The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Cabot.

riages, II births and % deaths in town II
1897.
Miss Matte Hersey OF Barre spent satur
Day and Sunday at her old home with Mr.
and Mrs. ii. Wells.
j. Munson Stone and son Eddie Of Will
Jamestown spent Sunday with relatives al
Lower Cabot and southwest hill
Mrs. Hiram Wells celebrated her birth.
day by gathering few friends and rela.
tives at her home on February IL. 1t was
also the birthday OF Nellie Swerdfeger and
Walter Swan.
True Town, a former resident OF this
town now living in Woodbury., visited his
friends In this village last week. He is to
open paint shop at South Woodbury. the
coming spring.
Not since the starting OF the creamery in
this town has as much dissatisfaction been
expressed by its patrons at the price paid
for butter, as was at the payment on the
fifteenth OF this month for January butter
OF Is cents per pound, churn test
The Lower Cabot Reading club met with
| Mrs. j. M. Fisher on Valentine evening.
A large number was present. After the
usual routine OF business and reading the
mail pouch was opened and each one re-
| ceived a valentine. There was some sharp
hits which made 1t very lively and enjoy
| able.
Rev. II. g. Hartwell preached the last Of
OF his series OF topics on Sunday. It was
Love. Next Sunday he will exchange pull
pits with Rev. j. A. Dixon to enable the
| subject OF Cuba's needs to be brought be.
| fore the people as Rev. Mr.. Dixon has been
| there himself 1t il expected to be very inter-
estng.
The Congregational audience ON Sunday
| listened to the familiar voice OF Hon.
Charles Stone Of Lsconis, N. H., although
but few were there that remembered when
he formed part OF the choir over thirty
N me m Of IN
choir that mingled her voice with his in
years gone by.
Washington's birthday was very pleasant
~ observed at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wheeler by the Ladies Social
society. The characters were all we'll rep
resented, the costumes being very appropri-
ate, some OF them very rich and snowy.
From the usual fee, the sale Of candies, etc.,
nice little sum was netted.
Aside from the usual business of March
meeting the great interest center Is the call
for new roads. There are no less than five
articles to see II the town will build des-
cribed roads there, with the two where a
court committee is asked for, making seven
In all, II built, will furnish plenty OF work
for all that wish and good calling Of Itali-
ans.
At the mid-winter sale OF Wells, Boyle
q Rogers, commencing January 10, and
ceasing February 49, to the two most popu-
lar school teachers in town was offered any
dress pattern she might select. For each
80 cents worth Of good purchased the pur-
chaser was allowed one vote. The voting
closed at noon the 18th. At two O'Clock the
box was opened and the votes counted by
Deacon Ira f. Haines, Miss Julia Fisher
and @. FL. French; 1918 votes were cast. or
this number Miss Mabel Haines had 421,
Miss Addie Smith 1884, the other four
candidates ranging to 900, and the dress
patterns were awarded Misses Haines and
Smith. The defeated candidates and their
friends have this to comfort Them that
holding up hands don't pay debts.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here
by agree to refund the money on fifty-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar,
il it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a twenty-five cent bottle to
prove satisfactory or money refunded.
Wells, Boyles g. Rogers, Cabot.
Morse Brothers, Cabot.
s. G. Voodry, Cabot.
Frank Carr. Calais.
Calais.
Miss Fannie Kent has returned from Cabot
where she has been caring for an aunt, Mrs. E.
Boston last Saturday. - The officers of
Wyram r. Burnap Camp Sons of Veterans,
were installed by l.. l. Leonard last Saturday
evening. - The Ladies' Union will meet
with Mrs. Ida Person on Tuesday, March 1,
afternoon and evening. All are invited. -
next week with school Thursday evening and
sing Friday afternoon and evening.
East Calais.
The body of the infant daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Lyford of Lowell, Mass,
was brought here on Monday and deposited
in the receiving tomb. Mr.. Lyford returns
home Saturday but Mrs. Lyford will re-
main here few weeks
No preaching service next Sunday. Fol
ha q wi no
read. - j. p. Lampson Of Cabot gives
lecture at Union church next Saturday
evening for the benefit of the circulating
library. - Oscar Gurnsey has bought of
Mrs. B. p. White of Barre the house and
lot known as the Emery place, and takes
possession on the first of March. -
John Gilman has bought part of the old
Rideout farm, consisting OF the farm build
ings, and land the lower side OF the road.
Gilman rents the house to Oliver Aims
week to George o. Pierce's. - Nancy
Parker is soon to move from the tenement
where she has lived 30 long into the house
with Mrs. Fay. e Asa Hawse cut his
foot several weeks ago, and neglectng to
take proper care OF 1t caught cold and has
had hard looking foot ever since. For
days he has been in a critical condition, and
it is thought he cannot recover. - Ten
inches of snow Sunday in addition to the
big storm OF Wednesday gives plenty of
WOrk. Inc cooperative creamery
opens for the season this week. L. o.
Leonard has been hired to make the butter.
A CARD.-We. the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar
If it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee twenty-five cent bottle to
prove satisfactory or money refunded.
W. l.. Pierce, East Calais.
@. r. Dwinell, East Calais.
w. @. Nye, North Montpelier.
G. l.. Pray, North Montpelier.
East Brookfield.
Reuben Denton OF Waitsfield was in town
last week. - X. @. Jackson and III. II.
Peake visited relatives in St. Johnsbury
last week. - MIS-. d. b. Jeffords has
returned from Barre where she has been
nursing among the sick in that city for sew
eral weeks. - Miss Lena Tucker re-
turned to her home in South Washington
on Monday Of last week, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Grace, who has spent the
winter in the family Of John II. Sprague.
= Henry Mason has finished work for
ID. b. Buck and with his family Is stopping
at w. W. Sprague's at present. The
sociable and fair to have been held with
Mrs. Q. w. Clark last week, did not mate
rialize on account OF the severe storm, but
will be held In the near future - An
entertainment deserving Of liberal patron
age will be held at the church on Monday