The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-17
Washington.


Day Richardson is at home from his work
in Barre for few days.
Miss Bessie Farnsworth OF Graniteville
has been visiting at d. s. Emery's.
g. III. Flint has the agency of the town
for the Deering farm and harvesting ma
chinery
Mrs. George Bates and children have
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
r. Houghton.
N. B. Clough lost one OF his work horses
last Friday and as is usual, it was the most
valuable one.
Misses Olive Calef, Beulah Paine and
Grace Stanley were at home frCm Goddard
seminary over Sunday
w. G. Simpson, manager Of the creamery,
has Just placed device in the creamery for
raising the cream tank so that the cream
will run from the tank into the churn.
The Washington grange will hold a
"crazy tea" social at school house hall next
Friday evening. Supper will be served by
''colored" walters from six until eight
o'clock after which short program will be
rendered consisting of a laughable farce,
music, etc. Admission ten cents Every
one is cordially invited to attend.
The following list of officers of the Good
Templars lodge for the next quarter were
installed last Monday evening" Chief tenn
plar. d. e. Worthley vice templar, Inez
McAllister; past chief templar, Rev. F. E.
DrlBHsj Cudpldlu, Alllo llllOtbOui secretary,
r. L. Kinzie; assistant secretary, Ena
Briggs; treasurer Fred Worthleyi tinan-
cial secretary, Frank Richardson marshal,
A. j. Gay; deputy marshall, Myrtle Rich
ardson; guard Bertha Cloud; sentinel,
Mark Carpenter.
Last Saturday afternoon the dwelling
house and one barn were burned on the
farm owned by Mrs. Joseph Mayott, and
better known as the Charles Cheney farm.
The fire caught on the roof and made such
rapid progress that but little of the house,
hold goods were saved. The most valuable
part of the contents of the barn were re-
moved. The buildings were insured for
500
East Roxbury.
Bertha Thayer is to work in Montpelier.
There was no school Friday on accoun! OF
the illness Of the teacher Mrs Boyce.
Steve Holden lost his little driving horse
last week with Inflammation of the bowels.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Ladd returned from
their visit to Greenfield, Mass, last week.
A family by the name OF Twist has NOV
ed into Luther Blanchard's house on the
hill.
George Foss has taken the plowed land
on Mrs. Sarah Blanchard's farm to carry on
this summer.
Rev Ora Boyce and wife went to Marsh
field Friday where they expect to remain
about two weeks.
Mrs. friedrich Rutz has goose that has
laid thirty eggs this spring and still con-
tinues the business.
Mrs. Celia Hall who has been keeping
house for James Steele has returned to her
home in Northfeld.
Rev. George Brown from Haverhill, N.
H., has an appointment to preach here the
asst Sunday in May.
A party OF little folks enjoyed pleasant
/ TINA with A lion Howe Last Wadnasdav af-
| ternoon celebrating his fifth birthday.
Corinth.
The boom in copper is awakening some
interests here of late, as the Pike hill mine
property, has been sold, and prospectors
are at work on land owned by Cyrus Hast
ings where an attempt was made at mining
some thirty odd years ago. The older citi-
zens who remember past mining operations
in this town and their results are slow to
become elated over any possible prospects
of that kind for the future.
There has been no preaching at the Cen
ter the past eight weeks Rev. Mr.. Hatch
was absent on his western trip six weeks,
and the two past weeks funerals at the east
part OF the town have interfered with the
| afternoon service here. 1t was very unfor.
tupate that different arrangements could
not be made as 80 long cessation OF SER
vices and the disappointment OF people COM
ing to church two Sundays in succession
expecting a minister and finding none in
evftably causes great loss OF interest In
a small sparcely settled place interest once
lost is hard to be aroused again.
North Fayston.
Miss Alice Neill is i'll with typhoid fever.
- Miss Flora Richardson OF Waitsheid
is teaching in district No. 2. - Mr. and
Mrs Chet Daggett and Blanche Nelson OF
North Troy are in town. - The presid-
ing elder Is to officste in quarterly services
at this place next Sunday. - The resi-
dence OF James johnson had narrow es-
cape from fire recently. - Blanche, the
four-year. old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. I.
G. McCarty died from whooping cough,
May II. This is the second death within
few weeks from this disease. Mr.. and Mrs.
McOarty are very grateful for the help OF
the neghbors through their trouble. 1t is
10 be hoped that the next time contagion
is about the health officers will do their
duty. - Mrs Lucy Ryan and son OF
Waterbury were in town to attend the fu-
| neral OF their niece.