The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-09
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Union are to hold q meeting Friday.
Fred Perrin was in Boston few days
last week, returning to town Thursday,
Mrs. l. M. johnson and Mrs. William Ii
Chaplin were i'll with grip all of last week.
The familysof Frank Tucker are just pass
ing through an experience with the measles.
r. III Bruffee has put running water into
his bouse and improved the sewerage con-
nections.
Alba Martyr and wife have left the farm
and gone to board in the family of Nathan
lei Townsend
Gordon Austin and wife of Morrisville
visited at G. A. Bartlett's Thursday return
ing home Friday.
Mrs 8 s. Smith went Friday to Barre to
stay time with her daughter, Mrs. II. f.
Cutler, who is sick,
Alvin Cate remains very low at his home,
Mrs. B. @. Leazer has been quite sick but
is now slowly improving.
William Ellis, wife and child are visiting
at Fred Ellis before starting west, AZ they
purpose to do in a short time
There are five new candidates to be ini-
tiated into the mysteries of the lodge of Re-
becca's at the next annual meeting
Mrs. V: Duke was entertaining the
popular grippe last week, and for that rea-
son was kept at her home quite closely.
Homer St. Cyr, while at work at Harry
Laird's saw mill, had the misfortune to get
his foot crushed by log rolling upon it.
Helen Packard of Boston, Mass, the six
years old sister of Miss Blanche Kidder, ia
to remain at G. D. Kidder's for some time.
Miss Bessie Spencer of Montpelier visited
last week in the families of s. S. Smith and
b. b. Batchelder, returning home on Satur-
day.
The Plsinfield cooperative creamery are
having u new floor laid in the creamery and
some other repairs made by Lee Townsend.
A ladies duplicate whist club has been or
ganized and held the first meeting Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. Charles LON.
bard.
Saturday, bringing with him a fine full
blooued English bull puppy, which he pur-
chased in the city.
A missionary meeting will be held We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. w. b. Page,
followed by the regular meeting of the
Lsdi es Aid society.
HI. P. Martin and Cortland Perry return
ed Wednesday from Haverhill, N II , each
having purchased span OF heavy work
horses which they took back with them.
Charles Bancroft, one of the Oldest in
habitants of the town, is very low at the
home of his son Willard and but slight
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Thd d. A. Perry real estate agency cheer.
fully answers all correspondence regarding
any of the bargains advertised in the large
space elsewhere in this paper. Read it
carefully
The diphtheria cases in the family OF Hor-
ace Bancroft are now all improving. The
whole family has been suffering from the
disease and one of the children has died.
j. A. Foss moved the post office last week
hn ho De- Il a
block, where he has roomy quarters fitted
up for the comfort and convenience of the
patrons.
X. o. Duke has begun to make extensive
repairs on his village property, and while
at work taking down one of the out build
ings stepped on rusty nail, which has laid
him up for the past week.
At the annual meeting OF the Epworth
League which occurred last week Wednes-
Roscoe Bartlett, Maude A. Batchelder,
Amis Clark and Wallace Bartlett vice
presidents; Mrs. q. j. Blaisdell, secretary;
Daniel Hudson, treasurer.
Erastus Batcheder decided Saturday to
Arch Batchelder q plot of ground near L.
l.. Knapp's. Arch contemplates building
storehouse on this lot in the near future
and so arrange it that feed and grain can be
transferred direct FROM the cars to the
storehouse.
Lonis Ducham was in town Saturday and
reported seeing three deer beside the track
as he was coming from Woodsville They
appeared very tame, apparently realizing
that at this season of the year the law would
keep them from harm. Mr.. Ducham stated
that his wife, who has been severely ill for
the past four weeks, was slowly regaining
her health.
Waterbury.
Mrs. Fred Atkins is recovering from her
recent illness.
The Philomatheans met with Mrs. Drew
Friday evening.
W. H. Carol was in Burlington on bust
ness, Friday.
Miss Mary Bennett has finished work a
the asy lum.
Joseph La Fever has completed his SCI,
vices at the hospital.
Charles Root has returned from few
MOI tbs stay in the South.
The store of Charles Keene is to be
equipped with electric lights.
Mrs. E. A. Dumas, accompanied by Mrs
Selleck Of Concord, n. H., arrived Monday.
Bert Leware has moved his family to
Hanover, n. H., where he has employment
Horace White, who has been numbering
for Randall q Roberts, has moved to WASH
ington.
Frank Moulton has finished work as saw
yer in G. e. Moody's mill and has moved to
Johnson.
Mrs Dow Phillips of Bethel was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. George H.. Dale, for few
days.
Mrs. j. e. Garfield and Miss Lucy, her
daughter of Bradford, visited friends here
last week.
j e Pixley has sold to G. g. Wheeler a
timber lot on the Hutchins farm on Wood
ward hill.
The Hypatia Club met Friday evening
with Mrs. Anterior, the subject being
vermont"
Gertrude Demerritt of Lisbon, N. H., is
the guest OF her uncle, Dennis Donovan, for
few days.
The Hypatia will entertain the members
Of the Philomathean Club at the home of
Miss Drew Tuesday evening, May 10.
Seven persons were admitted to member
ship at the communion service by the Con-
gregational church last Sunday on confess
sion of faith and one by letter.
Charles, Conant has been appointed CEN
sus enumerator for the town OF Waterbury
The person for taking the census of the
village has not been named as yet.