The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18
Kicker Mills.

George Page OF Westvile died Sunday !
morning. He was in the army and drew |
1872 per month pension. - Rev. George |
W. Clough was here making calls last |
week, 60 William Stuart is stopping at
j. O. Harvey's for a few days. - Ches-
tine Kicker is at home Tor a short vacation.
- A. II. Kicker started his mill last
Thursday. - Snow still covers the
ground here. The wind was very cold all
of last week. Roads are very bad with mud
ice and snow - Sophrana Emery is
working at A. II. Rcker's.
Peacham.
G. A. Bunker was in town the past week
from Castl5ton, leaving for his home in New
Hampshire the following day. Geo.
N. Smart and wife are expected home from
Groveton, N. H, soon to open their house
and barber shop. - The farmers are
not making much sugar rs yet and predict
a short crop unless the weather conditions
soon change. - G.. A. Kenerson expects
to arrive in town May 1 for the summer.
- Lester Hunt soon moves to the
Charles Greenbank farm in Danville. -
W. j. Hought on's wife aud child are sick
at George Cleveland's.
Calais.
j. e. Bliss began work for T. I. Lam
phere Monday, April o. Mrs. Jane
Hackett is treating and nursing Mrs. Lucy
Kent who is still i'll. - Benz amin
Morse of East Elmore was in town on
Sunday. - Myrta and Georgia Haw-
kius returned to the normal school at Ran
dolph on Monday. - w. W. Noyes will
sell his stock and personal property at auc-
ton Friday. Simeon Wheeler has bought
the farm at private sale. - At the Re-
publican caucus held at the town hall last
Saturday the following delegates were
elected to attend both the district and state
conventions: II. A. Morse, Albert George
and Willard Bugbee. The aternates were
H. W. Town, Albert Dwinell and Charles
Bennett.
South Duxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Bruce were called
to Stowe to attend the funeral of her sister,
| Mrs. Eliza Luce, on Sunday. - There
| were no services at the church this week.
- Mrs. Matte Phillips, Mrs. Omri
Bruce and Albert Phillips are sick with the
| grip. - Harry Bruce returns to Mont
| pelier Seminary on Monday.
Fayston.
Schools will begin throughout the town
on Monday the last day of April with the
No. 2. Agnes e Kew No. 3, Miss Wheeler
of Colchester; No. 4, Mary E. Marble; No.
8, May Howe; No. 6, Lizzie B. Maxwell.
A. d. Bragg and s. j. Dana were elected
| delegates to the district convention az Mont
pelier, and j. b. Thompson and f. A.
Bragg, delegates to the State convention at
| Burlington.
Winter still fingers in the lap OF spring
with snow two feet deep in the woods.
This has been fair sugar season and the
suaar and syrup have been of excellen,
| quality.
! Vershire.
Elder Mead, the Advent minister, has
! moved to the mill house tenement recently
vacated by p. II. Martin and family This
brings him near the church and is very con
venient for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Church have a child
born to them last week.
There was a sugar party at G. B. Titus
Saturday evening which was much enjoy &C
by the company present
A. w. Barrett had serious relapse las
week. He had very severe fit of bleeding
from the nose. A physician was hastily
summoned and he is now gaining again.
The grip, or something like it has beer
very prevalent here during the past month
whole families are sick in several Instances
The sugar season is proving fairly gooC
and as there has been no storms the suga
made is of excellent quality.
Mrs G. B. Drake gave an excellent ser
mon at the church on Sunday. Fine Easte
music was given by the choir. Beautifu
lilies and other flowers were brought b,
vice was given largely to Easter music.
James Woodcock is working for j.
Carlton He has recently visited Mrs
Woodcock in Corinth, where she has BEEF
caring for the sick.
The snow is fast disappearing and wheel
are in use again.
A cousin of Mrs. L, E. Allis from Ksnsa
Is visiting her.
A. Herman was in Fitchburgh last weel
where he went with carload Of cattle. III
and his family will soon move to Temple
ton, Mass. They will be much missed here
Sodom.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan
der Robinson last week, also son to MI
and Mrs. Isaac Mathers.
Mrs. Henry McLoud is one of the man.
siak ones. Mrs. Sarah Slayton has been il
at John Collisions and Jerry Slayton is a
home. Indeed there have been and are 81
many i'll that there are hardly we'll one
enough to care for them. Forty or more a
one time within radius of a mile were re
ported sick.
William Parker and Wesley Benz amin ar
taking their milk to the East Montpeie
station on the county road during the bal
road season.
The Hardwick stage was tipped over be
tween Montpelier and Sodom one day las
|
wheeling
Walter Patch walks with a cane yet, no
having recovered from the injury receives
when the big stone was moved two week
ago, when his foot was severely pinched.
Horn of the Moon.
Miss Belle Dillon is to spend few day
at her home. Will Thayer injured
one foot while at work in the mill a
Wrightsville last week. - Mrs. Flor
ence Thayer has returned from Montpelier
and ia having an attack Of the grip. -
Members OF the Mite society are making
preparation for q dramatic entertainment
to be given some time in May.
Corinth.
The services of Rev. w. III. Traitor hav
, been secured at the Meadow for anothe
year.
Rev. w. II. traitor has been re'electe,
town superintendent of schools for the en-
suing year.
A daughter came April to gladden. tn
hearts OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Rowell.
Earle Wilson is at home from Dartmouth
for time.