The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
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Mrs. Rob art II j mes and daughters Will
return from Utica, N. Y this week
X uhrrine, he littls daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Will j. Young, is q lite i'll AT this writ
ing.
Our hand gave well attended prome-
made concert At the town hail last Saturday
evening.
Miss Lo'a daughter of ex-Representative
Ftank Muun, has been i'll Of late, we hear
with typhoid fever.
Our former to wnsmau, NJ 4rsha Hopkins,
died last week in NJrtb6old, where he has
lived Tor many years.
Wa lace Hunter. a long time granite cut-
ter here, goes his week TO his old home in
New Brunswick for a visit.
Some OF our granite boys are putting in
part of their lime at wood cutti, K while
temporarily out of work at the sheds.
Charles Hayward, after two years on
Chelsra weat hill, will move on 10 farm in
Eis Brookfirld, just through our gulf.
The Congregational Sunday chool is
making prep ratioua for a Christ mas enter
taiuDient that will doubtless - II good one.
Fox hunter Fremont G. Lutte h "a cap
tured n cross av fox whose pelt IL worth
ten dollars. II and friends here have shot
eight foxes tins season 10 date.
Wilbur HILL son of our former townsman,
Caroiue Snow Hill, aud n student in the
Mon peier SEMINARY, OffiGiared at the
| Meihudist church here last Sunday.
The q rst in our entertainment course will
he n cuucsrt ut ths t'wn hall next week
"wednesday evening, December Ia by the
Symphonic Concert Company of Boston. A
rich treat IL anticipated.
Miss sarah Burnham ia teaching in the
j uig- Paine district. Miss Kate Mehuron
# W Al 'stied in the Mill village dist lct,
AID Miss Inrz Hopkins of Cabot in the
George W. Save ry district.
Druggist George f. Adams came from
Fair ii 4ven last week AMI acconp AMI d his
sister, K una TO the home Of hls brother,
h v. Carlos Ada ny, in Adrian, Mich. He
will be absent u week or two.
MIS- Patsy Elliott was lately called to her
ola nome in th. southern part OF the State by
the illness Of her mo h-i. On her return,
Mr.. Eli Jtt will move TO the house Just va
Gated by George Becket's family.
Arthur Simons and Miss Nellie Brown
were married last week by Rev. Alvin NJ.
Smith Mrs. Simons is sister of The wife
OF The Mr.. Ha"ley who csm1 here last year
| from M issachuselts to take the management
OF our creamery.
| The annual business meeting OF the Con-
grtgalional church will h. held At the ve--
| try of the church next Friday afternoon at
one o clock. A deacon is to be chosen on
| the occasion to iii he place vaCa I'd by
Il trDey ID. Flint. This Is to BIZ II meeting
| of such Importance that every member OF
the church and society should be- there If
possible.
Rev. p. P. Womer's year with the Con-
Rrrgational church expires with this month.
Whether his vices Can be- retained an.
o. her year will dUubl less depend materially
upon The ability to rase the salary Dec-s-
saly to keep him. Subscribers to the salary
fluid, yet in arrears. will need TO come to
the rescue and greater lbsrality han in the
past may also be needed on the part Of all
II he shall consent TO stay.
Uuder date of November "a, Barney d.
Flint writes us from his new home In
WoodburD, Oregon, which he reached saf-.
ly, The town is less than 100 miles sou b
OF Portland aud some sixty III les from he
Pacific coast. After visit of several days
with the family of his brother Horace, in
Gibbon, Nebraska, his family sp-ut several
days very pleasa lily in the family OF Ln-
MI j. Hersey in Denver, Col, who se-ns
to have greatly improved his ii rcial cou-
dition by going TO Colorado. Mr. Flint felt
an honest pride in finding the com picu' u,
part Vermol ters had PLAYED in Denver aud
! h- State in the last fifteen years. AT Mr..
Hersey's he met one OF our ex-towns omen,
Mrs. Kean N. Davis, daughter Of The late
David Watson. She is now some ninety
three years of age and remarkably well pre-
served in mind and body. In Oregon M.
Flint fluids himself in good fruit section.
Wheat and pOtato's do quite welt there,
grass WAS green ann cows were turned out
to feed upon IL. After more acquaintance
| with men and thi g. there We hope To re-
port what he fiud there.
STAFFORD.
Rev. w. P rae, adven list, ia holding a
series OF evening meetings here the present
| week.
Fred Roberts has conveyed to Ned G.
Rowell his residence just below the upper
village
Married in rsfford, November 90, by
Rev f. Blake, Elisha " Judd and kath-
arne Murphy, both Of Copperas Hill.
The administrator of the estate of Man
sel Nelson has bought Of Charles j Sawyer
his large farm situated in the west part OF
the town
Fred Penn has bargained to his step-son,
Z j Ladusa, seventy five acres OF the Al
ph-us Lidh farm, on which are all The
Blu ldlngs OF the farm
Miss Ann NJ. II custom has bought a resi-
dence al S nth ko! ton and this week
| leaves the large home farm, 40 many Years
probably carried on by her father, the late
A. b. Houston
The moving is postponed until next spring
of he a 'ge ga iIte roof, entirely OF ston-,
that is 10 cover the IN ,usoleum that Sci a.
tor Morrill, is erecting in our Cemetery. IL
rests nov nv the roadside between Sharon
and Strafford.
East Roxbury.
Charles III den, with his wife and daugh-
ter. visited friends IN the place last Satur-
day
Mrs. Nancy Abbott. who has been caring
for Mrs. Steve Holden, returned home last
| Wednesday.
Died, November 18, at Presque Isle,
Maine, Mrs Alice Edison, widow vi the late
Henry X. e ison, formerly of his place.
John V-rg4 has bought the farm OF the
lat. X. Y Blanchard. Price paid, $500.
He will not occupy ii al present, but Will
live on the farm which ho has rented for
the past two years.
West Newbury.
Mrs N. C. Randall returned from Hano-
yer last Saturday.
Miss Nettie Tucker begins her school at
the Center his week.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. e.
A. Minard on Thursday, December 8. All
are invited.
The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Put
nam celebrated the teuth Anniversary of
their marriage on Monday, November %,
About seventy five were present. Supper
a.tsiatiuu nf "a h..