The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-09
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Seaver Howard is seriously i'll and attend
ed by DIR. Pierce.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. G.
B. Holden this afternoon
Rev. George M. Burdick OF Cambridge
was visitor in the place over Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Eli Goodenough OF Mont
pelier spent Sunday with Mrs. Q. B. Hol-
den.
Mrs. f. d. Maynard of Burlington is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs p. d. Ed
gerly
Mrs. Sarah j. Williams of Waterbury
Center has been visiting at Mrs. N. III.
Hammond's.
Mrs. G. e. Wyman of Randolph has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. e. e. Campbell
the past week.
Mrs. G. L. Cook of Braintree is at the
home of her mother, Mrs. j. r. Leonard,
who is in poor health.
The Home Circle met with Mrs. Seaver
Howard last Wednesday afternoon and
evening, and held almost enjoyable sociable.
Our writing school doesn't develop as it
should. Sure, there is high need of it
here, and we ought to be able to secure
twenty students.
Letters at the post.office remaining un-
claimed for the month of October are as fol-
lows: Ernest A. Cameron, Carl Morse and
Mrs. Mary Pike.
Fred B. Miles is in Windsor this week
where he and Fred L. Winn will seal the
fate of many a wild fowl of the woods, larg-
or game notwithst auding
Herbert Hills has bought the farm at the
Center owned by III. III. Long, and is now
engaged in moving to that place, and thus
this poor little village grows poorer.
Miss Emma L. Merrill closed her second
successful term OF school at the Center last
Had II ill Il
her school at the village with the usual ex-
ercises next Friday evening.
The ladies aid will hold its annual Christ
mas sale and chicken pie supper at Hold.
ems hall Wednesday evening. December 7.
Meanwhile any donations of fancy articles
that may be given the society will bethank-
fully received. These affairs have won the
reputation OF being the event of the season,
and this is looked for ward to with a high
degree OF expectancy.
The projsctoscope was busted" and did
not yield to the energetic efforts OF Mr.. Hins-
dale TO secure good views. There was a
good sized audience in attendance, who,
though not treated to good entertainment
appreciate the fact that IL was no fault of
the Ladies Aid or of Mr.. Hinsdale, who
kindly offers to come again at reduced rates
after the machine is repaired
1t Is understood that the town will be
asked to pay for the horse that was drown
ed a few days ago near III. j. Taplin's. 1t
appeared the horse ran around the first
piece Of railing and plunged into the river
at the gap where the selectmen did not
deem 1t dangerous enough to build a fence.
We think the officials had complied with
the statute and hope they will refrain from
paying any damages
East Brookfield
Will G. Holmes of Chelsea visited his broth
er, Fred, on Sunday.
Miss Carrie Parker of East Montpelier was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. W. w. Sprague,
last week.
Waiter Perkins is at work for A. ID. Reed
and e; +. Ladeau of Randolph is at work for
t. j. Irish.
Miss s. f. Wheatley and daughter, Miss
Mabel, of Williamstown, were guests at w,
III. Richardson's last week.
George S. Worcester of Thetford was in
town last week in the interests of the Under.
writer's Fire Extinguisher Co. of Boston, and
sold extinguishers to f. III. West, C. ii Bige-
low and John III. and w. ii. Spraguo.