The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24
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Ernest X Herrick takes Lester Morgans
place carrying the mail.
Henry Walker and brother visited in
| Montpelier last Monday.
The boys are enjoying some quite good
| skating on Wrights pond.
j. w. Egan will hereafter run his grist
mill Fridays and Saturdays.
Frank Belding OF Moretown was a guest
at e. d. Williams last Friday.
Mrs. II. b. Nichols and Mrs. Addie Den
nlson were in Waterbury on Friday.
Don't forget the dance at the Washington
House tonight A good time is assured.
II, b. Nichols and family will spend
Thanksgiving at their former home in I'm
derhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Chamberlain are
spending the week with relatives at Worces-
ter, Mass
Addie NJ Hammond was in Barre and
Mrs. Grace b. Hastings was in Montpelier
on Monday.
Our old resident, Horace Steele, was in
town on Tuesday, looking after the inter.
ests of his property.
Preparations have begun for the annual
fair to be- held by the Ladies' Aid on De-
cember at Holden's Hall
Miss Nellie Grandy will soon return from
Massachusetts and be at the home of her
sister. Mrs. M. A. Newhall.
Mrs Amanda Newhall, who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs James Cullen at st. Adams
is expected home this week.
The post-of1ice will he open from seven
O'Clock until noon and from three until
seven o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.
Mrs. NJ. II. Farrar and daughter, who
have been visiting Mrs. Farrar's parents in
Moretown, have returned to their home in
town.
Mrs. A. M. Taplin and Mr.. and Mrs.
George p. Miles will spend Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Docherty at West
Berlin.
Rev. X. H. Basmajian gave an interest
lug lecture illustrated by stereopticon views
of Armenia, Turkey and Constantinople at
the church last evening.
A younger brother of H. d. Walker, the
efficient clerk for FL. b. Nichols, paid the
former visit over Sunday, returning to his
home in Plymouth yesterday.
The efficient telegraph operator, "Sir )"
Walter Scott, finished his duties at South
Royalton and returned to his old position at
Montpelier Junction last Thursday.
The Hill Whist Club met with Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Nichols last Thursday evening.
The attendance was large and the enjoy
ment of the evening was thorough.
ID. A. Cook, administrator OF Mrs. Rosa
line Steee's estate, sold five acres OF land
near the Foster bridge, at public auction
to n. III. Hammond for 1926, last Saturday
e. e. Robinson was recently the victim of
quite a severe accident. While skidding
logs he was thrown head foremost into a
brush pile, cutting several deep gashes in
his face.
Lucian White has been confined to the
house the past week by muscular rheuma-
tism. He is attended by DR.. ID. G. Kemp
Of Montpelier and is little better at this
writing.
Instead OF running every other day as re-
ported last week, the creamery has shut
down for the winter, the milk OF few Gus
toners being drawn to tie main station at
Montpelier.
Lester o. Morgan, for some time past the
efficient assistant at the depot, has been as
signed to the position of night operator at
Montpelier Junction, whittier he went last
Monday afternoon Success to you Lester
We were glad to notice that the North
field Ne rs correspondent did not bite " at
the eagle story. "Gene" isn't much OF a
judge of maple sugar, but we are frank to
say that he is far above fictitious eagles.
Herbert Egsn is at home from Worcester,
where he has been the past few weeks saw
ing clspboards for G. g. Putnam & Son.
We fail to notice any change the healthy
climate OF Worcester has made on our
peaceful friend and citizen.
While Abner Childs, who resides on
Moretown Common, where the snow ~
usually plenty, was vending his way
toward Middlesex Center last Sunday, he
encountered q snowdrift, and came out of
it with broken whiffletree. Nothing
daunted, however, Abner went straight to
the second selectman, e. e. Densmore, who
Immediately made Mr.. Childs new Whit
hetree and admonished him, it is said, to
keep quiet, as hereafter he would see that
the road commissioner ran the snow roller
when necessary.
j. G. Berry one OF the best known citi.
zens Of Spencer, Mo-, testifes that he cured
himself OF the worst kind Of piles by using
few boxes OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sal We.
He had been troubled with piles for over
thirty years and had used many different
kinds OF so-called cures; but DeWitt's was
the one that did the work and he will verify
this statement If any one wishes to write
him. W. e. Terrill & Co.
Plainfield.
The Gun Club will shoot on Thanksgiving
day.
Oscar Wheeler has moved his family into
the Shorey Block.
Arch Nye has moved his family from the
Spencer house to B. D. Marsh's place.
There is to be union service at the Con.
gregational church on Thanksgiving even.
ing.
Mrs. Arch Batchelder, who has been WIS.,
iting relatives in Chicago, returned home
on Saturday.
Miss Anna L. Gardner, who has been WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. e. f. Smith, returned
to her home on Monday.
s. r. Parker of Waterbury has been en-
gagged for the upper room of the village
school and Miss Flora e. Kilby OF Newport
Center will take charge of the primary.
That Plainfeld has had, and still has, her
share OF young women, who are fairly at
tractive, there is scarcely reason for a doubt
but just why they should be made the
special victims of a ministerial (matrimo.
niaD cyclone may not be quite so clear to
general observation In view OF the omi-
nous clouds that are now gathering, one
young lady seems to view the situation with
alarm and declares she shall flee to Klon-
dyke.
Temperance Sunday, November %. is to
be observed at both churches, under the au-
spices of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union. Temperance sermons will be
preached by Pastors Cooper and Grisbrook
in the morning service, in their respective
churches. REGULATIONS will be given by the
children in Sunday-school. In the evening.
union service will be held in the Meth
odist church, in memory of the late Gen
eral Neal Dow. Rev. Mr. Grisbrook will
speak OF General Dow as a citizen and
patriot, and Rev. DIR. A. l.. Coopers subject
will be General Dow's Legacy TO Young