The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-02
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week by Mrs. G. e. Ladd.
The Ladies' Aid society meet this after
noon with Mrs. l.. j. Roberts.
Mrs. Ralph James of Hanover, N. H., is
guest OF Mrs. Harry Holton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griffin welcomed
little son to their home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Lyford are the happy
parents of son, born last Sunday.
Mrs. G.. B. Evans entertained the Ladies'
Aid Society last Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. L. H. Elliot will represent the Yer
mont Bible soci- ty at Enosburgh Falls next
Sunday.
Thomas d. Kennedy of Lowell is employ
ed as clerk in the store of G. w. Atkins q
Son.
Mrs. John Atkins and Miss Irene, her
daughter, are visiting Mrs. Atkins parents
in Jonesville
Walter Sleeper and wife have moved to
South Royalton where he is employed by
w. +. Farnham.
Rev. w. M. Newton of Montpelier will de-
liver the Memorial day address here on
Memorial day.
Mrs. Susan Calkins went to Minneapolis
last week, where she is to visit relatives
for few weeks.
The Hypatia Club met Friday evening
with Miss Drew: Thesubiect was, WRITERS
About Nature"
Lewis Morrell has moved his family from
the Louis Huse tenement to the s. B. Chase
farm on Little River.
Lynn Page OF Stowe is employed in G e.
Moody's mill. He has moved his family
into the d. 7. Harvey house.
Miss Margaret Bailey has finished her
work as nurse at the asylum and has gone
to her home in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. G. w. Smith died at her home in
Mill village Sunday night. She leaves a
husband and seven small children
A. T. Straw is improving his residence by
painting, and Sanford Eddy and James
Hattie by grading their lawns.
Edward Woodward, who has been en-
ployed in mill at Jonesville, is visiting at
his home in this village for few days.
Cornelius Eddy, one of the oldest resi-
dents of the town, died suddenly at his
home Saturday afternoon. He had been to
the village during the day, returning in his
usual health.
Demeritt & Palmer have purchased OF G
w. Randall piece of land near the brick
yard, upon which they are to erect their
canning factory. The work Of construction
Is to be begun at once and the building will
cover half an acre of ground.
Arthur Atkins is rapidly recovering from
the injury he sustained to his eyes last
Thursday through the premature discharge
of an old blast which he was assisting to
draw. 1t was at first feared he might lose
his eyesight but such is not the case.
The festive biker. who has for a time had
an uninterrupted monopoly OF the side
walks OF the village, is now consigned t(
the bumpty bump of the common highway
by the edict posted this week by the trus
tees prohibiting riding Of bicycles on the
walks.
The members OF the High School gave
another OF their pleasant promenade con
certs in their hall Friday evening. The at
tendance was good and the occasion wal
enjoyable. The Waterbury orchestra fur
nished music. Next Friday evening
masquerade promenade will be given at thu
Center
There will be a meeting of Edwin Dill
lington Post, No. %, G. A. R., next Frida.
evening, May a, at the library rooms. Ey
cry member that can possibly attend i
earnestly requested to do so, as committee
must be appointed to make arrangement
for Memorial Day exercises.
Wesley Tyler coored, aged twenty-sevel
years, died last Thursday morning after
weeks illness from double pleuro .pneumC
mia. Last fall he was employed at the Boz
ton Falls dam but latterly has been en-
ployed in the construction OF the Rutland
Canadian railroad. He came back to tow
ill about a week previous TO his death. Tn
funeral was held at two O'Clock Friday a
ternoon, Rev. L. X. Whitman officiating
Burial was in the village cemetery.
The filling up and grading OF the oil
school house lot, the decoration of IL
space with trees and shrubbery, promise
by the town, and the improvement OF ii
church grounds adjoining, will add much
the beauty OF the center of our village.
Is hoped that some OF the surroundings
the business square on the hill may be kel
in better order. The storing OF packiI
boxes, etc, in front Of store shop.d not
practiced. Let everybody try IT, make OF
village &C neat and clean as possible.
East Calais.
W. l.. Pierce has been in Boston sin,
last Thursday. - Van Leonard W
taken i'll with fever little more than
week ago. which has developed into pne
monia George Parker had fourtet
hens taken from his barn last week, pr
sumably the work of sneak thieves. -
ID. ID. Lamb has been making some chang
and quite extensive repairs on the inside
his house, which he recently bought -
DIR. M. X. Dwinell OF Waterville, Me-,
Gently made flying visit to his old HON
spending last Wednesday night with
parents. = Mrs. @. r. Dwinell return
from Boston last Saturday night, bring
with her little girl whom she will Ike
three months, and perhaps will give her
permanent home.