The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-31

W W. Pitkin is still earring potatoes for
the Boston msrket. 8
A. v Taylor has been i'll for a brief time,
but is better.
Bert slayton OF East Barre was in town
Thursday.
Miss Della Read Of Montpelier has been
spend ng the week in town.
Fillmore Lamson has his daughter Mary
for guest She came Wednesday.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne will speak at the
Methodist church Sunday evening
Seventy five we're present at the oyster
supper given by the Ladies' Aid at II, G.
Moore's
G. w. whitcher has been confined to the
house for the past ten days with lung
trouble
| Fred Bruffee and his assistant, James
| Warherst, shod twenty-five horses one day
| last week.
A Rebekah lodge is about to be instituted
! in this place. Six ladies went to Barre last
| week to be initiated.
Miss Mary Slavery and Miss Nellie Daley
OF Willismstown recently visited their
cousin, Mrs l.. f. Fortney.
Miss Clara Perrin entertained sixteen of |
her friends at whist last Friday evening |
and treated them to choice refreshments.
About sixty-fve attended the oyster sup
| per given by ladies of the Methodist church |
at Hiram Moore's last Wednesday.
Dan w Daley of wiliamstown and his
sisters, Mary and Nellie, are visiting at the
home of their relatives, j. NJ. and Wesley
p. Martin.
Master Fred Batchelder's friends gave
him surprise birthday party January II.
A large company was present and many
valuable mementos were left.
About sixty-fve attended the oyster sup
per and sociable at Ii. G. Moores Wednes-
day evening. All report first class sup
per and good time.
Auson Perkins, who has been living in
, California for the past fourteen years, is
visiting in town. He says the green hills
I OF Vermont were welcome sight to him.
The concert to be given at the Methodist
church next Tuesday night by the Wilder
Concert Co npany of Montpelier ought to,
q and doubtless will, receive large house.
Miss Anna Chase, who has been i'll for a
a long time at Wheeler BatcheldeE's, where
her aunt, Mrs. Blaisdell, has devotedly
r cared for her, died on Friday. The funeral
was held Monday at 1880 P, M.
i Octavius St. Cyr has bought OF J. B.
y Wells his milk route, together with eleven
4 cows and all the tools. He has hired his
barn and land for one year. John Parker
takes his place as butcher for Cate.
v Viola Buxton closed her third term OF
r. school on East Hill last Friday with APP
propriate exercises All speak in terms Of
j., praise Of her work. The scholars presented
u her with nice spring rocker, set Of glass,
~ six pieces, and butter knife.
A little three-y ear-old boy formerly OF
this place, but now of Sanbornton, n. H.,
3 was overheard by his mother to say to the
l. hired girl: ida, Ida, say, which would
v, y, you rather do, be killed and go to Heaven
u and live with God and Jesus, or, or-get
married?' The Interrogation was both sur
g, prisng and amusing to the mother and
a clerical father.
AZ The school on East Hill closed last week,
Il Miss Viola Buxton, teacher. Edith Ban
Tl,,nw nhnrfo
N Cora Maxfeld, Clarence Maxfield, Frank
|. Perkins, Charlie Tucker, and Grover
d Townsend had no marks during the term.
lie Arthur Woodcock and John Leslie were
absent one day only. Charlie Tucker and
a. Filth Bancroft had no marks during the
al year. Cora Maxfeld and Ella Lamberton
is had one absent mark during the year
q The playing OF Mr. Wilder and Mr.. st.
III Clair met with such favor at the concert
last week that the Methodist church will
ic have them play again next Tuesday even
I'd ing. Mr.. st. Clair is soon to return to his
of home in Boston. To these artists will be
t. added Miss Alice Nash of Burlington, pi-
u snist, and q. s, Kerr OF Boston, baritone.
Those who heard Haydn's Creation at
ia Randolph last year will remember the sat
Az isfaction his solos in that oratorio gave.
% a Moretown.
IL BE. Gillett has finished working in the
store of II, o. Ward.
g, I. s. Austin and wife visited in Waits.
Ii field part OF last week
VI Mrs. g. II. Dale of Waterbury and Mrs
~ d. s. Phillips of Bethel visited their par
20 ents last week.
Cornelia Goss closed another successful
- term Of school in the primary department
VI at Waitshrld last Friday.
la Quite heavy snow storm prevailed in
o. this section Sunday night and Monday
"a which will cause much rejoicing on the part
AZ OF the lum Derlnen.
The committee is at work preparinglfol
no the musical convention to be held in the
~ Methodist church February 10, IA and 10
m The bills will be ready for circulation in 6
T. few days.
ed North Fayston.
,e Luna Eaton visited her aunt on More
town Common last week.
rt Miss Mollie Grandfield of Montpelier
IL visited her brothers last week.
Or Miss Luna Howe has finished her schoo
r. in the Wilder district at Waitsfield.
hg Nora Griffin spent few weeks in More
ne towd with her aunt, Mrs. I. W. Neill.
~. Miss Alice Neil has gone to Chelsea
Mass, to attend the wedding Of Bessie
Corlss.
" Mrs. Corse of Duxbury and brother Wis
IRA tied at her daughters, Mrs. Smiths, las
X week.
be Mrs. G. +. Posnette who sent in her res
N | ignation to the Postoffice department last
he August has just been relieved and Mrs
he Clara E. Neil has been appointed her sue
ia cessor
Schools closed here last Friday. The
n number of pupils at No. was fourteen
h. with an average attendance of thirteen
rs- The only one without a mark was, Georgit
ny Boyce he having only one-half days alb
ly sence during the school year, Number o
Ig- pupils at No. 4 was %. The only ones
ic- without mark were Drury Montgomery
|
ss- Hoifm man and Annie Neil each lost two
mt days. The scholars presented Miss Fol
ID som with an embroidered handkerchief ant
to a celluloid handkerchief box.
he South Duxbury.
-, Mrs. e. Luce of Stowe, is visiting he
w. sister, Mrs, ID. Bruce.
i MIR Ghasa and Nifa of Wal Rfald Wart