The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11
East Orange.

Gilman Hutchinson, who Is in critical
condition with heart trouble, remains about
the same.
Miss Ethel Hamilton has returned to
Goddard Seminary to finish her course OF
studies after being absent several terms
teaching.
O. W. Coleman, who was i'll several
weeks ago with the grip, had recovered so
to be out. He is now dangerously i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Benjamin Patterson, who has been
an invalid and blind for several years, is
more feeble than usual and Mr.. Patterson
is quite i'll with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Paine were called to
Washington last Sunday to attend the fu-
neral Of @. o Cslef, his brother-in-law, who
has been i'll several months with heart
trout BILE.
Nearly every house In the place has one
or more cases Of the grip in IL and there are
not we'll ones enough to care for the sick.
Quite good many OF them are being treat
ed by DR.. II. l.. Watson Of West Topsham.
Mrs. K. @. Colby has received the news
that her aged Uncle Roswell at South Cor
NTH, who is nearly ninety-one years old,
had fallen from his chair and shaken him
up considerably, but fortunately no bones
East Corinth.
Nine inches of snow fell last Friday and
Saturday.
j. Knight OF Newburyport, Mass, who
has been visiting friends, returned last Sat.
urday
W. r. Rowland started for Burlington
last Thursday where he is to attend the
medical college.
Mrs. j. e. Chamberlin OF Wrentham,
Mass, was in town last week visiting at
Mrs. Charles Pages.
A skim milk dance will be held in school
house hall next Friday evening. All are
cordially invited to attend.
At the annual meeting OF the East Cor
inth Creamery company Saturday, the fol-
lowing directors were chosen: G. ID. Mar
tin, T. s. Ordway, @. W. Jewell, 9. III Met.
| calf and A. ID. Emerson. Total amount OF
milk received for the year ending Deem
Der 1, 1898, 1885 GIL pounds; butter made,
| 89,719 pounds; average price paid, twenty
cents; expenses for making, two cents per
| pound.
Worcester.
Claire Templeton is at home sick. -
| Sadie Cross returned on Monday to Bur
| liDgton where she is attending school,
| - Arthur Richardson while chopping
| in the woods, was hit near the knee by q
| tree. 1t was feared at first that amputa-
ton OF the limb would be necessary. -
| There was "rol.call" service at the Con-
gregational church last Thursday afternoon.
Refreshments were served. - The sing
II.
the Methodist church last Sunday morning
was much eDjoye ed by those present. -
Rev. ID. g. Thatcher OF Underhill, a former
pastor of the Methodist church here, was
in town last week and officiated at the fu-
neral OF Hiram Bruce Wednesday. The
| funeral service was held at Fred Jacobs,
where Mr.. Bruce made his home. -
Ruby Stone fractured her collar bone last
week by falling on the ice - Miss WI
mona Brigham of Burlington is visiting at
| Mr.. Wallis.
Post Mills.
Grand Master j. N. Blakley of Bellows
| Falls installed the officers OF Crystal Lake
| Lodge of Odd Fellows last Friday evening.
| A col alton was served after the exercises.
- Miss Edith Brooks has returned to
Bradford. - The annual roll call and
business meeting Of the church was held at
| the parsonage on the evening OF December
| 30. - Mrs. G. w. Milliken has returned
from Maine where she has been visiting for
several weeks. The change in the
name of our post office went into effect JAN
nary /, and will hereafter be Post Mills in
stead of Post Mills Village. - W. e.
| Smith has returned to Hanover, N. II.
| - DR.. Fl. II. Gillett has returned from
his Boston trip Rev. Mr.. Lambert OF
| Thetford Hill conducted services last Sun
| day in exchange with our pastor. -
Messrs. Robinson and Brown are cutting ice
on Fairlee Lake. At the present time the
ice is ten inches thick.
Newbury.
Miss M. L. Merrill has returned to Fitch
| burg, Mass. - Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Steb-
| bins and Mrs. Crunden have been quite ill,
but are better. - Mrs. Nelson M. Stet-
son of Duxbury, Mass, is at her fathers,
w. H. Silsby's. - The lecture Saturday
evening by Eli Perkins was we'll attended
| considering the weather - Mrs. Emily
Garland is much better. = Mrs. r. w.
| har loip hos III ba not Uaak
- Monday evening the officers of the
Pulaski Grange were installed. The Off
GERS OF the Haverill Grange were present.
- Miss Guthrie was not able to begin
her school Monday morning.
East Gilmore.
w. 8. Slloway carries the yard stick now
days. - b. #. Morse was in Hardwick
the first of the week. - Miss Lila
Bangs was sick and went home last We'd
nesday. No school part Of last week. -
Amos Powers carried the mail for Mr..
Pedrozo last week. - The school in
| Loon Hollow closed last Friday. Miss
Emma Smith teacher. All speak we'll Of
Miss Smith as teacher - Dennis Law
ron was at home last Sunday. - Mrs.
Swift came home from Milton last Thursday
She has been nearly sick with hard cold
| since.
Woodbury..
Duncan Buchanan has the measles. -
The train made its last trip Monday blu. it
will probably comm ence regular trips again
by February /. - Harvey Benjamin is
drawing Ashley Smiths granite. - 1t
is expected that Rev. @. W. Kelley will &C.
cupy his pulpit next Sunday. - Rev.
N. A. Ross, from Greensboro Bend, was in
town the first of the week. - M &C.
Drenan is visiting his grandparents in AL
bany.
South woodbury..
The Ladies' Aid will hold an entertain
ment consisting Of musical and literary ex-
ercises followed by conundrum tea next
Wednesday evening. - Neal Tassey,
who has been sick in bed the past week, is
improving. - Alton Sulham Is confined
to his bed with congestion OF the lungs.
- DIR. x. j. Banks and wife, who have
] been stopping with Mrs. Banks' parents q