The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Waitsheld.

w. f. Nye of Jay, N. Y, is in town stop
ping with his sister, Mrs. Gale.
L.. Elliott Joslin is at home from Boston,
Mass, on q two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Emma Croy of Hsverhill, Mass, is
in town for q few days. Mrs. Croy is sis
ter OF the late Orange Gale, but she did not
arrive until the day following Mr.. Gales
burial.
The snow storm and wind of last week
was very much the worst OF anything ex-
perienced here this winter. The roads
were badly drifted and business nearly sus-
pended.
The sixth lecture in the course will be
given by Rev. Andrew Gillies at the Con-
gregational church on Tuesday evening,
March 1. Subject, The American Boy and
his Country.
The schools in town closed last Friday.
Miss Luna Howe, with her school, took q
sleigh ride Saturday forenoon, and the viii
lage schools were also treated to sleigh
ride Saturday afternoon.
The lecture, or talk as Mr.. Plumley was
pleased to call 1t, given by him in the lee
ture course at the Congregational church
last week Tuesday evening, was very in
teresting and instructive and was very
much enjoyed by those who listened to it,
The Cooperative Creamery received last
month 90,984 pounds OF milk, from which
was made 4 936 pounds OF butter or an aver
age Of eighteen and two.fifths pounds Of
milk for each pound Of butter; actual cost
OF making about two cents per pound paid
patrons, twenty-five and one.half cents.
For several weeks the orders from grocery
firms have exceeded the amount made.
o. j. Gale died at his home in waitsfield
on Tuesday, February 10, aged forty-six
years Mr.. Gale has lived in this vicinity
all his life, except a few years in York
state, and upon the farm where he died,
the past thirty years His death was
thought to be the result OF having teeth ex-
tracted and getting cold at that time. A
wife and three children survive him. and
brother, Orville j., living in Boston, who
was with him at the time of his death, and
sister in Lowell. Mass. The family has
the sympathy Of the entire community.
The funeral services were held at his late
ciating.
Wells River.
Carl Hutchings is trying the telephone
business
Mrs. Julia Smith has been granted PEN
sion Of IS per month.
Mrs. Mary Lance has returned from a
long sojourn in Maine.
Will Marshall of Lowell made short
visit in town last week.
Mrs. Brasey has been quite sick for few
days but is reported better now.
Miss Blanche Muliken has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. G. II. Carpenter, at Bradford.
Ed. Worthen and Miss Hattie Munsell
spent day with friends at Bradford last
week.
Mrs. Norman Perkins, who has been sick
for nearly four months, is slowly gaining in
health.
W. II. Goodwin has been sick for the past
week with a severe attack Of grip and
erythima.
The Junior Christian Endeavor meeting
was omitted on Sunday evening on account
Of the storm.
The storm on Wednesday prevented the
Woman's Relief Corps from holding the
regular meeting of that date.
Bert Symes, who has been seriously ill
with typhoid fever at his uncle's, David
Brock shows more favorable symptoms Of
recovery.
Schools observed Washington's birthday
on Monday with recitations and music ap-
propriate for the occasion and had the day
Tuesday at home.
Miss Sawyer, Miss Adline Hale and
Muriel Goodwin have Just recovered from
German measles and are able to attend to
school duties again.
Mrs. j. G. Stearns and Mrs. Fletcher Of
Bradford come here twice week for cleo
trio treatment by DR.. FL. II. Lee, and seem
to be much benefited.
The Wells River Bank has quite changed
and improved look with the new door Of
quartered oak, and a marble floor that adj
ded to the inside appearance OF the main
banking room.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
and intermediate school spent Monday
evening of last week at Butler Farm, by in
vitation of Mr. and Mrs. Butler. About
fifty were present and they had merry
time
Frank Bigeow died on Friday night of
typhoid fever He had been sick about four
weeks with what seemed to be grip and
slow fever, and only during the last few
days OF his sickness, did the typhoid symp.
toms appear. Funeral services were held
at his late home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Haskell officiating. He leaves a wife,
mother, sister and brother to mourn his
loss, who have the sympathy of the entire
community in their bereavement.
South Ryegate.
Robert Darling of Lowell, Mass, is spend
ing few days at home.
Mrs, G. B. Smith returned home on Sat
urday after an absence Of three or four
weeks in Montpelier and vicinity.
Doctors and the men with the snow roll
ers have been having more business on
hand than they could well attend to for the
snow storm and wind.
G. ID. Taylor, of the firm OF w. d. Oar.
ling Co., has withdrawn from the COM
pany, and has begun cutting stone at the
Quint place for M. III. Gibson. Edward
Metcalf fills the vacancy and the business
will be carried on under the name of W. ID.
Darling q Co. as before.
j. d. McAllister turned two of his horses
loose to go and drink on Thursday and
few minutes after he went to look for them
and found one with broken leg. He does
not know whether the other horse kicked
him or if he broke through some ice that
was at the side of the bath. Whichever it
was, it necestated the killing OF the animal.
Waits River.
About ten inches of snow fell last Sunday.
Dealers in fertilizers are busy hauling it
from the cars.
Rev. E. s. Cudworth is i'll. Dr. Watson
was called Monday.
o. V. and #. A. Downing OF East Barre
were in town recently.
Ora Chynoweth of Washington visited at
A. X. Beede's recently.
Tom Kelley of Barre was in town over
Sunday the guest OF l.. @. Coffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Wright were in
Groton last week visiting relatives.