The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02
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Mrs. o. T. Frink is sick with tonsilitis.
Mrs Warren French is i'll,

Mrs. O. T. Frink is sick with tonsilitis.
Mrs Warren French is i'll.
Several OF the young people attending
school have been sick the past week with
colds.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Second
Congregational church elected the follow
ing officers at their annual meeting last
Wednesday: President, Mrs. X. II. Aber-
crombie; vice-presdent, Mrs. j. W Par.
menter; secretary, Mrs. U. A. Clark treas.
urer, Mrs Marcus Peck.
The Grand Army and Relief Corps hold a
joint installation at Union hall Saturday
afternoon at two O'Clock All members are
requested to be present.
Miss Lillian Buck returned to her school
In Bethel last Tuesday.
The Good Templars hold their sociable
next Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leet Blodgett.
Howard Edison is spending part of his
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Mills.
Mrs Emma Peck is working for Mr.. and
Mrs. Marcus Peck.
The young people OF Mrs. Fred Durkee's
family took sleigh ride to Mortified Sat-
urdsy to visit relatives
News has been received of the death of
Edward WheAtley. . He died while in Au-
gusta, Me, He was sick with grip aud
heart failure was The cause OF his death.
Funeral last Thursday from his late home
in Meridian. Conn
Arthur Washburn, who is working for
Hon. Cassius Peck at the expert ment sta
tiou in Burlington, spent his Christmas va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, j.
Wsshburn.
I The officers OF Mystic Star Lodge OF Ma
sons and Crescent Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will hold a joint and public
installation in Masonic hall Thursday even
| tVg, To-
nish an oyster supper. Twenty. five cents
admission. An invitation is extended to
| every one.
West Berlin.
The invitation for the celebration of Miss
Ida Celley's eighteenth birthday we're with
drawn on account af the sickness of Miss Ids
with tonsilitis
The Grange officers elected last meeting are
Master w. K. Cylby; overseer, George Chand-
Ter; secretary, Mrs Mamie Williams; treasu
rer, A. S. Lebbi; steward, Charlie Kimball
assistant steward, Frank Sharreng
The young people are making arrangement
for an entertainment soon.
A party in honor of Missee Florence ant
Lora Johnston was given by the Messrs anC
Misses Grandfield last Saturday evening.
Edmon Sortel lost one of his best horse
last Saturday from pneumonia
David Henell is at home for New Years
G. A. Stickney and family held their annua
New Years party at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. l.. A. Atherton, of Montpelier.
A watch meeting was held Monday night
the first in West Berlin for forty-one years.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Cell gave part,
New Years eve in honor of their daughte
Ida
The Grange will install its officers Wednes
day evening, the installation to be followed b,
an oyster supper
Mr.. and Mrs. Lue Lord are at her mother
in Barton for an indefinite time.
Calais
Mrs. Kate Ward OF Barre has been visit
ing in town.
Thomas Adams and Nathan Dodge o
Randolph, were in town st week.
Mrs. Fred [. Church and son Albert o
Barre visited Miss Jessie Christ mas day.
The Christmas exercises were ATTENDED
by the usual number OF people and passe'
off very pleasantly.
Arrangements are being made for sing
ing school at Maple Corner with Charlie
r. dudley as teacher.
There will be donation party for Mis-
Myrtle Darling at the vestry of the CT rie
tian church Wednesday, Jan. 9, Afternoon
and evening.
Among the Christmas presents receive
by L. L. Lamphere was a pig sent hI
from Boston. 1t is a new breed and sui
sists entirely on wind. After full mes
1t looks as if it might weigh two hundre
pounds. 1t then makes plaintive SCUM
as il in pain, and collapses after which
lies in dormant condition until fed agar
Mr.. Lamphere is much pleased with tn
pig and Intends to raise them on larg
| scale this summer.