The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-19
WiIlIamstown.

For the hrst time this season snow was
to be seen here on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Hannah Bixby, widow OF the late
Deacon Francis Carlton, is visiting in town
Our former townsman, John Poor, now
OF Craftsbury, with relatives was in town on
Sunday.
Mrs. Fremont @. Little and son reached
Denver, Colo, safely, and will remain there
with her brother for a time.
Edison 8. Martin will sell twenty cows,
hay, poultry, farming tools, ETC., at auction
next week Wednesday at the home farm.
Jack Nixon, who has been for some time
sharpener for the granite firm Of Nixon
q Mari, is going to work at his trade In
Groton.
Sunday evening last WAS memorial to the
late Rev: II. A. Spencer, Presiding Elder
of this district.
Ex-Conductor Frank W. Flint has re-
turned from Nebraska and has been staying
at Windsor, where he makes bis home in
the warm season.
The band realized some seven or eight
dollars from their entertainment last Fri
day evening, which consisted OF display
OF war pictures, etc.
A son was born last Sunday afternoon to
Rev. and Mrs P. p. Womer but he lived
hardly an hour. Anxiety is felt for Mrs.
Womer, never strong woman, but at this
writing she is comfortable.
Bert r. Demeritt of Waterbury, was in
town last week, the guest of G.. A. Aims
worth. While here he made quite a large
purchase OF maple sugar for the firm OF
Griggs g. Demeritt, who do a large business
in the line of maple goods.
Rev. and Mrs. William Schofield, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Lynde and Cornelius Perrin were
in attendance at the interesting Centennial
exercises of the Congregational church in
Berlin last week. Rev. Mr.. Schofeld had
prominent part in the exercises.
Mrs. Leavitt s. Hayward will improve
the excursion rates to Boston this week to
visit the family of DR.. j. 9. Briggs in Som
erville, Mass, and other friends in the vi
cinity. Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Reed will also
go to visit friends in Massachusetts.
While circumstances were somewhat I'M
favorable for the usual good attendance at
the Free Baptist quarterly meeting, it seems
to have been feast of good things that was
served on the occasion. Rev. James Boyd,
veteran cler man in that denomination,
who has twice served as a pastor in Bangor,
Me-, and has lately come to the East Orange
and West Topsham Free Baptist churches,
preached three times at this meeting and
was much liked. Rev. Almon Shepard,
another veteran minister, preached on Sum
day morning.
One Minute Cough Cure surprises people
Dy lLS QUICK cures ana CnllQr6n may take II
in large quantities without the least danger
1t has won for itself the best reputation of
any preparation used to-day for colds, Group,
tickling in the throat or obstinate coughs.
w. e. Terrill & Co.
Chelsea
Nellie L. Bixby has been visiting in Barre
and Montpelier.
Mrs. Mary A. Judd has gone to Mont
pelier for few weeks.
Mrs. e. A. Corwin is quite i'll, and Carrie
Bicknell is working there
Dan B. Smith and wife of New York are
at the hotel for a week or more.
Rev. franklin S. Hatch OF Monson,
Mass, was in town several days last week.
W. +. Davis and wife have returned
from their summers work at the Profile
House.
A son of Hatch Chamberlain, formerly of
this town but now Of STAFFORD, was buried
here on Saturday.
Charles j. Cosgrove is visiting his PAL .
ents on a short vacation from his work on
the State farm at Burlington.
Mrs. Smith Taylor is dangerously sick
with pneumonia, the symptoms being
somewhat more favorable at the date OF
this writing.
Mrs. Abigail Q. Hood and Mrs. Julia A.
Rogers returned to Lowell, Mass, last
week Mrs. Hood will spend the winter
as usual, with her son Charles l.
Anna R. (Flanders), wife OF Charles b.
Smith, died on Tuesday of last week Of
consumption, after an illness of several
months. She leaves two small children.
The funeral services were held on Thurs
day. Rev. Mr.. Eastman, officiating, and the
burial was at Waits River.
The Christian Endeavor society OF the
Congregational church has completed It's
organization by choosing the following Of
ficerS for q term OF six months; President,
Norman G. Burbank; vice-president, Lena
Il. Spalding; corresponding secretary, Hat
tie FL. Dearborn; recording secretary and
treasurer, Alice L. Corwin; lookout CON-
mittee Richard II. Bacon, Maud s. Merrill,
Sadie NJ Eastman; prayer-meeting COM
mittee, Lena e. Spalding, Marshall A. Car
penter, Sadie M. Eastman; social commit
tee, Annie E. Goss, Henry W. Burbank,
Mrs. Persis d. Comstock.
South Woodbury..
Mrs. Samuel Daniels is confined to his
bed with bilious fever.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Wheeler has been quite sick but is better
now.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. Lewis
Strong next Wednesday afternoon and
evening
Harry Goodell, Ned and Fred Wells
were at home over Sunday from Montpe.
lier Seminary.
Mrs. Allie Bailey is one OF the sick ones
also Lellice Angel and Rena Angel, and
little Bernice Angel with whooping cough
Mrs. Theodore Stowe and Mrs. b. H
Wells and daughter, Mary, Of Barre were
| guests of Mrs. Lucinda Farnsworth last
| week.
The relatives OF the widow OF the late
| Solomon Osgood were called to Cabot las,
| Sunday to attend her funeral. She was
the last remaining one of the family of Rev
| Gideon Sabin.
| The firm known formerly as Town &
Burnham will be known hereafter as Burn
ham & Benjamin. The best wishes of the
public will be with you boys.
The play entitled 1.-THE District School a,
Blueberry Corners" will be given next Fri
day evening, October 81. under the aus
pices ofIthe Ladies Aid. Funds to be used
toward buying furnace for the church.
| East Brookfield.
julius Chamberlin OF Barre is taking 9
vacation from his duties as an employee OF
the Central Vermont railroad and is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. @. III. Bigelow. =
Charles A. Hixson returned to town last
week. having spent the summer in Boston
- John Flanney returned recentlyfron