The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-17
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tenement known as the Dale house,
where the doctor will open an Office
for the practice of his profession.
Sam Phillips of Bristol is breaking
horses for M. j. Waterman
The thermometer registered twenty
degrees below zero in the village last
week Tuesday morning.
The stage made its first trip on run.
ners last week Monday.
A. w. Bigelow was in Middlesex on
business last week.
Sam Shedding, the Burlington junk
dealer, is boarding at j. A. Smiths
for few days.
Mabel Kerr was the guest, last week
Tuesday, of Mrs J. A. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude J. Martin of
Barre were the guests for part of
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn as
Maxwell.
Mrs. Roy Chapman is making an ex-
tended visit with friends in Barre and
Roxbury.
Fred Wilder went to Montpelier last
Wednesday, to call ON his mother who
is i'll with heart failure in that city.
Postmaster McAllister is ill.
Jacob Boyce has moved into the
house which he recently purchased,
known as the Daniel Boyce place.
DR.. Dalrymple, ID. d., was at the
hotel two days last week.
Kelty's stage was nearly three hours
late last Wednesday evening.
william Marshall was in Bristol
Thursday and Friday of last week.
j. B. Norton has moved his goods
which he ordered before the fire, and
which have arrived since then, into
the rooms in the Palmer block recent
ly used as a shoe shop, and will dis
play stock of mems and women's
wearing apparel, valued at $4,000, at
cost, for cash.
j. A. Carpenter has had a few rooms
in his tenement, occupied by DR..
Fletcher, painted and papered. Her
bert Joslyn did the work.
Bertha Savage is assisting w. E.
Jones i'll his store.
Six new lock boxes are to be added
soon to the new cabinet in the post
office
Walter and Daniel Moriarty were
among the sick last week.
Frank Whitcomb was visitor in
town last Saturday and Sunday.
Captain A. W. Thomas will give his
surprise entertainment in Grand Army
hall Thursday evening, December Is.
Mr.. Thomas is an adept as mind,
reader wonder orher magician, hum
orist, elocutionist and entertainer
WEST BERLIN.
The Epworth Leagne meetings will be
held Thursday evening instead of Sun
day.
DR.. Gould will organize Good Tenn
plars lodge Tuesday evening.
The death of Mis- Fred Stebbins was
telephoned to Mr.. Stebbins' mother, Mrs.
Glnn, Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Colby attended
the State Grange at Morrisvlle last
week.
The Grange will elect new officers
Wednesday evening. 1t is hoped every
member will be present.
Mrs. Martha Johnson will give party
to the Sunday-school lcass of John
Prince, Friday evening.
VERSHIRE.
turned from New York and will make
their home here.
Mrs. Richardson, wife eff the Advent
minister, has been quite i'll, bnt is report
ed as more comfortable at present writ
ing.
Edith Parker, Iona Fits and Mrs. Ely
have returned to their schools. Mrs. Orr
is teaching in South Vershire.
The monthly union meeting was held
at the Advent church OH Sunday evening,
Dec. IA.
There was social at the parsonage
last Friday evening.
! Will Orr has successfully passed the
examination and is now employed as mo-
torman on a road in Boston.
j. c. Carleton had the misfortune re-
Gently to lose a valuable horse.
December enough snow for seighng
and has been followed by weather intense
ly cold the 9Th and 9th being something
terrible in their severity.
The funeral of Dea. HAL Carlton of
Post Mills was held at the church here
on Tuesday afternoon. Deacon Carlton
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Vershire aud closely identified with all
the interests of the community.
FAIRLEE
Mrs Stratton has closed her house
and is to spend the winter with her
sister, Mrs. W. p. Garfield.
The George divorce case was settled
last week. Mrs. George resumes her
maiden name of Stevens and he gets
the custody of the child and pays all
costs.
There was an alarm of fire at Gale S
Inn last Monday night. Some of the
wood work caught fire from the fur
mace pipes, but by prompt action was
soon extinguished.
Schools have commenced with the
same teachers as last term.
Some changes have recently been
made in the church to give more room
for the choir, lowering the floor of
the gallery and removing the railing
which enlarges it, making room for sew
eral more chairs The choir is led by
Mr.. Gale and Mrs. Renfrew, organist
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