The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-12
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Mrs. Lucretia Town OF Worcester, Macs,
visited Mrs. Hiram Wells last week.
The Ladies Home Missionary society will
bold meeting with Mrs. ID. l.. billiard
Thursday afternoon.
DR.. Q. W Fisher went to Ithaca N. Y.
last Saturday where he has a position as
instructor in physiology and materia med
lea at Cornell University.
Rev. L. IL. Elliott of Waterbury will
speak at union meetings next Sunday, in
the morning at the Congregational and in
the evening in the Methodist church
The fest meeting ef the creditors OF #. o.
Wales, bankrupt, occurred at Montpelier
last Saturday.
Mrs. Sheridan of Manchester, N. H., is
stopping for few days with her. parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. It. II. Goodale
G. o. Degreenia has novel TO Lower
Cabot over Mrs. NJ. W. McDaniels' store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Foss and family Of
Hyde Park are stopping with DIR. Warren
At the request and invitation OF Repre-
| sentative-eect DIR. M. d. Warren, large
crowd gathered at his place on Monday
evening for the purpose of receiving bis
| high appreciation of the confidence reposed
| in him by the people Of the town. The
| DOCTORS house was trimmed and decorated
Hastily in bunting and flags A Mckinley and
Roosevelt flag was swingingto the breeze at
the entrance to the yard, also, portraits of
| the same gentlemen appeared on the piazza
| artisctially arranged. Torches and Japanese
lanterns illuminated the grounds. The
| Marshfield cornet band furnished music for
the occasion in its usual good style At
| about nine o'clock the gathering was called
| to order and Representative-elect Dr. M. d.
Warren, opened the remarks by expressing
his great pleasure and thanking his friends
therefor. He then proceeded in q mastery,
scholarly way to discuss briefly the ques-
| tons of the day. AT the conclusion of his
| remarks he touched somewhat on the great
state issue-prohibition versus license. He
pointed out lCcidly the tremendous and
pernicious evils of license system and
avowed his support and allegiance to the
cause of temperance and prohibition. Har-
yer Burbank, Et q, young lawyer of Dan
| Vile, next spoke. His remarks, although
short. showed careful thought, The last
| speaker was Rev. ID. l.. billiard, pastor of
the Congregational church. Mr., Hilliard
interest as he eloquently and logically pre-
sented our great national questions and
Importance as world power His argu.
ments were deep, conclusive and convinc-
ing. He is man OF no mean ability, clean
clear cut aud fair In the pulpit, on the
platform or in whatever place. he is equal
to the occasion, being broad-minded and H
deep thinker, and az home on all subjects oil
Importance. Following his remarks re-
freshments OF cake, coffee and fruit were
eeINeu W ALL we Despebk lot our repre-
sentative to the general assembly an able
bright and successful re cord.
West Berlin.
The Epworth League will hold socabl,
in the vestry OF the White church Wednes
day evening, Sept II. Refreshments o
cake. fruits and lemonade will be served.
A daughter was born last Friday to Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Bruser.
Harry Stckney is i'll with heart trouble
Our pastor will exchange with Rev. Mr.
Thurston of Middlesex next Sunday.
Efforts are being made to procure bel
for the Methodist church.
A class of fourteen were taken into tn,
Methodist church last Sunday.
An uncle from the West is visiting G. A
Stckney.