The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-21
NORTHFIELD.

Robert Davis and family returned
from camping expedition at West
Berlin last week.
Mrs. Asa Howe has been quite i'll
for the past few days.
DIR. William Hurley, who recently
underwent an operation for sppendi-
citis at Burlington continues to i'm
prove.
Fancis Sickles has purchased house
and four acres of land located between
the Central Vermont railroad track
and Central street, of Mrs. Jerry Har-
rigan of Montpelier.
Rev. Walter Dole and family are
spending the summer at their former
home in Enfield, N. H. There will be
no services at the Universalist church
during the month OF August as the
pastor is to take his vacation at that
time.
Mrs. l.. B. Allen, and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy, have returned to Post
Mills.
Lieut.. Frederick Wilson of the 9th
infantry stationed at Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,, is the guest of Capt E. A. Shut
tleworth
Louis White died at his home on
North Main street on Sunday morning
at 10 O'Clock. He was granite cutter
by trade and had been i'll but short
time with tuberculosis. Mr.. White is
survived by a wife and two small chill
dren, Arthur and Eva, who have the
sincerest sympathy of all in their be-
reavement. The deceased was a mem.
Der of the Woodmen and was we'll
liked by all. The funeral services
will take place in st. Johns church
on Wednesday morning Rev. J. p.
O'Neil officiating.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Ellis on Thursday.
Raspberries are plenty and selling
at ten cents a quart
Station Agent Barnum has pur.
chased a building lot on Central street.
of j. H. Talbot.
Miss Ellen Dean and Miss Vaughn
of Grand Rapids, Mich, who are
walking through the State, we're recent
guests at the home of M. D. Smith.
They walked from Berlin pond to this
town and left the next day for trip
to Warren.
Paschal Davis, an aged resident of
this town, is seriously i'll at his home
near South Mortified.
E. b. Ellis new stone sheds are all
completed with the exception of the
windows which are nearly ready to be
placed. 1t is expected that the plant
will be equipped with power within
the new two weeks.
During the months of July and Au-
gust the evening services of the Con-
gregational church will be discontin.
ued. The Christian Endeavor Society
will meet as usual.
Mrs. Minnie Evans returned from a
visit TO Barre on Saturday.
The electric light that was voted at
the annual meeting to be placed on
South Main street has been installed
at the junction of South Main street
and Crescent avende. AS this junction
has always been dark and dangerous
place the light proves great con-
venience to the travelling public and
will be much appreciated by those liv-
ing in that vicinity.
Prof. O. O. Brill has sold his large
residence at the Center village to
Norwich University and work will be-
gin at once toward remodelling this
nto first class dormitory for the
cadets in the fall. The present bar
racks are much too small for the in
creasing number of students and it is
expected that about forty can be ao-
commodated. A heating plant will be
installed and all effort will be made
to make this most modern and COM
modious building The new presi-
dent. Charles H. Spooner. is expected
to arrive in town before the opening
of the next academic year. The
friends of the University feel much
elated over the successful purchase
and the institution is to be congratu-
lated upon it's ever increasing prosper
ity. Prof. Brill expects to begin the
erection of residence in the village
in the near future.
Word was received on Friday even
ing of the death of Mrs. Fred A.
Lewis at her home in East Corinth
after brief illness of tuberculosis.
The remains will be brought to this
town where interment will be made.
Much sympathy is felt for the be-
reaved family especially the husband.
who is robbed of faithful and loving
wife after SO short period of welded
life.
Miss Sarah H. Wright of Middle.
boro, Mass. arrived in town last week
for an indefinite visit at the home of
K. l.. Field
An Italian picnic was held in Kim
balls grove on Sunday for the benefit
of a fellow countryman, who is at
present in Heaton Hospital at Mont
Night Was Her Terror.