The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-03

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The lumbermen are improving the snow,
and the mill yard at the Star Mills is fast
filling up with logs
The sociable at Unity Hall on Friday
evening was attended by a goodly number
OF our people, and the following officers
were chosen for the year ensuing K. N.
Heaton, president; Miss Esther b. Doug
lass, vice-presdent; Rollin Hatch, secre-
tsry Mrs. Phoebe G. Adams, treasurer.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Q. g. Niles on WedDes'
day afternoon, Feb. 3, and the Young La
dies Missionary Society with Mrs. .. w.
Milliken on Saturday after noon, Feb 9,
Plainfield.
Harvey Kiser is sick with heart trouble.
Walter Colby now holds his singing
classes in the Benjamin block.
Mrs. Charles Lombard is visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. Ed. McCIillis, at Randolph.
All OF the schools in town, with the ex-
cept!on OF the village, close this week.
A. j. Batchelder is putting up ice for the
Francis Batchelder & Co. creamery station.
The body of an infant child of A. 1. Bean
was brought here from Barre last Saturday
for interment.
The contest for the music-box in the drug
store OF e. f. Leavtt wakes warm and the
to secure tickets.
The drama, down by the Sea-" given
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid at the
Congregational church last Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, was very successful the
first nigh, and would have been more 80 the
last night had the weather been more pro-
pitic us.
At the creamery meeting held in town
hall last Saturday, large number OF the
leading farmers of this and the adjoining
towns we're present and were enthusiastic
to form an association and build creamery
in the spring. Nearly all the stock has
been pledged to build and equip creamery
and as there are COWS enough i'll the vicinity
there seems to be no obstacles now in the
way for the carrying out of the plan.
Another meeting at the same place, begin
ming at ten o'clock A. M, next Saturday, ID
to be held for the purpose OF hearing the re-
ports of the committees and discussing
plans.
Townsend Bros. say; lone Of Harmless
equals two &c cakes &c. back if If don'G."
Rando phi Center.
The mercantile firm of Allen & Bates has
been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.. AL
len continuing the business.
Mrs. Violet (Hdden) Pember, for many
years known in this community as Madame
p mber, died early Sunday morning after
months of suffering, aged eighty seven
years. She was the eighth child in family
of twelve, the offspring of Ebenezer and
Sarah (Olmstead) Hidden Of Craftsbury
Shs was born in Hardwick in 1908, and in
1886 married Jacob r. Pember, who had re-
Gently graduated as physician and settled
in Randolph. Here they spent their life to-
gether until 1866, when the husband died
Since then Madame Pember has continued
to live in the old home, Their only child,
j. Read, resides in Woodstock. He is clerk
of Windsor county Mrs. Pember was uni
versally respected. She was commune
csnt of Grace Episcopal church, and with its
simple and impressive burial service her
body was laid away Monday afternoon.
Kicker Mills.
Charles A. Kicker is now fast improving
- Fred W. Deniss' wife and boy are
sick, - A. HI. Kicker had an OK hurt so
badly last week that it had to be killed. 1t
was good beef so it was not total loss.
- MIS-. Peter Brickey was in this place
about one week ago spreading cankerrash
and measles. - A. III. Kicker is loading
his hemlock bark. - William Quay,
who has been visiting friends in Canada,
has returned to Groton Pond.
Roxbury.
The Good Templars' County Union is to
be held here, February II.
G. A. Tilden is having telephone put in
and is connecting it with the Warren line
Thirteen births and thirteen deaths were
registered at the town clerks office for the
year ending December 81,
Moses Bell has traded with Will Camp
bell for the meat market. - f. w. Wet
more lost valuable colt on Friday by
shaft breaking and sticking into the colt,
killing it. - Chase & Roys have their
machine for making shell hair pins in posi-
Mass, is assisting them. - Little Reba
Ford, who was taken i'll with pneumonia at
her grandfather's is able to be moved
home. Leon Ford, her brother, who is also
i'll with pneumonia, is better. - Edward
Burnham has rented the Monroe Rich farm
and has taken possession. g Baxter Dur
kee has moved his family into part of
Mrs. Rebeccs Richardson's honse. -
Mrs. Grant is very sick with pneumonia.
- E. X. Burnham and wife were called
to Brookfeld, last week, by tho illness of
Mrs. E. e. Ellis. - Among those from
out of town, who attended the whist club
and dance, were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Spauld-
ing of St. Adams, Mrs. DR.. Fisk of Mont
pelier, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Parsons and
Miss Della Wiley Of Northfield, Mrs. Moses
Spaulding of Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M.
Heath and daughter Ethel Of Bethel. -
Miss Mae Minott, who has been working for
d. l.. Nichols, was called home by the
serious illness of her mother in Waterbury.
- Fed s. Stanton was in St. Adams
last week, and in Rutland Monday on i'm
portant business. - Herbert Howe has
returned from Massachusetts and is work
ing for Flint & Van Deusen.
CONSTIPATION in its worst forms, dyspep-
STA, sick headache, biliousness and derange-
ment of the liver are readily cured by De-
Wits Little Early Risers. These little
pills never grippe; Small pill. safe pill, best
pill w. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
South Ryegate.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blodgett last Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian church will hold its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. A. j Arthur.
Rev. j. j. Hall is quite sick, and was I'M
able to preach on Sunday. His congrega-
ton was cordially welcomed at the Re-
formed Presbyterian church, across the
way.
The Fish and Game Commissioners will
hold meeting in depot hall, on Friday,
February B, at half-past ten A. M, to hear
reasons for and against the closing of Tickle
Naked, or Ryegate Pond.
II. G. Darling of Lowell, Mass, came
home on :. Thursday quite i'll. His brother
Robert came home with him. He is gaining
fast. and thinks he will be able to attend to
business by the last Of the week.
Caledonia county Sunday school conven-
ton will be held at Ryegate on February