The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-20
PLAINFIELD.


Saturday.
O. e. Woodland, ESQ, of Montpelier,
was i'll town on Saturday.
Universal satisfaction was given the
past term in the several schools in
town, all of which closed on Friday.
A new set of books was received at
the circulating library on Friday.
Carl Foss resumed his work in the
mail service this week after a few
days visit at home.
Mrs. George Wells of st. Adams,
was a guest at Fred PERKINS, over
Sunday.
A. Z. Davis of Marshfield was in
town on Saturday. Although his po-
sition as postmaster will not admit of
his discussing political questions to
any great extent, he can however eX-
press his views on the question of
protection III a manner which car
rics conviction. His visit here on this
occasion was III the interests of the
New York Life Insurance company
for which he is special agent.
A carload of electric light poles has
arrived at the station and the work of
setting the same will commence at
toward the plant at Marshfeld.
Arch Nye has exchanged the pair of
horses recently purchased in Boston
with Allie Cate of North Montpelier,
and is now in possession of fine
team for his trucking business.
Mrs. L. f. Fortney has been some
what indisposed of late.
Rev. A. NJ. Smith of West Con
cord visited his.uncle, DR.. d. B. Smith,
on Thursday.
Rev. j. O. Sherburne arrived in
town on Saturday having driven from
st. Johnsbury in sleigh He re-
ports much heavier fall of snow in
that section and stated that the sleigh
ing was never better from st. Johns
bury to Marshfield than now Mr..
Sherburne spoke at the Methodist
church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Edwin Pitkin and daughter
of Marshtield visited at Isaac Austins'
on Friday.
Miss Bertha Chamberlain's instru-
mental class gave a recital at Miss
Leah Hamel's Saturday afternoon.
The Misses Alice and Charlotte
Dodge left on Saturday for their home
i'll Brattleboro where they will pass
their vacation.
The Plainfield creamery company
paid patrons twenty one cents per
pound for butter, or 2314 cents per
pound for butter fat for October.
The closing exercises in each de-
partment of the village school were
well attended and especially interest
ing. Those of the intermediate grade,
Miss Charlotte Dodge, teacher, were
held Thursday afternoon and those of
the primary department, Miss Ella
Merrill teacher, were held i'll the af-
ternoon Friday Friday evening the
scholars i'll the grammar grade under
the efficient direction of their teach
er, Miss Alice Dodge, presented the
four act drama, entitled 1.-THE School
ma am" in manner that would
have done credit to professional
cast. To make special mention of any
of the performers would be unjust to
the other players, so nicely did each
one act their part. The specialties
introduced between acts also brought
out talent worthy of starring on a
metropolitan stage. Master Clyde
Bailey and Miss Alice Batchelder
gave the cakewalk to perfection and
were repeatedly encored. The tab
leauX by Miss Ella Gale were an in
teresting feature and the singing bv
Miss Jennie Frederickson and Miss
Alice Batchelder was every way fine.
The seating capacity of the room was
taxed to the utmost, showing that the
teachers and scholars had the hearty
cooperation of parents and citizens.
The net proceeds We're $1S 10 which
is to be used to purchase bell for
the school house.
Scholars receiving no absent or tardy
marks during the term in the village
school were: Grammar grade. Fred
Bolles, George Nye, Alice Batchelder,
Julia Perrin. intermediate grade
Maude Benjamin, Raymond Parks,
and Mark Morse. Primary grade
Evelyn Bruffee, Rudolph Cutting,
Herbert Cate, George Hamel, Alice
Knapp, Gladys Nye and Lena Pitkin.
Maude Benjamin won the prize offer
ed in the intermediate room to the
scholar having the most perfect les.
sons, and the prize offered in the same
grade to the one having the best de.
pertinent was won by Delta Perkins.
| Rev. Mr.. Waltz from New York
will speak at the Congregational
church next Sunday.
The Daughters of Rebekah held q
social at Odd Fellows hall on Satur
day evening. Cake and coffee were
served and pleasant time was enjoy
ed.
! The whist club met on SATURDAY.
evening for the first time this sea
son at their rooms in the basement OF
the millinery store.
The ladies of the Congregations
church will meet with Mrs Freder,
lckson ON Thursday afternoon.
A social and entertainment will b,
held at the Congregational church OF
/ Wednesday evening.
Fred King the FARE jeweler, and Opt
can, makes his annual holiday announce
ment elsewhere in this issue.
EAST ORANGE.
b. f. Patterson is visiting in town
Mrs. Nathan Borroughs and son Wis
tied her son Arthur III Corinth on Sun
day.
Miss Myra Button is visiting he
brothers in Barre.
Parties from Plainfeld were il