The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
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The Ladies Aid meets this afternoon and
evening with Mrs. Lucian White.
Mrs. George Lewis has been confined to
the house by illness the past week,
e. A. Heath and wife of Moreto vn were
in town on Saturday, as also was Nat Car
penter.
School at the village closed last Friday
with appropriate exercises, as did the
school at No. district.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. D. Maynard returned
from Alva, Fla, last Tuesday night after an
absence of about three months.
e. s. Dana, engineer at the Viles plant
has been slightly indisposed the past few
days, although nothing serious is feared
A mistake was made in the object of Mr..
Stanton's visit last week. 1t should have
been j. K. Leonard instead OF ID. d. OAR
ling Beg pardon.
Our local merchant j. Fl. Daniels has
been confined to the house by serious at
tack OF asthma the past week. George W.
Steinberge acted in his capacity at the store.
The oyster supper and entertainment
held at the church by the Home Circle was
grand success, financially and entertain
ingly. There were about 100 present and a
| good time was enjoyed.
The Ladies Aid will hold an oyster sup
per and dance at Holden's hall February
IS to which cordial invitation is extended.
| 1t is to be an old and young folks dance.
Everybody who can be present.
| w. g. Scott was the victim OF quite Sc
we're accident while attending the closing
| exercises of District No. T. getting a nail
| stuck in his knee pan, which will compel
| him to remain inside for few days.
Karl Knapp and f. A. Ward came near
shutting off this mortal coil last Friday at
III. j. Taplin's crossing 1t is said that the
space left between the back of the sleigh
and the mail train was too small for figures
tO iha Raft ha nj
While w. w. Chandler was drawing logs
last Friday he dropped the cant hook off
| the load just as was passing the creamery.
| He stopped the team and got off to pick it
! up when the team started rolling Mr..
Chandler along between the logs and the
building, the pressure being hard enough
to take the corner board off. Mr.. Chandler
was about midway of the load when it
started and had he been any farther back
death must have resulted. 1t was a close
escape. Dr. ID. G. Kemp of Montpelier was
summoned and Mr.. Chandler was carried
home by j. w. Egan. The doctor found him
badly bruised about the hips and back but
apprehended no serious trouble il the spine
was not hurt. Mr.. Chandler is reported
| better.
Dyspepsia cured. Shiloh's Vitalizer i'm
| mediately relieves sour stomach, coming up
OF food distress, and is the great kidney and
liver remedy. Sold by w. E. Terrill & Co
Marshfield.
The schools in town close next Friday ex-
cept the primary in the village, which has
one week longer. - The local knights
of Pythias lodge worked the first rank Mon
day night and expect to work the second
rank February ID. - Wood Brothers
have purchased an engine of II. S. Laird
and will have it in position to work this
week. - Moody Bemis has been very
sick the past two weeks but at this writing
| to 70 hntt d.
sur rise party at S. II. Packers last We'd
nesday night. Through some misunder-
standing there were not as many present
az otherwise would have been. - The
water nearly stopped in the village last
Thursday, but is all right now, 1t appears
Ia. Ike u ioak ia the pipe. - The Thes-
plans present the drama Uncle Josh" al
Union vestrv ..n's week Friday and Satur.
day evenings. ~ Mr. Brockway On
Jamestown visited at II. Hadlock's last
week. - Alva NJ. Shepard died last Fri
day night after an illness of almost year
His disease was softening of the brain and
he was great care the last few months but
sisted by relatives and friends. His funeral
was held on Sunday at the NJ sthodist
church, Rev, s. q. Lewis officiating four of
the old band acting as bearers. Mr.. Shep
ard was for many years local correspondent
for the argus - Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Meader have engaged to work for W. j
Town Of Woodbury. the coming year in the
boarding house. - Loren Chase and
wife and Frank Pollard and wife were in
town on Sunday to attend the funeral OF
A. M. Shepard, also Smile Smith and wife
OF Plainfield and Harvey Burnham aud
wife OF Montpelier. - Chester Wood
has bought another engine for his butter
box factory. - The Ladies' Union will
meet with Mrs. Bertha Pitkin on Thursday
afternoon and evening. Invitation is ex-
| tan1a6 tO oil
died at Lanesboro last week of typhoid
fever. Her remains were taken to Burling.
ton for interment. They had been married
only five weeks. - Rev. j. A. Dixon
will deliver at the Methodist church his lee
ture, ups and Downs of the Briny Deep,
or Fifteen Years Experience az a Sailor"
next MISUNDERSTANDING, to conclude with
chicken pie and variety supper, this being
the annual supper OF the church. A good
time is expected and full house is prom
ised.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here
by agree to refund the money on fifty
cent bottle of Greenes Warranted Syrup OF
Tar II 1t fails to cure your cough or cold.
We also guarantee twenty-five cent bottle
to prove satisfactory or no pay
K w. Gilman, Marshfield.
f. f. Leavtt Plainfield.
j. M. Willard, East Montpelier.
A A. Bliss. Sodom.
Hardwick.
L. II. Warren has sold his entire stock OF
sleighs and has ordered new supply
- Rev. K. A. Whittier conducted meet.
ings in the Cong egational church one
week, afternoons and evenings. No special
interest. - Col. Copeland lectured here
last Friday evening to large and enthu-
siastic audience. 60 Colds, grip and fe-
vers are prevalent. - Rev. Mr.. Drown,
who was seriously hurt by horse at Nor
risville few weeks ago has nearly recov-
cred. 60 Business ia all lines has great
ly improved in Hardwick during the last
few weeks. No one complains now because
there IL no snow, not even the man who
cleans the sidewalks. - Several of our
citizens attended the January session OF the
free Baptist quarterly meeting last week,
convened in Sutton, and report profitable
session
| Whooping cough Is the IN )st distressing
malady, but its duration can be cut short by
the use OF One Minute Cough Cure, which