The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-05
Waterbury Center.

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John Kelley and Miss Ola Dillingham; of
Thanksgiving day
W. NJ. Parker, Arthur A. Newcomb and
Erwin Wakefield, OF Lisbon, N, H., Leo A
Newcomb and Miss L. j. HutChins of Mont !
pelier, and Ernest s. Newcomb Of White
River junction, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Newcomb for Thanksgiving.
At the election of officers Ezra Stetson
following were selected: Commander, ].
o, freeman; g. V. Com, NJ O. WILLIE; ].
V. O., M. L. Dillingham; surgeon. e. W.
Conant; chaplain. o. w. Davis; quarter
master, A. X. Smalley; o. G., L. 7. War
rem; .adjt., s. A. Mansfield; s Major, Geo.
to grand encsmpment, e. w. Conant alter
nate, A. ID. Griffin installing officer, o. j.
Ayers The Womens' Relief Corps also
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Harriet s. Marshall; senior vice pres,
Mrs. Addie Mansfield; junior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Conant; Sec, Mrs. Ellen
A. Newcomb; treasurer, Mrs. Addie Small
leyi chaplain, Mrs Mary T. Davis conduc
tor, Mrs. Lovina Parcher. assistant oonduc'
tor, Mrs. Aurelia Marshall; guard, Mrs.
Margaret Dillingham;; assistant guard, Miss
Augusta Colley; first color bearer, Mrs
May Greene; second color bearer, Mrs.
Gertrude Gilmore; third, Mrs. Jessie W.
to State department convention, Mrs. Mary
Huse; alternate, Mrs Jessie W. Hayes.
Harmony Pomona grange will hold their
annual meeting in the town hall at Stowe
Wednesday, December 8. Opening in the
fifth degree at 1929 A. NJ, The following
order of exercises will be taken up: Con-
ferriDg fifth degree; reports from subordin-
ato oranges by the worthy masters; retir-
ing officers report; quartette by Waterbury
grange; election Of officers. At ~ o'clock
picnic dinner will be served in Grand
Army hall. At 1880 P. M. installation of
officers by Worthy Nc 1ter g. j. Bell music:
roll call, responded to by quotations from
Kipling. Suggestions for the good Of the
order, g. II. Terrill, Fred Campbell, j. f.
Thurston and others. Reading, Mrs. Ellen
0 Newcomb, Waterbury; song, Mrs. Della
j. Gile, Worthwhile; recitation, Anna M.
Lang, Stowe. Music.
The recital given by Lewis N. Moody's
class in elocution at Seminary hall Tues
day, November q. was very successful, All
acquitted themselves with credit to them
selves and their teachers. The winter
| term will begin Monday, Decen Der 10.
| There will be a commercial class this term
| with good instructors.
| Roxbury.
Miss May Wetmore went last week for q
| visit to her sister, Mrs. Fred Wetmore. Her
sister, Miss Bertha, takes her place as
| housekeeper for her father during her vaca-
! ton from school.
Leonard Bean has finished work at the
| mill and will go to Essex where he Is to
| work on bridge.
The Good Templars hold box social on
Monday evening" but had small attend
| ance owing to the unpleasant weather.
Miss Ada Nichols spent last week in
Montpelier with her aunt, Mrs. Wells
Brown.
The body of Joseph Harris, a former resi-
dent here, was brought from st. Adams fol
burial in this place on Thanksgiving day
He leaves one son, Edgar, of Arlington, Vt
and wife who will remain in the home al
ST. Adams for the present.
Miss Janet Wiley of Barre was in towr
let week to visit her sister, Mrs. Roxana
Flint who is very low and hardly expected
to recover. Mrs. tlint's son, John and wife
OF Montpelier also spent Sunday with her
"Better one bird in the hand than two il
the BUSH" also better one minister in town
than two in divers parts of the country. By
some slip or other, the connection did moi
work and the flock were without shepherd
on Sunday. This did not, however, proven
good attendance at the Christian Endeav
or meeting, fifty lone being present.
The Mite society will meet in the vestry
on Wednesday o; this week and supper will
be served. TIE sGcie,y has occurred tables
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there regularly All sre cordially invited
The Cemetery a--o l.ion has heen max
ing a much needed Improvement by scrar
ing and leveling the '-Ud last added to thu
cemetery and stakipg ont new lots.
Miss May Ellis will go to Waterbury Il
spend two or three weeks with her sister
Mrs. @. o. Turner.
BrookfieId.
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giving with their son-in. law, Arthur Ly
man, in Rutland.
Miss Abbie Smith spent several day
with friends in Sharon last week. es-s1
Senator W. A. Allis of Norwich, Conn
recently made his mother and brother
short visit.
Mr. and Mrs A. l.. Follansbee spent las
Friday with friends in Mortified.
Mrs. Nancy Abbott is in Proctor visitin
her son, Rev. w. p. Abbott.
George and Roy Ainsworth recently spen
several days with relatives and friends 1
Sharon and Royalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Nye and daughte
were with Mrs. Nye's parents at East Ran
dolph Thanksgiving day.
Misses Davis and Chadwick commence
their schools in the village last Monday.
Post Mills
Harry Clough is working at the CommC
dore House.
, G. r. Lucas and family spent ThanksgiV
ing day at Thetford Center.
Mrs. e. L. Smith is entertaining friend
| from Montpelier and Wells River.
Carl Lucas has returned to Mancheste
n. H., and DR.. W. e. Smith to Boston.
l.. L. Bartlett of the Montague City Ro
Co. OF Montague City, Mass, was in tow
over Sunday.
Schools opened Monday with Miss Ami
M. Olney OF Baltimore in the upper grad
and Miss Madke Smith of West Fairlee
Z the lower az teachers.
The following were entertained from on
4 Of town on Thanksgiving: At Mr.. and Mr.
w. A. Dodge's, Edward n. Dodge and viii
of Wells River; at Mrs George Turner
Henry Gilmore and family of Montagu
City, Mass. at Mr.. and Mrs IA. Merrilli
Erred Merrill and wife OF Claremont, N. H
= Miss Sadie Merrill of Boston and Mis-
Grace Merrill of Bradford; at Mr.. and Mr.
M. Il. Davis, Carroll Davis and frien
l from Dartmouth college; at Mr.. and Mr.
I, w. III. Burr's, DIR. g, FL. Burr of Montp
/ lier, and A M. Burr and wife of Lynn.
Washington.