The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

Martin Mehofoid is quite i'll with pnou'
mona
The King Daughters met Saturday af-
ternoon with Mrs M SEES Hamel.
Miss Blanche Kidder en- ertained her
young friends at her home Friday evening.
II. e. Cutler sold bis fine span Of match
sd horses last week o MIR. Downing Of Dos-
ton.
Mrs George BOlles va4 quite sick all
of last week bur it is hoped she is now
gaining
Nelson shorey and wife have returned
rom Barre, where they have been stopping
for few weeks.
Rev. f. T. CLARK and about fifteen others
attended the evangelist's meeting at Barre
last Thursdsy.
Dean Hill, who is at work in the machine
shops NJ Barre, visited lis father, John
Hill, last week.
The whist party at Odd Fellows hall
Wednesday evening was not so well attend
ed as former ones.
Mr.. aud Mrs John Worcester and Will
Nye OF South Barre visited at Charles Loiu-
bard's the st Of the week
Mrs. W. f. Lazelle and MS A E. Foss
were in Brookheid Friday to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Walter Howard
Some ten members OF Arcadia Lodge
of Odd Fellows attended the installation Of
officers at East Barre Saturday evening.
Lee Lane, agent for the Gravity Cream
Separator, sold four Friday which makes
ten hat he has sold in very short time.
John Ryan was in Orange last week nd
bought a carload of cattle and sheep. He
went to market Monday with stock and pc
tatoes.
The Ladies' Whist club met Saturday
evening with Mis-. G. ID. Kidder for the
purpose OF arranging for duplicate whist
playing.
L. L. Knapp was in Montpelier Thursday,
as was j. A. Foss, who went down to at
tend the meeting of Washington county
postmasters.
Fred Cree, who is taking a short course
at the Agricultural College, Burlington,
came home Saturday to spend Sunday with
his parents.
Miss Annie Chase, who has been in feeble
health for long time, is quite low with
consumption at W. j. Batchelder's s. DIR.
George Nichols of Barre is attending her.
A few of the lady friends of Mrs. d. w.
Moses met at her home Saturday evening
and enjoyed whist playing, after which
light refreshments were served
Arch Nye was engaged last week in draw
| ing potatoes from Abe Hollis in Woodbury.
for John Ryan. At one load with two
horses he brought to the village eighty six
bushels.
Rev. Mr.. wilkins of Hsrdwick preached
| at the Congregational church last Sunday
week. Joseph Butter field was to supply
| last Sunday but owing to his wife's sick
ness he was not able to fulfil the appoint
ment.
All who have business to transact at the
express Office should bear in mind that ex-
| press packages require internal revenue
stamps and pay the agent for the same as
| the packages cannot leave IL ONCE I'LL the
stamp is affixed.
The patrons of the Plaintield Co. operative
creamery turned out last week and fl led
| the new ice house with ice, 300 large cakes
being required. Nelson HAmel, the local
ice dealer, and s. ID. Cate also finished put
ting up the years supply.
Henry Bartlett who with his family
moved to Oregon a few weeks ago, writes
they reached their DIES iuation after meet
ing with one or two exciting Incidents
| W ich broke the monotony Of the long ride
safe and well and found no difficulty in Sc
curing profitable employment.
Lee Lanes team, Saturday, while stand
ing at the mi became frightened and for a
short time made things lively running down
the street to +. II. BIutfees blacksmith
shop where they were turned through the
yards of S. b Gale and II. e. Cutler into
that of George Townsend where they were
secured. IL was a wonder from the course
they took that no damage was done.
All who have any music in their souls oil
are moved by concord of sweet sounds are
looking forward with keen expectation to
an evening of pleasure on. Wednesday, tha
being the date fixed upon for the concert
to be given by the Choral Union at which
time the Grays OF North Montpelier, George
II. Wilder and others of Montpelier will bt
pr esent and contribute.
The following newly elected officers o
Arcadia lodge of Odd Fellows were install
ed last week Monday evening by Distric
Deputy K. Bartlett and f. A. Sherburne
N. e., W. Il Bartlett; V. g., g. A. Bartlett
recording secretary, II. G. Cutting; fnan
cial secretary, A. e Foss; treasurer, j. A
Levi Bartlett; R s. N. g., T. II. Bartlett
l.. s. N. G., Chester Sanborn; r. S. " g.
N. e. Morse; l.. s " G., q. A. Foss; l
g., Hans Frederickson; o. G George Ben
amin; r S. s., win Coburn; l.. S. S
, Wallace Laird. After the installation
substantial banquet was enjoyed by tn
members and visiting brothers.
James Mcknight died Saturday mornin
, OF septsemia. Mr. Mcknight about to
years ago while coming to this village wit
a large load of logs was thrown off and tn
load falling on him was so severely injure
that it was not thought he could recover
After weeks OF suffering he was able TO b
( removed to his home though completed
t he'll ,less as the injury that he had suffere
was to the spine. BY force of will he el
sisted in his attempts at locomotion for
long time which were at last rewarded b
his ability to walk by the assistance {
clutches. Although he never fully recove
ed and much of the time suffered excrucia
! ing pain he never complained but was a
ways cheerful and by industry careful
> p divided for the wants of his family. Tt
funeral WAS largely attended on Monda!
o About thirty OF he nelghbors and frienC
= of NJ 8 E. 7. Hutchins gave her a surpris
y party last Wednesday afternoon to remin
her of her birthday. Each lady b ought
8 cake. The afternoon was spent in a &
n cial visit Rev Ii, Ii. Perry of Montpeli
3 WAS expected to preach but on the accoul
of the illness of his wife was unable to
d present which was disappointment 10 al
X Rev. L. X. Averill of Barre preached a vel
Y helpful sermon in the evening followed b
n Others who testified to the saving power
d God. After this Mrs. Hutchins invite
her friends to cake and coffee After
freshments Mrs. Hntchins returned b
hearty thanks for their kind remembran
aud pl esents which amounted to about s;
lc Among the useful present was an ancie
d. dinner set of 118 pieces OF dark blue.
1I WAS "A COmDlete surprise,