The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
BROOK FIELD

BROOK FELL.
Fred Ralph of Concord, N. II is spend
ing several days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Orlando Ralph.
Several from this place attended Sena-
tor Tiliman's lecture at Randolph last
Monday evening.
Miss Chadborn of Granville is visiting
Mrs. Rose Ash.
Silver Star lodge of Good Templars
have been invited to visit Mortified lodge
next Friday evening, Feb. 81.
Several of the young people attended
the concert at Randolph Center Wednes-
day evening.
G. p. Tucker was in Montpelier last
Saturday on business.
The regular meeting of the Grand Army
and Relief Corps will be Saturday after
noon, at which time Washington's birth
day will be observed.
The handkerchief bazaar held last Fri
day evening was a success in every way.
The march was much enjoyed, especially
by the young people. More than one
hundred were in attendance.
The many friends Of Mrs. Susan Kings
bury Barker of st, Adams, formerly of
this place. are very sorry to hear of her
serious illness with a cancer, with no hopes
Of her recovery.
Mrs. John Twiss of Medford, N. H.,
visited relatives in town several days last
week.
The village schools closed last Friday.
The high school has one weeks vacation,
commencing again on Monday, Feb. "a.
A good number from the First and Sec
ond Congregational churches attended the
circular conference at Randolph last week
Tuesday. All enjoyed the meeting very
much.
1t is expected that there will be several
from this place to attend the farmers
meeting at Williamstown on Thursday if
the day is favorable.
CHELSEA.
The death of Elihu Hyde Robbins on
Tuesday of last week is one of unusual
sadness, and it is the cause of much sad
ness among his many friends and of sin
cere sympathy for the afflicted family.
Hyde would have been twenty-three years
old on the Goth of March, He had been
failing rapidly from quick consumption,
and the end was not unexpected. The
funeral services were held on Thursday at
the home of his father. William Robbins,
Rev. Mr.. Allen officiating.
The town report, now in press, will
show a gratifying decrease of S1,490. 90
in the debt of the town.
William d. Walker of Boston is spend
ing a week with his mother, Mrs. Mary
E. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Powers spent Sun
day in Plainfield.
The Congregational ladies will serve
the usual dinner on town meeting day.
AT the meeting last Wednesday of the
stockholders of the Bell Shoe Company, it
was voted that the assets of the company
be distributed among the stockholders pro
Gates. The dividend will be between four
and five cents per share, and the treasurer
will soon be ready to pay it.
Mrs. A. j. Eastman is spending a week
or more with her daughter in Montpelier.
George Ovitt is sick with rheumatic
fever, but is thought to be improving.
SOUTH RYEGATE.
Charles Grout and wife were made
happy last Thursday morning by the ar
rival of a t%en-pound boy.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian church will give an enter
tainment in the church vestry Friday
evening of this week. Entertainment, an
old-fashioned school, to wind up with a
box supper.
Rev. Mr.. Macarthur was summoned
home to Illinois last week on account of
the illness of his mother. His pulpit was
vacant last Sunday. Rev. Mr.. McLeland
of Topsham is expected to occupy the pull
pit next Sunday.
1t is reported that William Stevens in
tends to sell his farm and stock between
now and the middle of April and go to
Quincy, Mass, to live. We have men in
every community that we can spare better
than Mr.. Stevens. He is highly respected
by all who know him.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
C, f. Taft was quite seriously i'll last
week with congestion of the lungs, as was
also f. l.. Marshall with threatened
pneumonia.
There wa a small attendance at the
sociable at H. F. Grants last Thursday
evening owing to the severity of the
weather.
Melvin Chamberlin and family of Gays
vile visited at E. G. Harrington's last
week.
Mrs. Gertrude jackson returned last
week from a visit with her mother in
Albany, N. Y,
Edwin I. Hibbard of Norwich Univer-
sity, Northfield, paid his mother, Mrs.
j. f. Edwards, a short visit last week.
Fred r. Edwards returned last week
from a visit in the west part of the state
Mr.. Edwards has engaged to work for
Messrs. Bigelow this season.
SOUTH CORINTH.
Harry Heath died at his late residence
February IL, aged eighty-four years. He