The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
WEST TOPSHAM.

Sidney NJ. Hood is sick and under the
care of DR.. r. +. Willard. He stuck a
silver in his finger and it caused blood
poison DR.. II. w. Newton of Barre city
was called in counsel Saturday night.
Mrs. &C. Payne is quite i'll, threatened
with pneumonia. She is attended by DR..
Il. f. Willard.
1t is reported that George X. Church
has sold his stock of goods to Frank p.
Cunningham. Luther p. Hight is to have
the post-ofice, and it will go into the Cum
ningham store. Frank has a fine new
store, a good stock of new goods, and a
new %son-in-law, and it makes a fine COM
bination for a country store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beede of Barre
were visiting in own last week.
j. II. Grow is in town, trying to dis
pose of his property. His family are at
Baltimore, Nd, but he intends to go far
ther south in the spring.
Mrs. Horace White and Hale c. White
were in Barre on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hight have
been ill but are better. They were at
tended by DR.. c. N. Fox of East Tops
ham.
Fred Bagley and Luther p. Hight were
in Groton IN Saturday. ~
The West Topsham Dramatic Club pre-
sented the drama, "Ten Nights in a Bar
Room" at East Corinth last Wednesday
night. The club expect to play at Groton
Friday night.
r. M. Harvey of Montpelier was in
town last week.
Everett Hood has been here for several
days with his palace car. The snow is
deep over Orange heights, and he will not
move to Barre until spring.
DR.. Wizards brother-in-law, Mr. War
hurst of North Montpelier, visited in town
over Sunday.
Arthur T. Smith, w. r. Goodrich and
M. c. Hayward are drawing lumber from
the Marsh lot to the Chalmers mill. There
are several teams from East Orange
drawing from Washington and the pros
pect is that Chalmers will have the largest
stock that has ever been at this mill.
CALAIS.
f. a. Lamphere returned from his work
in Craftsbury on Sunday.
The patrons of the Calais creamery sta
ton received % 1-2 cts. per ID. for Janu-
airy butter.
There is to be an old folks ball at Me-
mortal hall, North Calais, on Friday even
ing, Feb. 81.
The schools in town have closed. The
school at Maple Corner, with Daisy Chase
in the primary room and Rose H. Gilkey
in the higher grade, were particularly sue
The exercises of the graduating
class last Friday evening reflected special
credit on teachers and scholars, and pre-
sented a very attractive program to the
audience.
Mrs. Flora Bliss and children have re-
turned from Boston, and are at her
fathers.
Headquarters for %battenburg sup
plies at Homer Fits.
Guy and Harriet Howe, who have been
attending school in town this winter, have
to their home in Roxbury.
Misses Myrtle and Georgia Hawkins
home last Friday. The latter is to
remain here, but Miss Myrtle has returned
to her uncle in Montpelier.
S. H. Chapman has bought Hector
Wheelock's place, and will take possession
soon. Mr.. Wheelock and mother are to
move into one part OF A. l.. Wheeler's
house, the one now occupied by H. E.
Burnap.
George Kent has been ill for a few
days.
Blanche Burnap cam home from her
school Friday to attend the closing exer-
cises of school.
Misses Emma and Ella Watson visited
at Mrs. Mowers last week.
j. Earl Doty, from Montpelier Semi
nary, spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents.
Misses Mary Hawkins and Bessie Towne
are having the measles,
Miss Inez Cameron has finished her
school in East Montpelier and is at home.
POST MILLS.
Our village schools closed February 7.
The teachers, Misses Blaisdell and South
worth, have returned to their homes in
East Corinth and West Fairlee.
On February 8 t~he'advent of a daugh-
ter gladdened the home of DIR. and Mrs.
l.. b. Allen.
Mr.. Hutchinson, ID. ID. G. p. of Pom
fret, installed the officers of Ridgely En-
campment February 3.
Rev. A. j. Hough of White River
junction gave his lecture "Uncle Sans
Land"in Unity hall Friday evening, UNI
der the auspices of Esther Rebekah
lodge.
On February s there were two burial
services in Pleasant Valley cemetery, Mrs.
Maude Powell Chase late of Copperfield
and Truman johnson of West Fairlee.
The variety entertainment and grand
concert given by the Pitkin minstrels in
Unity hall on the evenings of February 7
and 8 drew a full house both evenings.
The various parts were well rendered and
enjoyed by an enshusiastic and apprecia-
tive audience. The farce, "A Crowded
Hotel closed the evenings entertain
ment.
Edward N. Dodge of Wells River
spent Sunday with his parents