The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02
West Newbury,


Harry Carleton has been visiting in this
place for the past week
Miss Bessie Tyler is home for a few weeks.
She intends to return again to Hudson,
N. II.
Miss Addie Jewell has returned to
Plymouth, N. H., where she is attending
school.
School commenced in wes5 Newbury on
Monday, with Miss Lillian Martin of Brad
ford as teacher Miss Florence Johnston
teaches in the Brock district.
The business meeting of the West New
bury dramatic club will be held at K. f..
Putnam's, next Friday evening for the pur-
pose OF choosing new officers for the coming
year.
Wells River.
Mrs. Mary Dana has returned from a two
months visit in Maine, and is at Mr.. Cyrus
Cages.
The annual Meeting of Colonel Preston
Woman's Relief Corps, No 10, for election
of officers, is on Wednesday evening, Dec
2 A full attendance is desired.
DIR Lee was called to Woodsville, Mon
Gay, 10 attend Curtis Olney, whose leg was
so badly cut and iluned by an engine,
that the member was amputated.
9. II. Carpenter and family Of Bradford
spent Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs.
Allison DIR. and Mrs Fletcher of Bradford
were at Frank Bigelow's; Mrs. Oscar War
den OF Hanover was at her parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Bailey, and smained "A few DAYS
to visit her brothers and sisters living here.
Schools began on Monday with a larger
| number in attendance than at the last term.
Miss Ruth @ Norton of Bristol, N H.,
| takes Miss MOore's place in the grammar
school. The pupils in the intermediate
room having no absent or tlrdy marks
during the term just finished, were Mary
aud Louis Seguln, Albert jain, Della
Papinau and Muriel e. Goodwin.
Mr.. aud Mrs Il. q. Graves are visiting in
Boston. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rum
sey spent Thanksgiving at Montpelier with
| their daug lter Mrs. James Boutwell,.
Miss Cora Brock is home from Lyndon for
two weeks vacation, aud will be one of the
little Z" Old Ladies of Lavendertown" who
received friends" at the church vestry
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week. = Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coy of
Sommervlle, Mass, came last week to re-
main few weeks with their mother, Mrs.
Cheney. - Mrs. Sheldon has recovered
from her recent illness and is able to be out
again. - The library was re-opened on
Saturday, evening and forty-one books were
given out.
South Northfield.
George H. Denny is repairing his house.
- School began on Monday, with Mrs.
Kate Tyler in charge. -, Mrs. Harriet
Glazier has gone to Nashua, N H., to spend
the winter with a daughter. - Miss Amy
Denny returned on Saturday to her school
in Woodbury.. - Gerard Boardman has
trapped twenty-eight skunks this season.
- Mrs Margaret Bradley is recovering
from an attack of bronchitis.
Orange.
Schools commenced on Monday, with
changes in some districts. Mrs. Kidder of
Roxbury is to teach at East Orange; Mr..
Perry of Coventry, in No. 10; Mr.. Wilson,
in No / Miss Lord, in No. 2; Miss Beard, in
No. 6; Mr.. Noyes, in No. 8.
Mrs. Harrison Peake died suddenly, Sat-
urday night. The funeral was attended at
her late residence on Monday. She was a
worthy woman, but had been blind for
several years. She leaves a husband and
two daughters to mourn her loss
Mrs. Aldee Coffin is keeping house for
Miss Marion Lord - Mrs. A. r. Mel
son, who has been at Heaton Hospital,
Montpelier, for several weeks is slowly
improving. - The children in the fam
lilies of Bert Hutchins and j. l.. Lord are
sick with the measles.
You'll use one-thrd less of Harmless Soap.
Roxbury.
The wiring for electric lights at Heath &
Rice's mill is nearly completed.
The village school will begin next Mon
day, with Mrs. Joseph Howe as teacher.
The Summit whist club will meet with
Rev j. Edward Wright of Montpelier
spoke at the Union church last Sunday, in
exchange with Rev. Charles Downey.
At the auction of Mrs. Tyler Wiley g
household goods on Saturday a brass kettle
and chair were sold that were 115 years
old.
Christmas exercises will be held at the
Union church to which all are invited, es-
, pecially the children. Those who are will
ing to take part in the exercises are asked
mittee, Mrs. George Roys, Mrs. Nellie S.
Ellis or Mrs. DR.. Fletcher
Among those who spent Thanksgiving in
town we're Mr.. and Mrs. George Veasey Of
Bethel, at Jonas Ferris; l.. M Heath wife
and daughter of Bethel, at George Heath s;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Farnsworth and daugh-
ter Helen of Braintree, at s. Butterfeld's;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lapine of Windsor, at w. ID.
Fits; Mrs. Mckee of St. Adams, at George
Morgan's.
, Charles Fletcher, of Fort Jackson, visited
, his son, DR.. Fletcher last week. - Mr.
Newell Of Nottingham, the healer was
in town on Wednesday and Thursday, the
: guest of DR.. Fletcher. - Miss Ella
Keller, who has been the guest of Mrs. DR.
- Mr.. Henry and Miss Myra Butter
field returned from Hyde Park, Mass, on
Friday.
n SCALY eruptions on the head, chapped
q hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds, burns
. are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Haze
Salve. 1t is at present the article most used
for piles, and it always cures them. w. K
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, vt.
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