The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-09
MARSHFIELD.


hall Friday evening.
H. A. Wilson lost valuable COW
last week.
+. V. Hassam spent Sunday at his
home in Gaysville.
Frank White waA in Greensboro
on business the past week.
John Trow and son Frank, of Barre
were in town for a few days last week
in search Of horses.
Clarence Ainsworth of Gardner,
Mass, was visitor in town last week
A gentleman named l. N. Marshall,
was in town the past week. repairing
clocks, watches, etc.
The Molly's Falls Telephone Co.
ale about to install nine additional in
struments along their line.
William Parks died at his home on
Main street at about o'clock Monday
morning. Funeral services we're held
at the house at 10 O'Clock today,
April s.
Miss Bertha Swerdfeger is expected
home from Florida the latter part of
next week. 1t is understood that her
health has been greatly benefited by
the winters sojourn in the sunny
South
Ora Ennis has engaged with S. 9.
Pike for the seasons work.
Henry Dwinell is again confined to
his bed by illness.
Miss frankie Kent is visiting her
sister, Mrs r. r. Ide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Sanford are
yet quite ill but are reported as gain
ing.
Misses Edit Smith, Josephine
Mute and Grace Wooster returned to
heir school studies at East Mortified,
Mass, Monday.
j. W. Button finished his lumber
contract at Wood mills Saturday and
broke camp the following Monday.
Chairman of the school directors o.
Il. Smith has teachers engaged for
the schools which come directly I'M
der his charge being first of the board
in this respect. The assignment COM
prises the following efficient corps;
Pike district, Miss Lillian Sanborn
Depot district, Miss Alice Clark
,, Lanesboro, Bernis Phelps. Clerk G.
A. Kelley has engaged j. Hamilton
Riley and Miss Nellie Williams as
teachers for the village schools.
| Fred Lamberton met with serious
| misfortune the past week in the loss
| of part of his right hand while run
ming board saw at his mill at Peter
vile, Cabot. A thin piece of slab fell
between the board saw and frame
work and Mr. Lamberton went to the
| basement below to remove it, in do
! ing which his right hand was drawn
against the saw, mangling his fingers
| so that it was necessary toamputate
the little finger at the knuckle joint
the next one between the knuckle and
| first joint, the next at tie second joint
and the index finger and thumb near
the first joint from the end. Mnch
| sympathy is expressed for Mr.. Lam
berton and thankfulness that the case
is not SO serious as at first reported,
which was that he had lost the whole
| hand to the wrist.
| Frank j. Marshall again comes into
possession of the Hall property by pur-
chase from W. e. Lamberton. Title
is understood to have passed to Mr..
Marshall April l, but writings were
not completed until Saturday. Mr..
Marshall also purchased the A. T.
Durant saw mill property of Mr.. Lam.
berton, ,tiUle passing at the same time
as the nall property.
Have you resolved to procure good
insurance policy! Then why not treat
your resolution as you would cry
ing baby at concert? Why not carry
it out? A New York Life Insurance
and Investment policy represents the
best of everything in life insurance.
Consult the local agent, A. T. Davis.
| Accident, Heath and Fire insurance
also written.
| TOPSHAM.
| Mr.. and Mrs @. B. Fisk were
called to Bradford last Saturday on
account of the illness of Mrs Fisk s
sister, Mrs. Cowdrie
The body of Sam Mills was brought
here from South Ryegate for burial.
last Sunday.
Next Sunday being Easter, appro-
pirate services will be held in the
Presbyt erian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hackett went to
North Thetford last Saturday where
MI. Hackett is going to work in the
saw mill.
Mrs. Cora Jackman, of East Corinth,
was in town last week visiting heI
mother Mrs. Morrison
Robert and George Salter, of Fall
River, Mass, were in town a few
days last week ON business
A number went from here to Mont
pelier last week as witnesses on the
DR.. Dow case on trial there.
Harley Cutler, of Barre. was il
town last week with B. O. Abbott
buying horses, purchasing one each
of @. E. and c. w. Currier.
The boys of the Presbyterian Sun
day school spent last Friday evening
with Rev. j. A. McClelland at the
home of Mrs. Randall. The evening
was spent in playing games and gen
eral good time, the boys going home
feeling we'll pleased
Mrs. Sabrina Whitcomb returned tC
town again last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Powers were
on the West sidesof the hill last week
The Butterick patterns are the mos
J accurate. Fits sells them.