The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-03


Barre Friday.
o. l.. Martin met with the loss OF valua-
BILE COW Friday.
Mrs. j. j, Austin OF Morrisville is visiting
her daughter, Maude.
DIR. w. f. Lazele had all OF his children
at home last Monday,
Miss Edith Gladding of Barre Is visiting
her uncle Ezekiel Skinner.
Ex-Town Representative r. j. Bartlett
was in Montpelier on Thursday.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolm McLoud last Thursday.
The case against j. b. Wells for disturb
ing the peace has been mol pressed.
Miss Lydia Hartig spent last week in
Westmore, returning home Saturday.
Arch Batchelder was in Montpelier FRI
day night to attend Masonic meeting.
The merc ants report the best holiday
trade they have had for several seasons.
Deacon s. Gale had many of his children
ana grandchildren at home last Monday.
Miss Effie Jack OF Montpelier visited last
week the Misses Julia and Clara Perrin.
Louis Deucham and wife of Woodsville
N. H., visited at E. V. Dukes Thursday.
II. e. Cutler gave his son Arthur for
Christmas present valuable black mare.
Mrs. Charles Smith of Montpelier visited
her mother, Mrs. L. p Bartlett, last week
n. d. Page has sold his matched span OF
black driving horses to w. IL. Blaisdell Of
Barton.
Most Of the teachers OF the town went to
their respective homes for the Christmas
holidays
Elmer st. John of Rochester, N. Y, spent
CHRIS mas with his parents, Clement St.
John and wife.
K. j. Bartlett went to Waterbury Satur
hap f,,t ., q 81 n a
lows at that place.
here last Sundry evening in the interest Of
the anti-salOon lea ue
Mrs Charles Abbiatti of Barre has been
spending few days the past week with
her father, N. 1. Sanborn.
II. s. Parks changed horses last week
with Frank Harris and o. Dix, getting
from the latter tine gray driver.
Mrs. Charles Lombard went Saturday to
South Barre to spend few days with her
daughter, Mrs. John Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Moore and son of
Montpelier visited his brother Theron aud
other relatives tine first of the week.
Elmer St. John, Who has been sp ending
the holiday vacation with his parents, re-
turned to Rochester, N. Y, Saturday.
Terrible plaques, those itching, pestering
diseases of the skin. Put an end TO misery
Doan's Ointment cures. At any drug store
G. M. Spencer and family, who have bee
spending week here with relatives, re-
turned to their home in st. Johnsbury Mon
day.
Miss Alice Lazelle, who has been spend
ing her vacation with her father, DR.. w
r. Lazslle, returns to her school in Oxford
Mass, Saturday.
James Warhurst, j. e. Bailey, o. c. st.
Cyr, K V. Duke and s. A. Batchelder, the
new police force, took the oath of office be-
fore j. A. Foss last week.
David Jackson, wife and daughter, who
have been spending the last feV weeks at
Frank Jackson's, returned to North Had
ley. F. O., their home, Saturday.
w. A Gray, who has the past summer
been travelling through Iowa for the Kay
Medical Company of Saratoga, n. Y, came
home Saturday for few weeks vacation.
Jacob Cutler OF East Barre is visiting his
son, II. E.. and daughter, Mrs. Curtis Mar
tin, this week Although Mr.. Cutler is
past so years of age, he is as active as most
men of sixty.
John Ryan purchased last week fine
pair Of six-year-od oxen that weighed a
little over 500 pounds and were so closely
matched it was difficult to distinguish one
from the other.
Mr.. Hagget, whose injury from tree
is doing as we'll as could be expected. His
neighbors presen ed the family with many
useful gifts on Christmas day.
Mrs. Murray Cutler has commenced di-
vorce proceedings against her husband, who
being in ill health, has been receiving med.
ical treatment in Burlington. He has for
| some time past lived in that city, his wife
remaining on the farm
The exercises at the Congressional and
Methodist churches were especially pretty
! this year. The children who furnished d
| large part of the entertainment did so nice
| ly in each individual case that to mention
names would not be nst unless all were in
cluded which space does not permit.
Apparently one of the needs of the village
| is a court room in which parties that hap.
pen to be arrested may be given an imme'
diate trial and not be put to the expense
and trouble of furnishing bail or going tC
Jail for several days because no place car
be secured in which to hold the hearlng.i
e f. Smith and Horace Hill attended
the poultry show at Barre and each pur
chased a tine registered Plymouth Rock
cock Many OF our people have of late
| taken much interest in thoroughbred stocl
fowls and as they have secured the bes
specimens OF the kind that they fanced
Others in town may show the benefit o.
these improved strains.
Another long and useful has - Sc and tht
town has lost a much resp ted oi Zen II
the death of William Mat Mr.. Martin
all his life was a successful farmer, wins
on the old Martin farm wiz Ia locs &C
about one mile from the villagt in the to l
of Marshfeld. He was attacked ith pne
monia and owing to his age, VII. b W Il
eighty-six the day Of his death, he Wac no
able TO resist the disease. Tue funeral wal
attended Monday, Rev Lydia Hartig Of
ficiating in most acceptable manner. Th'
interment was in the village cemetery.
Fred Cree, who for long time has beef
the efficient first assistant at the creamery
closed his labors there with the old year
Fred was always cheerful and most faithful
in the discharge of his duties and his famil
lar face and CHEEKY words will be mucl
missed by the patrons. This week he q
to Burlington TO take a course in the Dairy
mans training school, the better to fit him
self for the work which he has chosen. Hi
place at the creamery Is taken by Arthu
Perkins
Rev. Lydia Hartig preached her farewell
sermon for the Congregational society Sun