The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENTS.
Roxbury.

Roxbury.
Mrs Erwin Glidden, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grin A. Flint of this place, died OF con-
sumption at her home on Sunday evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society of this
place will observe Endeavor day, the last
Sunday in January, with appropriate ex-
ercises.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
society will be held at Mrs Nellie Ellis on
Monday evening, Jan. IS, to which every
one interested in the society or in the con-
tinuance of preaching services is invited.
Herbert Howe is in Worcester, Mass.
- r. H. Gribben was called to Boston
on Sunday by the serious illness OF his
mother. - Heath & Rice intend to start
their clapboard mill this week. They are
also setting up another machine. -
Joseph Ellis and Jack Tanner are to move
on to the Tyler Wiley farm.
South Ryegate.
Richard Annis moved from Terry Hill to
DIR. Darling's brown house last Monday.
There are six cases of measles here in this
place but the best OF care has been taken to
prevent them from spreading.
WILDER McAllister, son of j. r. McAllis-
ter. died at st. Johnsbury last Monday
evening of typhoid fever. He will be buried
at st. Johnsbury this afternoon.
A New Years entertainment was to be
given by the Sunday-school Of the Reformed
Presbyterian church, but on account OF
sickness and 30 many other attractions 1t
was postponed until last Monday evening.
the exercises, also the supper in the En-
deavor room after the exercises.
Topsham.
j. r. Nolan has been in Boston during
the past week learning the art OF embalming.
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age, died Of pneumonia January 8, in Ar
lington, Mass, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. ID. Thornton. The funeral was
held in the Reformed Presbyterian church
in this place Oh Friday, January 8.
William W. Chalmers suddenly dropped
dead while at work in his shop on Wednes-
day, January 6. He had had long illness,
but at the time OF his death was thought to
have been improving. The funeral was
held in the Methodist church in this place
on Saturday, January9.
Vershire.
Hugh Clark Of Chelsea visited in town
last week.
Rev. G. B. Drake and Mr.. W. A. NATION
visited in Montpelier and Waterbury last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Woodcock will cele-
brate the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage on Thursday.
Austin fnlHps, VINO Went last IAll, 10 Cno
asylum at Waterbury, Is reported as better
and is expected home in the spring.
Mrs. Daniel Morey, former resident OF
Vershire, died at her home in Lyme, N. H.,
last week Mr.. Morey died only short
time ago.
At the creamery meeting, January 4, the
old officers were reelected. One new d.
rector, Mr.. r. W. Barrett. was chosen, and
three auditors.
Mr. Uon M @,xN
Vershire. now Of Corintb, was married last
week to Miss Sleeper OF Corinth. His Yer
shire friends extend congratulations, and
life.
Walden.
The Ladies' Aid elected the following Of
ficers at their last meeting: President, Mrs.
bury; Secretary, Mrs. G. q. Perkins,; Treas
urer, Mrs. ID. s. Cox. - At the Epworth
League monthly business meeting held last
Wednesday evening new officers were
elected for the ensuing year. - The
Ladies Aid will give an antiquarian supper
at G. c. Perkins on Thursday evening for
the benefit of the pastor. All are invited.
60 Miss Lillian Rogers 10 in Barre visit
ing her brother Fred - Mrs. 8. V.
Meader is quite i'll.
East Warren.
lu6 mlJ6 cOCl6Jy Will m66U u6XU
Thursday afternoon with Mrs s. T. Van
Deusen. 1t being the annual meeting, a
full attendance Is desired. - The Wes-
leyans will hold quarterly meeting services
here on Sunday next. j. Blanchard OF For
estdale is expected to be present.
Washington.
Justis Ketchum, whose dwelling house in
Barre was burned short time ago, is NOV
ing his household goods to the house of
Frank Bedway.
Mrs. Effie X. Jones of Barre will deliver
lecture in the Universalst church next
Sunday evening, at half past five o'clock.
The lecture Ii to be given under the auspi-
ces OF the young peoples Christian Union
Plymon Seaver has a copy OF the YER
MONT WATCHMAN bearing the date of Jan.
20, 1924, the year in which Mr.. Seaver was
born. Mr.. Seaver finds the contents of the
paper very interesting. Under the heading
UNITED States Legislature, Eighteenth
Congress, First Session." appear the names
of noted statesmen OF that time. When this
paper was printed, on the farm of Mr..
Seavers father in Stowe, there stood tree
upon which, cornered the towns of Stowe,
MoIrstown, Sterling and Mansfield, and
the counties of Washington, Caledonia, Or
leans and Chittenden. Another circum-
stance brought TO mind by the reading of
this paper is that Mr., 5eaver's grandfather,
long known az Deacon Robert Seaver, and
preacher OF hia time, then living In Will
liamRtOwn ranraaantad hia TOWN for four