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


from the lower hall near the foot of the
main stairway. Ira II. Edison is the only
carpenter now engaged but others are ex-
pected to assist little later
Mrs. w. ID. Smith of Goffstown, N. H.,
is visiting her people in this place and
Cabot.
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emulation Policy in thr New York Life
Insurance company. A. T. Davis, special
agent. Fire, accident and health insurance
also represented.
Mrs. c. A. Lasher, the missionary who
has been supplying the Congregational
pulpit since about January l, has been
sent by the missionary society to Worces-
ter, where she went on Friday to take up
the work there. For few weeks the
pulpit will be supplied by the Rev. Mr..
Wall of Plainfeld, with preaching service
on Sunday afternoon until regular pas
tor is installed. This it is thought will be
sometime about the last of May or the
first of June.
MIDDLESEX.
O. W. Preston of Barton was in
town Friday.
The poverty social at Miss Flora
Shepard's last Tuesday evening was
one of the most enjoyable events of
the season Prizes were awarded to
the gentleman and lady being the
worst dressed. e. f, Campbell and
Mrs. N. H. Hammond were the prize
winners.
II. L. Dunn of Gaysville was in
town Saturday.
j. f. Hastings was in Burlington
last Friday.
Mrs. Hattie Herrick was in Mont
pelier on Saturday.
e. NJ Bunk of Boston and w. |.
Winters of Burlington We're in town
on Thursday.
George Lewis has rented his farm
to Charles Rowell and is to 90 to
Montpelier with his wife to live this
summer.
Holden Farrar was quite i'll last
Friday and Saturday threatened with
lung fever, but at present is much
better.
j. Eli Goodenough and wife of
Montpelier were in town on Saturday
Mrs. @. B. Holden is having her
barn shingled The house occupied
by station agent Cambell is also be-
ing shingled.
G. W. Partch of Burlington was in
town on business two days of last
week
Mrs. George Bruce and Mrs. How
ard Bruce were in Montpelier on Sat
urday.
Mrs. G. r. Miles was confined to
the house part of last week with
sore throat
August Gauthier of Montpelier was
in town Sunday.
Fred Slatyon of Barre purchased a
| valuable horse Of f. w. Nichols Sat
urday.
Miss Flora NJ. Shepard has gone to
Websterville where she began teach
ing school on Monday.
r. W. Rogers of Middlebury was in
! town Wednesday in the interests of
the Deering Harvesting machinery.
| Miss Jennie johnson is assisting at
the post-office,
H. L. Fisk has moved into W. G..
Whites house.
f. E. Price was home from Granite
vile few days last week.
@. L. Somers is to move his family
from Barnet this week. They are to
occupy the rooms in G. r. Densmore' S
house on Main street,
The independent Order of Foresters
held meeting last Thursday evening
i'll completed lot of unfinished bust
ness. Court Mt Hunger seems to be
in prosperous condition having
twentysiX members on the roll
The patrons of the Middlesex Cream
cry company are to be paid for March
milk the middle of this week There
has been quite an increase in the pat
ronage the past few days.
Rev. and Mrs. j. O. Angel went
on Saturday to st. Adams attend
the Methodist conference.
j, B. Hills of Montpelier visited in
town several days of last week
The tenement vacated by W. II.
Farrar is soon to be occupied by Mrs.
Walter Murray.
No services were held in the Meth
odlst church Sunday as Rev. j. q.
Angel, the pastor, was attending
the annual conference at st. Adams.
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs. Ora Boyce of East Roxbury re-
Gently visited her sisters, Mrs. Dewey and
Mrs. Erie Dirty.
George Cranes new gasoline engine is a
great Improvement in his grist mill, grind
ing one ton of feed in an hour. He is do
ing hustling business in his saw mill.
Merton Chase was in Montpelier last
Saturday on business.
George Mason of Randolph visited his
daughter, Mrs. +. l. Wills and called
ON friends the first of last week.
Frank Dbbell and wife of Waterbury
were in town last week on business.
Mrs. S. p. Wilcox is spending two
weeks in Barre with her daughter, Mrs
Fred Ladd and family.
The last singing school will be held on
Thursday evening to which the public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. H. Philbrick came to her summer