The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-20
Horn of the Moon.

Miss Florence Sanders has gone to Mont
pelier to work for Mrs. Ira Pierce.
Nearly every family has one or more in
mates i'll with the prevailing distemper.
Mrs. Will Thayer is visiting in Calais.
e. j. Hill is saving wood on the hill, be-
gil ming his first job at w. II. Glsdding's
last Thursday.
Harry, son of G. w. Sanders, is suffering
with two broken ribs.
w. II. Sanders was in Barre Saturday
and Sunday, visiting FL A. Gould.
The severe weather and so much sickness
made the company rather small az the
Valentine party at Mrs. Sarah Jackson's
Wednesday evening. The rooms were
Hastily decorated with paper hearts. These
emblems were also used TO designate part.
ners for supper. In one corner of the par
lor was arranged booth for the sale of
valentines and many merry laugh was
heard AZ the comical pictures we're opened.
Rome Van Orman furnished music for dan
cling.
Mr.. and Mrs. f, G. Jackson were called
to Barre Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Chandler Scribner, an aunt of Mrs.
Jackson.
Chelsea.
Mrs Philena Davis has sold her place on
Court street to r. A. Dickinson, who will
move in soon, Mrs Davis moves this week
into the rooms in the Dana house which have
been occupied by Miss Spalding. The latter
moves up stairs into the rooms which Fife
M. Coburn vaCates to go into the Copeland
| house.
A com any of glass blowers gave daily
exhibitions lG1t week in Densmore's hall.
The pew owners in the W. It Hill meeting
house met onFrda, to take measures toward
the contemplated repairs on the building.
| A committee to draft plan for such repairs
ives chosen consisting OF w. f. Dewey, a.
l. Bixby and j. NJ. Flint and the commit
| tee is to report at an adjourned meeting in
| two weeks.
Mrs. G. P. Dickinson has been visiting in
Rutland
j. M. Flint and wife left last week for a
fortnight's visit 10 Claremont, Lowell and
| Boston.
Orcutt Bixby has sold his wood lot beyond
Rufus Browns to Q. p. Dickinson.
Mrs. w. NJ. Nation has returned home,
Mrs. Hopkins of Barre is visiting at Will
| lis Scales.
Mrs. c. 1. Carpenter has rented rooms in
| W. p. Townsend's house and moved her
goods there. She will remain, however, for
the present with Mrs. Waterson.
The Congregational ladies will serve the
usual dinner on town meeting day.
Rev. @. III. Merrill, secretary OF the Yer
| mont Domestic Missionary Society, who is
TO preach in Tunbridge next Sunday morn
ing, will speak in the Congregati Jnal church
| here in the evening.
A large number OF our people attended
Lapoint's County Court drama last Satur-
day evening, expecting to hear a good thing
but they were sadly disappointed
Philana q Slack is at home for short
time from Lisbon, N. III.
George Dewey has been very sick with
pneumonia, but now seems to be improving
4
| last week which proved to have tuberculo
sis. The loss is OF course upon Mr.. McCon-
nell, and in his circumstances it Is seriou.
one.
Fast BrookfieId.
Mrs z. @. Jackson is quite seriously i'll
with pneumonia. DIR. Ellis attends her
Her sister, Mrs. O. w. Fisher Of Worcester
Mass, arrived Saturday night to care for
her.
W. II. Sprague and wife attended the
musicale at Randolph last week,
Mrs. W. II. Sprsgue left for Concord, N
H., Monday where she will enter the Mar
garet Pillsbury Hospital for treatment.
b. w. Davenport and wife have engag sd
to work for Il. II. Wilcox one year.
James Fowler OF East Bethel visited K ist
Brookfeld last Friday to play a ries o.
checker games with the local players. HI
defeated all competitors except j III Hunt
ley and IN AIDE good showing with him.
South Barre.
Mrs. M. d. Gale is i'll. - Mrs. Gray o
Chelsea, is visiting her sister, Mrs L. l.
Salter. Mrs. Ida Culver is quite sicl
with the or, p. E Mrs. Della Stafford o
Barre IL at Mrs. M ID. Gales. - Free
Scott OF New York city yves called to tow
last week by the illness OF his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lucius Scott. They are both ser
iously i'll with pneumonia. - The Soutl
; Barre dramatic club will present on Tues
! day evening the drama entitled 9Th
Squire's Daughter" at the Universalis
| church.