The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26
Berlin.


pairs on his house at the head of the lake.
The camping season at the lake bids fair
to surpass last season. The public cottages
are being rapidly engaged, and two private
cottages are being erected in Stuatrs' camp
both by parties from Barre.
Memorial Day is to be observed at half
past nine Saturday morning. The several
schools are to meet at the Corner, and, ac-
companied by drum corps from Mont
peler, march to the cemetery to decorate
the graves of soldiers. Returning to the
church, exercises appropriate for the occa-
sion will be given.
Bradford.
w. s. Spencer OF Springfield is in town,
the guest of Mrs j. E. Garfield,
T. A. Chase, DR.. j. H. Jones and Thomas
r. Renfrew were at Wells River last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles f. Palmer returned
from Haverhill Mass. last Wednesday
morning.
Miss Elena George was at home for few
days from Montpelier last week, visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. George
Henry Dodge of Post Mills, with some
friends, was in town last Saturday, max
ing the trip on their wheels.
Mrs. B. s. Hooker and several others
from this place attended the musical con-
vention at st. Johnsbury last week.
Miss Lucy Garfield is home from Mont
pelier to attend the wedding of her sister,
which is announced to take place June 2.
The little daughter of f. III. Everett is
critically ILL. A counsel of physicians has
been called and it is hoped she may speedily
recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Woods returned
from California last Friday, where they
have been spending the greater part of the
winter.
Miss Metella Paine, former teacher in
our High School, made her many friends
short call last Monday while on her way to
Boston.
Memorial services are TO be held at Fair
lee next Sunday. Rev. A. H. Webb is to
supply the pulpit. All are most cordially
invited to attend.
The Grand Army Post, Sons of Veterans
and Woman's Relief Corps have been in
vited to attend Memorial services at Fair
lee next Sunday.
H. X. Prescott has been in Boston and
Manchester on business the past week,
prior to putting in much larger stock Of
long and shelf hardware.
The meetings of the week are to be held
at the parsonage on account of repairs at
the Methodist church, which are expected to
be finished the last of the week.
The very welcome shower of last Sunday
night was duly appreciated and a great
amount of good was derived by the farmers
as well as the people living on Main street.
A. L. Fabyan and wife are spending
few days in town, having inst returned
from their winters sojourn in Florida
They are to go to the mountains little
later.
l.. W. Morris is soon to go to White River
Junction to take charge of Billings Park
and track. He has quite number of good
horses which he will fit for the track later
in the season.
Members of Dudley X. Andross Camp
No. "a, Sons of Veterans, are hereby re-
quested to meet at Grand Army hall on
Thursday evening for the purpose of max
ing arrangements for attending Memorial
services on the Saturday following.
Memorial services were held at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday. Washburn
Post listened to a very interesting sermon
from one of their comrades, Rev. II. T.
Barnard. Very sympathetic words were
spoken to the Grand Army as we'll as to the
ladies of the Relief Corps and Sons of Vete-
rams. The services as we'll as the selections
given by the choir were duly appreciated.
Bradford Center.
Bert Batchelder and wife were the guests
Of Mrs. George Silloway on Sunday. -
Josiah Welton saw deer in n. f. Kelley s
from Plattsburg, n. Y, has rented Hiram
Porters blacksmith shop. - Quite a
number from this place attended the Me-
mortal service at Bradford.
Cabot.
G. M. Webster went to East Boston last
Monday morning on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Converse of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, and n. j. Corliss and family
OF Barre are guests of l.. FL Myers.
j. P. Lamson, Esq, will deliver the Me.
mortal Day address at North Calais next
Saturday at two O'Clock in the afternoon.
Next Saturday patriotic exercises will be
held in the Methodist church at P. M, con.
ssting of speaking by the children of the
! 10 A. NJ. the different organizations will meet
and march to the cemetery with decorations
for their comrades graves.
Union memorial services were held in the
Methodist church last Sunday with an in
teresting sermon by Rev. Zimri Wheeler o
sisted by Revs. j. A.. Dixon and III. l.. Hart
well. The choir gave some select pieces
closing with the old familiar hymn, Amer
ica."
Sixteen members from Pomona Lodge at
tended the Rebekah assembly at Montpe
lier. - Mrs. Luke Fisher and Mrs. Hi
ram Wells were appointed delegates to at
tend the Home Missionary meeting at Sara
toga on June to 3. - Marjorie, daugh
ter of M. d. Wells, was the cause of quite
commotion at the doctors on Friday Sh
was not to be found anywhere, and afte
looking everywhere in the house and at tn
neighbors she was found at home in tn
middle of the bed, in the guest chamber
fast asleep.
| Calais.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kent were in Burling
ton last week.
Memorial exercises will be held at Nortl
Calais next Saturday.
E. V. Kent and Cyrus Dickey OF North
field were in town recently.
Miss Elizabeth Goldthwaite will conduC
services at the school-house vestry at Ms
pie Corner next Sunday at 2 Pm.
The patriotic exercises OF the school a
Maple Corner next Friday afternoon will b
at half past two. All are cordially invited
Rev. j. Edward Wright delivered yer
able and interesting sermon to large an
appreciative audience at Memorial Ha
last Sunday afternoon.
The separator station OF the Capiti
Creamery at Kents Corner Ia receivin
5000 pounds Of milk per day. The patrOr
received seventeen and one-half cents Il
April butter.
/, East Calais.