The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-14
MarshueId.

Dan Tibbetts' children are i'll with scarlet
fever.
Andy Cole is confined to the house with
the grip.
William Mears 81 Barre, was visitor in
town few Gays recently.
To-, robins have returned, several having
been seen in our village the past week.
Ho yard Carpenter CONNER ced his labors
as second man in the creamery, Saturday
morning.
Mrs.. j. Berton Pike, who has Teen very
i'll with pneu nonia is now we'll on the road
to recovery.
Mrs. Mira Wood last Friday closed her
fourth succ sssful term OF school in the St
Cyr district.
Mr.. and Mrs Evans McCrilis went to
Danville Thursday to attend the funeral OF
George B. Davis,
I o Knights OF Pythias worked the fits
rank on one and the s,cJrd rank on two
candidates last Monday night
Ira III. Edson expects 10 go to M )ntpelier
on Monday where he has secur, d seasons
work at his trade OF carpentering.
About twenty-five couples attended the
ootillion party given under the manage.
Friday evening
whist party at East Montpelier Thursday
evening. They also have an ENGAGEMENT at
Peacham Feb. %.
The Ladi - Aid s. ciety OF the Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. b Is. Martin
next Friday afternoon and evening. Every
body is very cordially invited.
Rev. G. G. Gorse gave public notice to his
church Sunday mo ming, that owing to poor
health he would not be able to return and
resume his labOIs as pas or another year.
lie case OF S. W. Cole & Son against Mr..
Waid OF Barre, to recover part Of purchase
price upon IA Nurse, was % nave baen Z ven
hearing last Saturday but was pos poued
one week.
The board of civil authority are request.
ed by town clerk w. Ii. II. Mears TO meet
at Ma ,ll's block Thursday, February 10,
at one o'clock for the purpose of abat-
ing taxes.
The village schools taught by Howard
Carpenter in the higher grade, Mrs. Mary
b. Mclean in the informed ate grade and
Lillian Shepard in the primary grade closed
last Friday.
School in dstric- No. 4, taught by Mira
Wood, clio ell last Friday. The pup Is hav-
ing no marks during the year were Henry
and Bessie Dwineil. Anna s.. Cyr was ab.
sent one and one-half days.
Hiram Wilson last We elk drew load of
hay fr' III Forest Walker To W e. Lam
berton that tipped gross weight vi 4, 100
pounds. His sled weighed 200 pou I'd,
leu wing net weight of $3.50 pounds of hay.
Judge Mears last " ednesday with the
assistance of a hired mau succeeded in get
ting the waste pipe flo ON the tub near his
store thawed out and stoI p rig hs owe flow
| which has made two treacnerous places on
the sidewalk.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Putnam left town
Monday mo ming. They go from here to
| Roston to visit sister, thencs TO Syracuse,
N. Y, and New York city. They will also
visit Washington, ID O., and PM de pnia,
Pa, before returning to their home IN the
west
| Many of the voters OF the town would like
| printed town reports IL they could DO out
| early, and contain a full ana cor ect report
Of the business transacted for the town dur
| ing the year. Such az the last ones the
| town hsd printed would not be saiisfac oIy.
| When last interrogated, the seectmeu Lad
not decided whether to have them or not.
The school in the Flood district closed
| Friday, February 8. The pupils standing
the highest in their work for the term were:
Il sse Flood, SO 8, Harry Flood, SO 3, Susie
| Kiser, 909 Bessie Flood, who is eight
| years old, has not missed word 10 spell
ing this term. She has had neither absent
nor tardy marks during the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. SmaIley IF Water
| bury are the guests of Mrs. aiollne II bin
sob, cousin Of Mr. Smalley's. Late Fri.
| day afternoon Mr.. Smaley was taken sud-
| denly Ill with chils, from which he grew
| rapidly worse and at this wiring is very Ill
with typhoid pneumonia. He had been in
| the northern part OF the state for few day
upon business connected with large book
and music publishing house for which he Is
| general agent.
| About one hundred friends OF Mr. and
Mrs. G. l.. Dwinell gave them a genuine
surprise Tuesday evening When The first
| insalmaut of he comp iuy arrived, Mr. and
Mrs. }" nell were preparing mtnce meat,
but alter few stammering exclama ions
| from Mr.. Dwinell he became alive To the
occasion, the guests were made very well
| come and their large house throughout
made comfortable for this entertainment.
Philippine lands, December % I'VE
txpect to go into battle any moment.
Large battle out five miles yesterday in
which fifteen United States soldiers and
265 rebels were killed al 500 rebels taken
prisoners. We were thirty.two days on the
lea from California, did not see land for
twenty-thr,e days and but one boat. II is
fine country here, not so very warm,
about seventy degrees, just right for hay
| ing. Our band works with the hospital
troops in time of battle and are most ex-
| posed to rebels. The prisoners brought in
| say that We beat the Spaniards on aimi o.
Aguinaldo is only ten miles from us in the
| province of Conedis. We, the Forty sixth,
| expect to be back in the states in about one
| year. Shall come TO Marshfied the FIRST
| place after get back. IL is home to me
Ndp'oiu VI COMPANY ID Jusl brought III ntdu
aud one private with leg gone, ALFRED j.
SMITH" The above are extracts from
letter received by j. Berton Pike, Feb.
ruary 6.
| The community was shocked Monday
afternoon by the receipt If despatch an
| nouncing the death OF Clarence f. Gldden
| Of pneumonia a. his place in Peacham
The remains were brought on "Wednesday
| TO the home OF his sister, Mrs Horace Hill,
| where the funeral was held AZ one O'CLOCK
in the afiei noon, Rev. S. G. Lewis Of Dan
| vile, officiating. The remains we're then
taken 10 the cemetery at Pl4infeld village
| for burial. Mr.. Gidden with his family
| had been residents of this town for mum.
Der of years, having only about three weeks
before his death purchased aud moved to
| the place in Peacham, where he died.
| During their residence here they had
| gained for themselves large circle Of
| friends, AZ testified to by the gathering held
| a. their home January 16 10 celebrate the
| fifteenth anniversary of their marrage, al
| account of which was given in tie WATCH
| MAN of January 81 Especially to his wife
and the fatherless children ia the heartfelt
| sympathy of the whole community ex-