The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
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house vacated by K. O. Clark.
Mrs. David Gleason is seriously i'll with
the grip and threatened with pneumonia.
Ezra Clark has leased and is moving to
the John Turney farm in the Perry hill dis
trict
week adding sixty-eight new books to Its
library.
Mrs. r. O. Shepe has her new house on
Randall street completed and Is moving to
the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton e. Ashley are the
proud parents OF q five pound boy, born
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blondin are rejoicing over
the arrival Of a ten pound girl baby at their
home, born Saturday night.
V. V. Henderson left for New York city
Saturday noon. Ed. Grout is checking
baggage during his absence.
Rev. L. III. Elliot will represent the Yer
| mont Bible Society at Shaftsbury and South
SALISBURY, next Sunday, March 8.
There will be union service at the Meth
odist church next Sunday evening at half
past seven O'Clock. Subjecf, "Religious
Inertia"
pelier last Saturday to care for Miss Olive
Guernsey, who has not yet recovered from
q very severe illness.
The monthly meeting OF the Ladies' Mis-.
sionary Society OF the Congre gstonal
church is held this afternoon with Mrs. l..
III. Haines. The leader is Mrs. Drew.
The Lords Supper will be ob.erved at
| the Congregational church next Sunday in
connection with the morning service, the
preparatory service being held Thursday
| evening at seven o'clock.
New and larger furnaces have been pro-
vided for the school.house aud will be put
in next Saturday. The contractors agreed
/ to warm the building in any weather and
make the change at their own expense.
The annual meeting of the Congregation
al society will be held a. the vestry ON
Thursday evening at 745. Reports will be
given by the prudential committee and
treasurer, and officers elected for the COM
ing year. 1t is desirable that the society be
well represented.
The house on Railroad street owned by
Mrs. A j. Brown and occupied by Mrs.
Mary Stone was discovered on Ace about
five o'clock Saturday afternoon. A quick
response by the fire department and the ex-
cellent water service prevented what seem
ed at first to be confiagration az other
buildings were in close proximity. Mrs.
Stone was asleep in the house at the time
and was rescued by Erwin Cooley. Most of
her effects we're removed in more or less
demorslized condition with no insurance.
The house was badly damaged but fully in
sured.
waterbury Oent6r.
Mr.. and Mrs. e f. Eggleston of Morris.
town, spent last week visiting their daugh-
tiers. Mrs George II. Chaplin and Mrs.
George Woods.
Mrs. Alonzo Hart, who has been with her
daughters in Worcester and in Chicopee
Falls, Mass, for several months, returned
home last Thursday
B. G. Stone has returned from visit to
his daughter in Hartland. While away
M Stone had a severe attack of the grip,
from which he has not yet recovered.
The body OF Mrs. Sleeper, an aged lady
who formerly resided here, but who has
lived in Stowe for several years, was
brought here last week Tuesday and buried
by the side of her husband and daughter.
Mrs. Susan Dimick died suddenly last
week Monday evening at the residence of
her son James T. Thurston. The funeral
was attended from the house Wednesday
afternoon, by Rev. M. s. Eddy of Norris
Vile
The funeral of Mrs. Morris Montgomery
| was attended from her late home last We'd
nesdsy, Rev. L. Fl. Elliott officiated. The
bearers we're her brothers, j. Arson COT
frin OF Hyde Park, M. Oramel and Warren
II. of Bristol, Conn, and Merrill l.. of Hart
ford, Conn. Among the friends from out
| of town were Mrs. Sarah Waite of Shore
ham, and Mrs. Julia j. Irvine of Burling-
ton cousins Of the deceased. A large
amount OI HOWtTb were TtC6lNtu from
friends in Connecticut from Mr.. and Mrs.
McIntire of Crown Point, N Y, Mrs. Irvine
OF Burlington, W. p. Butler of Boston, Mrs.
Perley of Enosburgh Falls and DIR. and
Mrs. II. James Of Waterbury. The inter-
ment was at Waterbury.
! The next Grange meeting will be Tues
! day evening, March Z at half past seven
sharp. This will be public meeting and
all are invited to attend The programme
for the evening is az follows: Music; roll
call, to be responded to with quotations
from some favorite author; current events,
question, Resolved, That the Town Sys-
tenn OF Schools is Enough Better than
the Old System to Warrant the Extra
EXPENSE" affirmative, Harry p. Robin
son and e. R. Towne; negative, Henry F,
Hill and John A. Parker; recitation, Mabel
Graves; paper by Misses Wood and Chap
in; recitation, frankie Smith; music.
DR.. e. j. Foster, who formerly was in
practice in this place but who has been
| away for several years, returned here last
Saturday for visit to his mother and other
friends. Since the doctor left here he has
travelled extensively in the west, having
taken in the entire Pacific coast from the
city OF Mexico through California, Oregon,
Washington. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado. New Mexico and
Arizona, spending considerable time in the
Yellowstone Park. Last season he took a
|
British Columbia, the party went as far north
as Sitks, and visited the great Muir Glacier
and all points OF interest to the traveller
making a trip not to be excelled in the
known world. On his way home the doc.
tor spent some months in New York, study
ing French and German, in anticipation of 9
trip to Europe in the future.
West Topshsm.
Ernest Rogers OF Milton was here the last
of the week to visit his aunt, Mrs. Augusts
Rogers.
ID. ID. Densmore OF Montpelier was in
town several days last week looking after
his real estate here.
There will be a cobweb party and soci-
able ia the hall Thursday evening Re
freshments of cake, pie and coffee will be
served.
G. M. Tubbs has sold his store at East
Barre aud moved his family back here
Mrs. Hill from Corinth is now keeping
house for him.
Lester Sanborn and WIFE DR.. and Mrs. III
l.. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. IL. Rice and
John Sanborn and wife attended a sociable
at Orange Center last W. duesday evening