The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-25
Marshiielu.

ERNEST Bliss Is at nome nursing q felon on
his hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L Spencer are visiting
in Bethel.
in town last Saturday.
A. E. Jameson and wife visited their peo-
pie in Stannard over Sunday.
Henry Preston and wife, former residents,
are visiting in this place and Cabot.
j. Ward Carver is now nicely on the road
to recovery. The fever left him last Friday.
@. II. Sawyer, wife and sister returned
Monday to their home in Henderson, N. Y.
Grange sociable at D. f. Chesters Wed.
nesday evening, October %. Every body
invited.
Miss Alice A. Morris. daughter OF c. A.
Morris, is attending school al East Pepper
ill., Mass.
The band is now holding rehearsals in the
room recently vacated by l.. b. Adams in
the Beckley block.
Secretary Q. Fl. Merrill of the Missionary
s lciety preached at the Congregationalst
church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. e. Shepard and their
guests, Mr.. ami Mrs. q. II. Sawyer and Bis
ter, spent part of last week in Barton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gay of Randolph re-
Gently made their sister, Miss Emma Moses,
visit. They were en- route to Barnet.
There are two parties in town collecting
evergreen and small fir trees to ship to New
York and Philadelphia for Christmas deco
rating.
The annual meeting of the Marsh6eld
Village Cemetery society will be held at
Union church vestry Saturday evening,
October %, at 1880 o'clock.
Earl Kellogg, who has been suffering
neatly all summer with what is thought to
be appendicitis, went to the hospital at
RurlinptOn Friday Dno for
He was accompanied by bis mother.
Several of the local carpenters have been
offered employment in Pinehurst, N. c., by
James w. Tufts the noted soda fountain
manufacturer OF Boston, who is building
large hotel and other buildings there.
An article in Fridays JOURNAL and
which will probably be in another column
OF this paper contains not very fittering
recommend for the Arglts agent Brown who
visited this place every week for while
this summer.
The yard in front OF the Congregational
church is now nicely lighted on evenings
when services are held, by new street
lamp recently purchased by the society and
placed near the fence dividing their proper
ty and that of j. l.. Severance.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Gilman attended the
ceremonies connec'ed with the laying OF
the corner stone of Dewey Hall by Admiral
Dewey at Nortl fl sd. Mr.. Gilman received
a special invitation to be present, by reason
OF his being graduate of Norwich Univer-
sity.
A new suit has been brought in the case
OF Newton v. Boutwell, and the hearing was
set for last Saturday at r. j. Marshall's Of
hce. Owing TO Justice o. III. Smith, before
whom the case is to be heard, having to a.
tend the creamery meeting, the case was ad-
journed until November A.
w. j. Town has purchased the le Nse and
| n ra nf q Huin In md
is to take possession November l. His wife
and son will leave here on the excursion
train Wednesday to join him. Give us your
address "Wave" and we will patronize you
when we visit the Hub"
G. 1. Preston returned last week from a
short visit in franklin, N. III. He also Wis.,
tied Boston on the day OF the reception to
Admiral Dewey. One OF the principal OBJ
jacts OF his excursion was to visit brother
whom he has not seen since 1868 and who
he supposed lived at Canaan, n. H., but he
failed to find him.
The Methodist society will hold it's an
nual harvest concert and sail on Friday
evening, October 27. The concert will con.
sist of songs, reading, speaking and instru-
mental music which will be furnished by
local and out Of town talent. variety
supper will be served from six to seven and
nine to ten NJ. The sale will consist of
products of the harvest and,articles for home
use.
The reading of Miss Myrtle Aldrich at
the Methodist church last Thursday evening
outclassed anything OF the kind that ever
visited the place. The audience that greet
ed her was small, but those who were in at.
tendance felt we'll paid for the effort they
made to listen to and aid her who in this
way seeks to gain livelihood notwith-
standing her misfortune.
1t is now expected the library will be
opened to the public IN about two weeks,
but it is not expected that all the books
will be upon the shelves. 1t is not yet
learned there is to be any special exercises
attending the opening, but would not
something in the form OF dedication ser
vice be the proper thing and thereby show
in measure the appreciation the town
should feel for this generous gift OF Mr.
Jacquitb, the first bequest ever made the
town,
The second Preachers Meeting for the
southern section of st. Johnsbury district
of the Vermont conference for the year 1896
opened at this place October H. The
preachers were favored with exceptionally
fine weather. While there was not al
large an attendance of the preachers auC
society as was expected, yet the meeting
was very profitable and enjoyable. Espec
ial thanks are extended to the ladies of the
church for their provision for the wants o
the visiting pr, achers and friends.
At the annual meeting OF the Co-operativ,
Creamery Association held in the UnioI
church vestry, last Saturday, the old board
, of directors were reelected and they, il
. turn, chose their former presiding officers
) as follows: o. III. Smith, president; A. n
Bliss. secretary; o. ID. Cole, j. W. Mears
w. Ii. IL. Mears, board of directors; Mari
! Mears, treasurer; j. Berton Pike, G. Q
Bent, A. A. Hopkins, auditors. The re
3 port of the auditors given below shows tn
creamery in a very prosperous condition
: Number pounds OF butter made, 162, 1927
average price per pound paid patrons, 2l
cents; cost of making, SO Alb 20; averag,
, cost per pound, including the oue.half cen
, reserve, 02 Clio cents; paid patrons, S28
8i052; amount OF butter TO patrons, 80
pounds representing value in money o
| 81, 1S0 80; total receipts, S30,755 %; tots
expenses, S3,7Sl 93; surplus on hand
, 1915 05; The one-half cent reserve amount
to S8ll SO; cash paid for repairs, $500; cas-
n treasury. SIS 70; assets OF the. ass ociation
/ ess liabilities, 1881 AZ
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