The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-07
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Mrs. Otis Leland is quite seriously i'll. |
She is attended by DIR. W. M. Pierce.
John p. Egan is i'll with congestion OF the |
lungs. He is attended by DIR. Pierce.
A meeting of the board OF auditors Is call |
ed for February 10, 10 and II at the school
house in the village
The Ladies' Aid held a very enjoyable So
ciable with Mrs. Julius Converse last We'd
nesday afternoon and evening.
Charles r.. Taggart OF West Topsham
| gave his ideal entertainment at the church
Monday evening to very appreciative au-
| dence.
Misses Whitmarsh and Cushman's dane
ing school closed on Tuesday evening with
| one Of their enjoyable extras" which re-
| ceived good patronage.
The series of meetings at the Methodist
church will commence Sunday, February
| IL, and continue through the week IL the at
| tendance warrants.
School in the Lewis district Miss Mabel
Ryle teacher, closed last Friday. The viii
lsge school, Miss Flora Shepard teacher,
will close on Wednesday.
Nearly everybody turned out and heard
| Bryan at Montpelier Friday evening,
| Since then the air has been full of politics,
but they seem to follow the same old trend.
Vermont is true to her record.
Middlesex can boast OF an orange tree
| that has had twenty-four oranges on it this
winter. Mind you, it is edible fruit and
would compare favorably with some of that
offered for sale in the stores.
Rev. DR.. j. A. Barker of Boston spoke to
the people on Sunday in the interests of the
Anti Saloon league. He gave most vivid
illustrations of the evils OF incompetence
and apparently deeply in crested his audi
ence.
Chelsea.
Charles r. Corwin OF Someryille, Mass
Is paying his parents a visit
The West Hill people had sociable at
Irwin Bowin's on Friday evening.
G. L. Stowe and III. X Darling attended
supreme court at Montpelier last week.
Mrs. w. f. Hood went to New York last
week to visit her daughter, Mrs. Helmer.
Harold d. Comstock has been spending a
few days at home from Dartmouth College
Mrs. Myrtle e (sprague) Shay of Mont
pelier, with her young daughter is visiting
her parents.
II. l.. Bixby has sold the Metcalf house
near the West Hill meeting house to s. l..
Rich for $50. Mr.. Rich and family will
soon move there.
Mrs. Hattie e. Banister of Brookfied. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah
Carpenter. Her health has been quite poor
OF late, but is now improving.
Simon c., son of Marcellus @. Allen,
slipped on the ice while about to return
home from school Friday afternoon and
sprained his forearm, just above the wrist.
The body OF Mrs. Smith, sister of L. N.
Lucas, who died at Indian Orchard, Mass,
was brought here on Monday OF last week
and the funeral services were held at the
Methodist church on Tuesday.
The next entertainment of the lecture
course will be given on Wednesday even
ing OF next week. 1t will be largely musi-
cal, and conducted chiefly by home talent,
assisted by a few outside. The school
children will have prominent part.
Sarah (Bohonon), wife of Robert Rams
dell, was found dead in bed on Tuesday
morning OF last week. Though not in good
health she was not thought to be seriously
sick. Rev. Mr.. Allen officiated at the fun
eral services on Thursday. Mrs. Ramsdell
was nearly rs years old, and leaves son
and daughter, the latter residing in the
West.
East Roxbury.
III. s. Glidden was in town the first of
last week
Fred Blanchard recently purchased two
COWS of Frank Dibbel.
e. w. Wetmore from the west part of the
town was here on business last Wednesday
Jones Steele lost one of his work horses
recently.
j. M. Burke, who has been caring for d.
l.. Buck, has gone from there.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Holden and daueht or
were guests of George Foss last Saturday
Timothy Blanchard and Lewis Steele
went to Hardwick last week, returning
home Friday.
ID. l.. Buck, who has been confined to the
bed most OF the time since Christmas with
rheumatism is thought to be gaining.
Ebert Henry, who went from Mortified
few years since and now has good posi-
ton as fireman on passenger train that
runs from Greenwich, Il, l., TO Boston, was
married recently to lady from Mansfield,
Mass
Hiram Henry's home is gladdened by the
arrival of daughter.
Lewis Steele and Timothy Blanchard
went to Hardwick last Wednesday, return
ing Friday.
A. l.. Benedict is visiting his parents in
Royaton this week.
Elder Ora Boyce went to Marshfield
Saturday, where he had an appointment to
preach Sunday.
ID. G. Smith of Belyidere visited his
brother-in-law, Alphonso Ladd and nephew
A. j. Ladd, few days last week. He was
returning from New Hampshire, where he
had purchased a pair of large horses, the
united weight Of which is a little over 5000
pounds.