The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
Waterbury Center.

Waterbury Center.
Memorial services were held st Seminary
hall last Thursday by Ezra stetson Post
and the Relief Corps. Music was furnished
by the Stowe Comet band and q male quar-
tette The address was by Rev. J. W.
Illsley. Dinner was served by the ladies
Of the Relief Corps, and az usual was good
and ample for the wants OF the multitude.
Mr.. md Mrs. j. a. Gilmore and their
ds lighter Gladys left for Maine last Friday
morning g. visit relatives and friends Mr..
Gilmore will be away for about ten days
Mrs. Gilmore and Gladys expect to remain
several months.
George W. Chaplin has sold his farm to e.
o Leavenw way, who is moving 10 the same,
Mr.. Ohapio will move into his brothers.
house for time. until he can look around
for another farm.
Prof. and Mrs. G. a. Stone and Miss Croft
OF Boston, teachers IN Goddard Seminary
were in this place from Saturday evening
until Monday
Last Thursday AZ John Vochie was driv-
ing down Wood ward hill his harness brok e
and the horse ran throwing him ont aud
hurting him quite badly. DR.. Circuit dressed
the wounds and sent him home. Vochie is
apparently doing well and expects to be out
in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Martin OF Vesaia,
California, are visiting here. Mr., MARTIN
formerly resided here bat went to Iowa
several years ago and afterwsrd went
to California, where he has a job as fore
man In lumber camp and where he likes
very much. Although he likes California,
his love for his native state is still strong.
Mr.. Martin has two sisters in this town,
Mrs. Henry Colburn and Mrs. Henry r
Hill.
e. S. Newcomb of White River Junction
spent Sunday with his parents.
Dr. Harry Hopkins who has recently
graduated from medic college in Balti-
more has located with his newly welded
wife in Waitsfield where he will practice,
and where all bespeak foI him fair share
| OF the patronage Of the people.
Fayston.
| Mrs. c. f. Posnett who has been at Wat
erbury for some time is stopping st home al
| present.
Miss Anna Posnett is at home from More
| town because Of poor health.
II. o. Ward of Moretown was in town
on Friday.
Ward Turner OF Talapoosa, Ca, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs j. H. Somerville.
G. 9. Grandheld has bought Of NJ. L
Davis his farm and stock. Mr.. Davis will
| soon move to Waterbury, where he has
bought mill and will manufacture butter
boxes.
Woretown.
Mrs. Addie Phillips of Waterbury is in
town for few days.
c.. V. Hubert returned to North Adams,
Mass, last Monday morning.
Mrs. Nancy Kelley Of Mortified is with
her brother, A. E. Lovejoy, who has been
very i'll with pneumonia
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Emery visited in
| Stowe part OF last week.
Rev. L. Fl. Elliott occupied the pulpit at
the Methodist church Sunday morning and
spoke in the interest Of the Vermont Bible
| Society.
Mrs. A. j. Tubbs has been in poor health
| for the past week.
A good many from town attended Me-
mortal services at Waitsheld and North
| field.
Mrs. Ed. Johnson OF Mortified is visit
| ing her husband at the home yf Mrs, Pierce.
Miss Lillian Sleeper was given pleasant
| surprise at her home last Friday evening,
1t being in honor Of ner eighteenth birth
| day. The house was crowded with her
many friends aud relatives who assem-
bled during her absence, thus making
| it complete surprise. A nice cham
| Der suit was presented by her parents
and the young people and other friends
gave lovely gold watch. Miss Sleep
or is one Of our promising young la
| dies and all wish her every happiness
served and the party broke up 10 the wee
small hours"
Worcester.
| A union temperance meeting was held at
| the Congregational church Sunday evening.
Miss Rose Gilkey of Calais spent Sunday
with Miss Francis Hatch at II. l., Abbott's,
Mrs. Mary e. Ferson went to Hartford,
Conn.,, on Saturday. On her return she
will visit at Lebanon, N. II.
Mrs. DR.. Brown has gone to Baltimore,
Md, where she will spend the summer.
A II. Camp and family spent Memorial
| Day with relatives in Randolph
Mrs. DR.. A. j. Lance and Mrs. j. G. Par.
| sons OF Portsmouth, N. H, are visiting az
| NJ. p. Kents.
Charles W. Richardson OF Worcester and
| Miss Ella ID, Getchel of Mindlesex were
married May 30, by Rev. 2. IL. Carpenter.
STAFFORD.
Children's Day will be observed next Sun
day forenoon at the Congregational church,
An offering will be made tor the Sunday
school missionary society.
The Orange county Free Baptist Association
will hold its next quarterly meeting with the
Free Baptist church at South STAFFORD June
10
The children If Lucius and Eunice Carpen-
ter have divided their parents real estate, Al
vim b. Carpenter taking the Clogston lot, and
Mrs Amanda M Hazleton the homestead in
tue village.
The great amount of rain that has fallen the
last two months has caused heavy growth of
grass and our pastures have not made so good
a show for many years Because OF so much
wet and cold the corn is rotting in the ground,
and some farmers are compelled to replant.
Only one remedy In the world that will at