The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-05

have been held during the past week at
the Methodist church will be continued
this week at the Congregational church.
The funeral services over b. j. Nor
cross we're held at the Methodist church,
Waterbury Center, at one o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The Rev. Mr.. Emery off
ciated and the services were in charge of
the Masonic orders.
DIR. Grout has purchased of f. B. Hill,
Morrsville, a bay FLY sired by Ply
mouth Prince, brother of Chahalis, 2:04
IA.
Mrs. Charles Wells. the wife of the
local representative, visited her husband
at Montpelier, Thursday.
The wife of Rev. j. Z. Badger, who
has for several months been patient in
the Vermont State hospital, was dis
charged today, convalescent, a fact which
her many friends will be pleased to learn.
Five new girls have just been employed
in the wrapper factory. About thirty girls
are now operating machines. The firm
has sixty machines in their factory and
expects to have them all running this win
ter.
Henry Welch has brought into this vii
lage one of the largest deer that was ever
shot in this vicinity. 1t weighed three
hundred pounds before it was dressed.
! He shot it on the Jewett farm in More
town. Wallace Baldwin also shot one
Wednesday weighing 225 pounds.
Mr.. Manning is having weeks vaca-
ton from the hospital. Louis Devoid is
taking his place as meat cutter.
Mrs. r. L. Britton, who has been
spending two weeks at her home in New
York, has returned.
d. p. Haskins, who has been employed
as nurse at the Vermont State hospital,
has resigned his position to accept po-
sition as teacher in the commercial de-
partment in the Rutland business college
whittier he will go at once to enter upon
his duties.
TOPSHAM.
E. A. Hood and Elmer Powers were
in Barre and Montpelier last week
Wednesday.
A G Norwood laid the pipe to his
house last week for new water sys-
htem. We expect there will be plenty
of water in the village now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Harrington
returned home from Burlington last
week Tuesday after weeks vacation
with Mr.. Farrington's brothers.
James Rogers is not feeling very
well these days. He has bad look
ing hand.
Mrs. Allen Hood and daughter, Miss
Blanche, and G. A. Currier and Miss
Ethel Currier returned from Boston
last week Monday having taken the
advantage of the excursion to that city.
@. ii. Taplin has purchased the Doe
place in South Ryegate and expects to
move there later.
Hartwell Bowen went to Bradford
last week Wednesday to visit old
friends, Mr.. and Mrs Harry Stevens.
A large number of people were in
town last Thursday to attend the mil
linery opening of Miss Emma Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morrison and
son, Julian who have been visiting
Mr. Morrison's relatives for num-
Der of weeks, returned to their home
in Boston last week.
Mrs. G. B. Fisk was in Bradford
visiting friends last Friday.
Rev. j. A. McClelland returned from
Philadelphia last Friday, after a short
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
McClelland have been absent from us
two weeks and the people here are
glad to see his smiling face once more,
and to hear him preaching again.
Messrs. George and William Salte1
left for Fall River, Mass, last Tues
day, where they expect to locate for
the present,
Frank Miller was in town last Sun
day.
j. ID. Miller has gone into dairying
and has purchased four fine looking
COWS of Harry Eastman.
Mrs. j. b. McLam is some better at
this writing and her friends hope to
see her out again soon.
Mrs. G L. Buchanan is improving
slowly
EAST ROXBURY.
Ellsworth Fuller is working for Mr..
Scribner in Brookfield.
E. e. Howe and Fred Blanchard
were in Williamstown Sunday.
Elder and Mrs. O. .Boyce went OH
had an appointment to preach and
thence will attend the conference at
North Springfield, Vermont.
G. J. Baker was in Brookfield Fri
day.
Frank e. Duraway returned Mon
day to his home in Worcester, after a
two months stay in town.
Mrs. E. d. Abbott and son of Chel-
sea spent Saturday and Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. S. d. Blanchard.
Arthur E. Bryant of West Berlin
was in town Friday
Mrs. N. w. Cady, who has been
quite sick, is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Cady of Ran
dolph were at his fathers for visit
last week.