The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

their nurse from New York city, are |
boarding at j. N. Kimball's.
This community has been called to |
mourn the death of one of its oldest |
inhabitants. Mr. Frank G. Church |
i'll died on Wednesday, July 3, at "a
years of age. He had been failing in
health for long time, but was able
to ride and do a little work until a
week before tIns DEATH when he sud
denly developed an aft ctiUn of the
heart Of which Inc died Mr.. Church
| i'll was one of our best known citi-
zens, having been born and always
| lived on the farm where he died. He
was man who, in the active period
of his life, was entrusted with many
| and varied responsibilities. He will
| be missed by the entire community,
where he has long been a familiar
| figure. The funeral service seemed
particularly sad. He had buried his
his only child, son, at the age of
about four years, great many years
ago, and his wife, Mrs. Marinda
| Churchill, having died six years ago,
after being totally blind for several
years, he was left quite alone in his
declining years. His niece, Mrs. Jen-
ME Southworth. tenderly cared for
him the last few days of his illness.
Mrs Jennie Southworth and Mrs.
Robert Southworth return to Boston
on Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Churchill of Lebanon were present at
the funeral.
Mrs A. F. Rugg has so far recov-
cred from her illness as to be able to
return to her home on Monday of this
week.
Arthur Chesley has returned to his
home in Lyme.
Master Lawrence O. Miller is tenn
porarily assisting in the store at the
Center
Edward Titus came home a week
ago with a very painful eye. He has
paid almost daily visits TO the doctor
and is so much better as to be able to
return to his work.
Edward Gilman spent Sunday at o.
S. Titus on his way to Maine.
Leonard Morse sold his personal
property at auction last week, the
farm having been previously bought
by William Russ. We are sorry, in
deed, to lose from our town and So
ciety Mr.. and Mrs. Morse and May
people who have always lived in
this community and who will greatly
be missed. The good wishes of the
people will attend them to their new
home wherever it may by be.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs.
Otis Wheeler on Wednc sday, July IS.
All are cordially invited.
The Good Templars will hold a cake
and ice cream social at Rufus Pray S
on the lawn Tuesday evening July
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public.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. B. Tassey and son,
Clifford, visited Mr. Tasseys broth
er in Barre a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Foster of Hard.
9 wick visited at A. NJ Benjamin's last
Saturday
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Benjamin, who has been very sick,
is better
; Miss Glee Lilley, who has beer
l teaching in West Berlin, closed hel
l school last Thursday and returned
home Saturday. She will teach at the
9 same place in the fall
Several from this place attended the
celebration at Plainfield last Friday.
Martin Lyford is very low and doubts
, are entertained as to his recovery.
l WATERBURY, CENTER.
Last Saturday Mrs. J. A. Robinson
, went to Montpelier, w. E. Marshal
l taking her there by carriage. She il
Y to spend the summer as usual at Col
\ F. E. Smiths cottage on Mirror lake
a Mrs. o. L. Watson of Montpelie:
spent a day last week with he
Il Mrc ~ n
The Methodist ladies gave an ic,
cream social at their church parlor
July 4, which was a decided success.
o. D. Bacon of Gilmore was in tn,
place on business last Monday.
= J. A. Gilmore went to Glover las
+ Monday after his wife and children
{ who have been visiting friends Their,
for four weeks and returned will
q them Saturday evening.
The season opened earlier at TIL,
S Lodge than usual, quite number o
f guests having arrived in June. 1
= bids fair to be prosperous season.
Mrs. Gilman and Mrs. Morse o
Montpelier drove down one day las
4 week and took dinner with Mrs. j
0 r. Pike,
: OODON.
; AS the Sodom mines were startin,
for North Montpelier where the.
were to play. with the boys of tina
= place on July 4th, Robert McGill wa
= = crowded or pushed accidentally from
the large wagon in which they wer,
gong, and the hind wheel passed owe
his chest. No bones were broken bu
; his face was badly scratched by tn,
= fall, and that he was not more serious
ly injured is wonder.
Miss Ruth Templeton of Nortl
: Montpelier visited her aunt, Mrs
. George Newton, last week
1 Mrs. Ellen o. Bailey and Miss Mary
g Bailey, her daughter, spent last Wed
0 nesday and Thursday at the American
/, Teachers Institute in Burlington
e Miss Bailey is a teacher in the city
= schools of Cheyenne, Wyo., and the
t author of the new primer, called
Y 1.-THE Bailey Book suitable fol
t supplementary reading in first anC
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