The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06
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Miss Lolita Nutting, who IL attending the
ceremonies at Washington, Is
home the last of the week.
"Aunt" Ruth Mellon, who is over ninety
years of age, is In very feeble health, and
owing to her advanced age but slight hopes
are entertained for her recovery,
Stephen Hollister is gaining slowly from
the attack OF pneumonia which was feared
might prove fatal owing to his weak physi-
cal condition caused by old age.
H. w. w. Haskins and family of Marsh
field visited at j. b. Wells the first OF the
week.
The condition of Mrs. Joseph Lane re-
mains about the same.
ID. w. Moses was in Montpelier and Barre
on Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff A. ID Templeton ives in
town on Saturday.
II. r Cutler purchased last week two fine
d living hor es, ore OF George Boyles of Ca
bit, and the other OF Ii II. Martin of Marsh
field.
Ell Whtcomb and wife entertained the
whist club at Mrs. Il. D. Richards hall last
Saturday evening.
II. 8. Parks sold nice driver last week
to Rev. Anna Aldrich OF North Montpelier.
Walter Colby OF Montpelier has moved to
PerBinsvlle.
Clement St. John was in Montpelier the
first of the week.
w. e. Bartlett took in the ice races at
Montpelier last Saturday.
Alden Freeman is moving his family and
household goods from he Kinsley farm to
the Kate Skinner place, and Frank Tucker
IL moving from the Goodrich farm, which
he has carried on for several years 20 the
place vacated by freeman.
A seighing party from Barre, consisting
OF n mbsr of young ladies, took supper at
the Plainfield house on Thursday.
Dwight Hollister has secured the past
winter by trapping, hunting, and purchase,
fine lot OF furs, consisting of 900 foxsklns,
100 mink, 150 coon, and 600 skunk.
The U. ID. X. entertainment, held at the
Congregational church last Tuesday even
ing, ives a very plee3 SAINT affair aud Melted
the young ladies some over $15. There is
some talk of repeating it at a later time.
Miss Alice P, Lazelle, who hes a position
in the Oxford, Mass, graded school, is ex-
pected home Saturday to spend two week 8
vacation,
Martin Guyette of Burlington visited his
brother, Don, last Friday,
Fred Perrin and two children, Clara and
Julia, went to St. Adams Saturday. Mr..
Perrin will return the first OF the week but
his daughters are to remain with relatives
for longer time.
Charles Buckley celebrated last Thursday
in quiet way his eighty-third birthday
His brother, Harry, of Moretown and others
called to congratulate him on his green old
age snd to wish him many returns Of the
anniversary.
L. d. Dow, who has been suffering with
blood poison and the grip is improving.
Curtis Holt and John Ryan returned frou
| Boston last Friday.
K. w. Page and j. A Foss attended the
| m nf a
Montpelier lest Friday evening.
Erastus Batchelder was in Montpelier,
| last Thursday.
@. A. Foss, railroad mail clerk between
| Concord and Boston, visited his parents on
Saturday.
| Mrs. Henry Wilson Of Barnet visited hel
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Chaplin last
week, and Mrs. Edgar Stoddard OF Mont
pelier, visited at Mr.. Chspin's, Wednes-
| day.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union holds its regular meeting on Friday
The Ladies' Aid society is to furnish
| meals at the Methodist church on Tues.
day.
The Home and Foreign Mission society
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
Irena Page.
Mrs. Charles Lombard spent a few days
last week with her daughter, Mrs John
| Worcester of South Barre, returning home
ON Thursday
Hector Austin and wife are visiting rela.
tives in Randolph.
The prospects for receiving travelling
| library are very flattering and without
| doubt the people of the town will enjoy the
| b9netits and pleasure OF reading the books
| in short time, Those who have been in
strumental in bringing the matter to the at
| tention OF the proper persons deserve much
| credit for their work.
Mrs. f. P. Gale and Ella visited in Barre
and Montpelier on Friday.
The school directors are to repair the vii
lage school building by removing the bricks
| from the walls Of the ell, clapboarding the
| same and putting in new floors and furni-
ture in the school rooms.
s. d. Lewis and wife, who have been Wis
| iting at j. B. Wells, returned to their home
in Randolph last week.
Mrs. r. II. Bruffee has had relapse oil
the grip, and Alison Smith is improving.
Frank Hardy drove to the village one day
| last week with young horse which he
| church. A train passing frightened the
colt 80 that it broke away and backing from
| the 8 ned started home ON the run. Near the
| Congregational church 1t was stopped by
w. W. Pitkin before any damage was done
Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Moore gave the use
| of their plee SAINT home TO guests Of the la
| dies Of the Methodist church, 1t being the
occasion OF their annual oyster supper
| Nearly l25 were present, and the ladies
cleared d nice sum OF money.
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