The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-16

ing, which was adopted: Building inspector
twenty-five CShts per hour; secretary OF the
Board OF Health, $500 year; auditors
thirty cents per hour; chief OF police, $50
per month; patrOlmen, S65 per month; spe-
cial officers, twenty cents per hour over
seer of the poor, $500 per year; supe1inteu-
dent Of streets, thirty cents per hour. II
was voted to turn over the board bill Of
Taylor o Parker at the county Jail to the
poor account.
East Brookfield
Mrs. w. w. sprague visited her mother
Mrs, L. T. Mallery Of East Montpelier, last
week. - Rev. E. Il, Currier OF Williams
town, preached here last Sunday. t.
Mrs. A. Is. Smith, who has spent the win
ter with her daughter Mrs. w. II. Sprague,
returned to her home in Mortified the first
OF the week. =-= Miss Ivs Fullum OF
Brookfeld, is assisting Mrs. G. il. Bigelow
with her household duties 60 Mrs J,
II Spragqe and j. NJ. Angel and wife Wis
tied relatives in Chelsea last week.
Moretown
Russell Sawyer was in Waterbury on
Sunday to see his daughter who is i'll. Mrs.
Sawyer has been with her some time.
! Quite a number from here attended the
| dance at Duxbury last Friday night.
The eleventh anniversary of the Epworth
| League was celebrated with exercises at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harry Buckley was buried last
| Thursday. The funeral services were held
| from the house OF her son Frank, Rev o.
| l.. Barnard Of Stowe officiating. Many
friends and relatives from out of town were
present.
I'D. Bidgood has gone to Hanover to
work in hotel.
Harold Austin and Harry Buckley re-
turned last Friday night from PoughSeep'
sic, N. Y where they have been attending
a business college.
Waterbury Center.
A Pomona Grange was organized at
Stowe Saturday, May II, the Morrisville,
Stowe and Waterbury Oranges uniting.
Nine members of the Waterbury Grange
were present. The next meeting will be
at Waterbury Center June 10. - Mr..
Bloss is very i'll with pneumonia. -
Ernest K. Newcomb spent Sunday at his
home here. - Miss Lucia Smith return
ed to Burlington last Thursday. - E.
A. Newcomb has been stopping in Emore
the past week.
Fairlee.
A ten pound boy was born May 10 to Mr..
and Mrs Frank Holmes.
Henry Porter has returned from the
South and has moved his family into the
tenement over II. p, Warren's store.
Alvin Mayette has moved to Piermont.
Mr. Huntley is to occupy the house vacated
by Mr.. Mayette.
The Sunday school had an entertainment
and supper at the hall Friday evening,
} which was pronounced good by those who
attended.
Rev. A. II. Webb delivered his lecture
: Life on the Ocean Wave" Wednesday
evening. May 9. 1t is an interesting story
Of his own experience as sailor and was
enjoyed by the audience. The receipts
which amounted to SIG, are to help pay fol
preaching in the Methodist society.
, Topsham.
] Mrs. j. L, Paul Of Goffstown, N H., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. G. NORWOOD.
Robert Brown and George Merritt have
exchanged residences. They moved last
1 week.
Rev. W. II. Smith, former preacher, will
preach in the Methodist Church next Sun
day at 1870 p M
NJ. G. Keyer moved into A. Hoods
. house in the village last week, having sold
> his farm to Charles Currier.
. The Ladies' Circle OF the Reformed Pres.
> byterian Church held a social and enter
!, tainment in the town hall last Friday even
i ing, which was we'll attended. A very en-
Z joyable program was rendered. after which
ice cream and cake were served.