The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

| Friday evening pound party" was given
in Barney's hall in Mr.. Weeks behalf,
and generous amount of various kinds of
edbles was the result
Chelsea.
The county court opened on Tuesday,
Judge Rowell presiding.
John d. Bowin has sold his farm and
stock to his father, Irwin Bowin.
Chldren's Day will be observed at both
the village churches next Sunday morning.
A Sunday.school was organized last Sun.
day in the Stanley school-house, to be main
tanned through the summer.
The town furnished two Memorial Day
orators-J. X. Darling at Washington and
Rev. b. b. Sherman at Tunbridge.
Rev. II. f. Forrest was in Saratoga last
week, serving on the court of appeals, the
highest judicial body in the Methodist
system.
Mrs. H S. Annis resumed her trips to the
village with cooked provisions on Saturday,
and may be expected regularly through the
summer ON Tuesday and Saturday.
Mrs. Bernice l.. Stevens has given up her
school in No. IL on account OF the serious
illness OF her husbands mother, and Mrs.
Emily f. Densmore will finish the term.
Joel Hersey who bought A. w. Whit
ney's farm this spring, died there on Tues
day of last week The funeral services were
held on Thursday, Rev. j. N, Perrin of
Williamstown officiating. The burial was
at Williamstown.
The judges cut down Mrs. Jesseman's bail
to $500, and this amount being furnished by
her lawyer, r. NJ. Harvey, she was released.
Not long after, her husband and Gus. w.
Cleveland had set-to in the JAIL in which
knives were freely used, but no lives were
lost.
The officers of the Methodist Sunday
school on the West Hill for the ensuing
year are as follows: Superintendent, W. o.
AUSTIN assistant superintendent, A, l..
Sprague; secretary, Mrs. A. l.. Sprague;
treasurer, H. T, Walker; librarian, Ii, l..
Bixby,
The Congregational church on Sunday
chose Deacon and Mrs. j. b. Bacon and
DR.. add Mrs. NJ II. Corwin delegates to
represent the church at the county confer
ence at East Cornth on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, and Deacon j, B,
Bacon a delegate to the state convention
next week at Bennington
Fred w Lewis is In Bethel, doing carpen.
ter work - Arthur II. Morey spent
week. - Will H. Hill has gone to
Lowell, Mass, to be horseshoer on G. l.
Hoods farm. His family remain here, and
he retains his shop. - Byron Berry and
his daughter Louise are visiting in Barnet.
- Herman j. Bugbee is at home, hav-
Haverhill, N. II. Charles 1. Hood is
in town for several days.
Corinth.
The drum corps played at Chelsea on Me.
mortal Day.
State Superintendent Stone lectured at
the town hall last Monday evening
special town meeting was held last
Monday for the purpose of raising more
money to pay for school books.
The people Of Cookeville met last Sunday
afternoon at the academy hall for the pur-
pose of organizing Sunday-school.
Corydon Sleeper's horse ran away last
week and collided with Mr.. Kinneys team,
breaking his wagon and demolshing
Sleeper's.
A. P. Rowell lost a good horse last week
by collie, - Lavina Bowen of Brockton,
Mass, is spending the summer in town at
her residence. - Lou Sleeper is visiting
at home, returning to Wolcott this week.
East Corinth.
The wind of Sunday afternoon did con-
siderable damage to the telephone poles in
this vicinity.
Julia Heath is visiting at the Saginaw.
- w. G. Simpson and III. A. Jackman,
Jr., are busily engaged drawing Lumber to
Bradford. - Dana w. Hatch, who has
been absent from home for over year, has
returned for a short visit. - Rev E. w.
Hatch visited friends in Danville few days
last week, but returned on Friday. -
Mrs. John B. Thompson, who has been
very i'll with pleurisy and pneumonia, is
improving.
West Corinth.
Mrs. s. T. Virgins is quite sick.
Mr.. Trombly, with his wife and two
children from Littleton, N. H., spent few
| days last week with their uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs Stillman Virgins.
| Jesse, the little son of j. P. Virgins, who
| got stub in his foot two weeks ago. has
since had serious trouble with it. Last
week Monday piece Of grass an inch and
quarter long was taken from the wound.
Last Sunday, the stub, which was about an
! inch in length, was removed. He is still
sick in bed.
Joseph Quimby, who has been boarding
at A. G. Kenyon's the past few weeks, was
taken suddenly i'll last week. Four differ
ent doctors were called to see him, who
| pronounced his case serious one. His
son, of Boston, and his daughter, Of VOL.
colt, came at once. They started with hi IN
for Haverhill, n. H., last Friday morning
with intentions OF carrying him to Han
over.
Corinth Corner.
George Ovitt and Julia Spear were mar.
ried at the home of the brides parents,
May 10, f. l. Sargent performing the cere-
mony.
Emma Fits is at home from Bradford for
awhile. - Mrs. Norris Heath is under
the care of DR.. Locke. Caroline Fellows is
caring for her. - Miss Stone Of Ran
dolph Center spent last Sunday at Fellows
Merrill's. - Mrs. George Fits is gain
ing slowly. - Henry Heath and wife Of
Bradford came to visit Mr. Heath's mother
returning Monday.
South Duxbury.
Children's Day will be observed mex
Sunday in the Congregational church in
place of the preaching service,
} Mrs. Samuel Turner returned home las
week. - Henry Parcher is seriously
afflicted with blood poison in one of his fin
gers. - Mrs. George Freeman, who .ha.
! been afflicted with sciatica for long time
: is slowly gaining. - Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
+. ter Sterling of Montpelier were guests, las
Sunday, of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Phillips
- Charles Eastman, a student of tn
academy at Waterbury Center, was CUES
at the home Of Walter Turner last Saturda
. and Sunday.
: East Montpelier.
Il. The "Hope' Sunday-school will observ
: Children's Day next Sunday.
The polishing mills are running for tn
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