The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-01
DEFERRED TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
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Burton Ward is i'll.


Richmond.
Will Ward and family have moved back
to their farm in Duxbury.
Harold Austin has been quite sick with
the prevailing distemper.
Miss Lulie Jones OF Waitsfield spent
Saturday and Sunday at DR.. Haylett's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wiley and aughter,
Marion, OF Montpelier, were in town last
Sunday.
Rev. q. s. Hubert and wife were called
to Bakersfield last week to attend the flu
neral OF Mr.. Hulbert's father.
Elmer Hubert was in Montpelier last
week where he had an operation performed
on his left wrist by Dr. Linsey.
III. W. McAllister and bride returned to
town last Friday and will board for a time
with Mr.. and Mrs j. D. Bidgood.
FL. o. Ward has been advertising for a
big sale OF goods commencing on Monday OF
this week. II will be we'll to take advan-
tage OF cut prices.
Mrs. Harriet Ashley Mead died at the
home OF Hubbell Palmer last Friday noon.
She was one OF the oldest people In town
and would have been eighty-four years old
next May. She leaves one daughter, Mrs.
ID. Palmer, who has cared for her for sew
eral years. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon.
Many heart was touched with a feeling
OF sadness by the death Of John G. Towle,
which occurred last Friday night. Mr.
Towle has been in poor health for some
time, and his death was caused by pneu-
monia. Besides wife he leaves three
sons, Fred, Elmer and Jesse, who were
present during his recent illness. Funeral
services were held al the house on Monday
at eleven o'clock and were attended by q
large number OF friends and relatives.
South Duxbury.
Jessie Wheeler is suffering with rheuma.
tism.
Frank Belden is confined to the house
with the grip.
Mrs b. b. johnson improves slowly from
the effects of the grip.
Mrs. A. M Phillips is so much improved
that she sits up part OF the time.
Walter Corliss has returned from Boston
where he has been to see his mother His
sister Bessie came home with him.
Uncle John Towle died last Friday night
Of pneumonia. He was a highly este emed
citizen of this to WIN for many years.
The dance that was to come off at Beld.
ing hall last Tuesday night, under the m an
agment of the Spiritualist society, was post
poned for one week.
e. w. Belding who has been in poor
health for the last year, was reminded of
the kindness of his nei yhbors when they
his wood that he had cut on his lot.
Sunshine lodge of Good Templars has
installed the following officers for the next
quarter: L. $. Hill5, g. 7 Mrs. G. NJ.
Kellogg, P c. I Mrs. L. =. Hills V. T.;
IL. j. Parcher, c.; Vincent V. Butler, Sec
Rotary; Ray Kellogg, Assistant Secretary
A. Butler, Financial Secretary; K. G. A.
kins, L D j.. e. Wheeler, NJ; Mrs. B. B.
johnson, ID. NJ 3. b Johnson, T.; Mrs G.
W. Wheeler, G.; Alva Butler, s.. Miss
Edith Butler, S. j. T. The lodge has forty
seven members and all are willing workers.
The new hall is expected to be finished by
Spring. Much good has been done and it
is hoped more will be accomplished.
Wells River.
Mrs Lothrop who moved from here to Bar
ton last spring is the guest of Miss Florence
Goss. - DIR. and Mrs Muusell spent Sum
day at Newbury with their daugh or, Mrs.
Worthen - Miss Eva Simpson was
I q guest of Miss Dunlap last week
will Hunter went to Worthwhile last
week The Over Sixty Club meet with
Mrs. f. Baldwin Thursday afternoon
Amlia jain is sick at Mrs. Lees with
rheumatic fever. - A. M Whitelaw has
been very sick for the past week with the
grin. Osgood Wheeler is to move his
family tol Lancaster N H., about the first Of
March - There will be social supper
by the l.. A. 8. next Friday in the church
parlors, supper from B 80 TO 7 followed by an
entertainment 80 The blizzard which
struck this place Monday morning did not
keep all the people at home in the evening,
nearly seventy assem- bled at Masonic Hall to
attend the installation of officers Of Pulaski
Lodge OF masons, where all enjoy Led pleas
ant evening. Mrs K. G. Parker. the eldest
member Of the Lodge, gave brief history of
the Lodge and Henry A. A. Adams, w. H.
Bucd and others made few pleasant re-
10 Rail- yxyin ita Iah
bv past w. M, Arthur j. Moore The other
officers were installed by w. II. Bruck.
Refreshments were served at the close of
the ceremonies. - Maj, III. III. Lee, who
is in the South, reports worse weather than
he ever experienced in old Vermont, so we
do not want to go South, - Rev. Wal
lace Nutiing, of Providence, h. l., will give
the address before the "Passumpsic Con.
gregatiopal Club" Wednesday forenoon, at
eleven O'Clock. Banquet at Hale's Tavern
q ~ 30 The service at eleven is public and
it is hoped many will be present to hear
the celebrated speaker. - Mrs. Stem
ming and Cyril returned from Coaticook
Friday. = Three cIuples from Bradford
took supper at Hales Sunday. - The
Y. p. S. g. K. of this place is invited to at
tend free social aud enter ainment al South
Ryegate Wednesday evening, February
22nd. - The schools will not be in
session Friday as they take that as a holiday
instead of Wednesday.
MiddIesex.
The Ladies aid will hold whist party at
Holiens hall Wednesday evening, March /,
to which cordial invitation is extended.
The Ladies Aid seem to meet with unfor-
tuDate weather lately. The dance and socia-
BILE billed for last week Tuesday was in
indefinitely postponed on account of the
storm.
TIE town report will show gain of 1888.
81 over last year, which includes many per-
manent improvements However il is hoped
the voters will study the same closely and
500 If more permanent improvements are not
needed in other directions.
NJ. Patrick Pender died Monday afternoon
after brief illness with pneumonia. Decea.
sed hal been long resident OF this town aud
l. aves Il husband, two sons and "a daughter.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday
and the interment will be at Montpelier.
The warning for the annual town meeting
contains clause in relation TO the sense OF
the people in regard TO town liquor agency
and temperance lectures pro and con are in
order Recent developments would seem to
nut damper on anything favoring the es-
Gah Al mpnt of an agency heta H. IN halipva1