The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-28
COrinth

The Roswell Crooke farm has been Sold
A new carpet was put down in the
church at the Center last week.
Henry Huntington is reported to have
sold his farm to George Gan,by.
Some from the north part of the town at
tended the school picnic at Waits River
last Saturday.
There have been many cases of mes sles
about town the past spring but they are
less prevalent now.
Corinth creamery paid its patrons sixteen
cents per pound for May butter. This
creamery under the efficient management
OF George Doe has gained in patronage and
has produced the most butter the past
spring of any time in the past. Cows are
now rapidly drying up except those that
are well fed ut the barn.
The drouth is the subject OF most general
interest at the present time. Showers have
gone all around us but none have come
here and the most severe droutb ever
/ Town at this season Is upon US. Gra-s i'd
soma f,elos i, , s,.....,etelv burned 40 and
the water supply is running short The in
sect pests have destroyed the fruit and the
lives of both apple and forest trees are Sc
riously threatened.
East Corinth.
Mrs. Charles Page visited in Bradford
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Holmes of Montpelier
are visiting at j. 8. Burgess for few days.
Walter Hatch OF Danville visited his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. e. W. Hatch last week.
Miss Laura Butler, who has been teach
ing in Winchendon, Mass, for the past fe W
weeks, has returned.
Children's Day was observed by the Uni
versalists Sunday. Rev. Mr. Smith occu-
pied the pulpit in the evening.
South Corinth.
Mrs. G. N. Winchester OF Bradford, has
been for q week among friends here and at
Cookville.
Nellie Wilson and Mabel Townsend are
to be employed at Maplewood farm the
coming season.
The strawberr season is with us. Mer-
ton Avery and Grace Hardy are picking
| berries for Carl Slack at Bradford.
Miss Nella Sanborn is home from Water
| bury for the summer. She returns to the
same position next year, which shows that
her abilities are appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. o. Slack and son from
Chelsea, were at G. j. Stacks Friday night,
going to Bradford Saturday, and taking a
pleasure drive SUNDAY around Lake Mo-
rey, Oxford, etc. as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
| W. K. Young.
West Corinth.
Fri Morrison supplied the pulpit here
last Sunday in the absence OF Rev. W. II.
| Traitor. j. Hastings and wife from
| Newbury recently visited here. = Mrs.
Lizzie Braman and Mrs. George Bohonon
of Washington visited their mother. Mrs.
Susan Bohouon last Saturday. u b.
Billings, who claims to be ninety nine years
of age, has lately been visiting his friends
in this community. - Myrtle Bushaw
of Bradford is working at Maplewood.
- Mrs. X. o. Darling is at Montpelier
as an assistant for DR.. G. b. wilkins. She
| expects to remain until October. - j.
z. Virgins drove the milk team two days
last week while Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
went TO Bradford and Ryegste. - Mrs.
A. Litch is very low. she is under the
treatment Of DR.. M. III. Corwin of Chelsea.
- Little Bina Kimball has gone to
Chelsea to live with Mrs. Milton Nation.
- Susie Blake is working in Bradford.
South woodbury.
Miss Abbe Billings left this place for
Marshfeld last Thursday where she will
preach for time.
Mrs. Elnors Gonyan from Fort Ethan
Allen is spending week with her sister.
Mrs. Farnsworth.
The village school taught by Alice X.
Martin OF Plainfield closed last Friday.
The school has been success and the
scholars have improved wonderfully in
their studies. Those having no absent
marks were Wade Benjamin, Neil Daniels,
Glen Sulham and Cora WILDER