The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
TOpshaun.

Topsham.
Rev. M. s. Killough is with us again. He
will preach in the Reformed Presbyterian
church during the summer. - Miss
Edith Taplin has returned TO her school at
| Bradford.
South Troy.
On Wednesday evening last James New
man, Jr., young unmarried man OF South
Troy in an attempt to pass from his work
to his home over the flooded highway west
of the covered bridge, got entangled in
barbed wire fence which had been swept
across the road. His cries for help were
| heard by neighbors, but before they could
reach him his lantern was extinguished and
his cries ceased. His body was found the
next morning.
Tunbridge.
Andrew Ordway has lost his only COW.
She drank freely Of boiled sap.
The roads are very bad. The road bill
this year will be greater than usual.
The sugar season will stand on record as
fairly successful in quantity made and of
extra quality.
The death of Miss Lizzie Smith at Boston
removes an only child of Mrs Spencer
Smith, who has the sympathy of her many
| friends. The funeral was at the Baptist
church, Rev. Almon Shepherd officiating
Ann Howe returns home from the Nor
NAL School in Salem, Mass. - Sadie
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again. - Rev. j. P. Demeritt spends
the week with his family in Exeter, N II.
- Mrs. James Diamond is threatened
with pneumonia
Vershire.
The funeral of little Mary Spear, young
est child of Mr.. and Mrs. freeman Spear,
was attended at Vershire Center. Much
sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents,
whose family circle is thus broken by the
hand of death. - Mrs. Matthews still
continues very sick and her physician gives
no hope Of recovery.
waitsfield.
"a batch of items from this town received
too late for publication last week will be
found on the second page.
j. B. Norton has received his commission
as town liquor agent.
Samuel Dana, who is at work in Berlin
was in town over Sunday.
Harry McAllister of Montpelier was in
town a few days last week. visiting friends.
Fred Sears has moved from the Sarah
Thompson house to the Tell Stoddard house.
Sarah Thompson has sold her house in
the village to Abbie Minor. Price paid,
$500.
Ira Richardson and wife of Minneapolis,
Mimi, are visiting his father, c. NJ. Rich
ardson.
Mrs Alice Joslin returned from Boston
last Friday. She bought nice stock Of
millinery goods.
Rev. A. B. Enright was returned to this
town for another year. His many friends
here are grateful for his return.
George Ray has secured a situation on a
milk farm on Fisher Island. He is to move
his family there and commence work May l..
Sugaring has closed with about one-half
OF the usual crop. few of the warm
places made fair amount, but cold places
hardly paid for tapping.
Mrs. John Baird died at the home OF her
son-in-law, George N. Billings, after short
illness with creeping paralysis, aged sew
enty-one years. Her funeral was held to-
day wednesday,.
A meeting of the Magazine Clubs will be
held at William Palmer's, Saturday even
ing, April %, when the magazines of 1895
will be sold. Any one wishing to secure
such books is invited to be present.
There was no mail received here last
week Monday OF Wednesday night, and the
mail did not leave here Tuesday morning
We think this was the first time that the
mail has failed to go from here in the morn
ing since Mr.. Kelly has carried it. Cause,
high water.
If you need pillow, harrow or cultivator,
call and see my stock Of tools. l have sew
eral kinds, which will be sold very low for
cash. also have large stock of choice
seeds-timothy. clover, and Sanford corn
dLu garden SeeuS III Dulh, Ill Vi WHICH Will
be sold at lowest cash prices. o. G. Eaton
The sad intelligence was received on
Monday morning of the death on Sunday
afternoon, by apoplexy, of Mary j. Bradish,
wife of M. G. Bushnell of Omro, Wis. They
will be pleasantly remembered by their
many friends in this vicinity whom they
visited last autumn. Mrs. Bushnell for
merly lived in Cabot.
There will be a Grand Army social and
sugar supper at Grand Army Hall, Satur-
day afternoon, April %. All old soldiers in
this vicinity whether members of the Grand
Army or noD and their families, and all
sJidiers' widows are cordially invited to be
present and enjoy farewell visit with
Commander D. s. Stoddard and wife before
their departure for the West, about May l.
East Warren.
Jimmy McGlafflin is all smiles. 1t is boy
The past week has been unusually warm
for the season, the mercury ranging from
80 to 1882
The sugar season has been short and
sweet, lasting only little more than one
week. The make has not been hardly up
to an average crop, but the quality is good.
Everything at this time points favOrably
to an early spring. The roads are nearly
impossible and again we ha 70 been put on
short ratiOns for mail received, and that at
| long intervals.
No mail was received here from ROxbury
last week until Wednesday, on account OF
the bad condition of the mountain road. 1t
has been repaired and travellers can now
cross in wagons.
There is considerable sickness in town.
Mrs. James McGlaff1in is no better. Her
daughter, Mrs. Byron Davis, is home caring
for her. Mrs. Wright Is said to be improv-
ing. Eddy Lamb is sick and Uncle Mike
Ryan is in poor health.
The Murdoch family has arrived from
Dakota, and right glad they seem to get
back to Vermont again, where plenty and
prosperity abound. They say there are
plenty more families who would do as they
have If they could but get the means to do
so.
It's just as easy to try One Minute Cough
Cure as anything else. It's easier to cure
severe cough or cold with it. Let your next
purchase for cough be One Minute Cough
Cure Better medicine better result; better
try it. w. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
| Waterbury.