The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
rooNrrNuEp FROM FIFTH PAeEI.

Dr. M1nOt mas been III tOWh ~ ~ onoh
twenty years and has been skillful prac
titioner.
H. K. Burnap, formerly proprietor of the
Morris House, and who is now In the mer-
camille business in Calais, spent Sunday in
town.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
hold a sociable at their parlors this evening,
serving supper from half past five to seven
o'clock.
The Conversational Club was entertained
Monday nig1t by Rev. L. 7. Tucker, and
listened to paper by Hon. Frank Plumley
on Venezuela"
Miss Dora Plumley has been suffering for
several days with an liberated tooth, and
her place In the High School room has been
filled by Mrs. W. E. Hurlbut
Charles II. Tyler OF Somerville, Mass,
and Miss Grace G.. Fernald of Boston, Mass,
were married Wednesday evening at the
home OF Mrs. Jane Ellis, on Union street,
by Rev. L. p Tucker. Mr. Tyler is favor
ably known to many OF our citizens as one
OF the electricians who wired the town for
the electric lights. While employed here
he DO arded at the home of Mrs. Ellis.
PlainfieId.
Blanche Kidder's new piano arrived last
week 1t is q Wentworth upright aud
fne.toDed instrument.
A. j. Batchelder commenced cutting ice
last Friday, taking out about 1900 cakes,
about nine inches thick.
II. T. Batchelder has sold his farm to
Jerome Bailaw and has rented A. V. Tay-
lor's house in the village.
L. A. Batchelder has purchased a fine
trotter, which, We expect will give good
account of itself on the ice this winter.
There will be a Christian Endesvor so.
cial at Miss Emily Spencer's on Tuesday
evening, January 81, with readings, recita-
tons, singing, class in geography, ETC.,
after which refreshments will be served
Every body is invited.
While W. Shorey was hitching horse to
the wagon, last Thursday, the horse reared
and broke the bride. The animal then started
on the run across the bridge to the Meth.
odist church There he fell, clearing him
self from part OF the wagon, and then ran
against tree in II. e. Cutters yard. After
making two circuits OF the common, he fell
again and was captured before he got up.
Result, a badly damaged harness and a
wagon not worth repairing.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society met
January 8, when the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. j. E. Farrow; vice.
presiden' g, Miss B. Chamberlain and Mrs.
Fl. o. Kiser; secretary, Mrs. Fl. Parks;
treasurer, Mrs. John Foss; social commit
tee, Mrs. j. e. Farrow, Mrs. Fred Perrin,
Mrs. Royal Kinney and Mrs. @. Jack; di-
rectors, Mrs. w. Page and Mrs. g. Spencer.
This society will hold an afternoon social
on Wednesday, January %, with Mrs. Inez
Cate All are cordially invited
John Foss is seriously ill with typhoid
fever. - F. Bancroft of Pawtucket, r.
l., is in town purchasing lumber. -
Nelson Morse has commenced work in the
grist- mill OF j. NJ Batchel er & Son.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a fifty cent
bottle of Greene's Syrup of Tar il it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac-
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
(twenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pills
Leavitt, Plainfeld; e. W. Gilman. Marsh
field.
Lanesboro
Fred Mcqueen is happy. It's girl.
John Goslant and bride are visiting at NJ
Goslant's.
Miss Rose Young has gone to her home
in Walden.
Herbert Eastman is doing blacksmithing
this winter.
Alec Guyette recently lost good horse
one of the pair that he purchased of l.. A.
Paquin.
Henry Goslant has been confined to the
house for the past few days. He intends
going to the Mary Fletcher Hospital as soon
aS ne IL aDl6.
Charles Cole from Walden is to keep the
boarding-house the ensuing year, Mr.. and
Mrs. McAulay having moved on to their
farm in Cabot.
Lumber men are getting anxious. NJ
Goslant's jObbers have about 10000 logs on
the skids and are waiting for snow. They
intend to put in fifty teams.
Why DOM Marshfield and Peachsm join
hands and build school-house here for the
convenience of the twenty scholars who are
unable to attend school elsewhere?
Randolph.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Randolph National Bank was held
on Tuesday. William Fl Du Bots, John w.
Rowel, Willard Gay, w. B. Wall and
Royal T. Dubois were elected directors
W. Fl. Dubois was subsequently elected
president; j. w. Rowell, vice. president;
Charles G. Dubois, cashier. A semi annual
dividend of three per cent was declared
January 1.
Many are suffering fro severe colds.
MI. Charles Spalding died, Monday morn
ing, of cancer.
There was a dance at f. l.. Herrick' 8
Saturday night.
Miss Alice Ford OF Cornish Flat, N. H.,
is at the Columbian House.
Mrs. 8. d. Allen of Barre was at III G..
Van Deusen's few days last week.
Rev. M. II. Wright held meetings every
evening during the Week of Prayer.
Foster Tracy has moved on to the Charles
Burnham farm on the K asst Hill, to take
boarders.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fits and Mrs. G. A.
Roys attended the Spiritualst convention at
M IN Ipeler.
l.. Nj. Heath, wife and daughter, attended
the enter ainment OF the colored four
hundred ~ at Bethel on Wednesday of last
week.
STAFFORD.
l.. d. Parker has bargained the John
Hayes farm to l.. p. Wabridge.
Harry A Hoyt has purchased of the j. M.
Flint estate the Mason Carpenter farm.
The annual meeting of STAFFORD Cream
cry Company was held last week. The
report tlen made was so favorable that the
old board Of directors was reelected The
officers for the coming year are: s. B. Buell.,
president; j. l.. Barrett. treasurer; 81. L..
Hatch, secretary. There were nearly two
million pounds of milk brought to the
creamery last year. Receipts, above all