The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-29

who have bouquets or fl )wers to donate are
requested to ssnd tn m, early in thu morn
ing to the Congregational vestry or to Mrs.
whitman and Miss Colby, az most con
veuent
The annual meeting OF the Washington
county conference OF 9 Jngregational church
es will be held at Marshieid Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 4 and o
Memorial services were observed last
Sunday morning at the Methodist church
Rev. Mr.. Ladd delivered a very helpful and
Instructive sermon appropriate for the occa-
sion, which was listened to by large audi
ence.
Read csreielly the New Century Bargain
store advertisement In this issue.
Northfield.
The ladies OF St. Msry's parish held
sociable and supper at the parish house on
Thursday evening.
The officers OF the ladies society OF the
Congregational church for the ensuing
year, elected last week. are ss follows;
President; Mrs. M. r Harris, vice-presi.
dent; Mrs. X. O. Edgerton; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Minnie r. Smith
cabinet meeting of the Epworth League
was held on Tuesday evening.
DR.. Edna Perry, a returned missionary
from China who WAS in Pekin at the time
OF the siege, spoke t the Methodist church
on Wednesday evening. Her words OF
commentator for the American soldiers
and sailors who withstood the siege were of
the highest character and she related many
instances OF bravery on the part of the Chi
nese who were quartered in the British le-
CATION with the American and foreign resi-
dents.
Rev. Brian G. Roberts spoke at St. Mary's
church on Thursday evening taking for his
subject Missionary Experiences in the
West
The annual June drill OF Company r will
be held June 10.
Mrs. Clara Churchill is occupying the
house on Vine street which sue recently
purchased of W. A. Mansfield.
Miss Elizabeth Whitma rsh is training q
chorus OF young people for butterfly
Carnival which is to be'held in Rutland,
Norwich University plsys Middlebury at
Middlebury on Saturday.
Be sure and visit the New Century Bar
gain store at Montpelier within the next
ten days. Read advertisement in this issue.
Groton.
G. B. Page left on Friday for two weeks
visit in LOWELL Mass, and vicinity.
Mrs. Augustus Heath was called to Little.
ton, N. II. last week to attend the funeral
OF a relative.
James Smith and James Burton are each
building new barn.
s. d. Goodwin has been confined to the
house the past week with peretonits.
David Smith, who has been i'll from hem
orrhage of the lungs is now able to be out.
Rev. George Brown of Haverhill, N. H.,
held religious services at Westville on
Sunday.
An invited delegation of Rathbone sis
ters from Laurel Temple visited Marsh
field Temple est Wednesday evening.
Orange Frost and Charles Evans have
taken the contract to complete the house
and barn now under process OF construction
by DR.. George B. Hatch
Senator Rsdhed Proctor and Hon. j. w.
Titcomb of st. Johnsbnry visited Senator
Grihth's private preserve on Thursday and
Friday. A fair catch of trout is reported.
Editor G. G. Lord of the Groton Times has
added a Kendall folder to bis equipment.
The machine is fed from the press nd is
great saving OF labor.
DR.. G. b. Hatch has had monument and
several large markers plac I'D in the old
cemetery in memory OF several OF his DIS
tRnt relatives, among whom were EdwAr
WEIGH, Charles Emory and Jacob Hatch,
who served in the Revolutionary war. The
work was done by the NJ 7. Benzie Granite
Company.
Tommy Briggs left on Friday for East
Barre where he will try and get a job of
granite cutting.
While several of the boys were having
bicycle parade on the street few evenings
ego John Chalmers and Lee Blanchard col
lided which resulted in two badly broken
bicycles. Otherwise no harm was done.
Several couples from here attended the
concert and dance at South Ryegate lest
Thursday night.
Willie Welch visited at Hardwick tie
N wpal Clinton
place at the store while he was away.
Rev. G. W. Clough and Waldo Glover
attended the musical convention at Barre
last week.
John Woods has moved his family and
goods from Lanesboro. They have COM
menced housekeeping in tenement in the
Coffrin block.
The Junior League held an io3 cream 60
cial at the church psrlors Friday evening
B. M. Kicker ives in market with live
stock last week.
David Smith. who had a hemorrhage of
the lungs about two weeks ago is still in
very poor health
T. B. Hall finished saving his stock OF
lumber at his mill last Friday noon.
Mrs. DIR. l. N. Fowler OF Meriden, N H,
Is visiting in town. The doctor was in
town few days last week.
The children of FL. Wallace Chalmers are
sick with the scarlet fever.
r. d Sherry has gone back to work again
as clerk In j. R. Darling's store.
Mrs Charles WEIGH, who has been very
sick for the last two weeks, Is very much
better
William Annis of Lsnesboro visited in
town over Saturday night and Sunday.
The ladies OF the Baptist church had q
quilting party at the home of Miss Jennie
Wrinkle last Thursday afternoon.
Ernest Hood and Mrs Kate Farwell was
at Corinth the first OF the week.
John T. Darling is again Ill. having had a
| relapse.
O. B. Page is visiting at Springfield and
Lowell, Mass, and taking much needed
rest from his work on the farm.
A. l.. Clark and wife OF Hardwick are Wis
itinR his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Clark.
Elbridge Emery while visiting at Almon
Browns at Westville last Sunday, in some
way or other, lost his watch and chain and
pocket book containing about $50 in
| money. 1t was all found the next morning
| under tree where he had been lying and
was promptly returned to the owner.