The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21

Mrs. Putnam of Cabot has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Cray.
Mrs George U. Annas and little daugh-
ter, Nathalie, spent Saturday in Plainfed,
the guests of Mrs Seaver and the Misses
Hanson.
Harold Remission, who has been very
sick with cold for a number of days, was
little more comfortable on Saturday
Mrs. S. d. Cate is improving.
A. w. Cole, travelling salesman for a
Boston millinery house, was in town on
Friday
Mrs. H. p Spencer and Mrs A. N.
Greeley spent Saturday in Marshfeld
with their brother, William Parks.
Mrs. Hannah Pratt died last Friday
night of general debility, aged eighty-one
years. Aunt Hannah, as she was ia
miliarly known, had long been a resident
of Plainfed, and was known by a large
circle of friends. She had been a guide
and counsellor of the young and has en-
tered into the rest she had fully earned.
Her funeral was held on Sunday. Burial
was in Maple Hill cemetery.
Miss Lydia Sherburn, who has been
suffering from a tumor, died Monday
evening.
Mrs. William Chaplin goes on Thurs
day to Peacham to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Taft of Burlington
visited in town on Thursday.
Nearly all the old board of officers were
reelected at the annual w. c. T. U.
meeting last week Friday.
Miss Ellen Hathaway is i'll.
Eugene Hathaway is to move back to
town this week.
Miss Orie Orr and Mrs. Jennie Wilson
are at Mrs. Chapin's this week.
Mrs. Willis returned from St. Johns
bury Saturday.
Mr.. ami Mrs George Duke have been
spending the week at +. V. Dukes.
WATERBURY CENTER.
Memorial Day will be observed by
Ezra Stetson Post and the Womans Re
lief Corps. Music in the morning by the
Waterbury Cornet Band. The veterans
will meet at Grand Army hall at a. m.
The procession will be formed DIT $50
and march to the cemetery, where the
usual exercises will be held. AT the close
of these services they will return to Sem
mary hall where the services for the I'M
known dead will be held by the Woman's
Relief Corps. All school children are in
vited to join in the procession. Tables
will be furnished for all who may bring
food and join the Corps in serving dinner.
The address will be given by Rev, Geo.
H. Sissons of Muncie, Indiana. Mr..
Sissons will be favorably remembered as
a former pastor of the Methodist church
of this place, and will with his wife, be
heartily welcomed among their old friends.
Senator Dillingham; had promised to
speak upon this occasion but his duties
will not permit of his leaving until after
Congress adjonrns, which will not be I'M
til sometime in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Guild of Bos-
ton are spending their vacation at Mr..
Guilds old home with his parents and
brother and sister. They arrived in town
last Saturday.
c. J. Fiske keeps his reputation good
as gunner. He and his son, Guy,
recently went to Mt Mansfield, were
away five days and brought home eighty
two pounds of fine blister gum. He re-
Gently took forty-two pounds to Burlng-
ton, which he sold for $1.35 per pound
and has an offer for any quantity of equal
ly good gum at the same price. He has
now gone back onto the same mountain,
where he is camping in c. E. and F. O..
Burt's lumber camp.
Frank M. Bryan and lady of Montpel-
Ter drove to this place last Sunday, max
ing some pleasant calls upon friends.
Robert Wiley and daughter of Water
vile and Mrs. Brown, cousin of Stowe,
visited Martin c. Wiley few days last
week.
Rev. Frank r. Gale is to take his va
cation the next two Sundays After that
he will be here every Sunday through the
summer
CALAIS.
Mrs. Charles Watson and daughter
Mrs. Daniels, of Woodbury. were in towr
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Gutchell, who has beer
quite i'll, is better.
D. F. Hawkins has returned to Shelf
field, after spending two weeks with rela
tives.
Mrs. Lucy Kent and Miss France
Kent visited at Murray Kents in Mont
pelier last week
Mrs. Orlando Martin and daughter G
Plainfeld, who have been visiting at Mrs
Justina Kent's, returned home Sunday
Maude and Arthur Templeton ar
working at North Montpelier; the forme
at Eph Pray's and the latter in the cream
cry.
The funeral services of Miss Elvir
Morse took place at the home of Mr.. an
; Mrs Harry Towne on Friday. Mis-
Morse has always lived in town with he
niece, Mrs. Towne. Miss Morse was
, lover of flowers and the abundance {
them at the services showed that tn
friends she had made during her eighty
, one years of life remembered the fact an
in this manner paid their last lovin
tribute to dear friend. Rev, j. Edwar
Wright of Montpelier officiated and fir
music was rendered by Morton Nicho
and Mrs. DR.. Lamb of Barre. Frienc
from Barre, East Montpelier, Marshfiel
S | and Cabot were present