The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-09
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| in Peacham over Sunday.
Miss Inez Lamberton has been visiting in
Northtield the past week.
NJ G Ide had the ends of two fingers cut
off on jointing machine last Friday.
Ellis and Lizzie Preston drove to Barton
Monday for a short visit in that place.
About thirty couples were in attendance
at the May day ball Thursday evening.
Frank Cochran is in town. 1t is reported
he is to move his family to Barre this week.
William Murray has gone TO Cabot to
work his heavy team on the road machine.
III K. Hadock is building porch over
the front door and otherwise repairing his
house.
Mrs. e. L Spencer, who has been quite
i'll for few days, is reported a little more
comfortable.
B. M. Kicker OF Groton was in town last
week in search OF a pair of heavy work
horses.
l. o. Kicker of Groton was in town last
week purchasing stock which he carried at
the station Monday morning,
Mrs. e. L. Burnham has returned to her
home here after a stay with her mother at
East Hardwick during the winter.
Dan Brown is moving from Henry
Blakes' place near the station to Mrs. o. f.
Gerry's place on creamery street.
The Babcock testing machine at the
creamery has been conY enently placed up
on new sink in one corner OF the new OF.
flee room.
The orchestra has under consideration an
engagement tc furnish music for prone
made concert and dance at Hardwick Fri
day evening.
Mrs. o. #. Gerry of Stowe has been in
town the ;psst week caring for real estate
which she owns in the village aud has also
been making calls among her many friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L, P. Slack of St, Johns
bury were in town the first OF the week to
attend the wedding OF Mrs. Slack's brother,
Warren Mears.
Everett Carpenter has recovered from the
malady which compelled him to give up his
work for q. G. Bent and has engaged to
work for the season for III. d. b. Dwinell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Sulham have taken
up their abode with s. A. Carleton and ex-
pect to remain and work for him during
Mrs. Carleton's stay in the West
Henry Blake has taken down the ell pre-
paratory to building new, and is to raise the
barn and make other Improvements upon
his place near the station this summer.
Warren G. Mears and Miss Bell Smith of
Cabot were married at the home OF the
bride in Cabot May /. Mr.. and Mrs. MeaIs
took the afternoon train at this station for
bridal trip to Boston and vicinity.
The band held its annual business meet
ing Saturday evening at which the follow
ing officers were elected: A. e. Lamberton,
leader A. w. Blake, secretary and treas
urer; g. B. Bullock, musical director.
The board of civil authority met at the
village school house Saturday afternoon to
adjust the claim of K. McCrillis and II. ID.
McCrillis, who were agrieved by the listers
apprisal of their personal property.
The friends of Mrs. s. A. Carleton will be
pleased TO learn that she had a very COM
Portable journey to Chicago and is feeling
slightly improved in health. She had not
left that city for her journey farther west
Judging from the elaborate displays made
at the two millinery openings last Tuesday
by Mrs. O. s Adams, our local dealer, and
Mrs. j. M. Lance of Ca OF, who came here
for two days sale. at Marshalls' hall
block, it would seem that ladies in quest of
new spring hats might find something
among these assortments to please the most
fastidious and no doubt at reasonable
prices. Especially would you expect this
to be so at Mrs Adams, where large sign
is displayed advertising these goods at ire
duced prices.' Mrs. Lance expects to be in
town again next Tuesday.
Ryegate.
j. W. Titcomb of St. Johnsbury was in
town last Saturday morning on business.
r. N. Norwood sold his chestnut driv-
ing horse last week to Mr. Davis of Lyn-
don for $780,
A. M. Gibson was in Groton last week
and purchased choice pair OF working
oxen of 7, B. Hall.
j. S. Lang of East Barnet is running the
road machine for the season. AS usual we
can be sure of having good roads.
s. f. Nelson celebrated his birthday last
Friday evening by inviting in his brothers
and their families and his two sisters.
Charles f. Smith was engaged dom car
panter work for G. B. Nelson last week on
the grocery store at East Ryegate by theway
of enlarging it to accommodate more goods
for the increasing trade.
Herbert Gibson has been at Burlington
for treatment of lame knee. He will have
an auction May 10 to sell his famous cattle,
horses, farming tools, etc as he is unable
to do any farm work at present
Middlesex.
The first service of the Unitarian society
in Middlesex since the renovation Of the in
terror of the Westinghouse Is to be con-
Quoted next Sunday at 2:15 p. M, by Rev.
Effie X. M. Jones OF Barre. Fortnightly
meetings may be expected regularly from
that date.
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