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

TweDty-seven dollars was realized from
the chicken pie supper and Old Folks con.
cert last Saturday evening.
Mrs. II. A. Warner will be a. West I, D.
hrm next Monday with full line Of spring
millinery goods.
Ira G. Csef is in Bosto this week pur.
chasing machine for the manufso iure OF
gas for lighting his house.
The following Is list of the officers OF
the Good Templars for the next quarter,
elected last Monday evening; Chief tenn.
plar, l., w. Sea0er; vice templsr, Mrs. Ma
bel Seaver; secretary, Mi 8 Annie Flint;
treasurer, Mrs. M. K Briggs; financial sec
rotary, r. r. Butler; marshal, Ii. W. Down
ing
Mrs. O. @. McAllister and daughter, Iuez,
returned to Chelsea last Monday after a
months vacation.
Ora G. Oarnes died at his home in this
village last Saturday, aged forty years. His
death was caused by catarrhal pneumonia,
resulting from the grip. He was confined
to the house for about two weeks but was
Ill for SONS time before. He was steady,
hard working man, and his widow, who Is
in feeble health, has the sympathy of all in
her bereavement The funeral services
we're held on Tuesday, Rev A. M Smith
officiating
Vershire.
James Stacy ana son have begun work on
their new barn which is to be the best in
town. The Porter's have the contract OF
building 1t.
Charles & Hall left for his home in Lyn.
donville last week He has been very
successful teacher and all regret the serious
acc dent which has laid him aside for 80
long from &C i've duties. The best wishes
OF all go with him to his home with hopes
for his speedy and ultimate recovery.
The Advent church was crowded last
Sunday, the occasion being he farewell
sermon by Elder Mead who closed his pas
tora here Rev. A. c. Dodge, pastor OF
the Congregational church offered prayer
and the congregations of both churches
united in the services. Mr., Mead took for
his ext the words OF Peter "For the end of
all things is at hand" from which he
preached an excellent sermon which will
long be remembered by some at least who
heard b IN. Iu his short stay in Vershire
Elder Mead has won tho love and esteem OF
all and his departure is universally regret
ed. All wish them happiness and success
in their new home wherever it may be.
West Berlin.
The funeral OF Leonard Fisher was held
on ruesday at the home OF Amos Chase
where he has been living for the past two
years. The body was taken to Middlesex
for interment. He was one OF the oldest
men in Berlin, aged ninety-three years.
Miss Eta Chase is stopping at George
Lawrence's at Montpelier for a few weeks.
Miss Bette Gilpin is at H. W. Strong's
for the season.
Wilbur Brown will drive his cattle to
pasture this week. He has a greater num-
Der than last year.
Miss Maud Glines commenced her school
in Marshfield on Monday.
The families OF Gaull and LaFreana have
70 Hnld xuytn
into the house vacated by Mr.. Gaull.
Cabot.
The State board OF health will be in town
on Thursday to inspect the grounds OF the
village school, 1t has seemed a very strange
thing to all that good drainage was not
put in before any repairs whatever were
made last summer. This was the first thing
the public expected and demanded.
s. j, Norris has purchased the stock,
tools and farm OF the William Benton es-
tate.
#. S. Boswell and Wesley Atkins are al
home from Mount Hermon school.
Mrs. Fsrr died April 49, She was buried
in the cemetery ne.r Thomas Harvey's at
Woodbury..
Letters are advertised for t. G. Putnam
A. W. Dutton and W. Il. Soffrin.
Horn of the Moon.
A young son appeared at Lewis Gould &
| last Sunday.
W. e Jackson has been stopping at his
old home since the death Of his wife.
| Mrs. W. II Sanders has been paying close
attention to quinsy sore throat this week.
| Mrs. Will Thayer is visiting in Calais
while Mr.. Thsyer Is working in Montpelier
Miss Belle Dillon was called from Barre
| last week to take care OF a Mrs. Stewart or
| Berlin street who Is i'll with consumption
Mrs. j. o Livingstone, who is taking
treatment in Boston hospital as yet shows
no improvement.
Mrs. Carr, mother of Mrs. Byron Sanders
com United suicide on Tuesday by stretch
| ing a rope from one bed post to another an(
placing her neck across the rope. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Sanders attended her funeral in Wood
| bury on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kent of Hardwicl
were in town on Sunday.
Rev. George W. Morrow spoke at tn,
Christian church Sunday afternoon.
Ebert Ainsworth and wife have moved
| to Isaac Taber's.
Ex-Aldermsn M. A. Kent of Montpeliel
was at FL. A. Kent's on Sunday.
Alice Mower has returned after spending
some time in Braintree Mass.
| Mrs. Coralinn Robinson OF Montpelier,
former resident, is spending few days il
| town.
Miss Lila Mower OF Barre spent Sunda.
with her mother.
Mrs. Glenn Brown OF Dorchester, Mass, 1
visiting at II. W. Towne's.
d. e. Hawkins has so far recovered as Il
be able to ride out on Sunday.
Schools began on Monday, April 20, witt
Misses Rose Gilkey and Frances Hatch q
Maple Corner, Blanche Nelson in tn
Brown district, Miss Irene Burnham at No
7, Miss Kidder at Sodom, Mrs. Ethel Aims
worth at No. TO- Miss Myrtle Wheeler Il
the Short district. and Miss Daisy Chase a
Pekin.
East Brookfield.
Rev. F. E. Currier of Williamstown preach
ed here last Sunday.
Miss Nell Dana is working for Mrs. W. I
Sprague.
Earl Simmons, who has worked in Gaysyil
during the winter, arrived here last Frida
night and has engaged to work for Fred Yves
Mrs. Emily Reed and Mrs. w. F. Medca
visited at George l. Ford's in Braintree la
week.
The conundrum sociable at George I