The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
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Nedren were III montpelier on friday.
G. 7. Miles and wife, A. j. Sykes
and Mrs. d. p, Sawyer were in Mont
pelier on Saturday.
G.. Il. Miles, II. G. Gearen and
Chrales Silloway have each purchased
new sleigh recently.
+ e. S. Newcomb of Waterbury Cen
ter and r. e. Watson of Burlington
were in town Monday.
Leave your Christmas orders for
oysters, fruit or anything you are in
need of at Wards. He will see that
you are we'll pleased.
August Gunther has moved from the
L. Heinicke house into rooms in one
of Mrs. Q. b. Holden's tenements.
Mrs. u. II. Hammond was in Mont
pelier on Monday.
f.. A. Ward was in Bolton Sunday.
o. e. Russell has opened up car
riage paint shop and is now prepared
to do business.
Just look at those new suits and
overcoats at Wards then ask the price.
You will be surprised.
The Foresters have a meeting We'd
nesday evening. 1t being the last
meeting of the year it is hoped that
every member will be present.
Among those that visited at the
capital on Saturday were Mrs. B W.
Daniels, Mrs. Ed Cooney, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Ward, Mrs. Will Newhall,
Clayton Kelly, Miss Mamie Gearen,
Mrs j. p. Egan and j. f. Hastings
and wife
Have you seen the Christmas goods
at Wards?
E. E. Campbell has finished NOV
ing his household goods to Waterbury
and A. W. Bohonon has moved from
the Murray tenement into the Ward
house vacated by Mr.. Campbell
MORETOWN.
Mrs II. o. Ward and son Clinton
were in Burlington one day the past
week.
A number of our townspeople were
in Montpelier Saturday among them
were j. W Taylor, L. Wilcox, f. l..
Hathaway, Clayton Seaver, Harry
Bronson, George Sleeper, Lillian
Sleeper, Jennie Pierce and son, Burt
Stockwell and Guy Jones.
V. Hubert is guest at the home
of M. L. Freeman.
Friday afternoon cottage prayer
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs H. o. Ward Rev. Charles
house of worship Sunday morning.
Nettie Somerville of Windsor is Wis
iting her parents.
E. F. Palmer was at home over
Sunday. He says he has his thresh-
ing jobsgnearly finished.
Jennie Pierce was in Waterbury
Friday.
Lulie Jones, Sarah Thompson and
Mildred Linnell of Waitsfield visited
the village schools on Monday.
ORANGE.
The handkerchief sale at the town
hall on Friday evening was a grand
success. In one corner of the hall
was table laden with handkerchiefs
and aprons, on another pop corn, and
at another sandwiches and coffee
were for sale. The handkerchiefs
were nearly all contributed by absent
friends. All thanks are due Miss
Flora Peake who did all the solicit
ing, she having received one or more
Union. There were gifts from Gov.
congressman, our county Senators and
out of the State. Although not asked
many contributed money; among the
largest donors were Senator Proctor,
$40; j. Justis Richardson of Daven-
port, Iowa, So; DR.. H. o. Worthen
of Barre, So. Entertainment was fur
nished by graphophone, interspersed
by solos by Miss Bessie Jones of Barre.
Net receipts of the evening were
$67.5l.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
James Hamblin is in quite poor
health this winter.
W H. Sprague was in Peacham on
business last week
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Perkins last week Mon
day.
E A. Sprague. U l.. Bixby and W.
H. S prague sold their wool last week
to Charles Kidder of Bethel.
Mrs. w. W. Sprague of Randolph
and her sister, Carrie Parker, were
SuOoeo CIV N'OOiBO ~ ~ oSuCo iuop houp-
urday.
Mrs. Mary (Spicer) Wheatley, wild
ow of the late John Wheatley, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary
Richardson, the 10Th inst, at the adj
vanced age of eighty-two years and ten
months. The funeral was held from
the home ON Wednesday, Rev D. H.
Strong of Williamstown officiating,
and the service was in charge of W.
T. Medcalf. Besides Mrs. Richardson,
one son. also, Alison Wheatley, sur
wives her. The deceased was a highly
respected and most estimable lady.
EAST CABOT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Blain of East
Barnet visited relatives here a few
days last week.
Mrs. Ella Scribner of Hardwick is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. V. d.
| Blake.
E. Ward of East Brookfield was
| at E. H. Clarks' few days the first
| of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson and Miss
Ella of Marshfield, visited at M. p.