The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13
East ROxbury.

y, Pride and has returned to Fair Haven.
Frank Dibbell has stopped running his
meat cart for the season.
Several attended the library meeting at
Brookfield last Wednesday.
Road Commissioner Flynn OF Roxbury
was in town Saturday.
Elder and Mrs ora Boyce went to
Marshfeld last Saturday.
p Il. LaMountain, who has made his |
home for some time past at Joseph Duffa-
ny's, has gone to POmfret to stay through
the winter with relatives.
Some of the friends Of Snowman Edwards
Blake would be very glad TO sees him in re
gard to quite an amount of unsettled bills.
Miss Laura freeman returned to her
home in Hardwick last Thursday.
Sarah Ladd, the teacher, is boarding at
Alphonso Ladd's.
Winifred Foss was sick and unable to
return to her school until Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Trask and little daugh-
ter Ruth from East Brookfeld, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Jones Steele last Friday.
Mrs Task is a sister of Mrs. Steele
Mrs. Celia Hubbard from South Royalton,
was guest OF her father, l.. w. Blanchard,
the past week
Miss Eda Ruiz has returned from Barre
city after stay OF three weeks there.
Charles Bigelow from East Brookfeld,
WAS Ill lOWu luuISudyt surveying III lub
gulf for Flint & Richards.
Mrs Will Fletcher and two children
from East Braintree, visited Jones Steele,
last Saturday.
West Corinth.
Evi Morrison and Mr.. Helms closed two
weeks series of meetings here last Sunday
evening. Rev s. Shepherd of Randolph
and Rev. Mr.. Dickson OF Tunbridge are ex-
pected here this week to hold three days
meetings.
Mrs Sara True who has been quite i'll for
few weeks past is improving. Mrs. David
Ward has been caring for her. Mrs. @. Il.
Speare has also been i'll the past week
George Palmer of East Cornth has moved
on to Frank Avery's place Mr.. Bennett
has moved from there on to the late Mrs.
Bsrber's place George Maynard has
moved into one part OF Mrs. Bohonon's
house.
Joel Bixby has moved into the house re-
Gently vacated by Charlie Farwell and his
| mother.
| School commenced last week with q. l.
Speare as teacher. George Ryder is teach
| ing at Corinth Corner.
Our Sunday school has recently received
a present Of twenty Bibles, and twenty
testimonials with psalms from the Massa'
| chusetts Bible society.
Charlie Virgins has gone to South New.
| July w
Charles Avery has taken up his winter
quarters at H. E. Days, and is drawing
| lumber to the mill.
A local telephone line has been erected
! in this town this fall which extends to
| Bradford our nearest railroad station. SIX
telephones are in operation and II is SAID
| that a watch can be heard ticking from one
| end of the route to the other. Each man
having share in this line buys his own
instrument and builds one half OF the line
which makes the cost comparatively small.
Corinth
There is to be Christmas tree at the
Center church on Monday evening Decem-
Der 25 The musical part of the programme
is in the hands of Ray B. Carpenter and
Mrs. Locke, which insures music worth
going to hear.
Merrill Hastings, former resident who
died at Post Mills, was brought here for
burial. The funeral was held at the Meadow
church last Friday.
George Gsusby has about dozen men
and several teams at work on his lumb Der
job in Vershire where he has contracted to
cut about 2 000, 900 feet of lumber and draw
il to Beams mill in West Fairlee.
A son was born December to Mr.. aud
Mrs Clinton Sargent.
Merrill Hastings, son OF the late Daniel
Hastings died at Post Mills December Of
to the Meadow cemetery for burial He
leaves widow who is very ill., two sons,
an aged mother, two sisters and three broth
ers.
You viii lind the Cresco corsets at Homer
Fits, Barre.
Chelsea.
Seta Little, who has been a resident of the
town farm in feeble health for several years
died on Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Allan al
| ,1aI fl,.a finn roll ~ ar
This makes three deaths at the town farm
within few weeks, and leaves but three
town charges there.
A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N
Lucas, Jr., on the 9th inst.
Ormou Denison of Washington, is driving
the Barre stage for Horace Moody, who il
sick with rheumatic fever at his home il
Washington.
Henry w. Burbank began school a
Vershire Center on Monday.
3 There are to be Christmas exercises will
{ trees at the two village churches.
! The West Hill people had socable a
I H. s. Annis' on Friday afternoon an,
evening.
Milford A. Barnes has resigned his posi-
"a ton az teacher in No. II and the director
!. have not as yet made arrangements for
a successor.
{ Mr. and Mrs j. b Atwood left on Nor
T day for Manchester n H. where they WI
= go to Florida about the first of January 70
It the winter.
!. DR.. s. N Goss was called to Barnet o
: Friday by the serious illness OF sister.
i Marshall A. Carpenter has bought the
y M. Carpenter farm of its owners, WilliaI
:, . and Jason Nj. Carpenter
The taxes not paid into the town treal
urer's hands and so entrusted 10 the collet
tor amount to 1921 10, against 90 names.
g Emma L. Darling is here from Boston o
fortnight's vacation.
+. About fifty friends paid surprise Wis
to Mr. and Mrs. George K, Hatch on Satul
~ day evening, it being the twentieth ann
a verssry of their marriage. Among man
valuable gifts was carpet from variou
u friends and a couch from Georges Masoni
u brethren.
A number OF friends made Mr.. and Mrs
p John w. Burbank surprise visit on Sa
o urday evening lat .Azariah Barnes, wher
;. they are staying for the present.
There will be an exhibition and sale
ir pictures at the Congregational vestry, FIR
& day afternoon and evening, with sma
~ adm ssion fee. In connection with thi