The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11

w rhOnJpbller W bJOp LOT un6 present.
James Dowd, salesman for Smith & Son,
White River Junction, was in town Mon
day night.
Will L. White is at the home of his father,
@. X. White. He has been ill for the past
three weeks
Christian Science meetings at Albert 8.
Pixies every Sunday at eleven A. M, also
Wednesday evenings at seven.
Simon Wheeler has bought the Parmen-
ter farm in East Montpelier OF Mr.. Pierce
and is to take immediate possession.
Social dance and oyster supper at Me.
mortal hall next Friday evening. Music
Van Ornam and Harris orchestra. Full
bill one dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs e. T. Burnap and Mrs. III.
o. ID 3inell of Cabot, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Farnham OF WILLIAMSBURG, Mr.. and Mrs
Ide of Marshfield, Hester A. Kent of East
Montpelier and A. A. Bliss and daughter
spent New Years at Herbert A. Kent's.
The officers OF Stow Post recently elected
are: Commander, t. 7, Lamphere; senior
vice-commander, Willard Fay; junior vice.
commander, g. o. Eastman; chaplain, G.
Ill. Burnap; quartermaster, j. II. 9 Ham,
mond; adjutant, Mark Goodell; surgeon, Il.
Skinner; officer OF the day, G. II. Bumpus;
officer OF the guard, Lewis Strong.
East Calais.
Rev. William Gauley is spending the holi-
day season at Rockland Mass. The pulpit
here was supplied asst Sunday by Ned Wells
OF South Woodbury.. - Cards were out
last week announcing the marriage of Guy
Bancroft to Miss Anna Wilson of Worces-
ter, to take place January II at the home of
the brides father, j K. Wilson. - The
ice supply for the creamery was cut and
packed last week In first.class shane, there
being twelve inches OF clear blue ice. It
was taken from the mill-pond of A. Dwinell
q Son - On Thursday of last week
Mrs. Ora Newton celebrated her eighty
ninth birthday. Three of her children were
with her on that day. Mrs. III snry Carley,
with whom she lives, Mrs. Griffith of Dux-
bury, who was accompanied by her hus-
band and George Newton OF Montpelier
One sister, Mrs. Lavina Mcfarland, also
spent the day with her. While health and
strength have been failing somewhat during
ably bright and well preserved for one of
her years. - II. b. Fay of Cambridge,
Mass, spent New Years day with his
mother, Mrs. Melissa Fay.
Groton.
| Frank Randall Is working at Westvlle.
Charles Ross and family are having the
measles.
Willie Goodwin is clerking for Hall &
Cochran.
Fl. W. Goodwin Of Ryegate was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. G. e. Chaplin has been very sick with
the measles.
The infant daughter of George Knox died
Friday night, aged one year,
Currier Sanborn died Thursday night,
aged eighty-two years. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon.
The little daughter of Oscar Hatch met
with painful accident last week while
coasting, receiving compound fracture OF
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At the meeting of Caledonia lodge, No.
10, knights OF Pythias Wednesday evening,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: A. s. Clark, g. c.; l.. G..
WEIGH, V. c.; o. II. Remington, P; A. w.
Coffrin. Nj. of + S G. Carpenter, Nj. Of E
G II. Knox, M. of W.; G. FL. Pilsbury, K
r. and s.
Cant be perfect health without pure blood
Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood
Tones and lnvigorates the whole system.
South Ryegate.
Henry Lamphere of Wells River will
move into w. L. Georges tenement the last
of the week.
Mrs Robert Qnint died OF pneumonia last
Saturday night aged eighty six years. She
was buried in the old cemetery at South
Ryegate on Tuesday. Rev. Daniel Farris
of West Barnet officiated.
The annual meeting for the election OF
officers of the Reformed Presbyterian
church will take place on Thursday instead
OF January 9, az was printed in last week 3
| issue. The ladies in connection with the
church will provide good substantial din
ner in the Endeavor room before the cleo
ton so all may be in good trim for the du-
ties OF the hour.
Prof. L. j. Tewksbury and George lben
went to Boston last week, purchased two
nice horses and shipped them home Satur-
day. 1t being quite warm in Boston when
they started they thought it would be nice
fun to ride up in a box car with the horses.
| They got as far az Woodsville some time
during the day Sunday and they now know
| the amount OF exercise it requires to keep a
box car tramp from freezing They are in
deep sympathy with them now.
waitsfeld.
The theme at the Methodist church next
Sunday at 10:45 will be "The Graves of
Egypt" All are invited.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church met at the home of A. ID. Bragg in
| Fay ston last Wednesday. Many were pre-
vented from going because of the storm.
| Mrs. Carrie e. Miller has been elected
superintendent of the Methodist Sunday
school. j. X. Berry and Miss Palmer are
assistants. Mrs. f. A. Boyce has the sing
ing in charge.
The Epworth League meeting for Janu-
airy was well attended. Mrs, Alice Berry
took charge of the service and showed such
power and wisdom that all present were
made to wish her present at every meeting.
Mrs. Rae Bragg will lead January s Sub
ject, "a Precious Invitation" Matthew
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Waits River.
Mrs. q. G. Philbrck is still confined to
her room on account of grip.
Frank Miles returned to Randolph Mon
day to attend school and e. s. Locke to
Bradford.
Mrs. Il. s Church and daughter, Mrs
Robinson, of Vershire, spent New Years. at
j. A. Dodges.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chynoweth visited at
s. II. Locke's last week, returning to their
home in Vershire, Thursday.
Mrs. Carrie Wallace, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. j. A. Dodge for several weeks,
went to Barre, Friday, to visit friends be.
fore returning to her home in Boston.
A goodly number of neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 0.
W. Brown of Corinth last Saturday even
ing to remind them of the thiTtieth anniver-
sary OF their marriage and that they had
come to help them celebrate. Many useful
and valuable gifts were presented them as