The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-27
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audience was large aud the playing was
| fine and was enthusiastically received,
Mary A. Wills is to remove this week to
| the village, to live with her sister, Mrs A |
l.. Skinner. The Wills farm has been rent
ed by Charles r. Button, who will move |
there.
John B. Hatch will not return to Barre, |
| and is now working in the grist mill rs an !
additional hand.
Fred s Osterhout Of Lowell Mass. has
| been visiting his cousin, b. II. Adams, Jr |
Thomas 9. Dearborn is not to return to
Rhode Island, and has engaged to work in
| A. o. Stacks meat market.
| Phyrlla e. Burbank Is in Ii Teton. N.
H., visiting her sister, DIR. Mary A. Bur
| bank.
Frank e. Bixby has gone to Boston on
| q business trip.
The warning for town meeting contains
no startling articles The town report,
which will soon be in the hands of the tax
payers, contains the pleasing information
that the town debt has been decreased by
$1,255
The Ladies' Benevolent society OF the
| Congregational church chose last week the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. L. r. Eastman; vice pres-
dent, Mrs. s f. Dearborn; secretary, Mrs.
z. ID. Comstock; treasurer, Mrs. K. l.. Cor
win; directresses, Mrs. A. s. Townsend,
Mrs. L. M. Den smore, Mrs. M. e. Whitney.
Hale X. Dsrli & has had setback to his
recovery from the grip, and is again con-
fined to the house.
We are glad to report that Thomas A.
DensIuores condition seems much inn
proved, and there is good ground for hope
that he may recover from the rheumatic
trouble from which he seemed to be failing.
l.. Bell Chandler went to Barre last week
to work temporarily in the telephone Office.
G. Bert Carpenter and family are to move
this week to East Randolph.
P. l. Sargent has bought Henry Clark's
farm, but will not move there till about the
first Of May. L. Is understood that bis SON.
iu-law, Leslie @. Smith, will move to his
farm from Tunbridge.
Rev. @. III. Merrill, secretary OF the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society, -poke in
| an interesting manner Of the work Of his
society at the Congregational church on
. Sunday evening.
L. H. Bohonon will move within few
days into the Copeland house, which he
! bought last fall Percy j. Heath Is to
move from Brookfeld upon his farm.
t Leonard Scales aud wife have moved
from Copperfield into W. j. Tarbell's
: | house.
Story N. Goss has been appointed aide on
o the staff of the commandsr-in'c chief of the
o Grand Army.
: The place to make your dollars go the
longest way is at Homer Fits, Barre.
, West Topsham.
=, Chester H. Hight has purchased the
: house and land of Matthew Allen. He il to
have possession March 10. Mr.. Allen in
tends to make his home with his son in
/ Barre for the present.
d Mr.. and Mrs e. A. Hood were on this
d side OF the town Sunday to attend the fu-
q neral of Charlie Bsgley.
! DR. j. A. Dow has fine new sleigh.
Hale G. aud Arvilla H. White were at
a Ba re Wednesday
!. Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyd are East Or.
~ ange
John Morrison and sons were at Horace
: Whites last week
Gilman w. Bagey took up his tax receipt
3 February 10.
= Mr.. and Mrs Freeman Cunningham visit
g ed at A. M. Clements in Orange last week
0 John P. Flanders was at Barre and Mont
pelier for few days last week
Joseph Payne OF Massachusetts has been
visiting in town. He was son OF the late
Nathan Payne and has been away from his
y native town for IN any years.
Q DR.. Willard was called to Orange Sunday
Or to see Ed Curtis.
Charlie B igley died very suddenly Feb
ID ruary l6 He was in the village Thursday
and apparently in his usual health. He was
Y twenty years OF age and leaves q wife and
:. one child.
n
i town last week
u A. T. Smith shipped load of pork to
Huntington Eastman at Washington Sat
J. urday
Miss Flossie Tubbs is improving and will
q be able TO be out soon,
Mrs. Cora Vance and son are visiting her
g grandfather II. III. Jackson.
Water is very low. Chalmers mill can
10 do ut little work and WV. Reyes is COM
20 Ind n'oxhf 60 f00
~ supplied.
Gilman W. Bagley heard noise in his
, hen house Thursday and found large mink
j. killing one of his hens The mink retreated
10 lie of posts, but a.well directed shot
brought him down.
a. A. T. Smiths team went to Bradford with
a load OF calves on Monday.
Arvilla Fl. White is at work for her cous
10 in, Mrs. John Morrison.
% The sleighing is fine for this season OF the
year.
~ West Fairlee Center.
Miss Irma Perry is said to show somt
symptoms of improvement so that hope is
st felt for her recovery Her mother, Mrs
a Perry, is with her, and Mr. Perry makes
the trip to Bradford daily in his anxiety
At for her. Great sympathy is felt by a large
IA circle of friends in this and adjoining towns
for his sfflicted family.
=. Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bond of Thetford
I'D nave rented tnelr farm tnere ana nave
" moved to West Fairlee Center, to make
-. their home with Mrs William Kimball.
ar Good news is heard from Miss Lizzie
Wise. Miss Effie Hubbard returned or
Sunday accompanied by Mrs Ruggles who
u will remai- in the vicinity week
:. Mr. James WISE is at home with his in
AZ jared arm in a sling.
Miss Annie Southworth on account of 6
severe cold, WAS unable to teach wha
=, would have been the last day OF her term.
" The teamsters are busy early and late i'm
4 proving the fine shedding. A large amount
of lumber has been drawn past the church
. this winter,
II worcester.
Y j. G. Smith and wife OF Montpelier were
at Oscar Uttons on Sunday,
p Miss Ada Conner returned last Saturday
/. from Peacham. where she has been attend
II ing school.
Al Mr.. and Mrs, III. E. Morse of Montpelier
\ bn NJ Mra ma IA