The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-03-26
WEST TOPSHAM.

OndrleS rage ana Everett sawyer OF
East Corinth were in town on bust
ness, Friday.
Mrs. A. b. Marston is improving in
health and is able to sit up a part of
the time
Bradley Marston has hired the War
rem X. Page farm of Hilas Church and
will move as soon as the trav sling
will admit.
Mrs. George f. Newton is with her
son, DR.. X. e. Newton, of Barre city.
The DOCTORS wife is in very critical
condition.
W. H. Chalmers is getting ready for
spring saving. He has a very large
stock of lumber at his mill.
Avery Hodge of Corinth is at work
for S. X. Dexter Tor the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley of Barre are
visiting at o. S. Sanborn's.
Mrs. Charles Smith of Barre and
her niece from Canada we're with her
sister, Mrs. j. w. Jackson, last week.
Mrs. Charles Poole is improving in
health.
The booKs from the Blake Memorial
library have been returned for exam
in alton by the Librarian. We expect a
new supply in few days. The library
is fine one and will be of great bene-
fit to Corinth and adjoining towns.
E. w. Eastman of Warren, N. H.,
was in town the first of last week.
Clayton Emery is dangerously ill
with inflammation of the bowels
Herbert o. Bagley and family of
Bradford were visiting friends in town
nat IL. oh, 90 ,ec
farm at Bradford.
Miss Ola Cunningham is to attend
Montpelier Seminary for the spring
term of school.
Cbrissie Tubbs of East Barre is with
her grandmother, Mrs. S. G. Meaker.
Horace White planted his peas
March 90.
Joseph B. Nolan was at DR.. Will
lard's last week.
Maynard Sanborn, son of L. F.
Sanborn, is ill with the grip.
CALAIS.
Archie Lamphere was at home Sun
day.
Carrie Getchell has gone to Plain
field to work for Mrs. Orlando Mar
tin.
Elgin Mann does fine work with his
gasoline engine and rig for saving
wood. He is doing some work for H.
A. Kent at present.
Darius Hawkins is able to be out
| and has got his saw mill started. AL
len Jones is running the board saw
with Alton Sloan as helper.
Rome Van Orman is doing good
work painting wagons, at his shop at
Maple Corner.
Everything indicates that the maple
sugar season will be pretty nearly a
failure this year.
The Calais creamery station is re-
ceiving 1000 or more pounds Of milk
each morning.
Allie G. and Alice Mower returned
to Montpelier Seminary this week.
TOPSHAM.
R. E. Persons and Edward Green
returned home last Friday after two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. r. A. Wiley fell in the barn
last week, spraining her ankle very
badly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ashford of
South Ryegate were in town last
Saturday, visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Farrington.- Mrs. Ashford
remained this week.
The glass blowers, who were with
us all last week, went from here to
Cookville.
d. N. Mckay has put in a separa-
tor.
E. A. hood has returned from his
trip.
G.. L. Buchanan, who has been al
Boston for few days past, returned
home last week, his wife's health be-
ing much improved. She is expected
to return home soon.
Miss Emma Rogers is still improv,
ing slowly.
Not much sugar yet.
WALDEN.
The sugar makers have all tapped
their trees ana were prepared fer {
good seasons work, but up to date tn,
weather hasn't been exactly of tn,
sap producing kind.
The Misses Avery and Bryant, whit
have been conducting revival meet
lngs at the Methodist church the pas
four weeks, have finished their labors
having been very successful.
Charles Cole has lost one of his hes
horses, one of a pair that he had jus
purchased. paying nearly $500.
The Noyesville Creamery Associa
tion paid their patrons twenty ON
cents for February butter.
FAYSTON.
Harriet, wife of the late Hosea New
comb, and daughter of the late The
ophilus Bixby, who died at the h ON
of j. s. Newcomb, March II, age
ninety seven years, was for about fit
years a respected resident of this town
Here, her five children, Dan, George
b., Don Carlos, Lydia NJ. and Ma
Iona were born. In 1857 the famil
) went to Kansas, remaining through tn
civil war, aiding the cause of freed OF
y and prompting the Gospel of Jesu
Christ Funeral services in charg
of u. H. McAllister were held at MI
Newcomb's. Rev. @. S. Nutter of 81
Albans officiating Clergyman and f. A
; and W. O. Bragg, @. H. Newcom
and Elwyn Williams bearers.
The snow took rapid exit last wee
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