The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-08

Walter Fullam has moved into G.
H. Kibbee's house and expects to work
for him this year.
Last Sunday the Sunday school of
the second Congregational church
elected the following officers: Super
intendent, Arthur Bigelow assistant
superintendent, George Damson sec
rotary, Miss Louise Parmenter; treas
urer, Mrs.. Nellie Crane; librarian,
Miss Louise Lamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leet Blodgett are stay
ing few weeks at George Panton's.
Denslow Herrick remains in very
poor health.
MARSHFIELD.
Gardner Sawyer and daughter of
MiddleseX were in town on Thursday.
j. H. Bullock has taken up his resi-
dence on the place known as the
Moody. Bemis farm now owned by
Samuel Bemis.
Miss Josephine Mute and Miss Ber-
tina Swerdfeger go to East Mortified,
Mass, this week to resume their
studies in the Moody school.
@. II. Pike and w. G. Munson have
been moving their household effects
during the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Adams of West
Berlin were recently the guests of c.
O. Robinson and family Mrs. Adams
is better known here as Ella Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ketcham of
Brooktield, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. G. Bemis and others in town
during part of the past week.
The item last week covering the
award of the contract for filling the
creamery ice house should have read
" has been awarded to B. F. Chester. -
Mr.. Chester commences this week to
fulfill the contract.
Ira H. Edison spent Sunday with his
family here. He was recently advanc-
ed to overseer in the round box de-
partment with corresponding adj
vance in salary and now has charge
of the manufacture of both the round
and square boxes with eighteen men
under his supervision.
Mrs. r. H. Aiken is visiting in st.
Johsbury.
G.. A. Kelley was in Ryegate Mon
day ON business for the Vermont Farm
Machine Company.
9. j. Buxton and T.. j. Morrill, with
four horse team and William Muir
ray with two horse team went to
Montpelier on Monday to move to this
place the new dynamo for the Molly's
Falls Electric Light and Power Com
pany The whole outfit is said to
weigh over four tons.
Ralph f. Dewey of South Framing
ham, Mass, was the guest of S. II.
Packer and family during the holt
days
The Quartotte Club is to hold Sc
ries of sew cotillion parties in
Marshall's a The first one of the
series will bo neld this week Thurs
day evening.
Our former townsman and merchant
George A. Putnam of Minneapolis, &C.
companied by Mrs. Mary A. Tabor of
New Bedford, Mass. has arrived in
town for short visit and is the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs E. V. Spencer at Ho-
tel Spencer.
Post Office Inspector E. S. Kincaid
was III this vicinity on Friday and ex-
amined the accounts of the post offices
at this place, Cabot and Lower Cabot.
The officers elect of the local lodge
knights of Pythias for the year en-
suing are as follows: @. O., E. G.
Pltkin, /; V. G., S. H. Unwin; prelate,
James Bouldry; M. of W, George f.
Bliss; M. of F., Hiram Wilson; M. of
E., George Gee M. at A.. B. B. Mar
tin; K. of r. and S., E. w. Gilman;
trustee, Fred Lamberton inside and
outside guards had not been appointed
by the O. G. elect when these items
went to press. The officers elect will
be installed Monday evening by Grand
Chancellor Rev. S. G. Lewis of Bar
ton Landing, who is also a member of
this lodge.
Unless something is done at once to
provide for the maintenance of the
street lights throughout the village
for the coming year the fluid will be
disconnected from them and we will
be ''groping in darkness drear," save
the light from few outside lamps
supported by individuals. The funds
subscribed about year ago were
sometime since exhausted Our vii
lage is not incorporated, and funds
Tor this purpose can be raised only by
popular subscription. Who will start
the ball rolling and invite their neigh
bors to help maintain the progressive
appearance of our village.
Carrying out the instructions given
at the recent directors meeting, men
ton of which was made in these items,
consulting engineer l. M. Frost paid
visit of inspection to the iron works
at Fairhaven where the penstalk for
the electric light plant is being manu-
featured. He ascertained that the
building of the tube had been DELAYED
and sidetracked by the pressure
brought to bear upon them for the
completion of other contracts. He
however, obtained written agreement
that the penstalk should be in place
by February /, and sections of it are
due to arrive any time after the tenth
of this month. The manufacturer of
the water motor also gives assurance
OF at least part, perhaps the whole of
his machinery This week, and every
thing now looks very promising for
having the plant in operation on or
before February l.
Miss Lizzie Preston is at home from
Montpelier for few days vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodward of |
Waterbury were the guests of their |