The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-02
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Keyes visited
friends in Barnet last week
Mr. and Mrs Dean Shurtletf of
Barre city were at Almon Thurston'
for few days recently
Mrs Nathan Taplin and her daugh
ter were at Mrs. Freeman Cunning
hams OH Friday.
Gilman W. Bagley is painting this
week for James NJ. Rogers at East
Topsham.
Horace White was at Cooksville on
Saturday on business connected
with Eugene r. Darling's estate.
Mr.. Cutler of East Orange has
been i'll town for few days.
John Marston has closed his labors
at the mill until after haying.
Miss Mildred Sanborn, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. G.. Sanborn, was
married the 9th day of June to Clar
ence Mcknight of Barre Friday is
considered an unlucky day for mar
riages but any young man that secures
a bride from West Topsham is in luck
and it does not matter what day he
gets her.
Asa Williams is at work haying for
L. f. Sanborn
Ottie Bagley was at Bradford on
Friday.
John b. Sanborn has purchased the
Arthur Grant place at East Orange and
moved his family there last week
Arthur Wiley of East Topsham visit
ed his sister, Mrs. DR.. Willard last
week
Mrs n A. Hayward of Orange fell
and fractured her arm last Thursday.
DR.. r. f. Willard was called to at
tend her.
Mrs. A. N. Fellows is expected
home from New York this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glover of
Groton were at H. M. Jackson's over
Sunday.
Dr. Willard father and grand
daughter were in town for few days
last week
working for Freeman Cunningham
through haying.
Mrs. j. T. Bowen and her daughter,
of Barre are coming this week to open
their house for the summer.
Almira Currier was with Mr.. George
| E. Newton last week.
| Mr.. Lyford of Montpelier is in town
| inspecting the property insured in the
| Union Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany.
The Graniteville base ball team
playd with the West Topsham boys
on Saturday. The score was in favor
of the West Topsham team
Mamie E. White has closed her
school at Claremont, N. H., and is at
home for the summer.
The wire is strung for the People S
| Telephone to East Corinth and the
instruments will be put in as soon as
they can be shipped.
Frank Philbrick is at home from
Montpelier on vacation.
DR.. J, A. Dow returned from Maine
on Friday
George K Church attended the Or
ange county Republican convention at
| Chelsea June %.
James A. White and Charles Nolan
| of East Topsham have been running
| the road machine in this part of the
| town for few days,
BRADFORD CENTER.
Nelson f. Kelley died on Sunday, June
%, aged forty-six years and nine months.
| He had been sick some time with Bright S
| disease and heart trouble and was great
| sufferer. He was born in Bradford, Aug
ust %, 1856, the son of James w. Kelley
and Sarah b. Kelley. He was twice mar
ried and leaves one son, Curtis S. Kelley
| by his first wife, and the second wife also
survives him. He was kind and loving
husband and father and good citizen re-
spected by all. The funeral was held at
two p M at the house, Rev. A. H. Webb
officiating. The Knights of the Golden
| Eagle of which deceased was member
attended the funeral in body and at the
cemetery performed their burial service,
Leon f. Mcclure has gone back to
West Charleston to settle up his business
and will soon return with his wife to Brad
| ford to take care of his mother Mrs n .
F, Kelley.
Mrs. George Silloway returned home
on Sunday from Fairlee where she has
been visiting her. daughter Melissa.
Several of the young people enjoyed the
day Sunday at Williamstown Springs.
Several from this place attended COM
mencement exercises at Mortified last
| week
Leila Webster was in Montpelier Fri;
day and Saturday.
Raymond Hall secured a divorce from
Celia Hall for wilful desertion at she last
term of Orange county court.
Mrs, Abbie Foss and Winifred Foss
with Ruth Pope visited in Montpelier and
Barre last week.
Henry Stevens who was driving team
for Bert Denny tipped over load of logs
near the bridge by George Baileys last
Thursday. 1t was narrow escape from
a serious accident.
c. H. Kidder from Wells River was a
guest at George Foss Saturday and Sun
day.
PLAINFIELD.
The schools in town closed last Friday.
George Whitcher has moved to the
Leavltt tenement
The Misses Dodge, teachers in the viii