The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21

Nio' nun DlilOh 10 pultS III WIFI Tneu-
natism.
ID. d Averill of Piermont, N. H., is
visiting at w. II. Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Donovan were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield.
Miss Blanche Cooley entertained few |
Of her friends last Tuesday evening, the |
occasion being her eighteenth birthday.
Perley Sanders recently shot a crane
that measured five feet from tip to tip of |
its wings
CABOT.
Union Memorial services will be held
at the Congregational church next Sun
day The Grand Army and Woman's
Relief Corps will attend in a body.
Leonard Simpson has accepted a po-
sition with the b. & NJ. r. r. as plumber
J. T. Drew is now looking for another
boy.
Mr.. Come, the barber is to move into
c. II. Utey's tenement.
AT the Good Templars' hall last Satur-
day evening at their regular meeting Mr..
and Mrs. Harlow H. Haines, members of
the lodge and newly welded, were pre-
sented with nice lounge in behalf of the
lodge.
The Republican caucus for electing
delegates to the State and district con-
ventions will be held in town hall at
eight O'Clock on Saturday evening, May
"a
Mabel Eta, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra w. Haines, was welded to
Albro Phelps Burnham of Lisbon, n
H., at the home of the bride at s
o'clock Thursday evening, May 10, by
Rev. O. E. Aiken At about s 30
nearly seventy-five of their friends
called ON them, taking them by sur
prise, leaving many very pretty and
valuable tokens. of esteem and friend
ship. Cake, coffee and fruit were
served Mrs. Burnham was a member
of the Methodist church and Epwo nth
League, where her labors have been
of very worthy character and she
certainly will be much missed. Her
services as a teacher III our schools
have been very successful. They
went to their home III Lisbon on Mon
day. The presentation of the gifts of
the League to them was very neatly
and appropriately made by Miss Edith
The temperance sermon preached
by Rev. O. E. Aiken to the Good
Templars and others last Sunday was
much enjoyed and should not fail to
strike a hearty response from all.
The selections given by the male quar-
tette were very acceptably rendered,
showing much progress in the work
under their efficient leader, Rev. o,
E. Aiken. Owing to the illness of @.
H. Crane, first tenor, W. B. Lance
filled the vacancy.
The Masonic order conferred the
third degree on a candidate Tuesday
evening. They have their hall light
ed with electricity.
The creamery paid its patrons 2416c.
for April butter or 20. 4 cents fat test /;
pounds milk, 346, 1858; cream, S719 {;
pounds butter, 20,6S0, highest test,
$50, lowest, 800 ; average, 4.6; gain
per cent l6, cost of making, &C.
If you want to buy nails and barb
ed wire cheaper than elsewhere go to
Morse Brothers.
SODOM.
Willie Weeks horse died last week
from taking a dose of arsenic acct
dentally left in the stable.
Fitz Willard went to Topsham Sat
urday to visit his son, DR.. Willard.
Nh and Mrs. James Warhurst of
East Calais spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mrs. Willard.
While wrestling with Thaddeus
Taylor on Sunday Sydney Weeks had
the misfortune to break his leg above
the knee. DR. Brown of Worcester
was called.
Mr.. Briggs daughter, out driving
on Sunday, ran into Bessie Towns
buggy in front of Reuben Parker's
house, as she turned to let them pass,
and took off one hind wheel. For
tunately, no one was injured
Ally McLouds infant child is very
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Rogers last Friday.
George Wood, the little son of T.
L. Wood, fell on piece of glass last
week, initlcting severe wound on
the knee, which confines him to the
bed. DR.. Widber attends him.
Newell Wright, formerly of the firm
pneumonia.
WORCESTER.
Rev. G. M. StebJins of Craftsbury
will deliver temperance lecture in
behalf of the Anti Saloon League on
Thursday evening, May %, at the
Methodist church.
Memorial services will be held at
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. The sermon will be by the
pastor, Rev. j. w. Illsley.
Charles Batchelder was in town on
Sunday.
A son was born toMr. and Mrs.
Harry Hall last Thursday.
Mrs. M. P. Kent returned Saturday
from Portsmouth, N. H., where she
had been staying for several weeks.
Will Hall has sold his farm to
George Thomson of Cambridge
Mrs. l.. M. Hutchinson of Mont
pelier, visited her niece, Mrs j. E.
Hancock, part of last week.
Mrs. g. e. Hunt and son Clifton of
Montpelier visited at Chauncey Hunts