The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
CORINTH

CORINTH.
Mrs. Wason, widow of Edward
Wason, died June 3. Funeral ser
vices at the home Thursday p. m, in
terment at the center, beside her hus-
band. Rev. Mr.. Allen of Chelsea
officiated. She is survived by two
daughters.
Miss Brown of Brockton, Mass, has
come to her summer home.
Joel Bailey, aged about eighty three
years, died June IL. Funeral from
his late home on Friday. He had
been feeble for about a year. He is
survived by a widow, a daughter, Mrs.
D. NJ. Bond of North Thetford, and
a son, Martin Bailey.
Miss Maud Horsford of New York
City has arrived at Maplewood farm
to board a part of her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ, Bond and sons
Otis and Alden of North Thetford,
were in town to attend their grand
fathers funeral.
l.. NJ. Eaton has Just finished paint
ing Mrs. M o Curriers' fine build
ings, erected last year. She has made
other improvements and her place is
one of the prettiest in town. She has
also purchased the Grant house in
East Corinth and intends to repair it
at once. If more pains were taken
throughout the town i'll keeping our
buildings in repair how much more
prosperous would the farms look to
the passers by and their value would
be much enhanced.
Mrs. Julia Taplin, widow of Joseph
Taplin, is very low.
a. N. Upham has his third lot of
incubator chickens out.
Rev. w. Harding preached at the
academy hall Sunday evening.
Childrens' Day was observed at the
Congregational church on Sunday.
E. L. Smith has been to New York
the past week on business.
Mrs. Peterson from Boston with her
two children are at her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. NJ. Sleeper's. Mr.. Peter
son has gone to California, thinking
to locate there.
EAST MONTPELIER.
The terrific rain storm that passed
over this section Sunday night caused
much damage. Several bridges were
carried away by the swollen streams
and in MANY places the roads are bad
ly quilted, rendering the highway i'm
passable in almost every direction.
Crops were also badly damaged.
AS a party was searching the river
for a runaway boat Monday morning,
the body OF a COW was discovered in
the m%illpond of j. S. Wheelock, it
evidently tioated down stream through
the night. 1t was soon removed by
the selectmen.
Harry Daniels has purchased one
hundred thousand clapboards of @. G..
Putnam and son.
S. H. Hammitt and family were in
town Monday and Tuesday.
Rev. E. G. Kenney, Sunday school
State missionary visited the Evangeli-
cal church Sunday. Mr.. Kenney's
address to the school was much appre-
ciated as he was instrumental in its
organization, nearly eight years ago. \
CHELSEA.
Rev. Carl H. Corwin Of Bellaire,
Mich, arrived in town last week on a
visit of several weeks to his parents.
He preached on Sunday morning in
the Congregational church, as Rev, E.
z. Herrick, who was expected, was
not able to be present. Mr.. Herrick
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Sunday.
AS your correspondent was out of
town last week he is not able to give
a detailed account of the county w.
G. T. U. convention, which was held
on Tuesday and Wednesday in the
Congregational church. The address
of Miss Annie Robbins on the Philip.
pines is highly spoken Of,
George +. D. French died on We'd
nesday of blood poisoning, the result
of an accident eight weeks ago, when
etrated his foot. Mr.. French was 80
years of age, a man of unusual indus
try, and a member of the Congrega-
tional church. A widow and daugh-
ter survive him. The funeral services
were held On Friday at the Congre-
gational church, Rev. A. j. Eastman
officiating, assisted by Rev. G., H,
Oorwin.
Mrs. L. M. Peaslee of Lancaster,
n. H., is visiting at E. O. Tracy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, f. Davis arrived
last week from their winters service
at the Hotel Vendome, Boston, anC
work at the Profile House, White
Mountains.
Susie Curry of Boston and Stella
Curry of Rockdale Tex, have takel
rooms for the summer at @. w. Blk
by's.
DR.. S. N. Goss, J. B.. Atwood, an,