May our selectmen see to
this.
The school directors have appointed NJ g.
j. E. Taplin superintendent and j E. Tap
lin clerk There has been talk of calling q
special meeting for the purpose Of raising
more school money.
Charlie Heath and wife of Barre were in
town last week visiting friends and rela-
tives. t. Ellie and Nettie Sargent have
returned to Thetford Academy. ~ Cora
bel Wilson has returned from Bradford.
- Edith Hanson has returned to her
former place in B. B. Scribner's store.
- f. w. Thurber and wife were visit
ing in Barre and Berlin last week.
East Corinth.
Remember the sociable in the hall this
evening.
The sugar party in the vestry, Wednes.
day evening, was well attended and all had
pleasant time.
Sixty.ive couples attended the last of the
series of "skim milk" dances held in the
hall on Friday evening. The usual good
time was enjoyed. The proceeds are to go
for the public library
The evangelist is expected to be present
this week. Meetings will be held at the
church on Tuesday evening, at tbs school
house on Taplin Hill on Thursday, in the
ROBBIE neighborhood on Friday evening, and
at the church on Saturday evening.
Frank Hutchinson recently sold very
nice horse to parties in Bradford. -
Dora Crafts is i'll with lung fever, but is i'm
proving. - Rev. III. F. James, former
resident of this place, but now Of Colfax,
Wash. was in town few DAYS last week