The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-24

two: His subject next Sunday will be The
Evil OF Gossiping"
The Topsham and Corinth cornet band,
@. Il. Taggert, leader, met at 8. L. Devoll's
on Tuesday evening Of last week.
Nearly 100 were present at the house.
warming OF g. II. Metcalf on Friday. They
were presented with a sewing-machine.
Supper was served, and all had q pleasant
time.
North Montpelier.
At the present writing there are quite a
number Of cases Of grip reported in and
about the village.
We are all very glad to see our old neigh
Dor and friend Arden Martin once more
able to be out after his very serious illness
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry King OF Hyde Park
were here over Sunday, being called here
by the sickness Of Mr.. Kings grandmother.
Mrs. Elihu ID. Wheelock.
Several from this village were in attend
ance at the winter mass meeting Of the
Young Peoples Christian Union at Mont
pelier Friday and Saturday OF last week.
Our creamery paid its patrons twenty-five
cents per pound for January butter. Thurs
day Of last week was the largest days make
OF butter since the creamery began business
viz, 638 pounds.
A party OF twenty five from this village
W6Eo very anu bhk6n
from here to the capital, Friday OF last
week, by three two-horse teams from the
stable OF Harry Parks Of Plainfield. the OBJ
jective point being Blanchard opera house
and the play.
Miss Elsie Warren has kindly consented
to read before the Young Peoples Christian
Union meeting next Sunday evening, the
very interesting and instructive paper she
read last Friday at the mass meeting at
Montpelier. All are cordially invited to be
present.
At the annual meeting OF the North
Montpelier Cooperative Creamery Com
pany, the old board OF directors were unan-
imously elected for the year ensuing. The
auditors report for the year past makes
fine showing as to the success OF the enter
p 'ize.
e. e. TURNER Of Compton, Mo-. writes us
that after suffering from piles for seventeen
years, he completely cured them by using
three boxes Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
1t Gu 'es eczema and severe skin diseases.
W. e. Teirill & Co.
East Gilmore.
Mrs. w. g. Swift has been quite sick,
also Willard Lawson's family. = Mr..
Trow Of Hardwick is working for P. A.
Hollenbeck in the mill - Mrs. Will
Burnham Is very sick with pneumonia.
- The box party for the benefit of Mr..
realized. p. A. Hollenbeck was in
Montpelier on Monday. - Horace How
eson has engaged to work for. P. A. Hollen-
beck and has moved into the Aunt Nancy
Udall house. The lumbermen have
made a fine start on the logs for the time,
and amount of snow there has been.
West Fairlee Center.
Mr.. II. II. Southworth is reported quite
sick, with symptoms Of fever.
Nathaniel Niles Morse from Dartmouth
spent Washington's Birthday with his
grandmother, Mrs. n. N. Kimball, and his
uncles, n. b. and j. N. Kimball.
Some large loads of lumber have been
drawn from here to the fish-rod factory
during the past week. Several two-horse
loads have beaten the tive-ton scales About
forty loads of lumber, bark and wood, pass
here every working day.
A social, under the direction of the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor and
the Ladies' Aid societies, will be held at the
home of G. w. Cook and wife on Friday
evening. A large attendance is assured
with these popular hosts.
North Fayston.
Mrs. G. B. Porter is spending a week in
Northfield DR.. Hooker of Water
bury was in town on Thursday to visit Mrs.
Story who is ILL - Mrs. G. G. Corse has
gone to New York state to visit her mother
who is dangerously sick. - George
Pease was very pleasantly surprised on
Der of his Duxbury friends. 1t was his
twenty-first birthday. Cake and coffee
were served and all enjoyed very pleasant
time. They left gifts of remembrance.
West Fairlee.
Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Carrie Gilman are in
Barre.
Mrs. Chapman has returned from her
visit at Norwich.
b. f. Davis made flying trip to Norwich
the first of the week.
A number from here attended the drama
at Chelsea last week.
Frank Smith was in Fairlee Monday to
attend the funeral Of his brother.
Mr.. Badger of Union Village gives lee
ture in the chapel in the church this even
ing.
Quite number attended the Beedle con-
cert at Cabot Monday night.
S. Swerdferger of Cabot has bought the
grist mill of l.. w. Pitkin and has taken
possession.
s Davis and wife of Woodsvile, N. H.,
were in town last week to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. ID. M. Pike.
G. M. Wing is very badly afflicted with
sore eyes. Fears are entertained that he
will never regain the sight of them.
Mrs. Daniel NJ. Pike died last Thursday.
Her funeral was held on Saturday at their
old home. Rev. Samuel Lewis preached,
and quartette from the Methodist choir
sang.
The last quarterly meeting of the year
will be held next Sunday at the Methodist
church. Love feast at ten o'clock A. NJ. and
preaching by the presiding elder at eleven
o'clock.
Quite a number are SICK mostly with the
grip Among them are ID. Il. Loveland's
whole family, Mr.. and Mrs, Hancomb,
Martin Newton's whole family. Mrs. Dr.
Packer and Mrs. Dennis Lamberton has
the measles.
LanesbOro.
Allen Bartlett and Prentis Woodland have
finished drawing logs for Sidney Coolbeth
and have returned to Danville.
Mitchell Goslant has been obliged to shut
down the mill for while on account of so
many men being sick with the measles
Ed. White, who was at work here, was
taken sick with the measles. He started
for home but was unable to go farther than
Cabot, where he died last week.
George Stuart, Albert Carter and John
Abbott have finished work with their teams
for Lewis Louge, and have returned to
West Barnet. - Mrs. w. 8. Streeter has
gone to Boston for two weeks visit. -
ALEXANDER Warden and j. =, Miller of