The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-25
Cotton VOiIes
HOMER Fits.
BARRE, VERMONT.

H. S. Powers has sold his farm and
moved to Ryegate Corner.
Several from here attended the
| dance in South Ryegate last Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Bailey and son, George,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Moses
Buchanan Feb. 10.
Kimball Marshall was on the sick
list last week, but is able to be out
now
Mrs. Florence Dodge was here from
Post Mills last week.
CHELSEA.
A social gathering was held at the
Congregational church vestries on
Wednesday evening of last week to
meet DR.. Charles w. Young, who is to
sail early in November for China to
enter upon tine work of medical mis-
sionary. and who is to be supported by
the churches of Orange Conference.
About 100 were present and all were
much pleased with DR.. Young.
The Montpelier Male Quartette gave
an enjoyable concert on Thursday
evening" but as has been the case at
every worthy entertainment so far this
| winter. the audience was small.
Presiding Elder Newton was pres.
ent Friday evening at the quarterly
conference of the Methodist church,
which is the last conference of the
year. 1t is now formally announced
that Rev. W. E. Allen does not expect
to return for another year. Mr.. AL
lens eight years on this charge give
him the longest Methodist pastorate
in New England and he will leave
with the hearty good will of all resi-
dents of the town, regardless of de-
nomination.
Examiner Prichard is to hold
teachers examination here on Friday
and Saturday of this week.
w. f. Hood left on Friday for
visit to his brother in Lowell, Mass,
returning on Monday.
The Congregational ladies will serve
the usual dinner on town meeting
day.
Mrs. Minnie whitney Hodgedon
of Barre had a successful operation
performed on Saturday at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital in Burlington and
is reported to be doing we'll.
Harold d. Comstock was here on
Sunday from Dartmouth College.
Vinton A. Corwin visited his par
ents on Sunday. coming from Boston.
John M. Knight of Corinth is visit.
ing j. K, and H. X. Darling.
The town reports are IN the hands of
the tax payers and show gratifying
reduction of the town debt of over
So, 700 during the past year.
Elmer d. McAllister, who has been
working at Graniteville for son-e
months, has been brought home i'll
with rheumatic fever, so i'll that he
| had to be brought on bed.
Clara Mildred, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton E. Hutchinson, died on
Monday afternoon of broncho pneu-
monia following an attack of Group.
aged fifteen months and seven days.
The funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon conducted by
Rev. Messrs. Wyckoff and Allen.
Frank |. Whitney was taken VIC.
lently i'll ON Sunday afternoon. He
was delirious and in critical condi-
tion until Tuesday morning, but is
now improving. The cause of the
trouble was not discovered until Mon
day evening, when it was found that
Mr.. Whitney who is obliged to use a
large amount of morphine in the form
of tablets, had been given by mis-
take and was using tablet a containing
belladonna.
At O'Clock on Monday evening at
DR.. A. B. Smiths, Charles M. Good
rich and Zilla N. Smith were joined
in marriage by H. j. Wyckoff and left
town at once for brief tour.
The entertainment given on Monday
evening by the Thespian Dramatic
Company was an excellent one and
was enthusiastically received by a
good audience.
w. O. Holmes has returned from
North Carolina and K. +. Dudley.
who has been managing the store in
his absence. returned to West Fairlee
on Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. Dud-
ley, who has been here for several
days.
CABOT.
Miss Lottie Gamblin is at work for
Mrs. M, d. Wells.
Clyde Lance, who underwent an
operation few weeks ago is able to
be out again.
Mrs. o. Il. Aiken and family have
gone 10 Coventry to take care of her
father, who is in poor health Ara
Wilson is at work for her.