The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-11


w. c. White of Williamstown was in
town on business two days last week and
while here sold his property to f. H.
Damn.
CORINTH.
Alvin II. Little died on May 30 He
had bsen feeble the past year or more and
was confined to the house part of the
winter, but had recovered sufficiently to
ride about town and enjoy comfortable
health. lie took a severe cold, pleurisy
set in and he had not sufficient vitality to
carry him through. He lived only about
two weeks. He was lifelong and re-
spected citizen of the town. His funeral
on June was attended by many people
The services were conducted by Rev
George p. Rowell, with singing 10y male
! qnartette, Messrs. Corliss, Sargent, Pat
rick and Hooker. Burial at the Center
cemetery.
Julia Little of Quincy, Mass, has been
visiting here, arriving a few DAYS before
the death of her brother and returning the
next Monday.
Ray b. Carpenter Of Manchester, N.
H., has been visiting his old home and
friends here.
Frank Tapln has been at home from
Woodsville, n II, for a short visit
Mr.. Darling of Groton has bought quite
quantity of maple sugar in town, paying
eight cents per pound He has also pur-
chased lots of standing timber of David
Sargent, j. H. Mitchell and others Other
parties have been here trying to get con
troll of all the best timber in town,
Mrs. Minnie (Taplin) Linton has been
very sick the past week with pneumonia.
Mrs. George Taplin of Chelsea is taking
care of her.
GROTON.
Chidrens day will be observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday, June TO-
in the mornings
Mrs. Wilson is sick. She was moved
last week to the home of her son, G.. H.
Pillsbury
F. NJ Page is attending court at St
Johnsbury as grand juror.
j. r. Darling and sons have bought
lot of timber land in Corinth.
A. f, Hatch has traded his w. A.
Whitehill farm with Frank Williams for
his place at Westville
Chrrles Heath has moved from the
Joddy Corruth house into Tom Malone's
house near the coal kilns
Hall and Cochran have purchased a lot
of timber land on the John Dunn place.
Mrs. John Gamble left Thursday for a
two weeks Aist in Hardwck.
Mrs. W. r. Carbee, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Cot
frin, returned to Hardwick last Saturday
Miss Annie Dennis is at home from
Tilton, n H., for vacation
FAYSTON.
Julius Hickory is seriously ill with
pneumonia.
The listers have been over town, exam
ing the real estate, and have made but few
changes. The timbered land on the
mountain has been raised from $3.50 per
lot of 10 acres to $3.50 per acre.
At the special town meeting last Satur-
day the town voted unanimously to build a |
new school-house to be not less than ~ !
feet by % feet, with basement large
enough for town hall. Stephen John
son, f. A. Fisk and F. A. Bragg were
elected a building committee, and the |
building is to be completed August 15,
1908.
The Republican caucus last Thursday |
evening was the largest ever held in town. |
The Mccullough and Proctor men made |
no effort, therefore there was little excite
ment. When we came to the election of
delegates to the county convention there
was great enthusiasm to elect men who |
would favor the nomination of our towns
man, A. ID. Bragg, for Senator and they
were elected by sweeping majority. The
delegates to the State convention are +. j
Long and c. H. Mehuron; to the district
the same. To the county convention, j.
B. Thompson, S. Johnson, John Maxwell,
w. c. Dana and Dean Mclaughlin. A.
d. Bragg, j. B. Thompson and James
Mclaughlin were elected town committee.
WOODBURY..
Lee Osgood and wife visited at Cal
ais over Sunday.
Geo. W. Weber and Irving White
of Groton visited at H. E. Webber's
last week.
A. B. Thomas of Pennington, n.
H., called on O. W. Thomas, his faith
er, and others here last Thursday.
Ralph, the youngest child of Ernest
Doty is seriously i'll with pneumonia,
also an infant of Bert Dodge's is i'll
with the same disease.
Rev. G. H. Coolidge of S. Woodbury.
spoke at the church last Sunday even
ing owing to rainy weather not many
were present.
Rev q. B. Wheeler preached at the
church June 1. There was good at
tendance and his old time friends
were glad to have him able to be
among them after several months of i'll
health
Charles Dana and wife, r. f. Dren-
an and daughter Flora, attended the
graduating exercises of the Union
school at Montpelier last Thursday
evening, when Misses Frances Dren-
an and Eva Dana graduated.
There will be services at the church
every Sunday at two o'clock, Rev. j.
A. Dixon of Hardwick alternating
with Rev. o. E. Aiken of Cabot. Mr..
Dixon will preach next Sunday. Ev-
cry one is invited to attend this SER