The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20


The door on the south end of the cream
cry building has been enlarged sufficiently
to admit of the passage of the new Victor
combination churn and butter worker
which was expected would be placed in
position on Monday.
Several couples from the local lodge of
Good Templars attended picnic at
Woodbury. pond last Friday. 1t was ex-
pected that all the lodges in this district
would be represented at this gathering
and that the State Chief Templar would
be present and speak.
a license Local Option rally was held
in Lamberton's hall Thursday evening.
A. b. Rowlcy Of Richford, w. w. Wis
hart of Barre and f. a. Bailey of Mont
peler were the speakers. "Many were
called but few chosen" Conversions,
one; namely, a former shouter for Glenn
ent now alfirms that if he lives until Sep
TENDER I'd Mccullough gets his vote.
Send up the coon quartette next time,
Marshlield would be a good place to test
their ability to draw a crowd.
a policy in the New York Life pro-
yides Comfort in the knowledge of its in
contesfability. Protection in the highest
and grandest sense of the word and
Profits that make a new record each year"
If you are interested give us your name
and date of birth please. \. L. Davis,
pecial agent.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bassett of Barre
were recently at Ablel Buckeyes,
the former home of Mrs. Bassett, for
few days.
j. A. Woodward returned home Sat
urday afternoon from his business
trip to Canada.
The Congregational church and Sun
day school are to hold picnic We'd
nrsday in Deacon Silas Carleton $
sugar grove.
DR. Ed Packer and son, Henry, of
Lowell, Mass. are in town for their
annua! two weeks outing.
Mrs. c. l. Preston expects to 90 to
the Mary Fletcher hospital i'll Bur-
lington on Tuesday for treatment.
Mrs NJ. j Ruggles of Barton is
visiting her brother, O. f. Merrill
and family.
The work of repairing the town house
was commenced Monday and it is eX-
pected that the repairs will be com
plGlGNl DclOIt lIlt september OltCblOll.
The carpenters engaged are G. |. and
Ed Preston, r r. Ide and II. E. Had
lock.
The board of civil authority will
meet at the school house IL the village
on Monday evening, Aug. Is, at one
o clock p. M, for the purpose of re
vising the check list.
Dwight Marshall of Boston and Mrs.
Lestina Colby Of RoXbury, Mass, are
visiting at c. d. Smiths.
Road Commissioner G. J. Buxton
is doing some ;good permanent road
work in some of the clay beds on the
river road between this place and
Plainfedl.
G.. W. Holt has been drawn as grand
juror and r. r. Ide' and j. L. Sever
ance as petit jurors from this place
for the coming September term of
county court.
Mr.. and Mrs. James English of
Montpelier spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. English's father, S. Swerd-
ferger. Dean Edison and family, also
of Montpelier, were at the home of
his father, Ira H. Edison, over Sun
day.
G. G. Robinson has leased his farm
for five years to his SON in-l law, G. j.
Buxton, possession TO he given about
August 20. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson
expect to go to Canada very soon after
this date for an indefinite stay.
G.. f. Bliss and wife visited in st.
Johnsbury over Sunday.
Fred Pitkin, while working upon
the road last week, sustained quite
severe injuries to one foot and leg by
the breaking of dump cart tongue,
whereby heavy load of stone for per-
manent road building was thrown out
upon him. He is able to be about by
the aid of crutches
S. Swerdferger and G.. A. Kelley
have purchased a very promising
three year old stallion of Samuel
Meader of Calais. Consideration
about $3.50. The sire of this colt was
Governor Hendee.
Horace, son of A. N. Flood, sustain
ed serious axe wound while Gu tting
bushes in the woods last Friday. For
full particulars see the Plainfield
items.
We were recently asked why the
figures of Aug l6 on some of the cal
endars were of different color as in
dicating holiday and for the infor-
nation of these others, explain that
this date is abe anniversary day of the
Battle of Bennington and is legaliz-
ed holiday in this State only.
At the Republican caucus Friday
evening Josiah W. Mears was unani-
mously nominated as the candidate
of that party in the next General
Assembly. At the caucus held Satur-
day evening the Democrats placed DR..
H. S. Carver in nomination as their
candidate for the same office. A
union justice ticket composed the fol-
lowing, Republicans, S. E. Dwinell,
H.. H. Martin, j. Berton Pike, Henry
Boles. Democrats, H. O. Smith, @.
O. Lamberton and Abijah Bemis will
probably receive the support of both
parties.
Alonzo Slayton of Barre was in town
the first of the week.
Ham Baldwin and wife of Wells
River was in town Friday visiting S.
W. Cole and family.
S. w. Cole bought three horses last
waalx Of GaOrpp Snencpr of Plainfield