The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
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e. M. Bliss is at hume fiom Cabot nurs-
ing boil
Our creamery paid patrons thirty cents
for December butter, oil test.
o II. Smith last Thursday morning lost
the best COW he had in his sable.
E. w. Mcwain and Mrs. Clara Church of
Rochester are guests OF A L. Davis.
M. A. Davis has commenced his duties
In the Boston Bargain store al Barre.
Wilbur Downing and Mr. Stinsou Of Boss
ton We in town last week buying horses.
Tho orchestra furnished music for re-
oeptiou at Goddard Seminary last Saturday
evening.
Amasa Tucker was in Washington last
week to visit his brother who is i'll with
pneumonia.
Mts. j. Berton Pike is dangerously iii
with pneumonia A. II. Davis, Mrs Leon
ard Folsom and Avi Ennis ars also ill.,
The Methodist Snnday-school organizer
Sunday, January 7, and reelected their
very Efficient superintendent, A. A. Hop
kns.
The annual business meeting Of the Com
gregalionHl church for the election Of tfh-
GERS, etc, will be held at the church On
Thursday afternoon at two o'clo k
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Carpenter we're as
sisted by a number of friends in ceebrat-
ing 20 twentieth anniversary OF their mar
risge last Thursday evening.
DIR. and Mrs. Fed Mears OF Barre were
guests at j. w. Mears' over Sunda rs
were also Mr.. and Mrs. Dean W. Edison of
Middlesex at Ira II. d,on's.
Rev. Miss Billings again occupied the
pulpit at the Congregational church last
| sunday, after a two weeks absence upon a
visit to her home in Sharon, Mass.
There was an anniversary surprise at r.
S. Hudson's Monday evening and at Q. K.
Glidden's Tuesday evening. Refreshments
OF oysters were served at both places.
9. e. Glidden is moving to Peacham.
| His lease upon the place he has been occu-
plying here does not expire until March, but
he prefers to move while 1t is good going.
AT the meeting OF postmasters of fourth
| class officers in Washington county which
was held at the Pavilion in Montpelier, jan
uary H. A. I. Davis was elected chairman.
Owing to the severe illness with pneu-
monia Of the first soprano, Mrs. j. Berton
Pike, the ladies' quartette was obliged to
cancel its engagement to sing at Danville
last Sunday.
Misses Waite B. Ormsbee, Grace Osgood
and Nina Ennis went to Barton Saturday,
where they expected to commence work
Monday morning for the Peerless Manufac-
turing Company.
George o. Smith is suffering with sore
upon his lips which was at first thought to
Il
ed into something his attending physician
has not been able to diagnose.
G. A. Kelley attended the Dairymen g
meeting at Bratteboro last week where he
had an exhibit of butter upon which he was
awarded premium. The friends of John
Bond in this place will also be glad to learn
| that he, too, was successful in obtaining q
premium upon an exhibit of butter at this
meeting.
Have you smoked one Of Carpenter &
Woodbury's opening CHARS? They have
completed the necessary repairs in the
room recently occupied by l.. B Adams in
the Beckley block now owned by III. G
Carpenter, the senior member of the firm,
to make good accommodations for gro
Gerry and restaurant. They purchased the
grocery stock OF g. S. Adams & Co. and
made thefr opening bow to the public Mon.
day morning.
F NJ Newton has new, yet old, hired
man. About year ego gentleman about
the height of the one he has now hired dis.
appeared bright and early one morning az
ter he had gone to the stables to do the
chores. Upon close investigation one Of
the manure scuttles in the rear of the barr
was found open and tracks leading from
this through the deep snow to the highway
Secure your small windows Frank and bet
ter success to you in keeping the giant
this time
The next lyceum will be held in Mar
shalls hall Saturday evening. Every body
is cordially invited to attend The ques
ton for discussion is "Resolved that Eng
land is justified in the course she is pursu
ing against the Beers" First on affirma
tive, Howard Carpenter; first on negative
Brooks Hudson. Misses Lou Northrop anC
Bertha Swerdfeger have charge of the pa
per.
Last Tuesday was an ideal day for getting
ice, and the ice upon Knob hill pond neve
. was better. Twenty-eight teams witt
, fourteen men without teams made up
hustlng corps OF workers who before tire,
o'clock in the afternoon had placed owe
fifteen hundred large cakes of ice in tn
. store house at the creamery. This, wit
; the old ice on hand, filed the house near
to the ridge pole This has but adde
another testimony to the popularity Of thi
method OF getting the ice, yet there wer
, about fifty patrons who did not respond bu
who it is expo cted will do their part By cor
tributions of money, the total receipts o
which will no doubt cover the expense c
z Gu ting which was done with a plow b
a parties from Plantield.
Middiesex.
/ Miss Matte Price OF Barre, spent Sunda
. at her home in town.
q Mrs. Abbie Cook of Claremont, N. H.,
y visiting her sister, Mrs. j. b Hill
d Mrs. G. b. Holden is in Frankfort, Mich
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. @. Ward.
a q The Ladies' Aid will hold sociable wit
y Mrs. Lucien White, Wednesday afternoon
;. January II.
b Mrs. Mary Scott was at Barre two day
l. the past week in the interest Of II. S. Blal
y & Co, of Racine, Wis.
Q There is to be dance at the Washingto
:. House Wednesday evening, gotten up, it
Is said, by parties from Waterbury.
e M. w. Miles, Fred l.. VIM, Miss Add
w a
were in Waterbury last Saturday.
J. Mrs II. II. Long is at the Mary Fletch
i hospital at Burlington, wi ere she has su
~ mitted TO surgical operation. She is +
70 , ported doing as we'll az can be expected.
" The Center meeting house is to be sold
y public auction, January 49, Thus anoth
~ old landmark will disappear. Time W
d when the congregation swelled the bull
q. ing TO it's utmost capacity, but those da
ar are past, even though tho people numb
=. more
o. The annual oyster supper held by 3
at Home Circle at the church last Wednesd
1t evening was delightful occasion. 1t W
largely attended and all expressed the