The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-24
HOMER Fits, Barre.
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e II. Kellogg cut his foot while chopping,
which necessitates his using a crutch.
Ellis Preston finished months work up
on chair stock at Lanesboro Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The services at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning will be in memory OF
Dwight L. Moody
The Ladies' Union will meet with Mrs.
Wyman Lamherton Thursday afternoon.
Everybody invited.
G. I Preston & Son have the contract to
build the new house for s. w. Cole & Sons
this summer.
Golde Smith, accompanied by Miss Fos-
ter and Eleanor Cole, were home from God
dard Seminary over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Swerdfeger went 10
Greensboro Saturday to visit Mrs. Swerd-
feger's sister, Mrs. p. G. Salmon.
Frank Merrill returned home Saturday
after few days visit in Piermont and 9TH
or New Hampshire towns.
Herbert Chamberin, who has charge of
the creamery at Coventry, was visitor at
G. A. Kelley's Friday and Saturday.
Quite party attended the musical enter-
tainment under the direction of Professor
Phillips at Painfield last week and pro-
nounced it first class entertainment
Mrs. Harlow Folsom has been spending
few days in Montpelier to assist in caring
Tor ner DltCb, VINO HAS Dttu Ill LOT lOuB
time with spinal meningitis from the effects
of which she died Wednesday.
The library trustees have placed another
order for about 300 books This with what
there are already in the library will amount
to about 81 400 worth, leaving 5000 of the
$4,000 bequest yet to be invested in books
Mrs j. Berton Pike, who has been very
i'll for few days with pneumonia, is better.
A. II. Davis, Avi Ennis and Mrs. Leonard
u hO hauA hpan
ering.
The center of interest for the gentlemen
last Saturday was in the repair shop de-
partment of M. f. Beckley's building
where A. K. Lamberton has new "Man"
bone cutter in operation by the use Of
power from his gasolene engine.
! MIR. and Mrs. Leon Rathbon are sp nding
| few days in town. Leon has until recent
| ly been at work on the Montpelier section
Of the Montpelier and Wells River road but
expects to make change TO the Central
| We mont section about the first of February.
About forty friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. Asaph King met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ii. Pike last Saturday
evening to assist him in celebrating their
golden wedding. A purse of $l0.75 in
money and other presents were left with
them az tokens of friendship. Notwith-
standing the storm pleasant time was en-
joyed within
Did the pedestrians who patr onized the
library and letter box last Saturday think
TO appreciate the drain that was suggested
in these items early last fall as a much
needed improvement for the southwest end
of the common? The foot or more of slush
on this corner on the above date might have
been occasoned by the Select" man hole
being frozen up since the improvement was
suggested
The yceum which was postponed Satur
day night on account OF the rain storm will
take place next Saturday evening The
question, Resolved that England is justi
fed in the course she is pursuing agains
the Beers" is one Of much interest at thi,
time and should draw out very interest
ing debate. Doubtless points will b,
brought out that will will be instructive o
the present situation in the rransvaal.
The orchestra went to Plainfield Thurs
day night 10 furnish music for dancing for
private party from Batra known AZ tn,
Thirty-three club. The orchestra also hav,
an engagement to play for this club at Barr,
Friday evening January 20, and for a W is
party 10 be held al East Montpelier, Tues
I day evening, January % II you wish Il
enjoy pleasant evenings outing, atten,
this whist party.
"Woodsville, VT" is the new name yer,
appropriately suggested by The Barre Time
correspondent as a substitute for chimney
Z vile" by which the place has been know
for so long at which Wood Brothers no,
have their saw mill running under steaI
, power and business is again lv. ly at thi
| place. For me years IL has been a by
word. powerful whistle has been cor
1 n-cttd which can be heard nearly as plainl
a at the village as the one they formerly ha
4 vt their box factory at the falls Charles I
Bullock Is acting AZ engineer,