The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-21
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Mrs. A. B. Patch, who has been spending
the summer months with her mother, Mrs
M. III. Crook returned to her home in New
York last Monday.
s. @. Tewksbury and A. Il. Sleeper, who
have been visiting at j. X. Sleepers for
several days, left for their homes at Licking
ton, Mich, on Monday.
Miss Sadie Batchelder, who has been EN-.
ployed in Mrs. @. il. Curtis millinery store
for several weeks has finished there. Miss
Julia Dodge of Piermont takes her place.
VI, W. Blake has resigned his position as
passenger brakeman on the Boston q
Maine railroad and has accepted position
as principal in the High School at Barton.
The death Of Mrs. e. P. Blanchard, who
has been in failing health for several years,
occurred at her residence last Wednesday.
The remains were taken to Concord for in
terment.
Miss Alma Parker, who has been assist
ing at the Western Union telegraph Office
for past several weeks, returned to her
honv Newport last Saturday. Miss Par
ker has made many friends during her stay
here who wish success for her wherever she
may go.
Married, at the residence of the BRIDES
mother in this place last Thursday, r. @.
Eastman and Miss s. A. Blood. They left
on the early train Friday morning for a
short wedding trip, after which they will
return 10 lnelT future nome on WDAb ID
known as the Goshen road.
Edward Blood was much surprised on
visiting his sheep pasture last Friday MORN
ing to find that number OF his fine lambs
were missing. Upon investigation two
were found dead and near by part Of the re-
mains of another, which had apparently
been dressed. Upon examination they were
found to have been shot. Suspicion was at
once directed towards three fellows from
this village, Mr.. Hart, Mr.. Wright and Mr..
Staples, who were seen in the pasture pre-
vious to this with guns. Papers were at
once made out for the arrest of Mr.. Hart
and Mr.. Wright, who were Immediately
brought to trial. Their fine and costs
amounted to over $50 each Monday Mr..
Staples was arrested as being accessory and
given the same fine as the others. They
were allowed one day to raise the money
for the fine or take the alternative of work
| ing it out at Rutland. Mr.. Wright sue
ceeded in raising his but the others had not
done 80 at last accounts.
| Truth wears well. People have learned
that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are rela-
BILE little pills for regulating the bowels,
| curing constipation and sick headache.
They don't grippe. w. E. Terrill & Co.
BrookfieId.
| The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Haggett, which was reported seriously ill
last week, died last Tuesday morning Its
funeral was held at the home of its grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fullam on
Thursday afternoon, Rev. r. Ii. Abercrom-
bic officiating. - Mrs. Frank Turner,
who has been spending few weeks with
| her mother, Mrs Solomon Smith, received
the sad intelligence last Thursday morning
OF the sudden death of her son, Clair, which
occurred in Providence, X. l. He was a
dence and Boston. - Mr.. and Mrs. Sol
ONION Smith attended the funeral of their
grandson, Clair Turner, at Montpelier last
Sunday. - Fred Fullam was summoned
from Saratoga last week to attend the fu-
neral of his grandson, Freddie Haggett.
- News has been received of the Sc
rious illness of Mrs. Henry Wilson at her
| home in Northampton, Mass. - Mrs.
William Blodgett's Sunday-school class
| were very pleasantly entertained by her
last Saturday afternoon. There were
| eighteen present. - Miss Rose Van
Voorhees,, who has been spending the sum-
mer at Raymond cottage, returned to her
city home in New York last Monday. -
Uly Sprague finished his work for Blodgett
brothers last week. - Ernest Sargent,
ment of volunteers, is sick with malarial
| fever at Concord, N. II. - The last re.
ports from John Stone, who has been seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever at Fortress
| Monroe, are favorable,
East Brookfield.
Mrs. A. A. Currier of Lawrence, Mass, is
| visiting relatives here. - Drs. Rice and
Smith of Chelsea were in town last We'd
nesday and extracted twenty-four teeth for
| Mrs. A. N. Wheatley. John Rich has
finished work for John H. Sprague and the
vacancy is filled by Nathan Clark. -
Several from this place attended the circus
at Randolph last week. - Mrs. j. A.
Peabody and Miss Eva Jackson returned
last week Monday from Worcester, Mass,
where they had been spending several
weeks with relatives and friends. - Mr.
and Mrs, Ben. Going returned to their home
in Lowell, Mass, last Wednesday.
More than twenty million free samples OF
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve have been dis
tributed by the manufacturers. What bet
ter proof OF their confidence in it's merits dc
you want? 1t cures piles, burns, scalds
sores in the shortest space of time. w. E.
Terrill & Co.
Chelsea.
Daisy Dimond OF Tunbridge is working at
| G. s. Emery's.
FL. X. Darling went to Portsmouth, N. H.,
on business last week.
William j. Tarbell, Jr., of Minneapolis
Mimi, is visiting his parents.
e. A. Corwin went to Boston on Friday
to make his fall purchases of goods.
Harry H. Goss of Providence, r. l., has
been spending few days with his parents.
f. 1. Whitney went to Montpelier on
Monday for months osteopathic treat
| ment.
Mrs. Mary A. Rowe and her son, Clar.
ence, OF Laconia, N. H., are visiting II. g.
Annis, who is Mrs. Rowe's brother.
Henry A. Downs of Williamstown, who
has been attending school here, has left
school to enter store in his own town.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. III. Caswell have gone to
Bridgeport, Conn, where they are to make
their home with their daughter, Mrs. Jack.
| man.
Gilbert B. Lane, who has been great
sufferer from organic disease of the heart
for long time, died Saturday night. He
was thirty eight years of age. The funeral
services were held on Monday, Rev. Mr..
Allen officiating.
Miss Elsie Powers, who is an instructor in
the Emerson School Of Oratory in Boston,
has consented TO give public reading for
the benefit OF our library on Wednesday
evening, the 28th inst. Miss Powers is
well known here and is a very attractive
reader. Her reputation and the purpose of
the reading should bring out a large audi
ence.
Mrs. Lucy (Andrus) Folsom, mother of
Mrs Franklin Dearborn, died at Allegan,
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