The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
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Mrs. s. A. Carleton is i'll with the shin
giles.
A son was born on Monday, November -,
to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w Mears
Josiah Kenersou OF Barnet was in town
on business Tuesday.
Mrs. William Parks continues in poor
health.
Leon Rathbone is moving to s. Swerd-
feger's place on depot hill.
Rev. g. w Manning exchanged pulpits
with Rev. e. o. Aiken OF Cabot last Sun
day.
Mrs. s. swerdfeger is i'll with grippe.
Alice Shepard Is also i'll with fever.
John Bessett OF Barre was the guest OF
Abel Beckley and family over Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. II. Smith and son, Earl, are
In Boston for the treatment of the latter's
eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ID. Smith and son Wis.,
tied friends in Littleton, N. H., last week
o. H. Smith has sold his pair of black
oxen. They were by far the DESIGNATED OK
team in town.
Ira II. Edison is playing the clarinet in
the Congregational church. He is also act
ing as janitor.
A. e. Lamberton sold horse to parties
in Lisbon, N. III , last week and went with
1t as far as Peacham for them.
George Goslant has taken a large lumber
contract and moved to Walden where he
will erect a portable mill.
William Murray received dispatch Mon
day morning, notifying him OF the death OF
his son at hospital in Chicago.
The Congregationslist Ladies' Aid society
will meet with Mrs. Ira Bemis on Wednes-
day afternoon.
There will be an offering taken for foreign
missions at the COngregationalist church on
Sunday next.
There will be meeting of the w. G. L.
U. at the home of Mira Emily Burnham, Sat-
urday afternoon at 30.
The school at Lanesboro, taught by
Blanche Darling, closed on Nov. g. The
pupils who were in attendance every day
are: Celesta and Perley Goslsnt. Eddie
McQ leen was absent only one and one half
days and Mabel Goslant only two days.
Mrs. H s. Tabor OF Montpelier and her
sister, Mrs. Eta McOrilis Terrill and child
Of White River Junction, were visitors
among friends in town day last week.
Go to Homer Fits, Barre, for winter gar
ments where the styles and prices are just
right.
The Methodist church choir will meet
for rehearsal at the home OF A. I. Davis
Friday evening. All members very cordi-
ally invited to be present.
consideration the putting in Of an electric
light plant at the shop of the latter.
Two hundred and forty-nine tickets were
sold at this station last Wednesday morn.
ing for the Cabot school excursion to Mont
pelier. A special train Of four cars was
placed at their disposal, Thirty cents was
the fare for the round trip.
Marshfield Cooperative creamery paid to
patrons twenty-four cents per pound oil
test or twenty-one cents churn test for Oc-
tober butter. Fourteen per cent surplus.
Wood Brothers have purchased Of Sam
uel Bemis wood lot on the side of Lords
Hill" known as the Pennerman lot. Writ
ings were made and signed Monday.
Mrs. Henry d. Walker of Berlin and
Mrs Libbie r. RosebIoOk of Massena, N.
Y, are guests at K. A, Rosebrook's.
Barely six weeks of the present century
are left. The daily papers all over the land
are telling us OF the prosperity that has
sprung up in every branch OF business since
the national election. All lines of industry
are feeling the revival How are you TAX
ing advantage OF this prosperity? What
provision out of 1t are y making for your
future prosperity, ease or contentment or
that OF your family? 1t is up to you not to
let this golden opportunity pass without
making step in the right direction which
will enable you to enter the new century
with the satisfactory feeling of having
made provision the value OF which cannot
alone be estimated in dollars and cents.
Right now is the time to investigate the
merits of the Accumulation policy of the
New York Life Insurance Company, A. I.
Davis, special agent.
BrookfieId.
Rodney Walbridge is moving into the
parsonage at the Center which has been
nicely repaired.
Henry Edison and wife are visiting their
daughter and her husband, MIR. and Mrs.
Wallace Stone of Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Wills are staying for
while at Mr.. Wills fathers at the Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown are keeping
house for Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Edison dur
ing the latter's absence.
Julian Morses hand, which was bitten by
hog two weeks ago, is very painful
Mrs. s. p. Wilcox is in Barre for several
days with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Ladd
About forty from West Randolph grange
visited Brooktield grange last Friday and
gave them an excellent entertainment,
which every one present enjoyed. Such an
entertainment ought to infuse new enthu-
siasm into the members of Brookfield
grange.
The High school closed November 16 for
a vacation of two weeks. Out of the twenty
six pupils in attendance thirteen had no
absent or tardy marks.
Mrs. Horace Kibbee is in very poor
health and unable to sit up much Of the time.
Mrs. Hayes, who lives with her son, Ira
Hays, had the misfortune to fall and break
her hip last Friday She ID eighty-on
years old.
Mrs. Morse, who lives with her daughter,
Mrs @. K. Beard, sustained a shock OF pa
ralysis last Sunday morning. Her recovery
is doubtful.
Mrs. Josiah Abbott of Mortified with her
son, George Abbott and wife of Boston, re-
Gently visited at U. A. Clark's.
The Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Endeavor will give an entertainment and
oyster supper at the church parlors OF the
Second Congregational church next Friday
evening. Every one is invited.
Miss Frances Graves had psralytic
shock last Sunday morning from which she
did not rally but passed away in The even
ing. Until she received shock, eight
years ago, she was very active woman and
for many years was a very successful school
teacher. After retiring from that vocation
she was elected town superintendent OF
schools, an Office which she held for sever
al years She was an active worker in tn,
temperance cause and prominent in the