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

| Will MetCalf and Harry Philbrick attended
the Masonic district convention at Bradford
to Mr.. and Mrs. Will marlborough on Sun
| day OF last week - Mrs. Nancy Morse
is Improving. - Miss Elizabeth Lamson
went to Randolph last week, to care for her
sister, Mrs. Goodrich, who has the measles.
East Brookfeld.
Rev. Mr.. Farr Of East Randolph preached
at this place last Sunday.
Forty-five persons from here attended the
drama at North Randolph last week.
j. II. Sprague and wife are visiting their
son, DIR. X. @. Sprague OF Rumney, N. FL.
Mrs. A. d. and Miss Hattie Smith OF
Northfield are visiting their daughter and
sister, Mrs. w. II. Sprague.
Fred 4. Holmes goes to Burlington this
week where he will work for Hon. Cassius
Peck, superintendent Of the state agricul-
tural farm.
DR.. M. d. Warren has sold his interest in
the electric paper reel to II. W. Chickering.
The farce entitled Female Masonry I"
was well rendered by Green Mountain
Chapter, o, e, 8. to good house last week.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF Plain
field have invited the society Of Cabot to
meet them for a social visit at Plainfield on
Friday Of next week.
N. L. Boyden, ID. d. g. p, and wife of
Randolph with Clara Burnbsm, d. ID. @.
M, visited Green Mountain Chapter, No.
So, o. e. 8. at the last regular meeting.
Miss Clara Knight has the measles. -
Mrs. Will Adams and daughter have been
visiting the past week at W. Bodwitch's.
= Miss Lillian Wells has just returned
from Barre.
Mr.. White, who stsrted from Lanesboro
for Walden but was obliged to stop at Al
bert Osgoods, died last week. On Monday
his remains were taken to New York. He
was sick with measles when he started and
took cold.
Mrs. Martha Hill, widow of Joseph Hill,
died on Thursday morning OF last week Of
paraly sis, at the home OF her nephew, Dean
Fisher. Mrs. Hill will be remembered as
the Oldest daughter OF Caleb and Laura
Fisher. The first twelve years OF her mar.
ried life were spent in Greensboro. AT the
death Of her husband she returned to her
native town residing there most Of the
time since. On New Years day she at
tended the church reunion enjoying the 80
ciety of her many friends, not thinking it
her last visit. We trust she is now in the
union of friends gone before where paintings
are unknown. Funeral services were held
on Saturday afternoon, Rev. III. L. Hartwell
officiating. e. K. Hill OF Springfield, Mass,
and Mrs. K. Camp of Montpelier were pres
ent.
DON'T allow the lungs to be impaired by
the continuous irritation of cough. 1t is
easier to prevent consumption than to cure
it, One Minute Cough Cure taken early
will ward off any fatal lung trouble. W. e.
Terrill & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. Davis of Bethel were
in town Sunday and Monday.
Rev. b. B. Sherman was called to Med
UnIn l. -
death of his father, and was not able to re-
turn before Sunday, 50 there was no
preaching service at the Congregational
church on Sunday morning.
The Chelsea Dramatic Company had
largo houses at their present ation of " A
Soldier of Fortune" on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, and their rendering
was well approved There was large
company at the dance following the play
on Thursday night
Mrs. Mary Jane tracy McGaw died at
the residence of Mrs. A. F. Tracy, whore she
has made her home since last summer, on
Sunday morni g, after a protracted illness.
She was one of large family born in Wash
ington of which e. o. Tracy of this place,
Tracy of Tuuhrdge are the survivors. Her
home was for many years in Jersey City,
n j. The funeral service is appointed for
Tuesday.
Samuel Crafts and wife have decided their
farm to Fred G. Waldo, subject to their
through life. Waldo has sold
his right in the saw-mill to his partner,
now in Barre. - Gustus W. Cleveland
has moved to Wiliamstown, not Barre, us
stated last week Our apologies to the lat
ter place for the misstatement. -
Town meeting talk is in the air. There
promises to be lively contest over the
a of
with possible candidates too numerous to
A bean dinner will be
served at the vestry of the Congregational
church on town meeting day for the benefit
of hungry voters. = Mrs. Mary E. Bemis
has returned from Williamstown, and is
now staying with her father, G. w. Hop
kins. - The union meeting planned by
the Womans Christian Temperance Union,
in aid of the Armenian sufferers, which was
at first announced for Sunday evening, has
been postponed to Friday evening OF this
week to be held at the Methodist church.
- Rev. e. W. Sharp Of South Royal
ton will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday, in exchange with the pastor
Corinth.
Judge Kenney, who has been i'll, is much
better.
Mr.. Winchester and family have moved
to Bradford.
Carrie d. Sargent has returned from
New buryport, Mass.
Nearly all of the family of Herbert Will
son are i'll with severe cold.
The South Meadow Church is without
permanent pastor at present.
Rev. William H. Faunce will preach at
Academy Hall on Sunday at eleven o'clock
in the morning
Mrs Tenney is suffering with her eyes.
Possibly she may be obliged to submit to an
operation on one OF them.
Charles r. Thurber and wife have re-
turned from Manchester and Penacook, N.
H., where they have been visiting for two
weeks
There is to be a caucus at the town house
on Saturday, at two o'clock, to select can
didates for town offices for the coming year.
The tax payers of every town should be con-
sidering who are the most capable, reliable
men to take charge OF town affairs.
Mrs. Abigail M. Eastman died at Jerry
Demcey's on Saturday morning. She was
eighty-three years of age. She had been
growing feeble for a long time but was not