The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-04
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs. Daniel Pitkin is seriously i'll.
j. Ward Carver returned on Satur-
day to his school duties at South
Barre.
Miss Nellie Swerdfeger, one of our
very efficient school teachers, is teach
ing in the A. N. Bliss district in Cal
ais.
About fifty couples were in attend
ance at the dance in Marshall's hall
Thursday evening. The overcoat and
overshoe thief was present and got in
his work to the tune Of about $50.
Miss Lou Northrup is teaching the
winter school in the Ennis district.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Severance and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas ate their
Thanksgiving dinner with a family
circle of seventeen at the home of
Henry Severance i'll Montpelier.
E. w. McWain of Rochester spent
Thanksgiving week with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. T. Davis.
Henry Townsend, foreman of the
Montpelier and Wells River section,
is boarding at F. B. Darlings'
G. A. Kelly and family spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs,
Kelly's people in Boltonville.
A son was born November 81 to Mr.
and Mrs. O. f. Carpenter.
The ladies' aid connected with the
Methodist society will meet in the
church vestry on Friday afternoon.
The Congregational ladies' aid So
ciety will meet on Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. A. T. Durant.
Mrs A. w. Slocum and child re-
turned on Monday to her home in
Montpelier.
N. T. Quimby is spending the win
ter with the family of j. O. Beckley,
who live on the farm adjoining that
of G. A. Morris in Cabot,
d. X. Lucas is ILL.,
The young son of E. f. Powers re-
Gently sustained painful injuries by
piercing one hand with red hot iron
with which he was attempting to
burn out the pith of small twig.
John Peach of Wells River was in
town on Monday representing the in
terests of the st. Johnsbury Grocery
Company.
c., f. Shepard is nursing a flesh
wound in one leg. He was trimming
tIle lTOP Oh Olle VI MS HoTSeS leu
and the knife slipped, entering his
leg to the bone and cutting cash
nearly three inches long.
The millinery season now being
about over, Mrs @. H. Dana is soon
to close her branch store in this place
and will, December IS, offer the re-
mainder of her stock of goods at
greatly reduced prices.
The Good Templars will present
the popular drama entitled "Turn of
the Tide on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week at Marshall S
hall. Pleasant weather and good
roads prevailing, large attendance on
both these evenings is already assured.
Reserved seat tickets on sale at the
postoffice.
The Twentieth Century moving pic
ture and vaudeville company, which
held the boards at Marshall's hall
Monday and Tuesday evenings of last
week, met with discouraging attend
ance the first evening, there being but
fifteen out and less than that number
the second evening. No exhibition
was given on the last evening.
Ernest st. John, who attended the
dance at Marshall's hall Thursday
evening, is minus new fur coat
which he the Monday previous pur-
chased of Mark Mears for 500 No re-
sponsibility for the loss can be attach
ed to Mr.. Marshall, as he made provi-
sion for the checking of such articles,
of which Mr.. st. John did not take
advantage, but hung his coat up in
the waiting room, thinking he
would not stop but few moments,
but when he returned for it, it was
gone. A good clue of the identity of
the thief was at once found and
unless restoration of the property is
at once made the full measure of the
law will be their portion.
N M. Kidder of Boston is the guest
of S. w. Cole and family. Mr.. Kid
der is of the Boston police force, but
has been confined to the house for
number of weeks with rheumatism and
has but recently sufficiently recovered
to be able to be about without the aid
of crutches or cane.
Among those from out of town who
spent Thanksgiving here were Mr..
and Mrs. L. p. Slack and child of ST.
Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carpen-
ter of Barre, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bond of Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bond of East Montpelier Lizzie Pres
ton and Lillian st. John of Montpe-
lier, Ira II. Edison, Charles II. Bull
lock and Lee Aiken of Lisbon, N. H.
Local butchers should receive every
encouragement possible in the method