The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-15
MARSHFIELD.

ance at the cotillion party Thursday
evening.
Rooney Moore of st. Johnsbury call
ed in town Tuesday.
Mayo Wyman has leased his farm to
Malone Wheeler of Plainfeld, posses
sion to be given March I. Mr.. Wy
man has in turn rented S. Swerdfeg-
crs house at the mill and will become
a city resident
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Collins, former
ly of Cabot, have taken up residence
with Mrs Collins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. r. Lamberton. Mr.. Collins
has a paying situation as travelling
salesman for farm implement firm
in Burlington.
If the party who took the five pound
box of butter from O. II. Smiths
team which was hitched under the
church shed Monday evening will call
upon him, he will be pleased to pre-
sent him with the cover to the box
which he overlooked in his haste to
get away with his prize without de-
lection was obliged to drop.
Among those from this place who
attended the recent Dairymen's meet
ing at Montpelier were Mr.. and Mrs
O.. II. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. $. @.
Pike, Mrs. L. w. Pitkin and G.. A.
| Kelley Mr.. Pike had a dairy butter
exhibit which scored ninetyfive and
| Mr.. Kelley a creamery butter exhibit
which scored ninety-six and upon
which he was awarded premiums,
among them a gold watch from Wells,
Richardson q Co.
At the Congregational annual church
meeting held Thursday afternoon, j.
| w. Davis was chosen moderator and
| Mrs w. II. II. Mears was reelected
! clerk The report of the committee
for the last year was heard and adopt
ed. and Mrs Janotte Bemis, J. W.
! Davis and Mrs. Lucy Bemis were
elected committee for the year en-
suing. S. a. Carleton was elected
collector and j. w. Davis auditor. It
was unanimously voted to extend q
call for another year to Rev. Abbic G.
Billings, but it is feared that she will
not feel at liberty to return
Gen. j. G.. Mccullough of Benning-
ton. will lecture at Cabot III the high
school lecture course on Friday even
ing, Jan. "a. Gen. Mccullough is one
of the finest orators in the State, and
the people of Cabot and surrounding
towns are to be congratulated that Su-
perintendent j. p. Lamson has been
able to secure him for that evening.
1t will be an oratorical treat that no
one can afford to miss.
1 Will Mute of st. Johnsbury was
with his brother, L. ID. Mute over
Sunday.
r. S. Hudson lost valuable COW
Sunday morning.
Clinton G. Downing of Montpelier
was in town last week looking for
horses
Liant Shepard and James English Of
Montpelier were i'll town over Sun
day.
Miss Grace Bliss of Calais was the
guest of Miss Nellie Swerdfeger on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Wells, student at Montpelier
Seminary, supplied the Congrega-
tional pulpit on Sunday.
Frank Talbot of Wells River was
the guest of S w. Cole and son part
of last week.
Mrs. Rhoda Parker of Plainfield is
assisting in caring for her sister, Mrs.
L. G. Ide, who is seriously ill.
Miss Grace Osgood is at home from
her work at Barre for few weeks
stay with her aunt, Mrs. Jane Wilson,
who is i'll poor health
Alvah Bohonon of Dexter, ILL.,, Wis.
tied Mrs. James Carpenter and other
friends in town during a part of last
week. Mr.. Bohonon has been over
the road from Chicago to Montpelier
about forty times.
Three couples from Marshfield lodge
/ Of la xvici L
lodge at Cabot on Saturday evening.
The latest title given to G. d.
Smith which has come to our notice
is Rev." Perhaps cord" can sat
isfactorily explain how he comes by it.
Brooks Hudson has engaged to work
for @. S. Adams q Co., and is to com.
mence his duties for them as soon as
the present term of school which he is
teaching on Maple hill closes.
Up to the time of going to press, the
theft of any article of wearing APP.
parel at the dance Thursday evening
had not been reported, which is wei.
come news.
The item which appears elsewere il
these locals accrediting to the Wells
Richardson & Co. the award of gold
watch to G.. A. Kelley for his cream.
cry butter exhibit at the Dairymen'
meeting is erroneous as the watch
comes from the manufacturers of the
Alderny butter color their offer be
ing to present such premium on al
creamery butter exhibited, scoring
above 90, poviding the butter was
colored with the Alderny color.
George A. Putnam and his sister
Mrs Mary Tabor, went from here tC
Boston, last week from there they &C
to Syracuse, N. Y, for a short visit
and thence to Minneapolis, Mimi
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Cutler of Barre
were in town last week to visit Mrs
Cutlers's aunt, Mrs. Lydia Pitkin
Twice was the limit of horse ex.
changes made by Mr.. Cutler while il
town.
The Good Templars will hold q
necktie social with Miss Lou NorthroI
on Saturday evening, Jan. 49, EacI
lady will make two necktIes of the
same material, one of which she will
wear herself, the other to be placed il
| an Qpyplonp Tho pnVplODqE will Ia