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

Calais.
Mrs. Lillian Wright from Albany, N. Y,
IL visiting in town.
Miss Lila Mower was at home from Barre
recently.
Capt A. ]. Mower il visiting in Morris
Vile
W. l.. White has moved to the red shop
at Maple Corner.
Myrta and Georgia Hawkins are spend
ing their vaCa ion in town.
Byron Bullock has taken possession OF
the O. II. White place.
Ed Stowe, instead of Stone, is he stage
proprietor and driver.
Merne ID. Hawkins and his bride have
commenced housekeeping NJ Kent's Corner
Miss Jessie Kent is at home from Mont.
pelier, where she has been for u short time.
Miss Alice Mower and Viola Lamphier
were at home from Montpelier Seminary
over Sunday.
There were Christmas exercises and
Christmas tree at North CALAIS Saturday
evening.
The annual meeting of the Calais Circu.
latiDg Library will Oe held next Monday,
January I.
Mrs. w. II. Eastman and Miss frankie
Kent went Monday to Cabot and Marsh
field to stay for time.
A good sized audience greeted Miss Ma
dine Nichols at Melnori4 Al hall last Friday
evening and enjoyed the roya. treat she
gave them. The mu ical part given by
81 lvia and Grace in the entertainment was
highly appreciated by all concerned.
East Brookfeld.
Mrs. Emily Reed has returned from q
visit to her daughter, Mrs. q. l. Ford OF
Bralntree.
Miss Abbie johnson went to her home in
West Fairlee to spend Christmas with her
parents.
Mrs. Rachael Hixson is very seriously ill
and fears are entertained for her recovery.
DR.. Ellis attends her.
Miss Nette George has finished work for
Mrs. W. ii. Sprague and returned to her
home in Chelsea. Mrs. Sprague's mother,
Mrs. A. B. Smith of Northfeld came Satur-
day, and will spend the winter with her
daughter.
James Fowler of East Bethel, an expert
checker player, was in town last week and
played the local talent. The contest re-
suited in the BroOkfiold play ers winning
the most games Considerable interest was
manifested and 1t is hoped that checker
club may be- formed and q series of games
played.
South Mortified.
Carl Smith and wife are the happy par
ents OF a son born December 10.
Miss Annie Backus is spending a few
weeks with her motber in Waitsheld.
Richard Smith has returned from Proc
tor and is helping in his brothers store.
Chester Spalding and wife are visiting
his father, Melvin Spalding.
Mrs. James Harvey ofSalem, Mass is in
town, called here by the death Of her father,
George III. Fisher.
Mrs. Horace Smith has returned from a
stay of several weeks in Fairlee where she
has been during the sickness and death of a
sister.
Mrs Charles johnson, Herman Fisher,
Bert Fisher and wife of Boston, Mrs. James
Harvey of Salem, Mass, and Walter Lam
phire and wife of Montpelier was here last
week to attend the funeral OF the late
George II. Fisher.
Topsham.
Mrs. Frank Spaulding is sick with scarlet
fever.
John Flanders IL at home from Harvard
college Tor the Mondays.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Jewett and Miss Ola
Cunningham were in Barre last Saturday.
Roy ID Newton and Ralph Lord OF Groton
visited at p. A. New On's on Sunday.
Il was thought best on account of the
scarlet fever not to have Christmas tree.
f. K. Symes has finished his labors at the
creamery. Fred Hay ward takes his place
The scaIl let fever patients are improving
No new cases are repor ed in the village
Bradley Smith and Miss Della Cunning
ham came home from Montpelier Seminary
| Saturday to stay over Christmas.
Mrs. Elmer Hood OF Norwich, n. H, and
Mrs Button OF Bradford visited their pa
rents, NJ and Mrs. j. @. Hay ward, last
week
The Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York has appointed DR.. r. II. Willard
their medi jal examiner in this vicinity
While G. NJ Tubhs was diving home
| from Washington Saturday night, his horse
slipped AMI fell, throwing him out, sprain.
ing his ankle aud otherwise iujuring him SO
that he is confined o his bed.
Bradford Center.
Ella Silloway is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Walter Wright, at Wells River.
Walter EAmes was strolliug in the woods
December 3 aud picked flower in full
bloom.
John Barrett and wife of Plainhed are
whiting their parents, William Shepherd
| and wife.
Miss BESSIE Lewis teacher of our school
| is spending Christmas with her parents al
Bellows Falls.
George Does baby was taken seriously
sick on Satufdy morning. DR.. Wilson
was called an said the symp oms were
scarlet fever, The child is some better.
n. f. Kelley is doing a rushing business
| numbering. He has twelve men in the
woods and expects TO increase the number
to twenty this coming week. He has si1
| hundred thousand feet Of lumber and five
| hundred cords OF wood to cut this winter
having purchased all the salahle lumber on
Josiah ID. Weton's hill farm, This will
give employment to good many teams.
Roxbury.
Mrs. Ida Tilden and Mrs. Ida Howe wert
in Randolph last Wednesday.
Miss RAMA Flint of Montpelier IS visit
! ing her cousin, Jessie Stanton.
Orrin Flint is quste seriously i'll. DR.
| Winch attends him.
Irving Wales OF Barre spent Christmal
/ with his sister, Mrs. Walter Dunsmoor
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