The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-07
SOUTH ROYALTON.

W. o. Belknap went to New York
on Monday to purchas new goods.
o. Il. Russ moved to the Merrill
house last week.
l. l.. Welcome was in White River
Junction last week assisting Mr.
Brewster in his photograph stud 10.
Rev. W. H. Sharpe, former pastor
of the Methodist church, spent Sunday
in town.
The post office department moved to
their new quarters in the Tarbell
block last week. South Royalton now
has as handsome post office as there is
In the country.
Mr.. Newton returned from Mont
pelier on Monday.
Charles Clapp of Lowell is in town
buying cows this week.
Harold Fish, Ralph Soper and Les
ter Ashley were at home from Dart.
mouth on Sunday.
The spring term of school began on
Monday with few new students in
the high school.
Saturday for short visit with his
son.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Fielders last Sunday morning.
TOPSHAM.
A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. d. G. Mckay on Sunday.
DR.. r. f. Willard and DR.. George
Darling we're called in counsel over
al L., xNf A
day.
Charlie Corliss of Manchester, N.
H., is visiting his aunt, Mary Weed.
Will Rogers of Washington was this
way buying COWS last week.
Miss Hattie Eastman is at home
from Newbury to care for her brother
who is i'll.
Rev. J. @. Wright went to Mont
pelier on Friday to attend conference.
Mrs. Mary Foster of Melrose, Mass. :,
was in town last week to attend tie
funeral of Mrs. John Morrison.
Miss Oracle johnson returned to
brooklyn, n. Y, on Friday; she will
return in June and open an art studio
here.
Rev. j.. A. McClelland was in Rye
gate last week.
The farmers fear that this is poor
sugar year as none has been made yet.
Died in Topsham March 81, Mrs.
Jennie White Morrison. tidings that
bring sadness to the hearts of her cir
Gle of frienGs in this town, her girl
hood home. For some months Mrs
MORRISON had been sick but the doc.
tors skill proved unavailing and the
hope that buoyed up the hearts OF
those about the sufferer faded away
on Sunday morning when the battle
for existence was lost. Jennie White
Morrison was born thirty years ago
in Topsham, the daughter of H. b.
White and Hattie Eastman White.
She was married six years ago to John
Morrison. She leaves besides her hus-
band two sons, father. two sisters
and two brothers. She was greatly es-
teemed by all who knew her. Funeral
services were held at the home on
Tuesday, Rev. j. A. McClelland Off
ciating.
NORTH RANDOLPH.
Mrs. N. W. Carpenter is victim of
the grip.
+. E. Richardson took a load of
dressed hogs to Barre market on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Parker, Mr..
and Mrs. H. II. Parker of this place
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sargent and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blake of Brook
field were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kibbee on Thursday.
Mr.. Burgess of Washington bought
horse of W. M. Hamblin last week.
L. W. Blodgett has finished work
for f. e. Richardson and begins work
for j. G. Perham on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. O. Peck invited
several of their friends to eat new
sugar on Thursday evening.
Mrs. M. A. Gone has a hens egg
measuring SO inches by inches.
Miss Winnifred Rogers of Randolph
is to teach the spring term in district
No. l8 and r. O. Poor of this place
will teach in the upper grade at East
Randolph.
About thirty of the relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Carpenter gathered
at their home on Saturday afternoon
to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary
A poem composed by western relative
was read by ID. ID. Howe of Randolph.
A number of pretty presents and a
purse of money was given them by
their many friends. After q bountiful
supper was served the guests took
their departure hoping to meet them
at their diamond wedding.