The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-18
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last week.
Sixty attended the "Salmagundi socia-
BILE" at Fred Durkee's last Friday evening.
Henry Wills has contracted to furnish
the Brigham creamery with one hundred
cords OF sixteen inch wood.
About one hundred attended the installa-
tion OF the officers OF Mystic Star Lodge and
Crescent Chapter last Thursday evening
Miss Louise Clark was called to Hartford,
Conn.,, last week by the serious Illness of
her sister, Mrs. Philbrick, with typhoid fe-
YER.
Rev n. II. Abercrombie's brother from
Lawrence, Mass, spent several days with
him recently, returning to his home on
Monday.
Fred Hayes of Brookfield Center was ar
rested last week for whipping his mother.
The hearing was Saturday at Library hall.
Hayes was fined So and costs.
Mary Gaylord is sick with the grip. Mrs.
Cynthia Kibbee is with the Gaylord family
for few days, and Mrs. Helen Abbott is
staying in Mrs. Kibbee's house during her
absence.
East BrookheId.
Harrison Peake was in Orange on bust
ness last week. - Mrs. G. w. Clark
visited her daughter, Mrs. DR.. L. G Wake
field of Montpelier, last week. 60 Miss
May Batchelder went to Worcester, Mass,
last week to visit friends. - Fred Ed
wards of Chelsea has engaged to work for
W. w. Sprague for year. He commenced
his services January O. - Oliver Dutton
moved his family from Bethel last week to
W. w. Duttons. He will open barber
shop in Barre in the near future -
| Among those in this place who were victims
OF the grip last week were, @. H. and
| Arthur Bigelow, Eva Jackson, G. b. Car
penter and wife, Sanford Bannster and
W. II. Sprague.
Corinth.
Rpza Eastman 20 hia uh
| chopping few weeks ago, has had two toes
taken off and is now doing nicely
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Chalmers with
several others of his sisters visited their
brother, Will Chalmers, at West Topsham,
| on Thursday.
Sam Sargent was given surprise on the
evening OF January ii, when party OF little
| folks went in to see him and reminded him
that 1t was his tenth birthday.
Mrs. Tenny Taplin died at her home JAN
uary ID, aged sixty-nine years. Funeral
services we're held on Monday. She leaves
husband and daughter and one sister, Miss
Sarah Stuart of East Corinth.
East Corinth.
The creamery paid it patrons twenty-five
and one-haf cents per pound for December
butter.
Mrs. f. P. Sawyer and daughter Evelyn
started Monday for Boston where Miss Eve
Ign is to receive treatment.
Nearly thirty couples attended the skim
milk dance in the hall last Friday evening
All had pleasant time. The next one will
be held January q. All are invited.
Mrs. Mary Smart, wife Of e T Taplin,
died at her home on Taplin hill last Friday
aged sixty-nine years. The funeral was
held at the house on Monday Rev. e. W.
Hatch officiating.
South Corinth.
Roowa1I Crool 10 criticoIIv III ba raouJt
OF fall from his chair December 81. -
Nellie Winch and Ed Tucker are at work at
A. l.. Parker's. ID. o. S. Atkins had
the misfortune to lose one of his oxen last
week. - M. e. Hebb of Jefferson
Vile, aud W. G. Coburn of Bradford,
agents for G. H. Grimm & Co. of Rutland,
were recently looking for customers, in our
midst. - A. L. Parker bought Cham
pion evaporator and iron arch at Vershire,
last week. - G. M. Colby and W ife of
East Orange. visited their uncle last Fri
day.
Plaintield
Harvey Kiser was in town Tuesday.
Miss Billings spoke at Cabot one evening
this week.
f. G. Hoyt went Monday to Barre where
he has work.
Fred Shorey lost valuable COW last week
from over feeding.
Carl Foss attended the lecture at Mont
peier Wednesday night
W. j. Batchelder was taken ill Friday.
DR.. Gale is attending him.
Nelson Hamel and family are boarding
with Mrs. Lucretia Gibson.
Rev. DR.. A. L. Cooper is entertaining
former parishioner of Newport, Miss
Sweat.
The East Hill Reading Club meets this
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Moore.
There were two lawsuits before Judge
W. s. Martin at G. e. Woodward, Jr.'s
Office Saturday.
All interested in singing schools are re-
quested to meet in the school house of the
village at 1880 Monday evening.
John Mansfield, Jr., and wife OF East
Montpelier are stopping at John Mansield's
for time John Jr., is in poor health.
The ladies working in the Congregational
church invite their friends to the parsonage
on Friday evening from seven to ten o'clock
Charles f. Dudley of East Montpelier met
the singers and others interested in forming
a class at the school-house Monday even
ing
Mrs. belinda Lombard went to Mont
pelier to visit friends and while here was
taken sick. Mrs. w. e. Bartlett, her daugh-
ter, has gone to care for her.
Adjoining towns may possibly, owing to
a larger population, surpass this in many
ways, but for the grip and like kindred dis
orders we feel that at the present time we
are up with the times.
The suit OF Erastus Batchelder against A.
II. Martin was tried last Saturday before
Willard S. Martin, justice OF the peace.
The plaintiff produced his account and
swore to same showing that defendant was
owing him a balance of $40. The defen-
dant met the claim of the plaintiff by plead
ing the statute OF limitations. This plea
was sustained by the court and judgment
was rendered for defendant to recover his
costs.
| Marshfield.
Charlie Dudley and wife were in town
Sunday.
AT the A. Lincoln Kirk entertainment
much disappointment was manifested, al
though the crowd was not very large.
The special train for points on the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad Thursday
evening will not leave Montpelier until
midnight. Marshfield knights of Pythias
who attend The district meeting will have
plenty Of time to attend the banquet before
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