The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-03

last week. - Fred e. Prichard, county
examiner. held a teachers examination at
the school-house Feb 26 and q Seven
candidates were present - A. A. Slack
| OF Lebanon, N. H., has been in town the
+. W. Abbott Of Fairlee were brought here
| for interment on Saturday, Feb. 81. -
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday the Their
mometer registered 20, "a and % degrees be
low zero.
PlainfieId.
Alonzo Slayton and wife of Barre visited
| friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Batchelder were made
happy by the arrival OF a son last Saturday
Quite delegation from here attended the
races held on the ice at Montpelier on Satur-
day.
Nat and Will Page have traded their
PAGER, Dizzy, with Mr.. Cheever of Dan.
VILE
Fred Perrin and wife returned from Wis
| iting at Hyde Park and Morrisville last
| week.
Victor 1. Reed, who ia engaged in the
drug business at Bethel, spent Sunday in
town with his parents.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congrega-
| tional church held a sociable with Mrs. Nat
Austin last Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Reed gave two whist
parties last week, entertaining the two
nights about sixty Of their friends.
William Brown of Boston spent Sunday
in town with his wife, who is spending the
winter with Mrs. Helen Bstchelder, her
mother.
Presiding Elder Hamilton attended the
quarterly meeting at the Methodist church
last Sunday and conducted the service in
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Batchelder have been
obliged to postpone their trip to Philadel-
phia owing to an attack of the grip, with
which Mr.. Batchelder is suffering
Larry Fitzgerald, one of the old land
marks of the village, was removed from our
midst by death last Wednesday. The in
torment was in the Catholic cemetery of
Montpelier on Sunday
By invitation about twenty met at the
residence of j. b. Wells last Saturday
evening for the purpose of enjoying whist.
Refreshments of cake, ice cream and coffee
were served by the hostess.
In the contest for the music box at e. f.
Leavett's drug store, which was decided on
Monday by a count of the tickets, it was
found that DR.. W. e. Lazelle won having
2,425 tickets to Murray Gutter 1850.
II. e. Cutler, H. G. Martin, HI. G. Moore,
W. r. Cove and Will Prescott, directors of
the creamery association, are looking up
plans for the creamery and entertaining
statesmen from the different manufacturing
companies.
The remains of Marshall Perkins, for a
long time one of the active business men Of
this town, but later of Williamstown, were
brought here on Monday. Funeral services
were held in the Methodist church and the
interment was in the Center cemetery.
About thirty members of the Cabot
Christian EndeavOr Society visited the So
ciety here. A social time, interspersed
with music and recitations, was enjoyed.
Refreshments consisting of sandwiches,
cake and coffee were served by the ladies OF
the home society.
Kicker Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Kicker were at the
musical convention at Peacham last week.
- Two gentlemen from Barre were
tipped over on the railroad crossing here |
and the horse ran for two miles. Little |
damage was done, however. - Jackson
Morrison and sister were the guests of j. G.
Harvey one day last week. - The mer-
curry reached the lowest point of the winter
here on March 81. 1t was 80 below zero.
- Isaac M. Kicker was here last week |
looking over A. Fl. Ricker's electric light |
plant He is talking some of putting in |
plant at Groton. 1t would improve Groton |
very much.
Randolph Center.
Mrs. II. G. Gilbert, wife of the postmaster,
died very suddenly on Wednesday of last |
week, being sick only about two hours. |
Heart failure, accompanied sudden attack |
OF congestion Of the lungs was the cause. |
She was daughter Of Laban Blodgett and |
years. Beloved by all who knew her the
memory she leaves is blessed. She leaves |
husband and five children-H. Closson of |
Boston, George B., OF Middletown, Conn,
Davis of White River Junction, and Misses
Adelaide and Martha who were at home.
All were present at the funeral service held |
in Grace Church, Friday afternoon, Mrs.
Gilbert having long been an active member
of that society.
Edward Eastman has moved to Randolph,
having engaged to work for David Dyer for
one year. - Fred Shepard has taken
the Ziba Page farm near East Roxbury for
the coming year. - The A class of the
Normal school had ride to South Royal
ton last Friday night. - r. @. Diemer
cupy it soon. - Martin Washburn and
wife started Monday for their annual trip
to Alaska. - Fred Lane is to work for |
r. M. Damon and will live in his farm
house the coming season. - Fred |
Hodges has gone to Derby. Conn, to work
project has apparently fallen through, not
from lack OF need but lack OF money. -
Fred P. Eaton of this village and Miss Lii
liam Cosgrove of Chelsea, were married at |
burne. - The Eastern Stars held an en-
joyable sociable at N. L. Boyden's Thurs
day evening. A large number were present |
from Randolph. A son was born to |
Ellsworth Murphy and wife at the Randolph |
House last Wednesday.
ROxbury.
L. I. Bean and wife OF Springfield, Mass
have moved to town and are to reside
with his daughter, Mrs. Bean. - MUIR
ray Simonds Is at home from Bristol where
he has been attending school. - Miss
Charlotte Shepherd entertained a few
friends on February q, it being her seven
teenth birthday. - Homer and Miss
Alice Van Deusen wish to thank all who 80
kindly assisted them in their recent bereave
ment. Mrs. Dr.. Fletcher died on Sum
day of congestion of the brain. The funeral
was on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Rev. j. G.. Sutherland Of Mortified Off
ciated, assisted by Rev. e. G. Downey Of
Northfield. - Miss Myra Butterfield en-
tertained few Of her friends on Friday
evening.
The community was shocked to hear of
the sudden death Of Leah Van Deusen, the
only child of Homer and Alice Van Deusen.
She died on Friday morning Of membrane
GUS Group after an illness of nearly three
weeks. Her age was fourteen years. The
funeral was held at the Congregational
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