The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07


town few days.
Florence Moore OF Bradford is visiting at
Levi Bartletts.
Miss Florence Moore Of Bradford is visit
ing at Levi Bartlett's.
DIR. w. T. Lazele and wife OF Barre visit
ed DIR. W. f. Lazelle last Tuesday.
s. ID. Gate attended an entertainment at
the opera house at Barre last week
Deputy Sheriff II. j. Slayton Of South
Barre was in town Saturd ay on business.
Charles Abbiatti and wife OF Barre, via.
tied at N. e. Sanborn's part OF last week.
Mrs. e. f. Leavitt and son Frank spent
last week in Burlington with Mrs. Leavitt's
mother.
Mr.. Bailey, who lives in the Nelson San
born tenement, is moving his goods to
Hardwick.
James warhurst. whose sickness was re-
ported last week, IS still conf bed to the
house.
The Ladies' Aid Society is to h Id its
regular meeting this, wednesday, after
noon.
Edwin Lane and wife OF Montpelier were
guests of G.. ID. Kidder and wife Friday
aud Saturday.
Constable f. G. Hoyt, John Ryan and
W. w. Pitkin were in Montpelier and
Barre Saturday.
Fred Ellis of Marshfeld is engaged as
successor of Arthur Perkins who has re-
signed his place at the creamery.
Ralph Spencer and wife Of Wiliamstown
came to town Saturday to spend a short
vacation with relatives.
Mrs. l.. M. johnson entertained friends
at her home Tuesday evening The guests
participated in whist playing.
Mrs. Arch Batchelder who has been WIS.,
.a..
the past six weeks, returned home today.
The special examiner OF pensions was in
town one day this week, taking testimony
in pension case Of a soldier in Marshfeld.
Mrs. Roxy Richards entertained enough
of her friends at her home last Wednesday
evening to fill five tables at drive whist.
Charles Benjamin, clerk in the Capital
Savings Bank at Montpelier, visited W. f.
Whitcher Wednesday and Thursday of last
week.
The many friends of Mrs George Bowles,
who has been sick for the past two months
will be glad to learn that she is slowly inn
proving.
Dick Batchelder, who drives the stage be-
tween this place and North Calais, is ill,
threatened with pneumonia. Mr.. Sibley is
driving the stage at present.
The petit jurymen drawn from this town
to attend the March term of Washington
County Court are Murray Martin and II.
w. Batchelder.
Mrs. Arch Batchelder, whose arrival
home from Chicago last week was expect
ed, failed to come, having been kept by the
illness OF her mother
About twenty inches of snow fell here
Wednesday night and Thursday. The
mail train due here at five from Boston,
did not arrive Thursday night until about
eleven.
The church social, purposed to be held at
the Methodist vestry last week, was post
poned on account OF the storm TO this week
at the same place.
The Plainfied Reading Club has arranged
very interesting and instructive pro-
gramme for future study and has placed
orders for magazines and periodicals.
We have had lots of stormy weather late
ly and the Taxpayers have received the
annual town report and have had plenty of
time to look 1t over. 1t looks as though
there would be some changes in our town
officers.
Stage driver W. j. Batchelder was un
able to attend to his duties last week owing
| to sickness. His mother, Mrs. Ira Batch
elder, is helping to care for him at his home
in North Calais. During Dicks" enforc
ed vacation Chester Cilley has been substi
| tuting.
Naham Palmer and d. I. Page went to
| Burlington last week Monday to attend d
session of the United States district court
returning home in the middle of the week
Mrs X. d. Richards gave two very pleas
ant whist parties last week, the first Mou
| day evening and the last Wednesday even
ing. d. II. Moses and Miss Grace Gray had
| the highest card with score of 49,.
John Hill suffered an experience las
| Tuesday which will remain green in his
memory for many days to come. He was
| driving to the village and as he approached
the railroad crossing at the depot, failed t.
see or hear the morning train approaching
till the horse was on the track only few
feet in front OF the engine. The only chance
OF escape was to cross and, striking TIT
horse sharp cut with the whip, he dashed
over, the forward part OF the engine jus
grazing the sleigh.
G d. Kidder, who has for many year
been the efficient agent of the Bradle,
Phosphate Company for this vicinity, ha
resigned the position and the business ha
been transferred to A. e. Foss who will
continue to treat the users OF this popula
brand in the future in that same courteou
manner which Mr.. Kidder has in the past
The Woman's Christian Temperate
Union meeting to be held with Mrs. j.
Bailey Friday, promises to be interesting
aud instructive. Mrs Nettie Lsue viii
read paper on "0ur Children" and Mrs
Oulld Ou buys avn y iIbll
How to Keep the Boys Pure" Mrs. Sara
Baldwin on "Our Boys Without a Home.
Mrs. f. j. Colby will speak on "Scientifi
Temperance Instruction for Our Boys"
Mrs. Polly Sherburne who has been /
for several weeks died Sunday morning
In her youth she became member of tn
Methodist church and ever remained yer
devout woman. Although many years
blindness and nfirmities of age prevente
attendance upon divine worship her inte
est in the church and Christian work nevt
abated. "Her children have risen up an
called her blessed" A daughter, Eydi
} Sherburne, who has been her mothers col
slant attendant for years. and son, Rev. ,
o. Sherbure of st. Johnsbury remain, ais
two sisters, Mrs. David Perkins and Nil
q Dolly Perkins. The funeral will be atten,
ed Wednesday at p. M at Perkinsville.
In comparing the town report of 19t
with that Of 1899 we discover that the e,
penses for the past year have been great,
in nearly all the departments. The amour
of orders compared for the two years are
a follows:
: 1899 1900
Town officers, S 263 IS 1872
. Bridges. rs SO 1853
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