The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
East Montpelier.

hlCnhru vail OF Barre mas been spending
few days with Miss Bassett.
Alexander Dingwall has given up going
afoot and has purchased large bay mare.
Wesley Benjamin and Burt Nelson have
taken job of cutting wood for Lewis Ham
NETT.
Joe Bero has moved his family into the
Corliss house which they recently purchas-
ed Of H. b Wooster.
CThere was a sociable at Henry Towns
Saturday evening, aud another is to be held
at Timothy Cummings this week Thursday
evening.
Mrs. j. r. Young goes to Providence,
this week to visit her brothers, the Perkins.
Mr., Young will go next week and return
with his wife.
The Lafayette fund received from this
town is as follows: East village, 81 OF; Dix
school. go; Bliss school, As; Four Corners,
80; Peck school, 90. Total, S2.57.
Mrs. Ann Robinson OF Ferrisburg, T. 8.
Stevens OF Boston and III. FL. Putnam of
Taunton, Mass, were in town over Sunday
to attend the funeral of T. B. Stevens.
T. B. Stevens, one of our most highly es-
teemed and Influential townsmen, and an
extensive farmer, died last Friday after a
few days i'll ness Of typhoid pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at his late resi-
dence on Sunday, the Rev. Mr.. Cooper Off
ciating. The deceased was strictly hon.
est man, and will be greatly missed by the
entire community. He leaves one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Horace Farnham Of Williamstown.
Groton.
Mrs. Frank Randall has been quite SICK
Alex. Cochran was In Montpelier one day
last week.
Mrs. Jennie Frazer has been quite i'll for
the past week.
Taylor Carpenter has purchased valu-
able horse Of Hall & Cochran.
Gluda Coffrip ba bod tho ,,aaolaa h,+ To
somewhat better at this writing.
The little girl of P. w. Carpenter was
badly burned one day last week
Everett Forsyth and Leonard Hood of
Topsham were In town on Monday.
M. d. Coffrin has been in st. Johnsbury
attending court for the last two weeks.
s. @. Carpenter and j. q Harvey were in
st. Johnsbury on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. D. f. Clark of Montpelier was visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Coch-
ran last week Monday.
s. G. Carpenter is going to move the Post
Office from Hall q CUchran's store into the
Coffrin & Clark block.
Rev. W. 1. Todd delivered very able
sermon last Sunday evening at the Meth
odlst church Subjects "a Lion in the
Street."
A hobo from Barre was put off the train
here last Thursday by Conductor Smith and
the fellow on landing struck his head upon
the rail cutting quite cash in HIS head.
DIR. Eastman dressed the wound, and the
last heard from him he was vending his
way towards Barre.
Ryegate.
Mrs. o. II. Renfrew is sick as also is Mrs.
II. j. Park.
Wilson Besttie was appointed deputy
sheriff last week.
Harry Segell of Claremont was the guest
of X. r. Jaynes last week.
f. H. White visited his parents and
friends at Topsham last Friday and Satur.
day.
Horace Symes is assisting his brother in
the creamery at Topshsm for short time.
Miss Emma Grover returned to Mont
peller this week after spending short va
cation at her home.
T. A. Meader, G.. G. Nelson and Wilson
Beattie were in St. Johnsbury on business
on Tuesday of last week.
The Womau's Christian Temperance
Union met with Mrs. s. #. Nelson last Sat.
urday afternoon at two O'Clock.
Miss Mary s. Beattie went to Littleton
on Tuesday OF last week to visit with her
brother and family for few days.
Mrs. @. j. Nelson Is making extensive
preparations for her annual Christmas cele-
bration, and expects to have large number
OF relatives present.
The attention OF the road commissioner ia
called to broken culvert near district No.
Q school house, and which has been in an
unsafe condition during the past year.
AT the meeting of the grange Monday
evening Of last week, 7. A. Meader, o. pro-
tenn, and Claud Nelson, g., as alternate,
were elected as delegates to the meeting OF
the State grange to be held at Bethel, De-
cember Is, IA and 10.
Topsham.
Hon. j. r. Nolan is attending court at
Chelsea.
Preparations are being made for Christ
mas tree.
8. X Dexter of Lowell was in town last
Saturday.
Mr.. Brown has moved onto the Welcome
Green farm.
Horace Symes is assisting his brother, e.
IL. Symes, at the creamery
The creamery paid its patrons twenty-five
cents for November butter.
John Davidson and wife OF Ryegate visit
cd at u. Il. Taggart's last week.
School In the village began December 8, |
with A. M. Shields as teacher. Forty one
scholars are enrolled at present. G. r. |
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