The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
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day.
f. j. Houston had valuable horse die
last week.
Mrs. Malancy Badger has been repairing
Miss Kate Talbot IL teaching the Harlow
bridge school,
Father O'Neill was at Waterbury Thanks
giving with his people.
Term examinations were held at the
graded school last week.
Leon j. and Oh aries #. Parker were at
their home Thanksgiving
Walter Huniley had his land on Slate
avenue ploughed, Saturday.
William jackson Of Middlebury, visi ed
at Carl Richmond's, last week.
Mrs NJ. s. Gilchrist was in Barre over
Sunday, the guest of Col. II r. Stoughton.
1t is expected that Dewitt Clinton lodge
will work the third degree on Wednesday
evening.
The A. s. P. fraternity now occupy the
place they purchased of A. l.. Case as a
chapter house.
II. G. Kidder, stenographer in the office
of Frank Plumley, will teach in Brookiield
during the winter.
Miss Anna l.. James, assistant preceptress
at the High school, was at her home in st.
Adams over Thanksgiving
The annual election OF officers OF Naomi
Chapter, Order Of the Eastern STAR will
take place Tuesday evening.
Hon Frank Plumley and wife, Principal
Charles Plumley and Miss Emily Stevens
spent Thanksgiving at st. Adams
Lieut.. G. N. Tilden, w. j. Grady and
George Evans of Barre, were among the
visitors in town Thanksgiving day.
Many of the members of Dewitt Clinton
Lodge of Masons will attend the Masonic
district meeting at Barre December Z.
Paul Norton returned from Woodstock
Friday evening with his wife. He has rent
ed the Cleury place, near the Elbow bridge.
A fine monument of Swede granite was
erected in Roxbury cemetery on Monday
nv f. l.. Howe & Co., for Lucius Webb OF
East Granville.
Prof j. b. johnson and Captains Sibley
and Rich OF Norwich University, were at
Newport last Friday and Saturday on gov
eminent surveying.
Major r. L. Howe and Captain G. G.
Bates have erected flag staff between
their houses fifty-f feet high, from which
flies the American flag.
A mission meeting has been appointed to
be held at st Mary's church Wednesday
evening, with addresses from the reCtors OF
the Shelburne and st. Adams parishes.
In the views in Leslies Weekly of the Of
States Volunteers, the picture of Lieut..
George H. Bailey OF this place can be seen.
Richard A. Hoar, States attorney, was
in town last Saturday, looking up the facts
regarding the liquor seized Wednesday at
the express Office by Constable w. W. Hol-
den.
An auction OF the household goods Of the
late Luciner Andrews was held at her late
home on Elm street Saturday afternoon.
Good prices prevailed. Many articles were
OF value as relics.
States Attorney Hoar OF Barre was in
town Saturday investigating the case OF
Oliver Osborne. The witnesses have been
summoned to appear at county court Tues
day morning, December D.
Because OF the death OF Mrs. H. r. Rob-
erts the cred Letter Day" OF the Ladies'
Reading Club that was to have been held
Monday afternoon was postponed one week.
Mrs Roberts was member Of this circle
and her uniimely death has caused sincere
mourning among the surviving me bers.
Newell Byam. who has something of a
re putatiOn as a weather prophet, predicts
that the snow which fell Monday morning
will not remain until spring, because it " az
blown instead of melted from the trees.
Mr.. Byam backs this prediction with
twenty-five years observation and expert
ence in such matters.
A petition is being circulated asking the
officials OF the Central Vermont for further
hearing regarding the construction of the
new depot, asking that the entire lower
floor Of the main part OF the depot be used
for waiting rooms, etc. III this is granted,
the Mortified National bank would have
to secure new quarters.
A Camp of Modern Woodman of America
was recently organized at Forester's hall,
with the following officers: V. O., Harry
c. Mosely; W. A., Ralph Howes Clerk,
II. r. Dole; Banker, Charles Perrier;
Escort, f. L. Howes board Of managers,
Messrs. Richmond, Eaton and Warner.
The camp has 20 charter members.
The opening night OF the Catholic Order
of Foresters in their hall in the ,NelCS block
was observed last Friday night About l25
people were present, Following was the
programme; Song, Henry Dolan; song
| Catharine Doyle, "Jack and the Bean
! Stalk; remarks by Rev. Father O'Neill on
Forestry; song, Miss Gilbert, "Girls OF
Saville"; song, T. Morrissy. Refreshments
Of coffee aud cake was served. socia
hour was followed by dancing.
Mrs. Fl. r Roberts, vile of Prof. Roberts
of Norwich University, who has been il
with typhoid fever the past two weeks, dice
at one o'clock Saturday morning Her re
mains were taken to Melrose, Mass, on the
noon train Saturday. Mrs. Roberts leaves
husband, a daughter five years old.
mother and large circle Of friends. Sh'
was a member of the Eastern Star, al
earnest worker in the church and person
beloved by all who knew her.
Special orders from the adjutant and in
spector generals office, dated December !
appoint Major Frank l.. Howe, Captain
Weston A. Pattee of COMPANY II, Captain
Harry r. Dole of Company #, First Regi
ment of Infantry, Vermont National Guard
rs board of inspection Tor survey to NEE
at Montpelier December at 10 A. NJ, to ex
anime and report upon the condition q
clothing, camp and garrison equipage AM
quartermaster stores for which Breve
Major General William II. Gilmore, quar-
termaster general OF Vermont is responsible
to the United States government.
Certain students at Norwich Universit
planned TO spend Thanksgiving in man
ner not recommended by the Governor, an
for motive power they sent to Boston for
generous quantity of liquid refreshmen
The stuff arrived Wednesday afternoo
and was promptly seized by Constable "
w. Holden, who had been notified to loo
out for it. When the boys found the
game was up they spent not very hilariou
Thanksgiving, and when called on the ca
pet by the faculty confessed everything
xtit ba off air mil oh.