The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16
WATERRURY.

| lTOWDfluBS VIII Jake pOSSeSSlOn MAY L
and continue his bicycle business there.
C. w. Shaw, Miss Mae Shaw and Mrs.
Matte Harwood are visiting in Melrose,
Mass.
V. l.. Perkins is to move the irstof
next month from the M. O. Evans house
| on Randall street to the Huse house on
| Main street.
Miss Katie Dillingham; has returned TO-
| White River Junction after visiting rel
atives here for time.
Robert Henry, who has been employed
at the State hospital, has gone to How
there, Mass, to work.
The high school is to have base ball
| team this season. The financial commit
tee is soliciting aid from the citizens
toward the purchase of suitable grounds
| 1t is planned to have the strongest team
this year in the history of the school.
&. B. Evans went to Boston last week
with carload of cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Doyle of Plain
| field, n. H., visited relatives in town last
week.
Mrs. John Edwards has returned to
her home in New York after months
visit with Mrs. Fred Blanchard, Mrs
Bert Lavelle, her daughters.
Mrs. j. G. White, who has been the
guest of Mrs. f. f. Savage, has returned
! to her home i'll Chester.
Mrs. o. NJ. Coffrin has returned to her
home in Bristol
Miss Ella A. Adams of Richmond was
the guest of Mrs. Thomas Farrell last
week.
The foil wing officers have been elect
ed by Winooski lodge of Ma ons: S. S.
Mansfield worshipful master w. R.
Nash, senior warden; James Hattie,
junior warden Charles Wells, easurer ;
w. b. Clark, secretary; Z. E. Foss,
senior deacon; j, r. Pike, junior deacon !;
j. w. Arms and Z. f. Joslyn, stewards !;
Rev. F. b. Kellogg, chaplain; G.. H.
Dale, marshal; DR.. f. j. Foster, organ
list; E. F. Savage, tyler.
Herbert Stearns has been compelled to
attend to his farm since John Whalen was
shot. His place on the rural delivery
route is taken by Sumner Stearns.
j. M. Dillingham; visited in Stowe last
week.
Mrs. Clough entertained the Ladies
Union last week.
Miss Rose Carpenter is suffering from
au affiiction OF the eyes so that she has to
remain in dark room.
Robert Palmer has been unable to con-
tinue his studies at the University of Ver-
mont because of illness confirming him to
his home here.
Because of falling off of patronage,
the public reading room has been closed
for the summer. 1t is expected it will be
reopened in the fall.
H. F. Freeman, who has been a visitor
in town, has returned to Windsor.
VIM. Deal, the contractor, has the
foundation for the new clothes pin factory
of Palmer & Demeritt in place. The
erection of the framework of the building
will be begun at once.
V. l.. Barber has fine driving horse
which he has purchased of Sumner
Stearns.
Mrs. Frank Griffin visited in Rich
mond last week.
WATERBURY CENTER.
Mrs. A. c. China of Montpelier, who
had an opening with fine display of mil
linery goods at Mrs. Pixies last week, re-
turned to her home Saturday evening, but
is expected to be here again next week.
| While here, her rooms we're nearly all the
time filled with ladies who were customers
or who expect to patronize her on her re-
turn.
Mrs. Emma May and daughter, Miss
Olive, who have been spending the past
winter with Frank Atkins, brother OF
Mrs. May, and his family in louisiana,
returned to their home last Saturday, hav-
ing passed very pleasant winter, al
though they had some cold days, even there
Miss Ivy Smally, from the wrapper
factory at Waterbury, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
r. Bryan.
Nat Sawyer has rented his farm and il
at work in S. c. Wheeler's saw mill.
Messrs. j. r. and f.. r. Pike are a
work on the branch at Stowe, putting il
stone undcrpinning under a barn for +
r. Bigelow near his new cottage. The.
expect to complete the job this week.
A meeting of the Peoples society ha
been called at the church Monday evening
April 81, for the election of officers and t
do any other proper business. A full at
tendance is requested.
Rev. F. r. Gale preached another ex
cellent sermon here last Sunday afternoo
and left an appointment for next Sunda
afternoon at three o'clock.
PLAINFIELD.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
T f. w. Page on Friday
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregations
: church had a good attendance at the
: sociable ON Thursday.
:. Fred Perrin is in Boston this week.
t Mr. and Mrs. E. V, Duke and fami'
e are at Woodsville, N. II.
;: Rev, F. T. Clark is at St. Adams {
u tending Conference.
Mrs. Frank Tracy of Montpelier was
q town on Tuesday. I
: At recent special town meeting it wi
G voted to have school in district No. 8.
v. Miss E. M. Hanson will hold her mill
i merry opening at North Montpelier Thur
,f dav Anril II