The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

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and it was unanimously agreed that Barre
has abundant material for maint aiming
such an organization
AT the annual meeting OF the ladies' Of
Clan Gordon, held last week. the folio ling
Officers were elected Tor the year ensuing
Ohief sister, Mrs. II. y. Reid; vice sister,
Mrs. I. CARSON chaplain, Mrs. Park; 70
cording secretary, Mrs, r X Fraser; fnan-
cal secretary, Mrs, james Adie; treasurer,
Mrs; L. hersOnj cOnuuCtOr, Mrs. q. Lsing;
inside guard, Mrs. William Cruickshank;
outside guard, Mrs. bowers; orgauist, Miss
Lizzie Park; physician, Dr.. W. ID. Reid;
executive committee, Mrs. James Rae.
At the regular meeting Of be board Of
aldermen, held last week, the salary COM
Inlttee reported in favor Of increasing the
compensation of Health Officer Nichols 5000
per year and the report was adopted Clty
warrants were ordered paid rs follows:
Barre Savings Bank, So $50; Groton Bridge
COMPANY, SLIGO; Barre Savings Rank,
S2,220 ID Il. Bisble, insurance, S548 48;
300 was Appropriated for the uss OF Superin-
tendent Currier OF the city water works
Inc water committee was given additional
time in which to report on The expenditures
on pipes t5r the two water systems.
Marshheid.
Miss A. 9. Billings is spending Christmas
at her home in Sharon, Mass.
Celia Sawyer of Waterbury Center is Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. K. McAllister
Mrs. George f. Bliss is in Montpelier
visiting her brother, b. NJ. Shepard.
Waite B. Ormsbee will finish her duties
as clerk in the post-otfice December 30.
Charles Lakin has moved into Mrs. Ste
venson's tenement on Main street.
II. e. Hadlock who has been i'll for two
or three weeks is again able to be out.
Charlie Bailaw of Council Bluff, Ia, is
via inn 10 ,,fI
Hattie Cole returned Thursday from a
two weeks stay in Plsinfeld, dressmsking.
Mrs. L. P. Slack of St. Johnsbury spent
| Saturday and Sunday at her home in this
place.
| The post-office will be closed from one
until half past three o'clock Monday after
noon.
Abel Beckley was in Barre for a few days
recently to visit his sister who is seriously
Keep in mind the New Years ball at
MarshalPs hall, Monday evening, January
! /.
The orchestra has an engagement to fur
| nish music at whist party and dance to
be held at East Montpelier January A.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKinstry Of Winnebago
City, MINI, are visiting at s. II. Packers.
| Mr.. McKtnstry was a native OF Bradford.
W. G. Coburn OF Bradford has been in
experimenting in testing at the Creamery.
A. w. Blake, G. L. Dwinell, j. w. Davis
and w. K. Lamberton attended the district
meeting Of Odd Fellows, held in Mont
pelier Wednesday evening.
Mrs. William Murray, who recovered
| from her recent shock sufficiently to be able
TO ride out, suffered bad att ack last Sum
day. Her condition is reported critical.
Miss Hattie Fisher of Cabot, teacher in
the graded school at Bethel, but who is at
her home for the holidays, was a visitor
among her many friends in town last
Wednesday.
Misses Waite B. Ormsbee, Grace Osgood
Nina Ennis and Lena Southwick of South
Cabot have been offered positions in the
Peerless Manufacturing Company's factory
at Barton. They expect to commence their
duties there about January 49,
There is probably not patron of the
creamery who does not earnestly desire the
re entiUn OF e. A. Kelley as batter maker
and first man at the creamery the coming
year. That he will thus DO retained, there
seems to be but little doubt.
The annual election of the officers of
M trshtisld Lodge No. IA knights Of
Py HAS will be held 1T an adj Il ned meet.
lug Friday evening OF this week a seven
O'Clock. The third rank will be worked un
four candidates.
Kodol Dysnepsia Cure is a scientific com
pound having the endorsement Of eminent
PHYSICIANS aud the medical pres9. ut di-
gests what you eap' and p sill sly culos
dyspepsia. NJ. A Ketron BlnolAingd,ie,
Tenn, says it cured him OF indigestion Of
ten years standing.
Rev. l.. II Elliot Of Waterbury, sec-e-
tary Of the Vermont Bible society will
preach at the Congregalionlist church nexs
SUNDAY morning In the evcuii & Mr.. FL
lot Will speak Bt union serves in the
Methodist church Subject The Work Of
ths Bible Society,"" Let US give him a full
house.
II II Royce of Pl4infeld has rented, and
this week has taken possession Of, the MUIR
ray Bemis place. l.. Baldwin, % whom
remain in Plalufeld. Mrs. Bemis has NOV
ed % the place vacated by Mr.. Boyce, stu-
"a ed on the road to Washington in the Ii tie
settlement known as Perkiusyiue.
Mrs. Sarah Hedeureicb who held The
title to the Robert Spencer place for a small
| consideration decided her right 10 the prop
| erty last Saturday t. \ Il L4ulbrrtun no
held a small second mortgage on the place.
#. A. Sanford holds first mortgage which
| Mr.. LambertOn will also take up leaving
him in full possess ion Of the property. II
Mr.. Lamberton does what he has spoken OF
doing "Set fire to the house or in some
| other manner permanently destroy it, lie
will deserve vote of thanks from the
town.
The officers elect of Marshfeld Grange
for 1900 are: S. c. Pike, master; c. B Hud-
son, overseer; Mrs. George Tihbetts, lee
turer; p. g. Bemis, steward; Mrs. Nellie
Mears, chaplain; b. j. Buxton, assist MT
steward; Walter Martin, treasurer Mrs.
| Mira Wood, secretary; f. G Bemis gate
keeper Mrs. S G. Pike, Ceres Mrs. s. H.
Packer, Pomona; Mrs E. l. Spencer,
| Flora; Mrs. ID. e Lamber on, lady assistant
steward Miss Lizzie Packer, org4nst.
! The officers will be installed by II. o.
! Dwinell at the first meeting in January.
Worcester.
Lee Whitney is at home for the holidays.
A daughter was born December Is to Mr..
| and Mrs. Parsons
Arthur Batchelder OF Barre, was in town
over Sunday.
Ms Chester Ladd has gone TO Montpel-
Ter to visit her daughter Mrs. Henry Holt.
Miss Hattie Curtis Of Jonesville, is visit