The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15
Cabot.

1t is expected that Rev. II. l.. Hartwell
will return from his vacation and occupy
| his pulpit next Sunday.
II. o. Dwinell, one of our progressive
young farmers with view to improving his
dairy herd, has just purchased fine full
| blood Swiss bull calf from the celebrated
| herd Of W. A. Burgess OF Worcester, Mass.
| This herd OF Mr.. Burgess has taken large
number Of premiums in New England and
| the middle states for being vigorous cows
| and great mixers.
The adjourned meeting Of the Lower
| Cabot Relief Corps met with the president
Mrs. M. s. Haines on Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 6, with an attendance OF forty-six.
The officers elect for the ensuing year are
Mrs. Lee Short, president; Scott Perkins,
Bertha Osgood, vice-presidents; Harlie
Haines, secretary; Herman Osgood, treas
urer. Cake and ice cream were served, 1t
| is hoped that each family in the neighbor-
hood will interest themselves in this society
for mutual improvement and any others
who wish to join il will be made welcome.
Your presence and willingness to aid con-
stitutes membership.
Mrs. Curtis Wiley returned to her home
! in Chelsea, Mass, last Week. - Mrs.
Addison Baker has resumed her former po-
sition as teacher in Boston. 60 Mrs. M.
S. Hanes and II. M. Hills were chosen last
Sunday as delegates to attend the WASH
ington County Sunday-school Association
held at Plainfield Tuesday Of this week.
- Miss Priscilla Merrill, 80 we'll re-
membered in past years while residing in
this town, died at Los Angeles, Cal, July
6, after being helpless for several months
from paralytic shock. Her remains were
inferred beside those OF her sister, Mrs. Phi
lura Whitney, who died some two years
previous. - The youngest child Of Mrs.
Mary Morrison died at the residence OF
Donald Smith last Friday night. Mrs. Nor
rison came from Montana to spend the sum-
mer with her parents. The funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon by Rev j. A.
Dixon. Floral tributes carried much SYM
pathy to the bereaved mother. Only one
little one is left to fill the vacancy Of those
gone before. - j. G.. Williams, grand
Juror for Cabot, is attending court at Mont
pelier as are L. g. Lance and l.. P. Cole,
petit Jurors. - Revival meetings con-
Quoted by Evangelist Smith were we'll at
tended last week and will be continued
through this week, evenings.
BARRows & PECK OF Montpelier have
Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock, but II you
want an elevator with it you should send in
your orders at once, as they would have to
be ordered from the factory.
Calais.
CIV. Kent of Northfield was in town on
Tuesday. - Miss frankie Kent is visit
ing in Northfeld this week. II. r.
Kent returned to Tufts College on Monday.
- Inc annual harvest CONCERT al Jne
Christian church will be held next Wednes-
day evening. The Ladies' Union will
be entertained by Mrs. N. L. White and
Mrs. j. Z. Bliss at Van Ornams' Hall on
Thursday afternoon. In the evening the
ladies will serve ice-cream and cake. All
are cordially invited.
East Calais.
Mrs. Almira Pierce returned on Saturday
from Waitsfield where.she spent the sum-
To IA wi at N
Dwinelrs.
The potato crop on the sandy lands is
turning out better in many cases than was
expected, but on more moist lands it is
very short.
Inez Pearce begins the fall season OF
dressmaking September 16. but begs her
patrons to remember that she reserves Mon
days, and cannot be at home to them on
those days.
Mildred Howes of Maiden, Mass. who
has been spending her vacation at j. o.
Lambs, returned home last week accom-
panied by Mrs. Lamb who expects to spend
several weeks in Massachusetts.
The time for which Miss Godthwaite was
hired to preach expired September /. An
effort is being made to raise money to hire
her for a longer term. Meanwhile there will
be services each Sunday morning as usual.
Copperheld.
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bert West
- Oracle and Johnnie Colburn are
both sick. Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook
of East Barre are at his fathers George
Cookies. - Schools in this vicinity be-
gan with the following teachers, Copper
field, Miss Nettie Sargent of Corinth South
Vershire, Miss Nellie Child; Vershire Cen
ter, Miss Edith Parker; Moody Hill, Miss
Lena Smith; Miller's Pond, Miss Maude
Rowell. - Among our visitors who
have returned to their homes are Misses
Middle, Evangelina and Lewis West to
Nashua, N. H., Miss Della Swift to North
ampton, Mass, Willie Rule to Thetford.
- DR.. Bixby has miners John Coad
Will Marion and Clarence Moore working
in his mica mine in West Rumney, N. III.
The specimens are of good quality and
quite large for the depth worked. - Mr..
Moore and wife of Newbury were at John
Whitcomb's last week. Mrs. Jane Gay re.
turned with them. - John Whitcomb
and John Druge are developing the lead
and it is pronounced very pure. Professor
Bibikoo is experimenting the work.
Corinth.
| The remains of Mrs. Isaac Prescott were
brought here last week from Waterbury and
inferred at the Corinth Corner cemetery
| - School commenced September at
Cookeville with Miss Daley as teacher
- wedding anniversary was held al
| Henry HuntiDgton's on Tuesday evening
Mrs. c. V. Sargent has been absent
the past week visiting friends. - Albert
Mcdonnell, an old resident, was found dead
last Friday morning in his potato field. He
evidently died the day before, while digging
potatoes. The funeral was held Saturday
Deceased was seventy-eight years old.
South Corinth.
John A. Norris and wife from Manches
ter, N. H., are visiting his brothers and
other friends. - Charlie Mum has gon,
to South Lancaster, Mass, to attend school
- School commenced Monday, Sep
TENDER 6, with Mrs. e. o. Bradbury a
teacher. - Mrs. G. j. Slack and Mrs. +
G. Chapman went to Washington las
Thursd y. Mrs. Chapman is to remain
week as guest of Mrs. P. o. Huntington.
West Corinth.
Mrs. Merton Hill, who has been very Sc
riously i'll the past five weeks, is now bette
and there is hope OF her recovery She
attended by DR.. M. Ii. Currier of Chelsea.
In the West Corinth items recently, i
was said that Eugene Still had inishe,
haying, but he was called upon last week t.
do little more Of that kind of work. MI
Still, with his three boys, ranging in ag
from nine to seventeen, has done the hay
ing ON his own large farm and with yer
little other help has done the haying on fiv