The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
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FRED Luther OF LoWell, MASS, IS spending
few days with his parents.
Mrs. James Coburn died Wednesday
morning after long illness, She is sutviv-
ed by a husband and three daughters, Mrs
Warren Hayward of Barre and Mrs. Will
Greenwood and Miss Jennie Ooburn of this
city, The funeral was held Friday after
noon from her late home.
The band will give an open air concert
Friday evening IL the weather permits.
The Davis mill commenced work Thurs
day after two weeks rest caused by the
breaking of the press.
Flora McCarty was in town Wednesday
and attended the fair at Mortified.
Arthur Fitzgerald of Lebanon, N. H., is
visiting in town.
Bert Braggs has returned from Connecti-
cut snd is working in the mill
Will Cook and Mrs. Fred Steele who have
been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs
Fred Cook, returned to Barre on Thursday.
West Fairlee Center.
William d. Plastridge of Mortified visit
ed William Is. Kimball last week and
bought FIVE head OF thoroughbred Holstein
Fresisn cows and heifers, taking all Mr.
Kimball had to spare.
Messrs, A, +. Ruggles and Morrison from
Union Village were in this place buying
cows, beef and mutton for market one day
last week.
Dan Yansen and Mrs. o. S. Titus have
been subjects of the prevailing disease, and
added to the large list Of patients OF Dr.
Esmond.
Mrs. Mamie Nichol and her two children
are visiting relatives at Thetford Center
for short time before she returns to her
home in Kansas City, Mo.
John N. Kimball, who has fine coon
dog, captured a couple of the sly quadru-
peds few night since.
While Fred Trappiea was running the
single saw at the mill Saturday his hand
touched the saw and was injured The
doctor thinks the injury not very serious.
The several cases of cholera morbus
which seemed very severe at first, are i'm
proving under the treatment of DR.. Els
mond.
e e. Crosby, who has been occupying
the George Whitney house, is to move soon
to Manchester, N II.
An item appeared in the State news col
umn of stalk of corn twelve feet tall.
There are very many stalks fifteen feet tall
and as large as mans wrist in the field OF
John n. Kimbsll of the variety of Blunts
giant ensilage corn.
Deer have been seen in this section. Last
year dogs chased them away. This yeat
will b. bad year for dogs If they chase
deer as they did last year
Cabot.
Miss Lucia E. Wiswell is stopping with
her uncle, DR.. S. l.. Wiswell, for short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wells are visiting
their daughter Mrs. Carl G. Fletcher Of
Swanton.
Miss Lydia Hartig of the Domestic Mis-
sionary society, will give talk on her
work in the South and West at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday evening.
NLo-Io. Trorob d;ad Loot TbDrud ~ morn
ing after a short illness resulting from cho-
lera morbus. Mr.. French was born in Hard
wick in 1927 and was seventy-three
years OF age. He had lived in town twelve
years enjoying during that period the res
pect and confidence of all with whom he
been moral and upright. He had been
health officer for FIVE years Two step
daughters survive him, Mrs. Hoyt and Mrs.
W. K. Putnam.
Mrs. j. M. Lance went on the excursion
to New York this week to purchase her line
OF fall and winter millinery. Her mother,
Mrs T. III Lance accompanied her.
The residents of the Merritt district, so
called, enjoyed a fine flag raising at their
new school house last Wednesday. The
| donor of the flag, Aurelian Clark, an army
veteran, with few well chosen words pre-
| scented the same to the district. School Di-
rector Marsh responded in behalf Of the town
| and district. The exercise consisting Of
music and Rotations by the scholars, were
well rendered showing Miss Drown, their
teacher, to be painstaking and thoroughly
| equipped for teaching. Not the least inter-
esting feature of the programme was the
essay of Mrs Yaw and the vocal duet BY
Mrs Merrill and Miss Hodgon.
Bradford.
l.. A. Berry, who has been visiting his
| sister. Mrs. William Burr, returned to his
home in Sgourney, Ia, on Monday. This
| is Mr.. Berry's first visit to Bradford for
fifty years.
Fred Lang and Miss Lang OF Newbury
| spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Gay
W. FELTON,.
Will Cove who has been in j. M. Tay-
lor's store for some time, has accepted a
position in Henderson's pharmacy in Bur-
lington and has commenced work there.
George W. Wright spent few days last
week with his grandson, Charles Kenyon,
in Irasburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer of Laconia were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gage last week
Fred S. Staples is very i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Cady of Browns
vile are visiting Mr.. and Mis-. n. W. Cum
ningham.
Mrs. b. s. Hooker, Miss leila Pauline
Blakely, Edith Bruce Jones of Bradford
|
very fine concert in the Methodist cHurct
Friday evening. The ladies of the church
served ice-cream and cake after the con
cert and about $40 was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Goodwin, Mis-
Lois ALDER, Miss Alice Pelton and Mist
Lena Allen started Monday on the New
York excursion
Mrs. Olive Baldwin and Miss Ksrlen,
Hutchinson are in Montpelier where Mis-
Hutchinson is being treated by Dr. Bee
man. They are boarding with Mr. ant
!, MRS. Bsbbitt on East State street.
, Miss Gretta Moore and Mr. Scales o
Wells River were in town Friday, making
arrangements for the Christian Endeavo
Local Union which is to be held here il
Z October.
Mrs Richard Austin and daughter Ev
spent Sunday in Warren
!. Miss Della Albee of White River juno
( ton was at home Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs W. II. White Of Browns
n Vile were in town last week. They wer
q taking a carriage drive to Newbury, wher
' Mr. White was a former pastor OF the Mett
a Odlst church.
h j. e. Sleeper and Louis Merrill starte
o for Lexington, Mich, last week to atten
4 the funeral of L. b, Merrill, who died yer