The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
WATERBURY,.

WATERBURY,.
Among those stopping at the Water
bury Hotel on Tuesday were John W.
Gordon. John H. Senter, f.. W. Ban
croft, l.. W. Shedd of Montpelier,
George Swasey of Barre and +. A.
Balch of Richmond.
w. B. CLARK, who has been chairman
of the school board, has resigned on
account of other business. The teach
! ers of the graded school and the school
directors passed very pleasant even
! ing at his home Tuesday evening and
/ presented him with handsome easy
chair. Mr.. Clark has been chairman
of the board for four years.
Miss Mary Z. Partridge died of
! Bright's disease on Sunday, February
IL at the home of William Strong at
| the age of seventy.sIx years. Miss
Partridge was born in Putney, The
funeral services were held at the
house at 10: 80 n. M, on tuesday,
Rev. +. B. Kellogg officiating. The
burial was in Randolph Center.
A. T. Morse, who hurt his hand
| badly last May on circular saw and
| has been at Heaton hospital at Mont
pelier is to have his hand amputated
at the wrist by DR.. Grout. The fingers
were dying on account of imperfect
circulation Of the blood.
@. @. Warren returned from his trip
| to Florida and Texas on Saturday
! Patience E. Smith widow of the late
George Smith. died at Waterbury
| Center on Monday at the age of fifty
two years. Funeral held at 80
Wednesday, F. B. Kellogg officiating.
The funeral of Lewis B. Graves,
who died in Duxbury on Monday was
held at 9 O'Clock on Wednesday Rev.
f. b. Kellogg officiating.
r. J. Knowles returned from Bur-
lington on Tuesday.
Rev. George Atkins who was to
have lectured in town hall last week
| takes an alternative sentence of 1856
days in the work house IN Rutland.
Some of our citizens may ask to have
the sentence prolonged indefinitely as
this is the sixth time he has come up
| for similar affair.
L. @. Moody was in Montpelier On
Tuesday on the case of Hayford vs..
! Daniels.
Fred Cooley is in Vergennes for a
few days.
Miss Belle Downing and Miss Bak-
um have finished work at the wrapper
factory and have gone to Richmond.
Myron Hayes has taken the John
RYAN farm.
E. E. Campbell and family were
visiting in Middlesex on Sunday, the
guests of Rev. j. Q. Angel.
Workmen are putting in the fixtures
for electric lights at the Central Ver-
mont passenger station.
SODOM.
One day last week as Alton Sloan
was saving wood for Will Richard
with gasolene engine he narrowly
escaped serious injury. Seeing the
pile of wood about to fall on the en-
CINE, he sprang to prevent it and was
caught in the machinery and nearly
stripped Of his clothing, which some
of the men cut SO as to free him from
his perilous position.
Mrs. Thomas Bailey was quite Ill
on Saturday but at present writing is
| better.
The winter term of school closed
here last Friday. Those having no
absences during the term were: Allan
Bailey, Ervine Ferris, Nellie Law
renee, Jennie Taylor, Agnes Taylor,
Maud Weeks, Alton Weeks, Fred
Weeks. and Ernest Mathers. During
the entire year Allan Bailey, Elvine
Ferris and Fred Weeks have not lost q
day.
HARDWICK.
Harley Atkins spent Sunday at
Jeffersonville.
Mrs. Chase of North Montpelier is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Alice
Wheeler
Mrs. Fred Angel continues about
the same.
Owen Atkins and wife visited her
parents in Wolcott on Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Fuller and daughter
have returned from Nashua.
T. E. Angel and son visited in
Woodbury., Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Atkins is visiting in
Jefferson.
Mrs. Fri Wheeler is caring for Mrs.
John Long.
WATTS RIVER.
Those who are ill in town this week
are Fred Currier, Roscoe Hood, H.
@. Richardson, Mrs. T. d. Fellows.
Mrs. George McDuffee is sick with
pneumonia and is attended by DR.. W.
Locke of Bradford.
Lewis Hill of Piermont is chopping
for r. S. Shepard.
Albert Richardson is working for
Palmer DiGkerman.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hood last week.
Clinton Bowen has finished hauling
bark to Bradford. e. S. Locke is
hauling ash lumber to Bradford for
James Bowen.
II. A. Chase is in Barre visit ng rel
atives.
Miss Blossom Chase rode out on
Sunday for the first time since her Sc
we're illness.
BERLIN.
The official year in Berlin closed
Feb. IL, when the auditors met and
audited the accounts of the several
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