The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07
CHARLES Il. SMITH,
NJ OretOw n

MOretOwH
Several inches of snow fell last Monday.
Rev. w. r. Hill preached to the Meiho-
dists in WilllamsiOwn last Sunday.
The village schools began this week with
M SECS Sa an Thompson aud Jessie Butler
as teachers
The funeral services of Mrs. Kellogg we're
held At the home Of MIR. Fllsome in Waits
field sat Sunday AT II O'clock.
Mrs Ruth Carpenter returned to Nom
peiier last S ,turday, and goes to Boston
this week 10 visit b son, Frank.
Last week he ice on the mill pond aft jrd-
ed source Of amusement for the young
people of the village aud every hing went
nicely until one of their number broke
through the ice and got good duckiug
Sincs then they have b-eu more careful.
The death OF Rhoda K-ves. which occur
red last "Wednesday At 1918 A. NJ ci'ta
gloom over tn. ~ ire community IN which
she lived Mrs X yes WAS the wife OF S,l-
venus X yes ann laughter OF Henry and
Susan Crane Of NJ relown She WAS born
in Moretown, February 7, 1885. an was
married and had always livrd III MoretO WI
and the town has met wi h a eat loss In
the d-a' h of Mrs. K-yes Sue was ALWAYS
selfsscri1cing for the good Of others. She
was alwsy se-king after the sick and The
hffi cted and The stray lambs ~ she used 10
Say when she saw young man or young
woman going astray aud We hop5 the manv
tears wa have Seen her shed over Others will
not be in vain. She leaves u husband and
three sons and one brother to mourn her
loss and they have larg, circle Of friends
TO sympathiZo with them
Thetford.
Carroll Ellis Is sick.
School at the AGA lemy opens this week.
Dan Coombs and wife have gone to Fall
River, Mass
Mss Bacon is spending the winter at Ly-
Mrs. Ernest Bond has been visiting sis
Minnie Conmbs has gone to Lebanon to
spend the winter.
Sadie Senter aud Msbal Carey spent
their vacation with their p irents.
Day Barrett is teaching in district No.
aud Miss Davis In the village school.
Mrs. Solon add is in poor health. Miss
MOulton from the Center is with her for the
winter.
West Topsham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reyes were in Moretown
last Friday to attend the funeral of an aunt.
The village sch vol commenced Monday
with ID. Il. McHugh Of Middlebury as
teacher.
Miss Lena Church and Della Cunningham
returned to Montpelier TO scuool the first
OF the W eek.
Charles Poole and wife visited in Wash
ington la't week, the guests Of Mrs. Aaron
Sargent, a sister of Mrs. Poole.
The singing school Taught by Prof. Cor.
tiss clos this week with a concert in the
hail. Admission fifteen Gents, children
ten cents.
III. X Kennedy and G. Ii. Lull OF Montpe-
lier were here last Friday doing SOM monu-
m-nrsl rk for John Wllds and Mrs.
Hutchinson OF K tsi Orange.
Mrs Lois ID ckey received a notice re-
Gently OF the aealh Of her brother, John X.
Dustin, of Lanes lille, Mass. Me- Dnslu
WAS born IN this town February IL, 1915
aud lived on the home farm until twenty
one years old, when following the oft
p-ated custom OF Vermont boys he we II
away 10 learn trade. locating in Masss-
where his home has since been
He WAS Iha four Ii child OF a family OF THU
teen Chi dren, three OF whom survive him,
Mrs, Lois Dlckey, now nearly eighty eight
years OF age, MrS. Ez kiel White, eighty
i've years old, moth residents OF this town.
and William Dustin seventy two years OF
age, residing in Dustin, Nab.