The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-23

A. G. Taplin and T.. A. Earle at
tended the funeral of Murray Durkee
in Barre on Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie 70. Ward and son, o. g.,
were in Waterbury on business Satur-
day.
Miss Addie Nichols is confined to
the house by illness.
Mrs. W. H. Shepard Mrs. g. Fl.
Jones and Mrs S. @. kellogg were in
Waterbury on Saturday.
o. Dutton was in Montpelier on
business, Friday.
Mrs. June Daniels returned on Fri
day from two weeks visit in Goulds-
vile and Montpelier with relatives
Mrs. Nora Atkins of Montpelier re-
turned on Friday after a weeks visit
in town.
Mrs. M. w. Miles has been quite ill
the past week with grip.
Mrs. o. l.. Barnard and two chill
dren, Milo and Lucy, of Underhill,
visited acquaintance in town the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Bruce are re-
ioicing over the arrival of baby girl,
born on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs o. e. Russell were in
Montpelier on Thursday.
Mrs. V. d. Hills and Miss Daisy of
Duxbury, visited in town the last of
the week.
GROTON.
Hall Lund moved into the depot at
Groton pond on Monday.
j. r. Caldwell of Topsham was
struck by lightning last Wednesday,
He was standing in the barn door
when the lightning struck the barn,
it core off some of the boards on the
barn and set it on fire but the fire soon
went out itself. 1t struck Mr.. Cald-
ell tearing his straw hat and his shoe
considerably. Mr.. Caldwell was un-
conscious for the rest of the day but
he is improving now. He had been
out in the rain and his clothes were
wet. If it had not been for that it
probably would have killed him.
Ira Heath was at home from st.
Johnsbury, Sunday.
Hall and Cochran are improving the
looks of their store with new coat of
paint A. N. James and George
Clark are doing the work.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen WEIGH recently.
Mrs. A. G. WEIGH and daughter of
Tacoma, N. H., are visiting in town.
Miss Ardele Nourse of Manchester,
N. H, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. B.
Morrison.
A. H. Teller is visiting his parents
in Cambridge, n. j.
Clark Hood is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hood
L. @. Baldwin of Plainfeld visited
his father, John Baldwin, Thursday
and Friday.
SOUTH RYEGATE.
Mrs. Clara Randall goes to Califor-
MIA this week. On her arrival there
she will be married.
A daughter was born to William
Stewart and wife last Thursday.
Nelson Whitehall has bought the
Thomas Bailey farm on Jefferson hill
and takes possession next spring.
Anthony Hood was found dead in
his bed on Monday morning. He was
about eighty years old and for some
time past has had much trouble with
his heart
The creamery paid its patrons 23
cents for June butter.
Mrs. Oowee and Mrs. Greson went
to Maine last week to spend a few
weeks with relatives and friends.
Miss Jennie Hall went to Boston last
Monday and will remain there until
her fall term Of school begins.
Mrs. W. 7. George went to Airing
ton, Mass, July %, and will be away
from home several weeks. Before she
returns she will go to Fall River,
Mass, and Manchester, N. H.
Charles Ellison and Axel Andrews
with their families returned home
from Quincy, Mass, where they have
been since the Fourth.
Wallace Gerry and wife of Hartford,
Conn, are spending few weeks with
relatives and friends in town.
WEST CORINTH.
Mrs. Mira Day received visit from
her uncle, Mr.. Hildreth, last week.
His grandson, James Hildreth, is now
stopping with Mr.. Days people.
Two gentlemen were employed sew
eral days last week cleaning grave
stones in the west cemetery.
Miss Eunice Ward is now at home
in very poor health Her sister Edna
was at home last Saturday and Sun
day.
James Dickey recently lost two
year-old steer by it's getting it's leg
hurt on some stones.
O. f. Blake has finished work for
the present on Mr.. Colby's barn at
East Orange and is at home to do his
haying.
Isaac Virgins, ST., is quite badly
afflicted with rheumatism.
Mrs. Abbie McKenney of Berkshire
accompanied her niece, Carrie Will
liams. home and spent nearly two
weeks at her brothers., r. II. Will
liams'.
WEST FAIRLEE CENTRE.
Prof, and Mrs. @. H. Morse and
George W. Kimball are recent arriv-
ais at j. N. Kimball's.
Mrs. Calvin Morse is still a sufferer
from her unfortunate fall.
Mrs. Abbie Southworth of Boston
iG aynapta1 of Mrs EuaIyn Goth