The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-15

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@. Coffin - sociable WAS held at
Henry Grants Tuesday evening Of this |
week. - The village school closed last |
Friday. ], has been successfully taught by |
Miss Laura Butler Of East Corinth. -
The hardest storm OF the season was last |
Wednesday, followed by q blow Thursday
and Friday which made business for the
men breaking roads.
Died very suddenly with pneumonia,
February 4, Mrs Sally Davis wife OF the
lare David Rawlings, aged eighty-two
years. An invalid daughter survives her
who Is bereft OF q kind, loving mother, who
has the sympathy OF the entire community
in her great loss They have lived alone
together many years since the death OF the
husband and father, and an only son and
brother, sharing each others joys ana sor-
rows. In her loneliness she can feel her
loss is her mothers eternal gain. Mrs.
Rswlins will be remembered as kind,
obliging friend and n-ighbor who will be
much missed by her many friends. She
was member OF the Free Baptist church
for many years. Her funeral was held at
the church the following Monday, Rev. Mr..
Boyd officiating.
West Fairlee Center.
All who speak of 1t seem glad that there
is prospect of some business being done at
the Copperfield mine.
Rev L. III. Elliot OF Waterbury spoke at
our church Last Sunday in the interests Of
the Vermont Bible Society. He presented
the subject In very interesting manner.
Rev. Oren Bryant of sanbornville, N. H.,
son.in-lsw of Mrs. Benjamin Hurst. ST., has
bought out the interest Of John Hoyt OF
Corinth in the Hurst farm, which claim Mr..
Hoyt had acquired through Benjamin
Hurst, Jr. Mr.. Bryant proposes to move
the bark and peeled lumber to market and
mill at once.
Mrs. Edward Morse, a longtime resident
,,h fnA hu nf 10 fNIo a tod
very suddenly last Thursday al her home.
Mrs. Morse had some time ago suffered
with a broken hip, but had 30 far recovered
as to be about the house and attend TO her
cares. She arose Thursday morning in her
usual health and while dressing she sudden
ly expired. Heart trouble was the cause.
l.. b. Morse, her only son, survives her.
Topsham.
William Frost's baby Is sick.
Walter Hood is sick with the grip. His
| baby is also quite sick.
Carroll P. aud Leonard Hood lost COW
| last week. The COW was found in the sta
| BILE with the rest tied az usual, but with a
| broken neck.
Uncle Robert Nolan, an aged citizen
of this place, died last Saturday afternoon
al the home OF his niece, Mrs James Doe in
South Ryegate.
Rev. A. NJ. Smith of wiliamstown will
| .
February 20 at 4 80 subject, "What is
Universalism and why is it believed" Lee
ture free. All cordially invited.
School in the village closed Tuesday. 1t
is to be regretted that more of the parents
| in the district had not visited the school
| and seen the work that has been DONE
| The term has been successful one, under
the able management of A. M. Shields, the
| teacher.
North Fayston.
May Boyce has the scarlet fever.
Bessie Corliss is visiting friends in town.
- Mrs. Marvin Davis has pneumo-
mia. - Mrs George Nelson is quite sick.
- Those i'll with the grip are Mr.. and
Mrs j. p. Boyce, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Somer-
vile, Gene Smith aud wife. - Mr.. and
Mrs. stephen johnson are bette also Mrs.
| Allen Howe and Arthur Boyce. - Mar
vim Davis is very low. He had the grip,
and was taken hccoughing last Wednesday
which continued constantly. He now has
| pneumonia. - Mrs. Maria Fisher,
widow of Carlos Fisher died at the home of
A. ID Peck of Montpelier February s. The
remains were brought to this her former
home for inerment. Rev. Mr. Hubert of
MoretOwn OBLIGATED at the funeral. She
leaves an only son, beside other relatives
! and great many friends to mourn her loss.
East Corinth.
Several in town have been suffering with
the grip.
People in this vicinity are busly engaged
filling their ice houses.
G. M. Hayward was in Burlington and
st. Adams few days last week.
Jay Knight of New buryport, Mass, is Wis.
iting at III. M. Taplin's for a few days.
L. K. Rowe has recently moved to the
farm he purchased of Mr.. Wilds, near
Waits River.
The village school taught by Mrs. Thurs.
ton closed last FRIDAY also the school on
Taplin Hill taught by Miss Butson.
Mrs. Clarence Huntley, who has been Wis
iting at r. f. Georges, returned to Brattle-
boro recently accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. JENNIE. -
Ernest Hetherington Is very much better
- Mrs. H. w. Hubbard Is visiting at
Montgomery. - Miss Jeanne Darling
is the guest of Miss Frances Wheeler.
Miss Fannie Whitman il working at Dr.
Hatch's. - Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of
Montpelier will deliver lecture on "Popu
lar Insanity, or the Madness OF Crowds, I"
Wednesday evening. February 10, in the
| Congregational church. - The operetta
given by the High school Friday evening
was quite success, realizing about 800.
| The principal of Haverhill Academy and
quite a number OF the students attended
- Miss Annie NJ. Guthrie spent Sum
day at her home in McIndOes. - Mrs.
| H. q. Russell has returned from Center
Lowell, Maine. Mr.. I. A. Green and
| daughter are quite sick with the grip.
GroJon.
The home missionary society met at Mrs
| L. B. Halls Friday evening.
Walter Thurstin and q. G. Carpenter
were at st. Johnsbury last Tuesday.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met at Mrs. A. NJ Heath's Saturday
| afternoon.
1t is reported that Moran & Robinson
have dissolved partnership. Mr.. Moran
will continue the business under the name
of Moran & Fay.
| There will be a drama at school hall
February "a entitled "The Flying Wedge"
All should be present as this will be the
| event OF the season.
| Calais.
W. l.. White is at home again.
| Rena Guernsey and Inez Cameron, who
have been teaching in East Montpelier, are
at home. - Mrs. Orlando Martin of
Plainfield and Miss Lila Morse were in
town last Sunday. - The stone cutters
ball did not materalizs for the lack of peo-
pie. - The first annual musicians ball