The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
BERLIN.

husband, TWO sons and one daughter
survive.
BERLIN.
Charles Kimball is sick.
Lena Andrews is the latest whoop-
ing cough victim.
The corner school closed last Friday.
Rev. j. j. Macdonald read his res
ignation at the morning service on
Sunday, Feb. 2. He began work in
the Congregational church in 1900
coming from Rutland county. He is
considering a unanimous call to the
pastorate of the First Christian church
at North Dighton, Mass.
The creamery at the corner is closed
again and a number of the patrons
feel like going to Boston.
Mrs. H. Perkins is in Cabot.
Town meeting is the talk, and
though the weather is cool the meet
jug promises to be warm one. Let
us elect the best men.
Mrs. G. w. Dustin is some better.
Francis Whittemore has gone to East
Brookfield to work
Carl Reid and wife have moved into
the Charles Kimball tenement.
The subject of the PASTORS sermon
in the Congregational church last
Sunday was Christ as preacher. :"
His subject next Sunday morning will
be Christ as a man of feeling"
CALAIS.
Mrs, Morse has been very ill the
past week at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. A. Morse.
The school board held a meeting
last Thursday at E. W. Gates at
North Calais. Several of the schools
closed last week. The schools at Ma
pie Corner and No. Z, Pekin and
North Calais close this week Friday.
The graduating class of Miss Gilkey' 5
school have their exercises Friday
evening.
Miss Nervie L. Foster and Mrs Ada
Gate were in Montpelier on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Kent and He
Der Kent were in Montpelier on Sat
, urday.
Georgia Hawkins is at home from
MiddleseX.
There was a band meeting and card
party at j. b. Van Deusen' last Sat
urday evening.
DR.. Gilbert and Mrs Cady started
on Sunday for a trip to Worcester,
Montpelier, Randolph, and Jericho.
The recent educational meeting
held at North Calais, proved to be a
very instructive and entertaining
affair to all of those who awaited
| themselves of the opportunity to at.
tend. a very fair audience greeted
State superintendent w. +. Ranger
at both the afternoon and evening SEES
sions, and much satisfaction was eX
pressed. A good man for the place
was the verdict, for Mr.. Ranger seem
ed to be well in touch with the edu
cational interests of the State. CARR,
| White, Rose Gilkey and Nellie .Swerd
feger, three of the teachers, furnish
ed interesting papers, and the pupil
of No. 5, Maple Corner and East Cal
ais assisted i'll the program.
WEST CORINTH.
Those who were hoping it would br
stormy on Candlemas day, had the pleas
ure of realizing their hopes, it being on
of the stormest days of the season. Ii
the evening sharp lightning was seen TO
an hour and during that time the snow fel
uncommonly thick and fast.
S. c. Harding closed very satisfactor
term of school here last Friday afternoo
at which time the scholars were treated t
candy and peanuts. During the earl
weeks of the term Mr.. Harding forme,
among his scholars literary society an,
devoted Friday afternoons to the meet
ings. On the evening after school close,
they held meeting in the schoolhouse
which was open to the public. Severa
of the parents and friends of the scholar
availed themselves of the opportunity t
attend. The scholars did credit to them
selves and their teacher and the lesso
they have learned in this kind of work a
well as what they have have learned fror
their books, will be of lasting benefit t
them.
&. M. Brown died of pneumonia Eel
ruary 2. He was fifty years of age an
leaves wife and six children, who hav
the sympathy of friends in this commu
nifty. Funeral services were held at tn
house on Wednesday, Rev. Almon Sher
herd officiating. Mrs. Brown is still in
low state of health and has a sever
cough.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
| The schools IN this part of the tow
closed last Friday.
Mrs. Gertrude Jackson left for Alban,
i n. T., last week to visit her mother am
sister.
w. p. Hubbard and wife of Sout
Royalton called on friends here the frs
of the week.
Charles j. Banister got his hand badl
lacerated in corn husker recently. TIL
injured member is said to be doing well
The Ladies society and Christian En-
deavor society will hold a joint sociabl
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. IL. F. Grou
ON Friday evening of this week, when
it is hoped there will be a large atten
dance.
While pitching hay from the higl
beams last week Monday, Herbert, the ten
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. j. C
Adams, fell to the floor breaking the bon
in one leg aboAe the knee. DR.. Ellis re
duced the fracture and the little fellow i
getting along finely.