The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-09
MARSHFIELD.

ters, auxiliary to the local lodge.
knights of Pythias, held public in
| stalliation of officers at Castle hall,
| Gilman's block, on Saturday evening,
July 3. The hall was tastefully
trimmed with the national colors and
with myrtle at the principal stations.
| The wreaths for the officers elect were
of evergreen with colored flowers to
correspond with their stations. The
flower girls were Ethel Lamberton,
Glare Bemis, Shirley Tucker, Bessie
Dwinell and Dora Edison They were
dressed in white with a long spray of
myrtle festooned with roses and dais-
les tied to right shoulder with bow
white ribbon The installing officer
was Mrs Katie Rosebrook, with Mrs.
Gertrude Mears and Mrs. Lydia Bemis
as assistants The ceremonies were
conducted in fine manner and every
part was perfect. AT the close of the
installation ice cream and cake was
served in the banquet room. The Off
GERS for the current term are as fol-
lows: NJ E. c., Mrs. Josie Morse
e. s., Mrs Nellie Pitkin; E. j.,
Mrs. Eliza Dwinell NJ of T., Mrs.
Blanche Pike NJ. of r., and c., Mrs.
Minnie Gilman; NJ. of F., Mrs.
Marion Lamberton G.. of T., Mrs
Nellie Southwick p. of T., Mrs. May
Aiken; p. c., Mrs .Lettie Bouldry.
Miss Waite B. Ormsbee of Barton is
in town for weeks visit.
@. S. Adams enjoyed short carriage
drive on Saturday afternoon the first
since he suffered the stroke of paraly-
sis on February s, last
Mrs. Elsie Nichols and Mrs. Nettie
Jones, who have been visiting their
mother, Mrs. Cyrena Lamberton, the
past two weeks, returned on Monday
to their homes in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Shepard and
friends, Mr.. E. F. Sawyer and Mrs.
II. Thompson of Henderson, N. Y,
were in Post Mills the first of the
week to visit friends.
Town Clerk W. H. H. Mears has
issued a call for the board of civil
authority to meet at the school house
in Marshfield village Saturday, July
~, at eight o'clock p. m, to render a
decision in the case of NJ. d. Bemis
against the listers Of the town.
Charles l. Preston and son Ed are
making some repairs and changes on
G. H. Northrop's barn.
rrMr and Mrs. f. J. Marshall of
Montpelier were i'll town Sunday.
Daniel b. Pitkin visited in Mont
pelier during part of last week.
Mrs. S. H. Packer returned home
Saturday from her visit in Massachu-
setts
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lamberton and
son Raymond returned house Satur-
day from a weeks sojourn in Boston.
Wesley Lamberton was at home
from Burlington over Sunday.
Milton Staples of Williamstown is
in town for short visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. Caroline Robinson.
Dr. and Mrs. II. S. Carver went to
Burlington Monday where the doctor
will attend meeting of the State
board of health officers.
The State president of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will
speak at eight O'Clock on Tuesday ev-
ening.
Mrs. f. L. Spencer and daughter,
Carrie, visited friends in Barre a
part of the week.
Miss Hattie Cole is visiting in
Greenwich Mass, for a few days.
y son was born on Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. William Whitcomb
| MI. anu MIS-. NTtOIRO aims anu
daughter of Barre were visitors at the
home of William Parks their brother
OH Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Severance and
two daughters of Copperfield were
visitors at j. L. Severance's on July
4th.
Mrs. A. W. Case and daughter of
Southington, Conn, are at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Lamberton, for short visit
Miss Grace Tucker of Plainfeld has
been visiting her uncle, A. A. Tucker
for few days, returning home Thurs
day.
The 1902 tax bills are now in the
hands of Town Treasurer E. w. Gill
man for collection and discount of
four per cent will be allowed on all
taxes paid into his hands on or before
October first.
Mr.. and Mrs. George English and
daughters, Inez, Agnes and Alice,
were in town Tuesday to attend the
marriage of James Monroe English to
Miss Nellie Swerdfeger.
Several went from this place to
Barre ON July 4th, to attend the races
among them @. +. Shepard and friend
G. f. Sawyer, G.. A. Kelley, Everett
Carpenter, ]. Ward Carver and Brooks
Hudson.
S. Swerdfeger and daughter Bertha,
are visiting in Chesterville, Ontario.
Mr.. Swerdferger is expected home
the first of the week but Bertha will
remain for a month or six weeks
The marriage of Miss Nellie Maude
Swerdfeger and James Monroe Eng
lish took place at 2 80 O'Clock Tues
day afteronon, July l, at the home of
the bride, only members of the i'm
mediate families of the contracting
parties being present at the cere-
mony. The parlor and sitting rooms
were very prettily decorated for the
occasion with ferns, daisies, blush
roses, potted plants and flowers and
the couple stood during the ceremony
underneath an arch of ferns and dais-
les arranged between the two rooms
| The entrauca hall and dining room