The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-04

Leighton z. Slack OF st Johnsbury spent |
Sunday in town as did also James English
and Alanson Shepard of Montpelier.
Many in town are ill with the grip
There we're two births in this town last
Saturday. son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Tibbets also a son to Mr. and Mrs. A
l.. Lavanway.
III. II. Morse has been quito i'll at the
Commercial house. His sou, Eddie, is TAX
ing charge of his business for him.
Ed Preston has rented the Edgar Lam
berton place on the corner of Main and
Creamery streets.
Everett Carpenter has engaged to work
through the summer season for O. o. Bent.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Hammett, who are
now living at Montpeler, spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Hammetts father, Ira III.
Edison. Mr.. Hammett returned to Mont
peier Monday but his wife will remain here
for for time to help care for her people
who are nearly all i'll with grip.
henry freeman expects to finish work
for s. Swerdfeger this week A young man
from @ NADIA is to take his place.
Through the recommendation Of Mr.. M.
r. Bliss, the Grand Union Tea Company
has appointed Amasa Woodcock their agent
in this vicinity. Mr.. Woodcock did not
purchase the route OF Mr.. Bliss as stated
elsewhere in these items.
Miss Nellie Swerdfeger returned on Mon
day to her school at East Mortified, Mass.
b. r. Chester has five year old COW that
gave forty.six pounds OF milk in one day.
With u churn test of 440 he made 2-02
pounds OF butter.
Miss Ethel Gardner and Florence Robin
son of Boltonville were guests at G. A.
Kelley's for few days.
Miss Irene Kelley returned home on
Monday after two weeks visit with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Gardner
Of Ryegate.
| In the death OF Dr. G. NJ Town which oc.
Cured at the home of A. A. Hopkins Satur-
day evening the town sustains the loss of
| one OF its Oldest citizens and physician
who had seen many years OF practice here.
The funeral will be held at the Universslist
church Tuesday at one o'clock. Rev. g. g.
Gorse will of1iciate. The Masonic order of
| which he had been many years u member
will attend the funeral in body. The re-
mains will be placed in the vault at Cabot
until the snow has disappeared so that q
selection of a lot for burial may be made.
Next Sunday will be Rev, G. G.. Gorse's
last Sunday on which he will officiate al
pastor of the Methodist church in this place
| He should receive good hearing.
There will be Union service at the Meth
| odist church next Sunday evening, all unit
ing in listening to Rev. q. G. Gorse's fare
well address
The Ladies' Missionary society's meeting
with Miss Billings is postponed until Apr
10.
A. W. Cole is clerking for Mark NJ ars.
Ira II. Edison came home from Montpe
lier Wednesday, i'll with the grip.
Homer Fits is having an Easter opening
Everything new for Easter dress parade.
charles 7. Bullock has gone to Lisbo
n. H., to work in the box factory Of Pal
ker Young & Co.
The district meeting OF the knights o
Pythias was in session at Mar5halls hal
Friday afternoon.
We read in the Montpelier locals tina
Dean W. Edison has moved back 10 Mont
peler and last Thursday resumed his oil,
position as pressman in the office of tn
Union Gard Company.
II is estimated that more than one hal
the farmers in this vicinity are not intend
ing to make sugar this spring on account o
the ravages made by the forest worm II
their sugar orchards last summer.
Amasa Woodcock has purchased tn
Grand Union Tea Company's route in thi
vicinity of M. r. Bliss and is now servin
the trade. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Bliss in
tends to move from town, but what hi
plans for the future are he is not ready a
this time to disclose.
special town meeting is warned to b
held at the town house on Saturday. Apr
u, at two o'clock p. M, TO transact the fol
loving business: To elect third lister; t
transact any other business that may lega
ly come before said meeting.
Gentlemen: - Before purchasing you
spring and summer clothing, examine tn
stock of Wanamaker & Brown which
represented by samples which will
shown you by A. L. Davis their agent d
Marshtield.
The middle district meeting of knights G
Pythias composed of Montpelier, Barre
Groton and Marshfeld lodges held thei
district meeting at this place Friday after
noon and evening. At two o'clock in tn
afternoon a procession, headed by tn
Marshtield cornet band, followed by mem
bers OF the uniform rank Of Barre, and thel
by members of the other lodge represented
formed in front of Castle hall and marche,
to Marshall's hall where the following ex
ercises were listened to: Address OF wei
come by w. ID. Smith, O. c., of Marshfielt
lodge; remarks by W. e. Barney, of Barre
G. @, and by DR.. II. A. Fisk of Montpelier
The ladies quartette furnished two pleasin,
selections and a song by Mrs g. +. Bills
and piano duet by Mrs. Mark Mears an,
Miss Lizzie Packer was much enjoyed b.
the company. Following this was a clos
ing selection by the band. In the evening
the three degrees were worked by tn
Montpelier, Marshfield and Barre lodge
respectively, aud during the evening ban
quet prepared by the Rath bone sisters, " a
served at the Methodist church vestry. A
about three o'clock the visiting Knights de
parted for their homes by special train.