The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-17

sugar party at her home on Tuesday after
| noon OF this week.
The Over the-tescup Club of Barre has
| invited our Ladies' Reading Club to re-
ception in Barre, May /.
At the recent election OF officers in the
Masonic lodge for the year to come, Will j.
Young was chosen Worshipful Master.
Our listers are hoping to get their work
virtually flushed about the middle OF this
week.
Rev. ID. II. Strong made his excellent
serml last Sunday morning somewhat of
a memo rial one for the late Rev g II. May
who died at Randolph Center last week
Rev. Mr.. May lived here years ago when
lis father ministered year or more to the
Congregational church.
Rev. r, E. Currier goes to the Methodist
conference, this week, after two years of
service here He will doubtless be return
ed to this charge for the year to come.
Rev. Mr. Curriers' flock will of course
speak for itself, in the coming conference,
but II this itemizer may be allowed to
speak for those outside the wall OF his de-
dominatioual fold, we want to say that IL
anything is to bs feared it must only be
this, amely, that all men speak well of
him. But one Can be assured that this has
come, not by any lowering Of his standard
OF what he believes to be the essentials in
his theological news, and the preaching OF
them or Of duties to his own denomination.
There will be no preaching services at the
Methodist church next Sunday in the alb
sence of Rev. +. K. Currier at conference.
But our Methodist friends need no greater
assurance than they already have, that they
will be cordially welcomed at the other
churches.
1t is expected that building lots may be
laid out On the General K. Bass place and
offered for sale n the near future, If the
place shall not have been sold, as q whole
before that time.
The outlook for maple sugar was some-
what frightened here last week by the
fretzes on two or three nights.
Presiding Elder Walter r. Davenport
preached morning and evening at the Meth.
odist church here, the service in the
evening having been a union service. 1t
need not be said that he is listened TO with
much interest Lere, he more perhaps for
having lived his early life here. He has not
only done much and grand service as
minister IN his denomination in the twenty
two years Of his work, but If life and health
are spared more and even better work may
he looked for before no reaches the dead
line, if such there ever be- this side the
grave, for him. With his wife ne left here
Monday afternoon 10 attend the Methodist
conference at Lyndonville this week.
Walking skirts, dress skirts, cloth and
silk Elton jackets right up to date at Homer
Fits Barre.
Ehst Orange.
A few rep airs are being made to buildings
this spring. Gilman Hutchinson is remov-
ibg u large shed which is attached 10 his
house and is to replace IL with another. g.
M Colby is adding another coat OF paint TO
his buildings. Mrs Julia Hutchinson is re-
shingling her barn and John Hutchinson is
to repair the house he purchased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Simpson spent Sun
day in COrinth.
Mrs Arthur Grant has 30 far recovered
from her recent sickness as to DO out again.
Chester Dickey OF Washington was in
town on business the first of the week.
Mrs. Julia Hutchinson has sold the land
known az the old Dickey place to John
| Hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson bargained
his farm recently to Mr.. Rock.
Dennis Rouhan, who has been working
in Hanover, N. III for some time, spent a
few days at home last week. returning
Tuesday.
Rev. Mr. Cud worth, former pastor, now
OF Worcester, Mass called on old friends
last Friday.
James Rouhan is confined to the house by
sickness.
Ryegate.
F r Mccall was in st. Johnsbury last
Thursday, on legal business.
| Mrs. Lillian Douglas is recovering from THE
! grip and expects soon to be out.
Mrs. Annette A Nelson was in Cabot on
Thursday and Friday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Arlie Goss, who has lately become the mother
of fine boy.
! Alexander w. Hunter, former resident,
and native OF this town, has recently become
secretary of the Massachusetts, Milk Producers
| Union in Boston. Congratulations are in Or
| der.
Rev r. A. Collins is entertaining number
of Jobs comforters, for which he does not
seem obtain much relief
Road commissioner Thompson was working
on the mountain stone road last Friday.
The spring term of school will begin through
out the town on Monday, April %.
Your correspondent found on the ground
last Friday apples that had remained under
the trees, covered by snow all winter, and
were in good sound condition Also in an
other locality baby snake that was quite
frisky. Spring, sure.
Blue Mountain Grange meets Wednesday
evening, April "a.
p. M. Abbott is to have his fish pond re.
paired this spring, it having sprung leak.