The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-15
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Society was postponed until this afternoon.
The probstioners OF the Methodist church
have formed class for the study OF the
Bible.
Mr.. and Mrs. George @. Pratt Of Montpe-
lier, we're the guests Of e. W. Huntley over
Sunday.
o. I. Briggs has bought the bicycle bust
ness Of o. e. Scott and Is to add 1t to his
electric business.
William W. Somervile OF Moretown and
Cora M Farnsworth were uDited In mar
riage February 9 by Rev. l.. ii. Elliot.
L. O'Brien Of Burlington is acting as day
telegraph operator during the absence OF
Mr.. Vallencourt at his home in Canada.
Van Henderson who has been off duty on
sccount OF illness for some time is expect
ed back tomorrow to relieve Ed. Circuit as
baggage master.
Rev. L X. whitman attended the meet
ing of the Methodist min sters Of the st.
Adams district held at johnson last Tues
day and Wednesday.
Frank Griggs has acce oted position with
the Burlington Drug Company. While his
many friends regret his departure, all will
rejoice In his prosperity.
Harold Stranahan closed his labors at the
postoffice last week and j. w. Moody, the
veteran postmaster is assisting until Mr..
Austin OF Montpelier, who has accepted the
position OF assistant arrives.
Work on the Bolton Falls dam is nearing
completion, and next month wires for the
trans mission of power and light will be
strung. II reasonable rates for lighting will
be made, no doubt many will introduce 1t
into their homes.
Next Sunday evening in the Methodist
ohut CHI the topic for the League meeting is,
"The Eternal Morning and Modern Mis-
sious," Isaiah TX: liz. In the service at
7:30 stereopticon views will be shown OF
Africa. An effort will be made to point
out the relation be 5ween the military work
of Gordon and Kitchener and the evange-
lstc work Of Tay lor and Hartzell.
MISS Virginia Dox, the New England
rep esentstive of Whitman College, will oc-
Cupy the pulpit of tue Congregational
church next Sunday, both morning and
evening. Her theme in the morning will
be Marcus Whitman, the Hero Martyr"
and no one can tell the story of the great
work of this christian patriot in saving the
great northwest territory better than she.
Ia The evening sue will speak of her own
work among he Mormons, miners, cowboys
and Indians in the northwest. She comes
well recommended. All who can do 30
should hear her.
Waterbury Center.
Cornelius Eddy is in Morrisville at work
in the taDnery.
Mrs Fl e Hunter has been with friends
in Stowe for week.
Mrs George H. Chaplin and her two chill
dreD spent last week with friends in Stowe
A number of the employees on the electric
railroad are sick which leaves the road
rather short handed.
Professor G. H. Stone of Goddard Semin-
AIRY spent last Sunday with his parents, re-
turning to Barre Monday noon.
Mrs. Flora Morrill, Of Stowe visited her
mother, Mrs. Ager, last week Wednesday.
She returned home on Monday
The next meeting of the Grange will be
Tuesday evening, February 81, at which
30
the Grange
Several members of the Grand Army took
day last week and drew wood for their
Comrade, A. ID Griffin, who was suffering
with asthma, but who ls now much better.
Our dramatic club will present the drama
"a Box OF Monkeys" and the farce BUR
glars" on Thursday evening at Seminary
hall TO be followed by a supper and a prom
enade Music by the Stowe cornet band.
MarshfieId.
Those still confined to the bed or house
with the grio are, Mrs. Sile Irwin, Mrs. ID.
X. Lucas, Mrs. Lovna Packer, Amasa
Tucker, Mrs. McWane, Leslie Tucker and
= Mr.. Morse.
A special townmeeting is called by the
selecmen for next Saturday at one O'Clock
in the afternoon, at the town house, to
elect two or more on the locating and build
ing committee for the Jaquith library.
The board of auditors will meet in the
high school room next Tuesday, February
21 at nine O'Clock A. M, to audit the &C
counts of the town. Town officers are re-
quesl cd to be on hand promptly, as pri ed
reports are to be made.
The patrons of the Marshfield Co-oper.
alive Creamery will be glad to learn OF the
success OF our buttermaker, g. A. Kelly, in
the examination of buttermakers relative
to milk testing in Burlington a short time
ago. Mr.. Kelley's record of samples ex-
amined Tailed very closely with the Ex-
pertinent Station record, many of them
being identical.
The prize speaking contest held last Fri
day evening, was not very well attended on
account of the weather, travelling and
sickness. However, nine out OF the twelve
speakers were present and rendered a very
pleasing and interesting program. The
audience was very appreciative, and agreed
perfectly with the judges in the decision
they made, giving the first prize to Miss
Nellie Lucas and the second to Brooks
Hudson 1t was very evident that the
prizes went into the Wright" school.
F Foil ling is the program The Light,
''Saved and Savior" Emerald Glidden;
1.-THE Painter of Sevile," Arthur Pike;
"Battle above the Clouds" Brooks Hudson
"Tommes's Prayer" Edith Gillette; ola
Coast" Nellie M. Lucas; "The Ride OF
Jennie McNeal," Blanche Darling; "The
Old Mans Story" Eta King; college Oil
Cans, Eme Martin.
Chelsea
Lewis j. Gray has returned home from
Montpelier.
T: Fl: Perry is to move his tinshop into
Tarbell's block,
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Hill on Friday.
There is to be a promenade at the town
hall on Wednesday evening.
Annie K. Goss returned on Wednesday
from her long visit in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
Rev. A. j. Eastman attended ministeri-
al association meeting at Randolph on Tues
day OF last week.
j. b. Bacon has sold the farm on which
G M. Young lives TO Arthur Slack Of Ran
dolph for 81 600 He will soon move on.
G. s. Worcester is here from Thetford in
the interest of the fire extinguishers which
did such good service in the fire of last
week.