The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
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j. X. Fullerton has sold the Parmenter
tenement on Winooski street to q. @. War
rem,
The hour OF prayer meeting in the Meth
odist church will be at seven O'Clock this
week.
Mrs. Morris Montgomery died suddenly
Sunday night at her home near Waterbury
Center.
Mrs. Susan Dmick, aged seventy years,
died last night at her home in Waterbury
Center.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Bryan entertained q
party OF friends at their home, Wednesday
evening.
j. w. Parmenter Of Brookfeld, a former
resident OF this place, was visitor here
last week.
DR.. Wheeler OF Burlington and DR.. James
held council on the case Of Fred Cooley,
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoadley from Wis
consin are spending few days at MIR. and
Mrs. j. @. Griggs'.
Rev. Mr.. Whitman will give an illustra-
ted address on EMISSION Work in Africa"
Sunday evening.
Master Harold Atkins celebrated his
birthday last Tuesday by entertaining a
party of his friends
Rev. l.. II. Elliott was at Springfield,
last Sunday, and will preach in Union
Village next Sunday.
Rev. w. 8. Dunn, pastor at Waterbury
Center, will preach in the Methodist church
next Sunday morning.
The funeral OF Mrs. Montgomery will be
held Wednesday at one o'clock from her
late home at the Center.
A party of about twenty from here en-
JOY ed the supper and promenade at the
Center last Thursday evening.
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his house for several weeks by illness, is
able to attend to business again.
The warnings for the town meetings are
posted. 1t is to be held this year at the
Seminary hall at Water bury Center.
There will be "new sugar social" and
"hall of curios" at the ladies' hall in the
Congregational church on Wednesday even
ing next.
Glare Blount, son of Rev. Mr.. Blount Of
Colbyvlle, has been appointed assistant by
Postmaster Moody, and began his duties
last Monday.
Ed. Grout ia confined to the house with
the humps. Ed. ought to have INDUCED in
that luxury years ago, when he could better
spare the time.
The report of the treasurer OF the Ladies'
Aid Society shows that $156.39 was raised
during the past year, nearly all OF which
was expended for church music.
Thomas Granfeld returned from the hos
pital at Burlington last week where he had
cataracts removed from both eyes. He is
now being cared for by DR.. Grout
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Luce are the proud
parents of twin boys born early Saturday
morning. Madam Luce of Stowe is assist
ing in the care of her ne grandson5.
Business at the spool factory is in very
fourishing condition and Messrs. Frary are
unable to keep up with their orders. No
tce their advertis ement for birch timber in
another column.
Contrary to the usual custom the High
school will keep in session on February %
but will be closed next Monday for the
purpose Of changing the furnaces now in
operation for larger ones.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Sowles, engineer
at the Frary shops believes in the adage
that it Is n Ut good for man to be alone, and
his recent visit in New York state accounts
for the fact that bride is expected with
him on his return.
The Philomathean lecture course COM
mttee have secured Mr.. Albert Armstrong
to appear at the opera house Thursday
evening, February % AS an impersonator,
Mr.. Armstrong has met with great success
and the aud fence will be given a rare treat
in listening to him.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Duxbury Corner Cemetery Association will
Do nelu al inc lOWu nan III DuADury
Corners, Thursday evening, March g The
entertainment will be followed by prom
enade. Refreshments will be served. Adj
mission 10 cents. Supper 10 cents.
f. Howe of Jericho accidentally walked
into an open trap-door in the floor of the
ladies' dressing-room at the depot, which
was being used to thaw out water pipes,
and being heavy man 1t is wonder he
was not more seriously injured, as it was he
bod hrt, inl ut
tended to by DR.. Hooker.
The Philomathans will meet next FRI
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs. George
Randall. The programme will be as fol-
lows Miscellaneous quotations, Journals
tic report, Mrs. Drew; paper, Manufacture
of Paper Money, Mrs. Robinson; Process OF
Coming Gold and Silver Money, Mrs.
Stranahan; How and When Our Copper
Money is Coined, Mrs. Randall; discussion
by the club.
The Ladies' Aid society meets with Mrs.
w. r. Elliott today at the Waterbury
hotel. At the last meeting officers
were elected as follows: President, Mrs.
G. S, Conant; first vice-president, Mrs. M.
o. Evans; second vlce-president, Mrs. w. r.
Elliott; secretary, Mrs. Henry Marshal;
treasurer, Mrs. j. T. Wheelock; dining
room committee. Mrs. Henry Marshal, Mrs.
Whitehill and Mrs. George Morse; execu.
tive committee, Mrs. Frank Atherton, Mrs.
Shipmsn, Mrs. Larkin, Mrs. @. d. Robinson
and Mrs. o. e. Scott.
Miss Virginia Dox spoke at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday morning in
the interest of the Marcus Whitman men,
orial college. The effort being made to
provide funds TO erect suitable buildings at
Walla Walla, Wash, is meeting with much
encouragement Miss Dox il a most inter-
esting speaker and her story of the life of
the christian martyr aroused deep inter.
est. In the evening Miss Dox spoke of her
own experience as missionary and teach
or among the Indians and COW bows of
Idaho. where she was remarkably success
full.
Woodbury.,
Milo Winters Is not so well.
Arthur Hunt cut his foot severely last
week
The train is expected to resume its trips
on Thursday OF this week
There will be quarterly meeting of the
Methodist church on Saturday evening
March 4.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley exchanged with Mr..
Hsrtwell, the Congregational pastor of
(N.I..