The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-07

Lizzie Pitkin returned Saturday to her
home in Lowell, Mass.
Howard Carpenter has engaged to work
as second man in the CT esmery
Rev. and Mrs. s G. Legis Of Danville
were visitors in town last Friday.
The o chestra will give cotilion party
in Marshalps hall In the near future.
The orchestra will hold it's first cotillion
party this season In Marshalis hall next
Friday evening,
About twenty-five couples were in at.
tendance at the public dance held in Mar
shalls hall last Tuesday evening.
Miss Emma Moses of Randolph, former
teacher in the grammar department of the
village school, is a visitor in town.
Mr. aud Mrs. James Bouldry were in
Barre Thursday aud Friday to attend the
funeral of Ida Colburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waldo OF Bethel
were guests OF A. I. Davis and wife Satur-
day and Sunday. They also visited at Mar
tin Newton's.
The band will hold business meeting
in is rehearsal room next Saturday even
ing Tia especially desired that all mem
bers be present.
About sky OF the friends aud neighbors
OF Mr. and Mrs Il nest Rose brook gathered
at their home last Tuesday evening to re-.
mind them of the fifth anniversary OF their
marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. George A Putnam of Min.
neapois Mimi, are ain visiting their
many fri 'nd5 in town. Mr. Putnam was
former much-esteemed merchant and ma
tive o the town. They will ever be made
welcome among us.
A reduction Of i've cents has recently
been made in the telephone tariff between
this place and Montpelier. Doubtless this
reduction is in some measure due to the
recent threatenings in Montpelier and
Barre of the establishment of rival line
Murray Bemis was in town Wednesday
and Thursday. He has finished his term
at the experiment farm at Burlington, and
will for the present be located at West
Hartford where he will assist in car Dg for
the milk and butter from dairy of 200 to
300:cows.
Miss Flora Atkins finished teaching the
winter ERIN in the Ennis district last FL.
day She contibu eS the following con-
corning one OF her pupils: Dora Ennis,
whose sixth birthday occurred in Drcem
Der, has attended school every day during
the winter term and missed only three
words in spelling during the time"
About sixty friends of ME- and Mrs. Rose
brook gathered at their home on Tuesday
evening January 30 to remind hem of the
fifth anniversary OF heir marriage. The
dinner set of 1873 pieces, clock, and several
other articles which were left showed the
esteem in which the couple are held. A
bountiful supper was served OF oysters,
sandwiches, cake aud coffee. The rest Of
the evening was spent in singing and con-
versation. All departed at late hour
promising to surprise them again in twenty
years.
9. A. Morris, although a resident OF
Cabot, is one OF the prosperous farmers who
does large share Of his business at our
village. He is one of the few OF his class
who do farming on really business prnci-
pies and as il should be done, being able
to show at all times his expenses in run
| ming his farm and what it profits him. He
| shows by an accurate account kept that for
the year ending December 81 last, from an
| average of ten COWS he made 3,709a pounds
of butter which he sold at an average price
Of twenty-five and one-fourth cents per
pound, net.