The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

| floor and breaking her hip. Her age bein.
eiRhty-four years, the chances are agains
the healing OF the fracture.
After suffering two weeks from frog fell
Ion on the left hand blood posing becoming
evident, Robert Hopkins suffered the am
operation was performed by Drs. Warren
and Burbank. Hopes OF recovery are now
entertained.
Miss Susie Atkins has closed her school
at Lower Cabot. Those having perfect
record of attendance for the year are Ada
Noyes, Wilfred Dawson, Willis Rollins and
Julia Rollins. Perfect attendance for the
winter term, Merton Jacobs and Forrest
Orunsbee. Raymond III Aines and Cary
Smith had no absent marks. Willis Rollins
had no marks for ten terms and Julia Rol-
Inns for eight terms
Josie NJ. Barrett closed her eleventh con-
seCutive term of school in district No. 4
February 6 Charlie Laird has attended
the II terms without an absent or tardy
marks, Eva Fifeld 10 terms, Raymond
Waterman 0, Lila Bott 8, Arthur Thomas
Z, Mabel Jacobs 6, Effie Jacobs and Irving
Fifeld 3, Eula Putnam 4 Genie Dow 3 and
Mabel H)yt There were only two in
stances of tardiness during the eleven
terms. This is also Mrs Barrett's fifty.
eighth term, seventeen Of them in this same
district.
neighbors gathered at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. p. Lance at Lower Cabot, to take
last look at the remains OF little Clayton,
their only child. whose short life had been
suddenly cut off after an illness Of only
three days. just past one year old he was
sunbeam In the home and the pet Of the
household. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. II. l.. Hartwell. The flow
ers that surrounded him, as he lay sweetly
sleeping in his baby carriage, were the Wis
bile tokens Of sympathy to the hearts Of the
bereaved par.nts.
Miss Bertha O,good has closed success
full and satisfactory term of school in the
Burnap district, 1t being her fourth term
there. Number of scholars IS; average
16b The scholars having no
marks we're Addie, Louise and Maud Stone,
Glenn Carpenter, Edna Lyford, Nathan
ard Ernest Wheeler; one day, Ofman Den
nison and Eva Powers; one and one.half
day, Frank Hopkins. There were no tardy
marks during the term. Louise Stone, aged
twelve years and living one mile from
school, has attended nine successive terms
without a mark.
Mrs. Mary Atkins is visiting relatives in
New Hampshire. - Mrs. Maria Brown,
who has been i'll for three weeks with grip;
is convalescent. - Oils Rollins and fam
lily were called to Canada last week by the
illness of Mr.. Rollins mother. - Esther
the infant daughter of M. ID. Wells, has
been seriously ill with bronchitis. -
Ruth Norris is quite sick with pneumonia.
- The g were twenty-four deaths and
fourteen births in this town in 1896. -
Matte Hersey spent few days at Hiram
Wells, her old home, last week. - The
ladies' OF the Daughters OF Rebekah enjoyed
a social evening at their hall last week. Re-
were served and six persons in
stalled. - Deacon N X Abbott, who
mas been considerably indisposed the past
week. ia convalescent. - Walter Perry,
sick with pneumonia, is suffering a relapse.
Crave fears are entertained as to his recovery.
Mr.. Whitehill came from the woods
asst week to Albert O3good sick with the
measles. He took cold and but little hopes
ire entertained of his recovery. - Mrs.
E. u. Waldo, whose life was despared of
or three or four weeks, is slowly improving.
. The theee cases Of typhoid fever in
he family of Mrs. Eliza Lyford, at this writ
ng, are in fair prospects OF recovery. -
)ea. Moses Haines, by taking good care of
lis broken leg, is so he is about the house on
,rutches. - The widow OF the late
George Osgood died last Sunday of cancer.
East Cabot.
w. l. Abbott and wife are visiting at
Barre. - Char,e Curtis and wife, who
lave been visiting j. G. Hill for the past
week, have returned to their home in Pier
mont, N. III.
East Corinth.
The creamery paid its patrons twenty -one
md one-half cents for January butter.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il.
Thompson met at their home on Friday
evening. Refreshments were served and all
lad a pleasant time.
II. A. Jackmau, while working in the
'aw-mill on Tuesday, was struck by piece
If board catching on the saw and was rem
Tered unconscious for several minutes.
However he soon recovered.
W. r. Rowland, who is teaching in Barre,
s spending his vacation at home. -
The band is prep lring an entertainment to
AXE place soon. - b. 7. Hatch is at
work for G. A. Ladd. - f. e. South.
worth has moved his family to Piermont,
\. FL. u B. Farewell is sick with par
,ial paralysis. - The village school,
5aught by Miss Helen Blake, closed on Fri
lay.
r. H. williams with his wife and boy
have been on visit to his sister at East
Richford the past week. Mr. and Mrs. j.
are keeping house for them dur
ng their absence. - Mrs. Mary Rich
ardson has bought r. Richardson's place in
his village and will move this week.
George Maynard and wife have taken Mrs
farm and will move this week.
- Nearly all the children in this vicin-
ty have been sick with the prevailing dis
temper. Mrs. Stillman Virgins is dan
yerously i'll. - Rev. G. N. Krook has
given notice that he will close his services
here and at the Corner on Sunday.
Copperfeld.
The copper in the back stope is the richest
found since early in the eighties. The vein
Is estimated to be twenty-five feet by one
hundred feet.
School closed February 3. Pupils having
no marks during the term are Grace Nj.
Coburn, John Coburn, Jennie l.. Rowell
Patsey Haley and Paul Leavitt. Those who
had the best average for daily Rotations
were: Jennie l.. Rowell, 99a per cent? Ag-
mes Rule and Patsey Haley, each, 99l per
cent. Jennie Rowell had no absent marks
during the year and Katie Haley absent
only one-half day; Patsey Haley, one and
one-half days; Grace and Johnnie Coburn
one day and Peter Haley, two days, during
the school year.
South Duxbury.
Daniel Murry is suffering from heart
trouble.
Mrs. William Corliss and Ethel and
Florence Ward are ILL.,
Miss Abbie Andrews finished a very sue
cessful term of school last Saturday.