The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-19

funeral will be held at Union church this
"wednesday afternoon at one o'clock.
Mrs. George Faunce died OF pneum onia
last Monday afternoon, aged sixty-one
years. Burial services from the house this
"wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Monday morning on the hills at W. X.
Bliss the mercury registered 80 below
zero and 26o In the village. Tuesday morn.
ing 1t stood $50 below zero in the village.
Sodom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Orr are the happy pa
rents Of u little son.
James Felch has lately mo we'd into Myron
Dailey's house, formerly occupied by
Charles Hood.
Mrs. Elmer Brown returned last week
from Plainfeld, where she has been caring
for sick sister, Mrs. George Lesvett.
The drama The Old wayside Inn,"
presented by the young people OF Sodom on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of last
week, found the weather and roads rather
unfavorable for crowded house. They
intend " to let their light shine by acting It
In neighboring villages.
There was a dance last Friday evening
at Barney's Hall. Several would-be partic-
ipants started from Montpelier for Sodon.
At East Montpelier Center their sleigh up
set and the horse ran away. They went
on foot the remaining three miles and ar
rived late at Sodom to find their team was
the county road back to Montpelier.
Chelsea.
Mrs. s. N. Goss left for Massachusetts, on
Saturday to visit her children.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. G.
G. Bowin on Tuesday OF last week.
Joseph ID. Mcconnell, now of Wardner,
Idaho. is visiting here and in Washington.
franklin g. Cloyes of Newport, N. H.,
has been at j. M. Comstock's for few days.
Beedle's Orchestra will give an entertain
ment in Town Hall on the evening OF
March 4.
County Examiner Prichard will hold a
teachers examination here on the 2Sth and
| goth instants.
| There will be a promenade concert at the
| Town Hall on Friday evening Of next week,
music being furnished by the East Ran
dolph band.
Rev. Carl Fl. Corwin has removed from
Kaukauna, Wis, to Geneva, Ill, 70 be-
come pastor of the Congregational church at
the latter place.
Austin l.. Skinner will sell his farm at
| South Washington at auction next Satur-
day, together with stock, farming tools and
household goods.
The ninety ninth birthday OF Mrs. Lydia
Hood, the oldest resident Of the town, was
pleasantly observed on Monday by an in
formal gathering of friends and neighbors
at her home.
The librarians report steadily increas-
ing patronage of the public library, the
number OF books drawn weekly being con-
siderably greater than year ago. The
trustees have made a selection OF books to
be purchased with the hundred dollars
given by Mr.. George s. Shaw, and they will
soon be ready for circulation.
The rendering of Placer Gold" by the
local dramatic club brought out a good au-
dience on Thursday evening, and packed
house on Friday evening The attendance
at the dance following the play was said to
to be uncomfortably large. large pro-
portion Of the attendants being from Royal
ton and Tunbridge. The gross receipts
were S17360, leaving large net sum to be
applied to the payment for the scenery.
East Corinth.
The creamery paid its patrons twenty five
cents for January butter.
The village school, taught by Miss Laura
e. Carrigan of Randolph, closed last Friday
The next "Skim Milk will be held in
School Hall next Friday evening. All are
invited.
Frank Thompson and Mrs A B. Butler
visited in Washington over Sunday. -
III. A. Winship was ia town last week.
- H. A. Jackmsn is running the saw
mill. B. 7. Holland is working for him.
West Corinth.
J Miss Annie B. Camp closed a pleasant
and profitable term of school here last FRI
day. Miss Camp is one of those teachers
who wins the good will of her scholars at
the beginning of the term and holds it to
the end. She gave her scholars several
presents during the term. And the last
day, being St. Valentines day, she gave
them each pretty valentine and prize
besides. Her scholars, to prove their re-
spect for her, presented her with nice
photograph album. 1t is hoped she will re-
turn to teach our next term of school.
Mrs. L. M. Williams is now confined to
her bed and under the care of DR.. Locke.
- Mrs. s. G. Newman and two chill
dren went to West Topsham, last Saturday,
for few days visit among their relatives
- Charles Buffers and wife have re-
3 turned from Lowell, Mass
: Corinth Corner
, A new snow-roller has been placed in
this part of the town, making great i'm
. provement in the roads.
, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G Heath invited a few
, of their friends to their home on February
! 10, it being the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
, their marriage.
l Mrs Alonzo Spear, who has been very
. sick with pneumonia, is much better. -
r Mr. Bryant has moved from Burlington to
the Lyman Porter farm, which he bought
: last fall. - John Jeaury of Tilton, N
H., made a short visit to j. G. Fits re-
! Gently.
North Duxbury.
W. o. Smith was called to St. Armand,
p. O., by the serious illness OF his sister
- Mrs Bertha Lewis is i'll with heart
trouble. Mrs. j. o. Young is gaining
slowly. - Mrs Fred Davis is i'll.
North Montpelier.
/ Walter Hammett of Philadelphia, Pa is
} here on visit to Mr.. and Mrs. L. @. Ham,
NETT
Mrs Mary Choate, who has been in Barre
several weeks past on visit, returned home
; last week.
At this writing our esteemed neighbor,
George ID. Cutler, is still dangerously Ill,
with some features of the disease little
more favorable toward his recovery.
New enterprises are materializing quite
fast in this village lately, the latest being
:. the putting in of a general stock of feed in
the rink building by William Kelley.
t Robert Little and family are boarding at
L the boarding house. Rob has his bar Der q