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

Milton Stalpes of Williamstown was
a visitor at the home of his sister
Mrs Caroline Robinson, a part Of the
past week.
The rain of Monday night and Tues
day brought marked and appreciat-
ed improvement i'll our electric lights.
Martin Freeman has engaged to
work for S. Swerdfeger.
1t is understood that Fred Lamber-
ton is negotiating for the purchase of
the large timber lot owned by Mrs.
Sarah Roberts on New Discovery
and that he will clear the same and
take the lumber to his mill during the
present season.
Some party who had their team
hitched under the shed at the Congre-
gational church Thursday afternoon
will find some music books therein
which We're enormously placed there.
If they will leave the same at the
post office they will confer an appre-
ciated favor upon the owner.
The cold drilling sleet did not pre-
vent a majority of the members of
both rife clubs being in evidence
about town Tuesday afternoon, but
the closing half of the second contest
was postponed until Thursday.
Ira H. Edison returned on Wednes-
day to his work at Lisbon, n. H.
w. E. Lamberton is driving the de-
pot team for Freeman Brothers during
the absence of Arba, the senior mem
Der, with his family in Barre,
"You select wife for a lifetime
and pick out the best-the one best
suited to your ideas of what a wife
should be. " Is not the protection OF
this valuable selection of far greater
moment than that of any other pos
session you have? Yet the outward
appearance in many cases would seem
to be that it was of less importance
than the protection of houses, barns
shops, stock, furniture, etc. 1t il
"up to you for consideration. If re
formation is desired, an accumulation
and investment policy in the New
York Life Insurance Company viii
set you right. Alvi T. Davis, specia
agent.
Miss Lila Dow, formerly of thi
place, whose home for recent year
has been with Rev. and Mrs. @. Fl
Farnsworth at Manchester, N, H.
was recently successfully operated
upon for the removal of two larg
tumors. For many days she was il
an unconscious state and but littl
hope of her recovery was held out b,
attending physicians Consciousness
has now returned and other improve
ments in her condition are noted
Her complete recovery is now antici
pated.
The closing round of the seconc
match between the two local riff
clubs was fired at the range Thursda,
afternoon with the result that tn
club captained by Milton NorthruI
again met defeat by twenty eigh
points. The oysters were served a
the Commercial house ON Thursda,
evening.
First selectman j. A. Ennis ant
overseer of the poor S. w. Cole OF
Thursday accompanied Austin Spence
to the asylum for the insane at Water
bury. Mr.. Spencer's mind has beef
gradually failing for some time an,
1t last week became necessary 70
Mrs. Spencer to make complaint t,
the above town authorities that he
huband's condition was at times
menace to her life.
Mrs. E. A. Thomas on closing the Ii
brary Tuesday evening completed he
services as librarian of the Jaquit
public library and on Saturday the Ii
brary will be in charge of her success
sor, Mrs. A. e. Lamberton who ha
been awarded the contract for the yea
ensuing. Contract price, $50, ten dol
lars less than that paid Mrs, Thomas
Mrs. Thomas has been very cour
teOus and accommodating librarian
Careful study of the works contained
in the library and the literary taste
of the patrons enabled her to Civ
them valuable aid in making selec
tions, which aid was always cheer
fully given. We predict for Mrs
Lamberton an efficient administration
yet it will necessarily Require SOM