The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01
East Roxbury.

East Roxbury.
Albert Pride from Randolph Center was
at W. o. Pride's last week.
The school in this district began on Mon
day.
Bert Allen has gone to st. Adams where
he is 10 work in The dental parors OF DR..
Campbell his summer
Carl Wakefield was at Frank Aliens last
week.
Ephraim Pierce of Cliftondale, Mass,
was in town last week looking for farm
which he wished to buy.
Martha and Cecile Peake are at Luther
Blanchards and will attend school here
this spring.
The strip of permanent road which was
built last summer on the Gulf road has
| been much appreciated by those who have
to travel that road in the spring. 1t used
I to be nearly impossible to travel it but this
spring it has been smooth and dry.
Miss Eda Ruiz was at home on Sunday.
L. N. Howe of Chicago visited his neph-
ew, e. E. Howe, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Maggie Sampson of Berlin, Conn,
| and Mrs. Nellie Ring OF Providence, r. l.,
were guests OF Mrs. O. F. Blanchard last
| Tuesday
Joseph Csdy of Jafferys, N. H., was the
| guest OF his cousin, Mrs. L. P. Webster on
Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Clark of Randolph Center
visited Mrs d. L. Buck Thursday and Fri
day.
Miss Anna Denney of South Mortified
is visiting at G. f Blanchard's and Mrs.
Emm Peake at her fathers, L. W. Blsnch-
ards.
A. S. Lsdd is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs A. j. Ladd.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Moseley and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Downing of Waitsfeld spent
Sunday at l.. A. Eastman's.
East Calais.
l.. G.. Dwinell is Ill with fever.
| 1t is worthy of note that Sylvia Bliss
whose gift to the Kellogg Hubbard library
| was reported last week, of 400 specimens OF
the fora ofsthis part OF the country. has &C.
quired her knowledge OF botany without
teacher only few minutes instruction in
| analysis.
The teachers in the different schools in
! town are as follows: No. g., Myron 3.
Smith; No. ID. (Pekin) Daisy Chase No. 10
Hattie Kidder; No 5 maple Corner) Rose
Glkey and Lucy Hatch; No. 10, Ethel
| Ainsworth.
Word has been received from the Hos
pital st. Margaret, Boston. that Mrs.
George Carley has undergone successful
surgical operation and is now considered
! out OF danger.
Ryegate.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roy OF Texas are in
| town on visit after an absense OF many
years.
Charles Aiken of Barnet is running the
| road machine for Commissioner Thompson
for the season.
At the Park auction last Wednesday live
stock brought good prices. COWS averaging
| better than S35, farming tools good lprices,
also household goods. Mr. Park and fam
lily expect to move to Boston this week
where he has employment. The farm was
| sold at private sale to his brother.
Mrs. Mabel Terry of South Ryegate spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs. Q. j.
Nelson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Meader has returned from
Providence and is said to be quite poorly.
George G. Nelson was in Boston last
| week on business.
Mrs Mary Terry and Mrs. Wallace OF
| South Ryegate visited the home OF Mr..
| and Mrs. George Cochran last week.
The next meeting Of Blue Mounta air
grange will be Wednesday evening, May
8, with program prepared by the lecturer.
| Wilbert Renfrew has let his farm to Cur
tbs Carpenter OF Groton for year.
A runaway made things rather livery and
did some damage at the creamery last
| Thursday morning.
Carlyle g. Nolan and his mother are ex-
pected home from New York this week.
Woodbury..
Mrs. Henry Weber has recently pre-
sented her husband with bouncing boy
Mother and son are doing well.
Eddie Daniels has received the appoint
ment of deputy sheriff.
Warner Thomas has his new saw mill in
working order and expects to commence
saving in short time.
Mr.. Hsskins has moved from the Banks
house to the cottage formerly owned and
| occupied by Hiram Smith.
on the Hsrdwick land Woodbury. railroad
but the damage was confined to partly de-
| moished cars,
The section hands have the track laid to
| Ed. Defines quarry. He intends to COM
mence operations about May l.
The schools in town opened Monday with
| the following teachers: Center, Flora At
kins and Julia Fisher; South Woodbury.,
Flora Drenan; Ball district, Ivis Fair Ma
pie Grove, Maude Wheeler; West Wood
bury, Mrs. Adelbert Powers; Ainsworth
neighborhood, ALIVE Paine; Dutton neigh
borhood, Mrs. Al Kimball.
Mrs. M. e. Foster returned from Shelf
| field last Saturday where she has been in
attendance upon her father, William KEEL
ton, who is very Ill with no hope OF recov-
| cry
Mrs. Austin Carr of Woodbury. took her
own life Tuesday afternoon, while tempo
rarily insane. She had been helpless in.
| valid for twenty-five years and 1t Is thought
her intense sufferings had unsettled her
mind. Her husband left her for a half hour
or more to go to the barn to do his chores.
body. She had stretched a rope between
the posts of her bed and lay with her neck
across the rope. She leaves two children.