The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-02-07
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The Ladies' Union met last week with
Mrs. g. E. Ladd.
| Miss Lena Wallace has returned from her
! visit in Underhill.
w. II. Carroll has moved into his new
building on Main street.
Miss Lizzie King is employed at Mrs. L.
q. Moody's dressmaking rooms.
Ralph James of Hanover, N. H.. was the
| guest OF Miss Myra Jones last week.
| g. K. Moody has arranged for the install
lation OF elecric lights in his saw mill.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs George Brown.
Miss Mary Greeley is visiting Mrs. A. N,
Chandler, her sister, at Enfield, N. III.
Miss Julia Moody entertained few of
her friends at her home Saturday evening.
Will Palmer has returned from Morris.
vile, where he has been employed for a
time.
NJ M. Bigelow of st. Adams was a guest
OF Miss Eva Fairbrother for a few days last
week.
r. II. f. Mnard, T. G. O'Neil and L. A.
Babcock are in Boston for few days on
busine s.
r. NJ. Allen, who has been spending a
few days in town, has returned to his home
in Nova Scotia.
The town auditors will meet at the town
clerks office on January 18th to examine
the accounts of the town officers
Frank Graves principal of the South Roy
alton graded school, is visiting in town for
few days.
Rev. G. II. Merrill OF st. Johnsbury
preached at the Congregational church on
Sunday morning.
G. B. Evans has purchased the American
House of Wheelock Towne and took DOS
session last Thursday.
The monthly meeting OF the Ladies' Mis-.
sionary Society will be held this afternoon
at the Congregational parsonage at three
o'clock.
@. o. Damren, who has been spending a
few days vacation in Maine, returned Mon
day to his duties at the Vermont Hospital
for the Insane.
Last Thursday was a record breaker in
this village for winter weather thus far
this season, the thermometers registering
tWenty-eight to thirty-two degrees below
zero.
The inauguration OF the Christian En-
deavor movement was celebrated ON SUM-
day.evening at the Congregational church.
Several short but interesting addresses
were delivered.
The electric lights which h We been
placed at divers points about the village
were lighted with the current from the
Bolton Falls plant for the first time last
Wednesday evening.
Rev. L. X Whitman, who for two weeks
has been visiting at his home in PottstoWn,
Pa, returned Saturday. Mr.. Prince of
Montpelier occupied the pulpit of the Meth
odist church Sunday on account of the i'll
ness Of the pastor.
Some Of the residents of this town who
have had the impression that the village
derives no benefit because of the State
Hospital for the Insane being located here
will be surprised to learn that at present
the employees pay roll amounts to "a 600
per month.
The members OF the high school held an
other OF their enjoyable promenade con-
certs at the school building last Friday
evening. The attendance was good, Light
refreshments were served and the proceeds
are to go for the benefit OF the school library.
G. III. Wilder furnished the music.
The Hypatia club met last Friday after
noon with Miss Drew. The subject under
considerable n at this meeting was Haw-
thorne and Emerson, arranged after the
following programme; Brook Farm; Char
acter sketch of Hawthorne; Analysis of
Scarlet Letter; Glimpses of Emerson read
Ing from Emerson's Essays Boston Hymn
response, name and motto OF one state.
A meeting OF the farmers interested in
the establishment OF cooperative cream
cry was held at Waterbury Center last
week. Considerable interest was mani
| tested in the scheme and a committee com.
| prsing William Anderson, George Grover
and Tell Wright was appointed to investi-
| gate the matter and make report at a
meeting to be held on Thursday evening of
| his week.