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

j. II. Grow has returned from Bal
timore. Md, to sell his farm etc af
ctr which, it is understood, that lie
goes to Oklahoma, and will there take
up some government land His wife
is still in Baltimore.
Mrs Henry Hood is considered lit
tie better. DR.. Hatch of Groton was
called as council with DR.. willard on
Friday.
Mrs. Lyman Thayer is very poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Simpson of Brad
ford visited Mrs. John Clark on
Thursday.
A. c. Croxford has been working at
East Orange for Carl Huntoon for sew
eral days
Mrs. James Boyd has been very
poorly for some time past but is con-
sidered better and it is hoped we
may see her in society soon.
Schools throughout the town closed
on Friday.
Business is still rushing at the Pike
Hill mines. They still continue to
want more help.
f. o. Downing had one of his feet
injured at the mine on Thursday by
a rock falling on it. 1t will not prove
serious
1t was expected that social would
be given at the Waits River school
house on Tuesday evening in honor of
one of our distinguished young ladies
Blossom r. Chase, who has just grad
uated from millinery school at Chi
cago A good time is anticipated and
every one is cordially invited to come.
Ladies bring boxes.
CORINTH.
Miss Bula Hutton entertained her
teacher and some of her schoolmates at
her home on February II, it being her
twelfth birthday.
Harry T. Heath died February16. He
had been sick with pneumonia. He is sur
vived by wife and two daughters. Burial
will be on Wednesday.
Several of the neighbors spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Corgdon
Sleeper.
School at the academy closes Friday,
February 81.
Mrs. Hathaway of Brooklyn, n. ",
is with her daughter, Mrs r. l.. Smith.
Mr.. Smith has received another order
for more of the dumps at Pike Hill and is
wanting more help.
Mrs. George Heber is quite sick.
Rev, George Rowell will preach at
Academy hall Sunday evening, February
20.
The fact that teams are at work draw
ing rock from the Pike hill mine to the
railroad station, has given the idea to
some people that mining operations are
being carried on there but that is not the
case. Three hundred tons of waste rock,
known as fine dump has been sold to par
ties who use it in the place of sand to mix
with coarse copper are i'll smelling oper-
atoms. Help to dig up and wheel out the
rock is hard to obtain so far.
Mrs. Arthur Burroughs and daughter
have gone to live with her brother at
Woburn, Mrss
A. Ii. Little, who has been in feeble
state of health several weeks past is said
to be improving slightly.
Miss Helen Tapin has gone to Bath, n
H., to visit her grandparents.
The school in district No. 5, taught by
Miss Nettie Sargent closed Feb. 10 with
an exhibition. The program, of which a
flag drill and patriotic pieces were prom.
inent feature, was carried out in a man
ner credtable to all concerned. Original
ability and painstaking preparation were
strongly in evidence. The members OF
the school have secured several dollars
with which to buy flag to be raised on
the school grounds in the spring.
WAITSFIELD
Lincoln's birthday will be commemo.
rated with appropriate exercises at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
The Ladies Aid meets for dinner and
work at the church vestry on Wednesday
February 49,
The Ladies Aid will hold an apron
and fancy work sale at the church vestry
on Tuesday evening, February 20.
There will be an oyster supper in the
hall at North Fayston on Wednesday
evening, February 26, the proceeds to be
applied on the pastors salary.
SOUTH BARRE.
Little "Beth" Sanders, who has pnemo.
MIA, is on the road to recovery
Mrs. f. E. Worcester is ill.
III. b. Arbuckle has been in East Mont.
pelier and will visit in Calais, Woodbury.
and Wolcott before returning home.
Mrs. William Tasey returned from
East Montpelier on Thursday.
On Saturday evening the children of
the Universalist society gave an entertain
ment at the chapel, consisting of singing,
recitatons and tableaux.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Salter were IL
Chelsea on Sunday.
EAST CORINTH.
Miss Elizabeth Chamberlin of Newbury
was in town over Sunday, visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. w. S. Dodd.
Born in East Corinth, February II,
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