The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Waits River.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dodge and son spent
Sunday in Waterbury.
Mrs. A. r.. Beede and daughter Jennie
visited in Groton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. K. Philbrick of Barre
were in town on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred o. Cunningham of
Burlington are visiting at j. f. WoOdmans.
j. T. Carter OF Lowell, Mass, is spend.
ing a few weeks with his family in this
place.
II. H. Clark has returned from Wells
River and is ready to do blacksmith work
at any time.
N. s. Brigham and wife and Mrs. G. Fare
well returned to their homes in Massachu-
sets last week.
Master John Locke and his sister Mia ac-
companied their aunt, Mrs. Charles Flagg,
to Holden, Mass, last Friday.
Tunbridge.
Improvements are making in and around
the hotel.
A colt belonging to Frank Jones, while in
the pasture, was lately killed by lightning
Abijah Whitney, Mrs. Arthur Hanson,
Mrs. Arthur Adams, Mrs. Aaron Whitney
Mrs. Henry Rowland Clara Folsom and
Edward Noyes are among those who are
sick here.
The Congregational church, at a meeting
on Sunday, voted unanimously to hold a
series of meetings under the lead o. r. A
Whittier of Lawrence, Mass, and to invite
the Baptists to join in the work.
Mrs Andrew (Durkee) Noyes' funeral
was held last week. she dying in Lynn,
Mass. - Mrs. Wilson of Lynn, Mass p,
Is visiting AT Orsian Whitney's. - Mr..
and Mrs II r Hayward attended, on Sum
day, the funeral Of Mrs. Fred Farnham in
Fairlee. - A daughter was lately born
to DR.. and Mrs. WEIGH,
Vershire
Bernie Jackson is seriously i'll at the
home of his father, Rev. G. w. Jackson.
Five persons united with the Congrega-
tional church on Sunday, September 20.
w. f. Maltby and family, former residents
of Vershire, now of Maiden, Mass, are WIS.,
iting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Colburn went to Went.
worth, N. H., last Monday, being called
| there by the death of Mr.. Colburn's young
est brother Joshua.
| Miss Edith L. Parker has Cancelled her
engagement to teach at Corinth Center and
is helping to care for her brother, Henry A.
Parker, who is very seriously ILL.,
Rev. G. B. Drake of the Congregational
church is away on a vacation, visiting his
father i a New York, and there were no SER
vices at the Congregational church last Sun
day.
10b UbdCnbrB III UOWH are rs IOllOWb.
Lower village, Mrs. c. s. Ely; upper viii
lage, Miss Alma Adams; Vershire Center,
Luther j. Bailey South Vershire, Miss
Kendall; Copperfeld, Miss Maud Rowell;
Fits district, Miss Abbie Johnson; Yer
shire Heights, Miss Anna Camp.
Copperfeld.
George Rowell has let his farm to Fred
Morey and has moved to STAFFORD, where
he has recently bought place.
The mining interest is still progressing.
George Kicker and Henry Hodges have
moved their families here. Several more
men are to be employed.
Many of the friends of Mrs Fred W.
Farnham gathered last Sunday at her home
here to pay their last tribute of respect to
her memory. She has been sick many
months, but the loving hands of husband
and children have done all they could to al
leviate her sufferings. She leaves a hus-
band, daughter, son, and many friends
to mourn her loss, having lost kind friend
and neighbor. The interment was at Thet-
ford Center, William Paul officiating.
Will. Judd has moved from Barre to John
Johnson 8 and will work for him. Richard
Welsh accompanied them. - Thomas
Reeve is soon to move to the Fred Morey
farm. - Della Harding is attending
school at Thetford Hill - Abbie Johu-
son is teaching in the Fits district.
waitsfeld.
T. Carroll of Providence, r. l., bought
twenty-five cattle here and in Warren,
mostly cows, paying from $25 to $40.
All interested in the lecture course are
invited to meet at the parlors of the Meth
odist church on Tuesday evening, October
6, to make arrangement for the coming win.
ter's lectures.
The members of the Odd Fellows lodge,
with their families, enjoyed fruit supper
Of mi hQl1 10 Satn 10
literary programme was given, and, as
usual very pleasant evening was enjoyed.
The body of Enos Wilder was brought
here last week. Funeral services were held
at the Congregational church. Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright officated, assisted by Rev. e.
8. Fisk and Rev A. b. Enright. Inter-
ment was at the village cemetery.
Mrs. Anna Spencer Frost, the rector, will
give an entertainment at the Congrega-
tional church on Tuesday evening, October
10, under the auspices of the Home Circle.
Mrs. Frost's readings receive unqualified
praise wherever they have been given.
News of the death of E. A. Dumas Of
Waterbury reached us on Monday. Mr..
Dumas was for many years much re-
spected resident of this town. He and his
wife were visiting friends in town only a
| few days ago, when he was taken sick with
kidney trouble and was carried home by
DIR. Hooker, but failed to get any perma-
| menu reilei anu pdsseu away ounudy diIer-
noon.
The following resolutions were adopted
by Mad River Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons on the death of O. s. Dana:
Whereas it has pleased our divine Master
to permit the relentless hand of death to
again invade our circle and take from our
midst our brother, G. s. Dana, therefore
resolved that, while we bow in humble sub
mission to the will of Him who doeth
al things well, we will still cherish the
memory of our departed brother; that we
tender our heartfelt sympathy to the family
Of our late brother in their great bereave-
ment; that, as a token of our sympathy, we
drape our lodge room in mourning for three
months; that copy OF these resolutions be
presented to the family of our lamented
brother; that copy be spread upon the
record book of this lodge, and copy sent to
one or more of the county papers for publ
cation" Signed, o. G.. Eaton and ID. II.
| Skinner, committee.
Gorham Matthews is in town for few
days. - II. N Bushnell was in the west
part OF the state lastlweek, visiting friends,
- Stephen Bennett returned to Med
ford, Mass, on Monday. He is to work for
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