The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-23
POST MILLS.

ter protracted illness, passed to the
higher life. Mr.. Dodge was born in
this place some seventy five years ago
Hel was the second son of the late
George and Octavia Freeman Dodge.
He has been nominally a resident of
Boston for forty-five years, having
been in the employ of r. II. White q
Co. Since his marriage he has made
Everett his home. Mr.. Dodge has
been prominently identified with the
First Baptist church of that city, and
was one of the little band of organic
ers of the church, which, within
quarter of century, has become one
of the prominent churches of the de-
nomination. Funeral services were at
this church on April 49, A widow
and daughter are left to mourn his
departure
There have been two recent remov.
ais to Highland Avenue Edw.. Howe
from StratfOrd to the Worthen place,
and the Cummings family from Tibet
ford to- the Turner farm.
Mrs. f. G. Flanders and son Roy
re visiting at Pompanoosuc.
Gardner Cobb of Stanford is build
ing cottage at Rock Point, Fairlee
Lake.
a second daughter has arrived in
the family of Harry Higgins.
Cyrus Merrill has been in Randolph,
looking for horses for New York par
ties.
Harry Bragg has returned to the
hospital for further treatment
Mrs. DR.. Allen is entertaining her
mother from Mortified.
Scarlet fever has appeared in the
family of George Clough.
Fred Still has removed from the
Slack place to the johnson place on
Fairlee avenue.
Charles Braley has returned from
his Boston trip
Henry NJ Dodge and Walter B.
Terhune were in Lebanon last week.
Fred Still recently lost one of his
team horses.
Mrs. Minnie X. Leland of Lynn,
Mass, is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs W. L. Knight.
Mrs Martha Dewitt of Boston has
come to make her home with Mrs A.
H. Southworth.
Mrs. G. A. Guild has rented her
house to Copperfied parties.
George Cook is improving from his
recent illness.
A. p. Slack has taken possession of
his place on South Lake street.
ORANGE.
Mrs E. w. Curtis, who has spent
the winter with her daughter, Mrs
r. E. Beard, has returned to her
home
Mrs. Melissa Hall is quite ill at the
home of her son, j. G. Noyes.
Rev. A. j. Eastman of Chelsea will
occupy the pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday He has
received call from this and the East
Barre church. 1t is hoped he will
accept.
The city of Barre has commenced
work on the reservoir for the water
for the city They expect to employ
sixty men and thirty teams
Harley Whitcomb has purchased a
span of mules to use on his lumber
team
Ernest Cutler, Aldee Coffin and
James Dickey have each purchased
teams of large horses.
Edna Beard commenced school at
the center, and Olive Calef in the Will
son school on Monday, Apr 21
Mrs Achsah Clark, widow of the
late James B. Goodrich, died in Bos-
ton at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
T. p Vaille, on Sunday, Apr. 6. The
remains, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaille and daughter Christine, ar
rived here the following Tuesday.
The funeral services were held at
the residence of her sister, Mrs.
Sopronia Waterman on Wednesday,
Rev. f. A. Poole of Barre officiating.
Mrs Goodrich was born in town and
resided here until the death of her
husband, eighteen years ago she has
since lived with her daughter. She
came here every summer to spend a
few weeks with friends and relatives
and was very much loved and respect
ed by all She was worthy member
OF the Congregational church, a good
woman and devoted Christian.
WATERBURY CENTER.
Mrs. George Mansfield of Shelburne
has been visiting at S. A Mansfield S
for several days. Her husband came
on Saturday last and on Sunday they
returned to their home.
@. j. and A. l. Fiske went gum
ming for five days last week on the
Mt Mansfield range, and secured S125
worth. 9. j. took 1913 worth to Bur
lington which he sold readily for cash.
Mrs Gilman of Montpelier will be
at Mrs. Pixies with her millinery
goods again on Tuesday of this week.
Oscar f. Watts, one of our most re-
spected citizens, passed away last
Saturday, aged seventy seven years.
The funeral was attended last Monday
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Emery of the
Methodist church officiating
DR.. and Mrs. Leo A. Newcomb,
and Ernest S. Newcomb of White
River Junction, spent last Sunday
with their parents Mr. and Mrs. e.
A. Newcomb.
E. S. Newcomb has engaged to work
another year for George U. Smith &
Son. This will be the fourth year he
has travelled for them.
NORTH DUXBURY.