The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-08
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day to attend the institution of an Odd Fell
lows lodge at that place. He and e. j.
Morrill, furnished afour-horse team to carry |
members of Cabot lodge who were to work |
the second degree
II. j. O'Neill is i'll.
The auction sale OF effects belonging to |
r. j. O'Neill at Cabot, which was adver- |
tised to take place last Saturday, has been |
postponed until Tuesday, May IA, at ten |
o'clock A, M.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Wheeler have had
settlement OF their effects and taken separ-
ate ways. Mrs, Wheeler retains the farm.
Herbert Emery recently purchased pair
OF heavy draft horses Of Mr. Farnum Of
East Montpelier.
Thus far this season. so far as reported,
local fishermen have returned with fisher
mems luck.
Miss Maud Foster has gone to Wells
River to work in the home OF Col. K. Bald
win.
Miss Eleanor Cole was at home from God.
| dard Seminary over Sunday.
| Lizzie Preston went to Montpelier Satur-
| day afternoon where she is to work In the
| home OF W. A. Stow9ll.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. O. Ptk!n spent Sunday
at Mrs. Pitkin's formar home in Peacham.
@. 8. Adams, j. w. Davis, weslie Lam
berton and Ernest Folsom are now at Es
sex junction painting roofs.
Howard II. Carpenter has purchased the
| place on Cabot street formerly owned by
L. L. Shepard.
Mrs. B. j. Little OF PlainHeld is working
| at the Commercial House,
A. e. Lamberton has purchased the plot
| OF land formerly belonging with the Isaac
Bemis place on Mai. street, situated just in
the rear OF the buildings. This land was
reserved by G. j. Wood when he sold the
house to the present owner, Mrs. Stevenson.
1t Is valuable piece of property az 1t
might be laid out into number of pleasant
building lots.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Mira Wood at
the home OF Il. 8. Hudson Saturday after
noon at 230 o'clock.
Mrs e. A. Rosebrook and son left Mon
day morning for Prince Edward Island,
where they will spend month or more
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs B. M. Shepard and son were
at the home Of Mr.. Shepard's father, O. K.
Shepard, for two days last week while Bert
tried to lure few speckled beauties from
Niger Head pond, in which sport he did
nc meet with his usual success.
A. 7. Davis has opened the soda season.
and, to the list of appetizing beverages pre-
viously found at his fountain, has this sea
son added Bardwell's root beer. His store
will from now on, as in future seasons, be
the headquarters in town for fruit and con-
| lbCIlOubTJ WulCu uo Iuhktb d bI6Clhlby'
8. A. Carleton ives relieved of S15 by two
pickpockets at the station last Friday. The
money was in five and ten dollar bills and
was in an inside pocket. 1t was not missed
by him until after he returned to the viii
, lage and looked for it to pay feed bill.
1t then occurred to him that two young
men had crowded very close to him as he
was paying some money out at the sta ion,
: but which he thought nothing about at the
. time, as they were DESTROYS of purchasing
tickets to take the next train then due
But few were in attendance at the meet
ing called to form a local Old Home Week
Association lest Saturday, but an or
ganizatiou was perfected with the follow
ing officers e. A. Thomas, presidents M.
o. Ide, ce'president; W. II. III. Mears,
: secretary a d treasurer; A. 7. Davis, o. II.
Smith and e. W. Gilman, executive com
mittse. The 18th day of August next was
selected as Old Home Day for this associa'
, ton.
l Mrs. 8. E. Davis of Montpelier was re-.
J Gently the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Mute,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bodies, with their thir-
teen months old baby, who live on Maple
Hill, recently visited at Woods Mills They
came to the station Saturday morning to
' take the trai home, and upon uncovering
! the child found it dead.
= Quite stir was occas!oned for a few
hours Saturday evening over the loss Of
man, and Brooks son of r, j. O'Neill, who
/ were last seen throwing stones into the
river above the village on the Cabot road
, 1t was not until quite late in the evening
that the Young lads were located at Cabor
- to which place they had walked and where
Q Mrs. O'Neill had been spending the after.
q noon. A team out in search Of them me
4 her on the fiat returning home with them
: Mrs. Mahsla Boy les has finished work a
y; William Parks and is now at work for NJ
u e. Beckley. 9. H. Robinson is also board
:, ing at Mr.. Beckley's.
Q CHURCH NOTICES.
I The Congregational prayer meeting
will be held on Thursday evening at the
u church. The adjourned business meeting
y will follow.
Q Rev. j. o. Sherburne, presiding elder o
@ the st. Johnsbury district, was In tow
. Monday morning and met the stewards O
. the Methodist church at the parsonage II
~ the first quarterly conference Of the year.
For the present the Sunday evening ser
y vices at the Methodist church will be hell
~ at 1880 O'Clock. The mid-week praye
:, meeting will be held at the church Wed
|. nesday evening at 7o'clock.
l. Waitsfeld
The Odd Elbows with their families t.
Z the number OF seventy.fve or more met a
their hall Saturday evening and enjoyed
o social VISIT. A fine musical programm
5. was rendered and sugar on snow was serv
q ed.
IS Eugene Joslin and wife of Montpelie
" were at G. III. Newcomb's over Sunday.
: Alison Ainsworth cut his right hand bad
,. ly Saturday afternoon while saving shin
q giles at Morisrty Brothers. mill. He cut tn
a first two fingers off at the middle joint an,
" the end of the third finger. The end G
+ the thumb was badly cut. Walter Mortar
i. ty took him to Waterbury, where DR.. Hen
\, ry James dressed the wounds.
n Orville Richardson of Montpelier semin
airy was at his fatherss, O. M. Richardson's
Il over Sunday.
At Walter B. Richardson OF Barre was Il
y town on Sunday.
A son was born on Sunday to Mr.. an
n Mrs. John Mobus.
n Fred BATHS has finished work for Nor
arty Brothers and has moved his goods t
10 his place on the German Flats. Mr.. BATH
y has hired out to Fred Parker for the seaso
n and Mrs. BATHS is at work at the hotel
3. Ziba McAllister and wife were at Mon
Is pelier last week to attend the golden wed
m ding of Col. A, @. Brown and wife