The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-29
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marSnuel0.
A. II. Davis is ill.
Mrs. Rebecca Goodwin is very i'll at E. e.
Jones.
Rev. G. G. Lewis is expected to return
from his vacation on Thursday.
Charles Stowell has closed his work for
o. II. Smith and has gone to work for A.
h. Cole.
The holy communion will be celebrated
at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. A full attendance is desired by
the pastor
Methodist socable at the home of Mrs.
Henry Smith next Friday afternoon. This
is the annual meeting and all are requested
to be present.
The descendants in Vermont of Daniel
Goodwin of Kittery, Maine, 1852 are re-
quested to send any family data they may
have to John s. Goodwin 304, The Temple,
Chicago, who is soon to issue a history OF
this illustrious family Of Oakley Hall, Sus-
sex County, England, or to communicate
| with Mrs. Abbie j. Yaw, Marshfeld, Vt,
who is a direct lineal descendant, as was
the wife of Commodore Dewey. Entries
close July 1, 1898.
Part Of the band and orchestra go to West
Barnet the Fourth to play at the Lake
House. - Albert Bliss preached very
interesting sermon last Sunday at the Meth
odist church in the absence Of Rev. 8. G.
| Lewis. - Schools all close next Friday.
| - K. W. Gilman has put new roof on
| his barn. - young child OF l.. d.
Kibbee of Lyme, NJ H., was in town last
week visiting old friends. He worked in
this place forty years ago for III. W. Good
win in the shoe shop. -= Eleanor Cole
and Ella Wooster returned from school at
Groton last week. - G. r. Bliss and
wife were in st. Johnsbury over Sunday
visiting his mother, Mrs w. d. Flint.
| - Mark Davis has so much improved
in health that he went back to his work
in McIndoes Falls on Monday. - Mrs
Andrews and daughter, Blanche of Mont
pelier are visiting at James Newton's.
Thousands of persons have been cured of
piles by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye.
1t heals promptly and cures eczema and all
skin diseases. 1t gives immediate relief.
| W. e. Terrill & Co.
Corinth.
Trees in many places are nearly stripped
OF foliage by the spider web caterpillar.
Miss Billings is engaged in gospel work
at the central part Of the town, and is ex-
pected to remain two weeks longer or more.
some have tried to make hay, but with poor
success, while in cultivated fields the weeds
are hard to conquer
Ellsworth Sargent came home from Bur-
lington on Thursday accompanied by NJ.
B. Cummings of Thetford. They made the
| "Trip OF SlXUy-SlX ullle5 GU Ju6lr Wu6elb, ut
rains had made the roads rough and mud
dy, and the last quarter of the trip was
over the hills of Orange and Corinth. Next
week they 60 with three Of their college as
sociates to Duchess county, n. Y, to en-
gage in canvassiDg.
East Corinth.
The village school, taught by Mrs. Thurs.
ton, closed on Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Smith occupied the pulpit for
the Universalists on Sunday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Holmes, and Mrs. M.
e. Dickey of Montpelier are in town visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Charles Page, who has been visiting
In Berlin and vicinity for the past three
weeks, returned on Saturday
On Saturday the schools in the Robbie and
Taplin Hill districts, together with this,
held picnic in the school.house hall All
had pleasant time.
West Corinth.
Up. Virgins was in Burlington week be-
fore last on business.
Frank Tucker is making it his home al
III. E. Days for the present
Mrs. Kimball Darling was visiting in
Northfield most OF last week.
Mrs. Lucy Kelley of Laconia, N H., is a,
j. Z. Virgins for the summer.
atives here last week, and was here to at
tend the centennial OF the church.
Mrs. Hannah Mack of Lebanon, N. Fl.
and Charlie Anderson of Newburyport
Mass, were guests at e. L. Stills and r. H
Williams last week.
R. FL. Williams was delegate from Cor
NTH Corner church to the Epworth League
he went to Berkshire to visit his sister, Mrs
.. j. McKenney.
The centennial celebration of the firs,
Corinth Free Baptist church held in this
place in connection with the Corinth quar-.
terly meeting. June II, IL and 10 was q
grand success. A large number OF people
were present. Among them were these
j. W. Burgin, f. e. Briggs, Fl. T. Barnard,
u. G. Davis, A. j. Eastman, f. Blake, W,
III. Traitor, j. Vance, E. Morrison, Mr.. Boil
ster. Among the towns represented were
Bradford, Barre, Chelsea, Fairlee, Newport,
Orange, Randolph, Sutton, STAFFORD, fhet.
ton and Williamstown. All those who
came from distance were cared for at the
different homes here, and refreshments
were also served in the hall next door from
the church. A much larger number would
have been present on Sunday but for the
rain which detained them. Some of those
who had previously said that West Corinth
people had undertaken task which they
could not carry out had the opportunity OF
realizing their mistake, as nearly every
family in the entire community seemed to
join heart and hand in the effort to make it
the success 1t was. The committee of ar
rangements and OF entertainment tender
their thanks to all who rendered them as
sistance in this good cause.
| Cabot.
Mrs s. O. Voodry has been sick the past
week but is slowly gaining.
Dr. Ella Lance OF Rhode Island is visiting
at her fathers, Paul Lanoes, at the lower
village.
Mrs. David Nelson returned last Satur-
day from the hospital at Burlington much
improved in health.
The members of Winooski Lodge, Good
Templars and invited friends held a recep-
ton in their hall last Monday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Smith. A
purse of money was presented them. Re-
freshments of cake, coffee, and lemonade
were served and all enjoyed pleasant
evening.
| Plainfield.
Rev. l., +. Fortney was called to West
| Concord last Saturday to attend the funeral
| of former parishioner at that place.