The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26
West FairIee Center.

and one ounce, respectively.
West Fairlee Center.
Fruit trees are in full bloom. Some ap
Pile trees look like huge SNOWFALL A fine
crop is assured il frosts do not prevent,
Mrs. e. j. May has her tenth great-grand
child born to her in the family OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving e, Bond at Thetford. fine
boy.
f. A. Ruggles OF Norwich came the 22d
with his BRIDE to visit her friends in this
place. While here he bought six fine COWS
and so combined business with pleasure.
In the absence of our pastor service at
the church was conducted by Dea. j. P.
Southworth and a sermon acceptably read
by Mrs. w. b. Kimball.
North Fayston.
Mrs. e. Il. ingalls, of Barre is in town,
60 Mrs. W. r. Grandfield and children
are spending week with her parents.
happy over the birth of a son. - Mrs.
| DR.. Howe and daughter Edith of Waits
! field visited with her sister, Mrs A. S.
Howe. 60 Schools No 2 and 4 are to
unite in Memorial exercises next Friday af-
| ternoon at school.house No. A. - Quar-
terly services will be observed May 30 at
this place at 2: 45 P. M The presiding elder
is expected to otficiate.
Grotou.
The Times is soon to appear as a six
column folio.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus II. Teller on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mary j. Emery has moved her
household goods into the Fred Carpenter
house in Westyille.
The pupils in each department Of the viii
lage school will render Memorial Day exer-
cses on Friday afternoon.
1. M. Ricker's mill completed saving this
seasons lumber on Tuesday of last week.
The output was about 100000 feet.
H. X. Darling, Orange county states at
torney, and e. A. Hood were in town last
week, investigating the doings OF the Tops
| ham thieves in this town.
| Charles Weber, OF the firm of Weber &
| Andersen, had his little finger broken by a
block of granite falling from the derrick
while it was being loaded on the car.
Benjamin Page died of old age, aged
eighty-four, at his home in Westville on
Friday. Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in that village, Rev. I. j.
Teller officiating.
| Charles A. Kicker has been chosen as
grand juror and John T. Darling and Harry
NJ. Kicker as petit jurors to attend the June
term of Caledonia county court which will
convene at st. Johnsbury.
Gertrude, the nine-year-old daughter of
! A. s. Clark, while fishing near the bobbin
factory bridge, caught a trout weighing
| two pounds and seven ounces, and measur-
ing seventeen inches in length.
A union Memorial service of the Metho-
dist and Baptist churches was held in the
! Methodist church, on Sunday forenoon,
i Rev. W. l. Todd delivered the sermon.
| Col. Preston Post, G. A. h. attepded in a
body.
A reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Vance at their home in Westville on
! Thursday evening, the affair being their re-
cent marriage chamber-set and other
articles were left by the company. The
evening was pleasantly spent.
Mrs. Arthur died at the home of her
| daughter, Mrs. Frank Heath, in Westville,
on Tuesday of last week. Funeral services
were held in the Westville Methodist
church, Rev. w. 1. Todd officiating Inter
ment was in this village cemetery.
Soldiers graves will be decorated on Sat
urday at half past nine O'clock by detach-
ments of Col. Preston Post, G. A. r. The
school children and others are requested to
meet at the Methodist church and join the
procession which will march to the ceme-
terry.
At the annual business meeting Of the
Epworth League the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. W. L. Todd; first
vice-president, Mrs. T. ]. Cochran; second
vce-president, Mrs. Charles Chaplin; fourth
vice-president, Mrs. A. G. Taisey; secreta.
ry, Mrs. E. E. Darling; treasurer, Mrs
Martha Jones.
The longest funeral procession that has
passed through our streets for years fol-
lowed the remains OF Benjamin Page to
their last resting place in the cemetery be-
low the village last Sunday. Mr.. Page has
been lifelong citizen of the town, honored
by his townsmen with the various offices Of
trust and responsibility, and respected by
all who knew him. He lived to the ripe
| LID - .;n,
that he has passed from this life of care and
sorrow to that better life beyond. Seven Of
his eight children are living, and are hon
ored and respected heads of families. Foul
live in this town. Albert, Carlos and Cy
rus are prosperous farmers, Frank M. il
our village lawyer, and Surveyor Isaiah il
thriving merchant of Monroe n. III. Liz
zie married James X. Dunn and lives a
Concord, VT, and Lucie married Alvin
Leithead and lives in Lowell, Mass. George
died lin 1877. All of the living children
were present at the funeral, six of whom
acted as pail bearers. His wife was Betsey
Frost, an excellent woman, whose influ
ence was great help to him in bringing VI
his large family. Both were very industri
GUS and taught their children to be tn,
same.
WNoT only piles of the very worst kind cal
be cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
but eczema, scalds, burns, bruises, boils
ulcers and all other skin troubles can be in
stantly relieved by the same remedy. w
e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VT
MarshfieId.
Frank Morrill, has bought the Mrs
Stearns place in the village. - Mr.. Bar
nard of Salem, Mass, CARED five horse
from this station last Wednesday. - MI
and Mrs. E. V. Spencer went to Greensbor
this week. - Mr. and Mrs. w. g. Good
win OF Barre was in town over Sunday
- The road machine started out las
week. - William Sellers is sick. -
George Martin of Peacham was in town las
week visiting his daughter, Mrs Eldre
Pitkin. - Chester Wood has taken tn
job to build the creamery at East Mon
. pelier. - Mark Davis is laid up with
, badly sprained ankle. - son wa
| born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mcqueen las
+ Saturday.
Middlesex.
8 Ira johnson, U. A. Hammond and MI
, Hudson have been appointed by the Gran
Army post committee to place flags on tn
graves of all soldiers buried in town.
Orange.
Eta Clough Of Washington is teaching /
, district No. 2.
Miss Marian Lord is ill, and unable to &
l into her school again.
NJ apd Mra Franz VVipaJou and dauol