The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-11
Waterbury,


G. H. Dale is fitting up law office at bis
residence on Main street.
Miss Julia Shipman Is home from We'll
esley college for brief vacation.
William Ather moved his household
goods to Berlin, N. Y, last Friday.
G. G. Chesley has been confined to his
home by the grip for the past week.
HGeorge Young has moved, his family to
| Cambridgeport where he has employment.
f. A. Grout is employed in the seabury
grist mill during the illness OF @. G. Ches-
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Knight and Frank
Evans have returned from weeks visit in
Boston.
f. n Lyford OF the firm OF Moody, Luce
& Ly ford is in New York city buying goods
for the spring trade.
The work of grading the grounds prepar-
atory to building the addition to Smith &
Somervilles store is in progress.
George Hills and mother moved last
Thursday from the Elliott house to the
Mrs. Lizzie Blanchard tenement.
William Ryan, who has been in the en-
ploy of e. e. Tracy, is to open a barber
shop In the James Hattie building.
Mrs. Minnie Blanchard, who has been
the guest at the home OF Paul LaCross, her
father, has returned to her home in Boston.
Mrs. L. G. Moody has moved her Dress
making rooms from the Cochran house to
rooms over the store OF Moody, Luce q
Lyford.
Several of the young people Of the village
are rehearsing preparatory to the giving OF
a dramatic entertainment here in the near
future.
for Bellows Falls where he will attend the
annual session Of the Vermont Methodist
conference.
Rev. L. III. Elliot is attending the Metho-
dist conference at Bellows Falls, which be.
gan today. Next Sunday he will represent
the Vermont Bible society at Westminster
West.
George Norton, who was foreman in G. G.
Warren's tannery here before it burned,
has moved to Morrsville where he is to fill
the same position in Mr.. Warren's tannery
there.
The marriage of Stephen Gurtil and Miss
Minnie Davis occurred last Wednesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Guptil are to reside
at Richmond where he is employed in a
grocery store.
The annual thank offering meeting of the
Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the
Congregational church will be held at three
o'clock this wednesday, afternoon at the
Rev. l.. X. Whitman left on Monday
home OF Mrs. G. e. Ladd Mrs. M. II.
Buckham Of Burlington will address the
meeting.
The annual springtime conditions are in
evidence at "Slip HILL" The Central YER
mont road bed in that section is in such q
condition that the trains are run very slow
ly there and watch is constantly kept on
the tracks to make certain that the sliding
earth causes no damage.
Because of some doubts being entertained
that the special village meeting held ON the
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hearing and acting upon the report OF the
committee on electric street lighting was
not legally called, the meeting was ad-
journed although it has since been decided
to have been a legal one. Another meeting
for the some purpose has been called for
next Friday evening.
Ryegate.
Mrs. e. G. Miller is quite poorly this
spring from the effects Of the grip.
The listers are on the warpath, and are
hustling with their work while the sleigh
ing lasts.
r. N. NORWOOD is busy getting out the
lumber to build new horse barn the COM
ing season. N. e. Morrison has the job.
Miss Ethel V. Morrison returned to her
school in Franconia, April 2, after a two
weeks vacation spent at the home Of her
parents.
DR.. John Thomas OF Wells River was in
town April and tested Ill. A. Nelson's
herd Of cows. Two were condemned and
ordered killed.
j. h. Hunter will ship three carloads OF
lumber to York. Maine, this spring, prepar-
atory to building residence and store
there during the coming summer.
The Ladies' Mite Society met at the par
sonage on the afternoon OF April 4. A
goodly number were present considering
the present conditions of the roads, and
profitable meeting was enjoyed by all
present