The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
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ing in milk every other day.
j. l. Shaw has moved into L. ID. Nute's
house on the s. ID. Baker place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Ellsworth of Underhil
are visiting in this place and Cabot.
There will be lcial at the no me OF
Lewis Lunge on Friday evening.
Samuel Bemis is to move from the village
to his farm near Wood Brothers mills.
Oakley Meader was last week granted a
divorce from his wife, Carrie E. Meader.
Mr. Abbott of Topsham is in town buy
ing cows. He is stopping at Martin New
TONS
f. J. Marshall has hired Fred Emery to
take charge Of his farm. He has moved his
family there.
s. Swerdfeger has in his storehouses 175
tons OF feed which he was fortunate in buy
ing on the low market.
Mrs. s. Swerdfegers father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mcdowell, of Shelf
field, are making her VISIT.
Miss Billings will speak next Sunday
evening on Bible lessons illustrated by
Lowells "Vision OF Sir Launfal"
j. Ward Carver was on the street Friday
| for the first time since his sickness. He
hopes to be able to return to school in two
| weeks.
Aunt" Deborah Hathaway, aged eighty
| five years, fell last Thursday while after an
arm full of wood, breaking her leg near the
hip.
Mrs. William hurry suffered shock of
paralysis Saturday afternoon and now lies
in very critical condition, not being able
to speak or move.
#. J. Marshall has contracted the laying
OF the hard pine floor for his hall to 9. L.
Preston and son. They commence work
upon 1t Thursday.
A. w. Cole has accepted an offer from
Tan Trff ~ ~
the new buildings in Pinehurst, N. c., and
expects soon to go to that place.
Lee Ketchsm has engaged to work one
year for H. ID. b. Dwinell and has moved
into the house on the place recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Dwinell of the Abe Wood
estate.
Deputy Sheriff A. G, Dutton of East
Calais was in town Saturday and sold at
auction for $50 the horse taken by virtue Of
broken contract in personal mortgage
executed by Martin and Elvena Heidenrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Kellogg feel very
grateful to their friends who contributed in
any way in aid of their son Earl, and also
to Rev. o. d. Clapp and family for the en-
tertainment given Mrs. Kellogg while in
Burlington.
Ed Preston finished his work in East
Montpelier Saturday night. With #. H.
Brown and X. r. Ide he has been at work
for the past six months upon the new barn
and in repairing other buildings for Mr..
Sibley of that place.
Mrs c. H. Dana OF Woodbury., and Miss
Soul, trimmer from Boston, have recently
been at Mrs. w. E. Lsmberton's with a
large line of millinery. They are expected
TO be there again Friday and Saturday OF
this week.
II. r. Morse of Montpelier has rented the
south end room in Meader's hall block for
fish market. 1t is understood he will
oil in Of tohanno ANAL nropariaa
canned goods and bottle beverages. He has
also rented the Edgar Lamberton place on
the opposite corner.
The ladies' missionary society will hold
a measuring social at tho home of Mrs.
A E Lamberton on Wednesday evening.
Each one present will be charged one cent
for each foot they measure and one cent for
every inch above the even feet.
G. S. Adams has rented f. j. Marshall's
hall for dance on the evening of Thanks
giving day and has also engaged the Marsh
field orchestra to furnish music. The or
chestra is having extra rehearsals and will
| be- prepared to furnish almost an entirely
new selection of music for this dance.
The jury brought in a verdict of So 90 and
costs in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of
g. /. Preston v. Albert Boutwell, for the al
legged larceny of one iron bar. The hearing
was in Union church vestry Saturday even
| ing, j. p Lamson appearing for the plain.
II. G. Lamberton has purchased for $500
the Silas Lsmberton place. He will thor
| oughly repair it and move there about the
irst of December. Mr. Lamberton had en-
tertaned some thoughts Of moving out of
town and the people are pleased TO learn
that he has decided to remain here.
There were over thirty in attendance at
the meeting held in the Bond school house
Sunday evening. This and other meetings
emily held there have been conducted
! by Rev. 9. G. Corse assisted by Oscar Ken
dali of Barre Mr.. Kendall is very good
singer and these meetings have been quite
| profitable. Beginning sometime this week
they expect TO hold series OF meetings in
the st. Cyr district
A paper recently circulated asking for
funds to aid in keeping the street lamps in
running order was not very generally sign
ed. Enough was raised, however, to keep
them lighted for time and when this is
exhausted we will he in darkness again.
The young people Of the society who work
ed hard in the entertainments, the proceeds
of which were used in the purchase OF these
lamps, Justly feel that their efforts are not
very highly appreciated.
BY reason of the delay in arrival OF sun
dry fixtures for the library the trustees
have been obliged to further postpone the
opening which they had hoped TO have this
week. They had decided to have some
form of dedication services, but just what
they will be has not yet been determined
upon. but it is expected that some outside
talent will be invited to aid in them. The
programme will he announced in these
items when it is fully completed.
West Topsham.
Mrs Dow from Maine has come to live
with her son, DR.. j. A. Dow.
Roy Newton who has been at home, sick
with bilious fever, is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. #. Smith were in Mont
peier last week the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
r. M. Harv y
Dr. Willard was called to Henry Crock
etts's in Orange last Saturday TO attend
Mrs. Rachel Prescott, sister OF Mr.. Crock
EFT.
John Sanborn and wife who have beer
visiting in Manchester and Lynn, n. III.
for the past four weeks returned home Sat
urday.
Rev. James Boyd will be in East Orange
this week holding meetings. Rev, MIR
Blake and Rev. Mr.. Dickson OF Tunbridg'
will be there to help him. All from thi'
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