The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-16
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Mrs. e. M. Jones OF Lebanon, N, H., is
visiting Mrs. Harry Holton.
The Ladies' Union met yesterday with |
Mrs. Stesrns at Mill village.
The hospital baseball team gained a vic |
tory over the Tufts last Saturday, score 7 |
to o.
Mrs. Emma Henry is being cared for dur |
inghe illness, by Mrs. Hunter OF Water |
bury Center
Miss Haskell of Norwich, Conn, who has
been visiting Mrs. j. G. Grggs, has gone to
Essex Junction.
Rev: l.. III. Elliot will represent the YER
mont Bible society at South Londonderry,
Landgrove and Weston next Sunday.
Rev. G. o. Emery of Stowe preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday in
exchange with the pastor, Rev. G. K. Lsdd.
Thursday. was the first pay day at the
Bolton Falls electric plant. About one
work is progressing rapidly and success
fully. W. III. Ward is In town, giving his
personal supervision OF the dam.
At the hearing of Lsbelle, who was ar
rested few days ago on suspicion OF being
implicated in the Coffrn robbery, he was
bound over for trial at next county court.
He furnished bonds to the amount on one
thousand dollars and was released from
custody.
In the Methodist church next Sunday
evening there will be a public address by
Miss Anna Mosher, whe is superintendent
of the Industrial Home for colored children
at the South, located in Morristown, Ten
nessee. This branch OF work is at the front
among efforts TO solve the negro problem
and Miss Mosher will be heard with inter
est
The Waterbury Congregational Society
will hold q meeting Thursday evening in
the vestry of the church, for the purpose Of
electing two members Of the prudential
committee to fill vacancies caused by resig-
nations and to see If the society will vote
to remove two OF the maple shade trees in
front OF the church grounds. A full at
tendance is desired.
The teachers for the High school and the
different districts have been engaged and
are as follows: Principal, Professor e. M.
Roscoe, A. M New Haved, Conn. assist
ant principal, Miss Julia Moody, grammar
grade, Miss Nella Ssnborne second inter-
mediate, Harriet NJ Morse; intermediate,
Miss Delta A. Collins; primary, Miss Eva B.
Fairbrother; District No. 2, Miss Frances
Haley; district No g. Mabel Morse, dis
trict No 4, Alice Booker; district No. 8,
Ida Mars; district No. 7, Lillian Bryan;
district No. 8, Georgia Ross; district No.
10, Eta Morse district No. IL, Margaret
King; district No. IL, Lena May; district
No. ID, Belle Anderson; district No. IS,
Carrie Tracey. School will begin on Sep
TENDER IA.
Corinth.
Miss Sadie Hanson formerly of this town,
now of Vershire, spent last week in town.
Mrs. John Robbie and the family of John
Hastings, are i'll with the german measles.
Prof. end Mrs. d. G. Bliss of Kearney, N.
j., who are spending the summer with his
father, W. r. Bliss, recently visited at
Lebanon, N. H., for few days.
Blake Locke, who is at present suffering
with broken collar-bone, is having q
water-wheel set at his farm which will be
distance Of one hundred feet, thereby fur.
nishing power to run machinery for saving
wood, threshing grain, cutting corn fodder
etc.
An oil painting of the farm buildings Of
John Scribner was on exhibition lat B. B.
Scribner's store last Monday. This beauti-
full landscape, showing all the buildings,
the shade trees, surrounding fields and
forests and the highway leading past, is
the work OF w. M. Flanders of Chelsea
and is glowing testimonial to his artistic
genius
The usually quiet hamlet of Corinth has
been the scene OF much excitement in the
past few days. War has been declared
bombardments have been made, property
confiscated, and blood has been shed. But
it is hoped the army of sheriffs and State
officials daily seen in our midst, will be
able soon to quell all riots and adjust all
claims, so our citizens can again pursue
their accustomed duties under the banner
OF peace.
East Corinth.
Henry Kolseth of Boston, Mass, was in
town last week.
Miss Anna Divoll is visiting in Lakeport,
N. H., for a few DAYS.
East Corinth creamery paid its patrons
90 fAr I,,1xv 1,.eV
G. w. Jewell is making the necessary
improvements on the fair ground for the
annual fair, which is to be held the first
week in September.
Mrs. Mary j. Corliss, wife Of j. T. Cor
liss, died at the home of her daughter in
Manchester, N. H., August 8. aged seventy
four years. Tie burial was at this place
on Friday.
West Corinth.
Eugene Still from Fairlee, who has been
at work for r. H. Williams, got badly
poisoned with poison ivy. He went home
last week Monday, - Mr., and Mrs.
Myrtle Chamberlin of East Barre, were at
G. #. Blake's August 6, and attended
church here. - Carrie and Lena Will
lams and Carl Still visited their aunt in
Stafford, last week 8. T. Virgins
has been on a two weeks visit in New
been i'll with malarial fever for several
weeks past is now gaining slowly but not
able to be out. - Mrs. William Braman
with her two daughters from Chelsea, Wis.,
tied her mother, Mrs. Susan Bohonon, last
Thursday. - Jack Frost put in an APP
pearance last week, nipping vines and corn
in several places. - Homer Fuller from
st. Adams, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. g. Fuller, last week. IS. M.
Fisher has gone to Barre, to work at the
carpenters trade. David Wards
people entertained relatives from Barre,
recently. - Nearly everyone is done
haying. 1t is thought an average crop has
been cut. - Charlie Farwell found it
necessary TO kill one of his horses recently.
1t had been sick for some time. - Mrs.
K o. Darling was at home from Montpel-
Ter over Sunday. She expects to come to
stay in about two weeks. - Fri Morri-
son from Topsham was in this place last
Saturday night and Sunday. - Lively
times in Corinth for sheriffs. They come
thicker, faster, and more of them. -
Rain is very much needed. There is al
most water famine. Some wells are en-
tirely dry and many others are very low
- Mrs. Maynard is visiting among her
children here and at Washington.