The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-25

Leger. The burial service at the grave
was conducted by the MasoDs.
Woodbury..
Ora Winters has moved into her house.
Will Carr, her brother, has moved to his
fathers place.
Mrs. George Haskins has been very i'll
with pneumonia but the p :ospects are favor
able for her recovery.
John Mcdonald left last Monday for his
home in Sidney, Cape Breton, on account
OF the serious Illness OF his brother Alic.
Quite party attended a sugaring-off at
Drenan's last Sunday afternoon. Mr.. |
Drenan has the knack Of making some OF
the best sugar this town affords. |
The Boston and Maine train dispatchers'
a. socia'ion had their third annual excur-
sion to Fosters last week Tuesday. Par
ties from Boston to St. Johnsbnry inclusive
took in the trip.
There was very pleasant service held
in the NJ 4thodist church last Sunday. The
church was prettily decorated and many
flowers were loaned for the occasion. Songs
and reoitations by the children we're well
rendered.
Theodore Woods family have all been
i'll with the grip but are improving. Mrs.
Wood and George are still quite sick.
Fred Weeks is sick - Wright
gan house with Walter Martins people, or
rather, they are to occupy part OF the
houss by themselves. - William Park
er has recently bought another large work
horse. - The sugar season has been
nearly a failure in this locality. -
Walter Stoddard has finished work for II.
| w, Town and has returned home g.
| Miss Elvira Morse is very sick and II. W.
| Town is just recovering from severe at
tack of the grip. - Farmers find hired
ha1,x DO Id
Rich, daughter Of Frank Bacon, who for
merly drove the stage from here to Mont
| pelier, Is in very poor health. - Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Rowe, lately from Alaska,
who have been visiting Mrs. Rowe's moth
er, Mrs. Laura Batchelder, went last week
| to Boston.
| Peacham.
Five hundred people attended the auction
OF Scott Farnem and wife at Barnet April 81
- Loren Judkins was buried at Barnet
Center last Friday. Mr.. Judkins lived at
South Peacham several years ago, when he
purchased the Jack" property at Barnet
Center and moved there where he operated
a wheelwrigft shop. - Miss Laura Ken
erson arrived from her winters sojourn FRI
day and opened up her town house for the
summer. e, w. Clark at the East
Village is reported as dangerously sick.
- George Rowe contemplates moving
to the village. - Harlan Renfrew went
to Boston the first Of the week. ~ M.
W. Martin gave sugar party to the schol-
ars of the Caledonia county Grammar
schools. A large delegation attended.
- Lester Hunt finished moving to his
farm on Monday. - Mrs. Glynn Boil
ton is away visiting her daughter May at
Bennington. - William Bartlett and
son of South Danville will soon commence
painting Hannah Martins barn. -
Merritt Hunt and famill soon move back to
his farm Merritt is hustler and will b.
missed until time for strawberries, then he
will be heard from again at the market
price.
BrookfieId.
Miss Fannie Britton is visiting her sister
in Royalton.
Dwight Buck of East Roxbury visited his
mother, Mrs. Lois Buck, last week.
J. W. Parmenter attended the Republi.
can convention at Burlington last week.
Jason Nye is getting along as we'll as can
be expected with his injured hand.
Mrs. Helen Abbott, who has spent the
winter in Middlebury, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Charles Banister has been in North.
field recently caring for her sister Mrs
Loomis, who has been sick.
Rumor says W. j. Blodgett is not to re-
turn to Derby, Conn, but has hired out tC
Harry Allen at Randolph to work in his
grocery store.
The neighbors of Jason Nye presented
him with $50 to cheer him little while
nursing his lame hand. About the same
amount was given Lon Rich who cut hit
foot so badly Both families have the sym.
pathy of their neighbors.
Chelsea.
f. E. Bixby is having his house painted
Hattie E. Carpenter is working in G. M
Medcalf's family.
Philana Y. Slack has gone to Lisbon, n
H., to work for the season.
Mrs. W. P. Townsend spent last week
visiting her husbands sister in Barre.
Parker w. Burbank has finished work
for A. L. Sprague, and is temporarily al
home.
Grin ID. Lyford has returned from Yer
shire and has hired out for the season with
j. f. Hemenway.
j. X. Darling and wife returned from
Boston on Saturday. Mr.. Darling's health
seems much improved.
The graduation exercises OF Chelsea
Academy will be held in the town hall on
Friday evening of next week.
The teachers of the town are reminded
that the public library contains number
of excellent modern works on teaching.
Harry Moody is very sick with meas les
and pneumonia at his home in Washington,
and @. g. McAllister is driving the Barre
stage.
Jenness o. Bugbee has finished his work
at Hartland, aud has been here for few
days. He goes now to Concord, n. H., TO
locate where his sister Jennie already is.
Arthur c. Slack has bought r. w. Aliens
meat business, and is in possession. The
grocery part OF the business is now in the
hands of William Robbins and Ffield Bo-
honon, Mr.. Aliens creditors. Mr.. Allen g
misfortunes are much regretted.
The Henry family will give an entertain
ment in the town hall on the evening OF
May LIST, to be followed by dance. The
whole is under the auspices of the Sons of
Veterans, to raise funds for the observance
of Memorial Day.
Another unexpected real estate transact
ton is the sale of Willis Scales farm to e.
o. Nation. The price paid is $4,000, some
stock and hay being included in the sale.
Mr.. NATION will take possession as soon
as Mr.. Scales finds a suitable place to which
to move.
A large deal in real estate was made last
week, @. p. Dickinson buying the Orange
County Hotel of X. ID. Barnes for $40, 600.
Mr. nioGinuouta hnuaa and Faat uill faru,