The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-22
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs. Mary e. Rowe is visiting in
Mortified.
Milton Staples of Williamstown is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Caroline Rob
| inson.
II. Y. Baldwin of Wells River was
in town on Wednesday.
Ed Mackey of Peacham was in town
last week on business.
d. X. Lucas sold promising colt
to f. A. Slayton of Barre last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abljah Bemis went
/ to Williamstown the latter part of the
week, called there by the death of
Mrs, Bemis' nephew, a son of Charles
Staples.
About 1900 cakes of very nice ice for
use at the creamery has been harvest
ed during the past week and nicely
covered with sawdust by b. f. Ches-
ter who held the contract for filling
the store house.
G. j. Buxton has brought suit
against M. f. Beckley as business
Light and Power Company, to recover
pay for services moving the dynamo
from Montpelier. 1t is understood the
cause of the suit grows out of a dis
agreement in price.
Il. w. McWain of Rochester, is Wis
iting at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. A. 7. Davis.
w. II. Gale of Barre was in town
on Wednesday looking up trade in
spring and summer styles in shoes.
Miss Matte b. Ormsbee is at home
from Barton for few days visit and
is to be with her grandmother, Mrs. l..
c. Ide, who continues inpoor health.
Local horse jockeys are making
many exchanges these days. Judging
from the remark of one THAT it was
not worth while to exchange where
he was receiving simply one cent for
one given, but must have a case where
he was cheating some one good and
smart or getting cheated himself, "
someone must be making, in the Ian
guage of the old Indian cheap big
money"
George Sumner of Boston, brother
of Mrs Horace Durham, dropped
dead near his summer residence in Cal
ais on Tuesday. Funeral services will
be held at the home of Mr. Durham
at twelve O'Clock on Sunday, Jan. 10.
w. E. Lamberton on Friday closed
a trade with Attorney +. j. Marshall
for his hall block on Main street.
Writings were made and possession is
to be given at once. 1t is understood
the consideration was about 81, 800.
Gen. j. G. Mccullough of Bennington
will lecture at Cabot in the high school
lecture course on Friday evening, Janu-
airy "a. Gen. Mccullough is one of the
-, H. l.,
of Cabot and surrounding towns are to be
congratulated that Superintendent j. p.
Lamson has been able to secure him for
that evening. 1t will be an oratorical
treat that no one can afford to miss
T. T. Lamphere of Calais was in
town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs W. T. Griswold of
Hyde Park were the guests Of Rev.
and Mrs. G.. w. Manning over Sun
day.
Alonzo Sumner of Duncannon, Pa.
was in town over Sunday to attend
tSe funeral of his brother, George
Sumner.
f. j. Marshall is this week moving to
his lately purchased residence on Far
well street i'll Barre, and w. E. Lam
berton is moving his effects to the
Hall block
Miss Matte B. Ormsbee returned to
| Barton on Monday afternoon to re-
sumo her duties as overseer in the
buttonhole department of the Peerless
| Manufacturing Company
| Arby Freeman has rented W. E.
Lamberton' s house which is connected
with the stable he is now renting, and
will move his household goods from
Barre this week