The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-06

Bert Morrill, have moved to the residence of
her father Amos Town. 80 Mr.. and
Mrs. Boomhower of Hyde Park spent
Sunday in town with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Oslo Adams have moved
their goods into their new home, now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Peterson, and will board
for the summer. - Widow Henry Straw
hus returned from Minneapolis. - Sam.
ue and Frederick Thomas. one from Col
orado and the other from New Hampshire,
are at home. - Miss Mile Slayton, af-
ter spending the winter on Long Island, has
returned home. p. ID. Pike and wife
will go to New York the last of this week,
to be gone several weeks. - HAL At
kins has been in town from Hampton, Va,
where he has been stay ing OF late with a
daughter. He went to Burlington last
week.
East Thetford.
For the five weeks ending April T. the
North Thetford creamery received 189, 082
pounds Of milk; butter made, S21 pounds
received for butter, deducting freight and
commission, 81, 86882; operating expenses,
1924; paid patrons, twenty cents per pound.
Post Mills.
Rev. William Paul of West Fairlee &C.
cupied the desk at the church on Sunday
and is expected to next Sunday.
The Ompompanoosuc Valley Fish and
lake trout in the streams emptying into the
lake. The club held its annual meeting at
Unity Hall, April 20, and elected the old
board of officers.
Harvey Knight has moved into the tene-
ment with Arthur Waterman, George w.
Warren into the hotel and r. A. Gates to
Waterman Hill in Norwich. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crouch of Springfield, Mass, are with
Mrs. Crouch's parents for a few days. -
Mrs. Minnie A. Leland of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting her parents.
Topsham.
Rev. W. II. Smith, the new pastor OF the
Methodist church, has arrived - Mrs.
Lizzie Whitehill has moved into the Burns
house for the summer. Elmer Carruth
has gone to work on farm in Ryegate.
- The Topsham and Corinth brass
band met for practice at the home Of A. M.
Carruth last Thursday evening. Eight
members were present. We hope more
will join soon. - George Heath is paint
ing for o. P. Dickey.
West Topsham.
Mrs. Wilbur Kimball is receiving medical
treatment in hospital in Boston.
James ii. Slade Of Quincy, Mass, was in
ported that G. X. Church has purchased the
mill property of w. II. Chalmers.
Sheriff c. F. Smith was at Wells River last
Monday and at Chelsea on Tuesday.
Waitsfield.
j. A. Smith, road commissioner, started
the road machine on Monday.
The band boys have erected new band
stand on the corner of Norton & Boyce's
lot
W. NJ Strong goes to Burlington this
week for the season. He is to have charge
of erecting large school-building.
A pair of glasses was lost last Wednesday
between Hugh Baird's and the village.
Will the finder please leave the same with
Hugh Baird?
d. Z. Stoddard and wife intend to leave
for Kansas on Friday of this week. Mr..
Stoddard will be greatly missed by the
Good Templars and the Grand Army post.
o. NJ. Eaton and o. G. Eaton were called
to Waterbury, Sunday, to attend the
funeral of their sister, Miss Elvira Eaton.
Her remains were taken to Warren for in
ment.
While j. J. Kelty's four-horse team was
became frightened and took lively run as
far as j. S. Newcomb's, where they were
stopped. Nothing was broken.
Mckinley and protection are all right
and so are the prices at o. G. Eaton's on
plows, harrows and cultivators, Eclipse
corn-planters, seeds, Listers and Reeds
phosphate. Maple sugar will be taken in
exchange for goods.
Mrs Margaret Somerville, wife of the
late John Baird OF Waitsfeld, passed away
Sunday night, April 10, at the age Of
seventy years and ten months. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baird we're married in March, 1874.
From this union seven children were born,
all of whom lived to manhood and woman
hood. Three of these children survive
MIS-. Sarah Blair, Henry s. Baird and
Emma, wife of g. n. Billings. Two BROTH
ers and two sisters also survive-Jos4ph
Somerville OF Waterbury, Samuel Some'
vile of Duxbury, Mrs. Patrick Smith of
Fayston and Mrs. Louise Watts OF Water
bury. Mrs, Baird had not been in her usual
health through the winter, although she had
attended to her home duties until within
few weeks Of her death, which resulted
from paralysis. For many years a faithful
member of the Congregational church, she
did what she could being always found in
her place at the public worship and at the
prayer-meeting. Funeral services were at
tended at the home OF Mr.. Billings, where
she had been during the last weeks Of her
life, Rev. e. s. Fiske, her pastor, officiating.
The casket was covered with beautiful
flowers, while just beyond the casket was
a bank of rare and lovely potted plants. q.
II. McAllisuer was conductor, and the bear
ers were four of her nephews-Nathan and
James Somerville and Hezekiah and Josiah
Smith Interment was at the village ceme-
terry. Many besides her own kindred will
miss her steadfast life.
South Walden.
Mrs. Ira Clifford suffered the amputation
of toe recently.
Frank Harrington and wife, who spent the
winter abroad, have returned.
The creamery paid it's patrons for March
butter fat twenty-four cents; for butter,
twenty-one and one-tenth cents.
@. 8. Dutton and wife, who have been
spending the winter with their sen, j. X.
Dutton, at Montpelier, have returned.
Many have been sick with the grip. Those
confined to the house were Mrs, A. button
and her daughter Mabel, Mrs. Goodnough
and Mrs. Frank Houston.
Warren.
W. H. Cardell and Miss Annice Tucker
were married at Watsfield last Wednes-
day by Rev. f. s. Fiske. The couple went
to Montreal, returning on Saturday. -
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Colby of Jeffersonville
are spending few days in town.
East Warren.
Pliny Parker lost horse last week.
W,P, Harmon had a full-blooded Guern-