The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
WARREN.

into his mill house up the river, for
the winter.
Mrs. Eleanor Carroll started last
week Tuesday for Florida, where she
she is to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Varney of Lin
coin spent a few days at Sylvester
Bannister's lately.
Clayton Hubbard has moved into the
house.
Nina and Lena LaMorder and Ethel
Wakefield of the Mortified High
school spent Thanksgiving at their
homes.
Godfrey Sumner was called to
Braintree last week to attend the fun
eral of relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Varney and little
daughter of Lincoln are visiting at S.
Banister's.
f. A. Allen of Barre, was visitor
in town last week.
WEST NEWBURY.
John Hopkins Minard, eighty-hve
years old, passed away Sunday afternoon,
Nov 80. Mr. Mnard has lived with his
son Edgar for several years. He leaves
two sons, Edgar A. and James II.
School began Monday with the former
teacher, Miss Cora Bean.
Luthera Carleton and Edna Tuttle
were home for the Thanksgiving vacation.
Maurice Randall of Orfordville visited
his father few days recently
wAITSFIELD.
I. d. Smith, the Monkton sheriff,
was i'll town on legal business last
week Monday.
Hattie Somerville of Moretown is
spending few days with her brother,
w. d. Somerville.
The Rev. W. 7. Miller, former
pastor of the Methodist church, will
deliver his new lecture entitled, "Man
and His Maker in Crag and Canon, "
with stereopticon illustrations i'm
mediately after the lecture, on We'd
nesday evening, December 10, at the
church The lecture to begin at Z 40
p. m. Cake and coffee will be served
by the ladies.
The boiler for Tom Agin's proposed
new steam mill, hauled by six horses
driven by William Mallory of Montpe-
lier, arrived here last week Monday
Railroad talk in its day might have
been O. X, but like the darkeys wagon
we are inclined to believe that it is
"done broke down ="
The Daniel Boyce house recently
purchased by Jacob S. Boyce, has
been painted and papered throughout.
G. j. and w. M. Taber did the WORK.
The new boxes at the post office
are set up and ready for business.
Representative O. G.. Eaton met
with painful accident last week
Wednesday afternoon. While rolling
log in the mill yard the canthook
slippd off throwing Mr.. Eaton COM
pletely over the log where his leg
got wedged in some way breaking and
otherwise injuring that member. DR..
Fl. T. j. Howe was summoned and at
present, although he is confined to
the house, the injured leg is healing
as rapidly as nature and surgical aid
will pemit.
George Bruce, wife and child of
Middlesex were the guests last Sun.
day of Mrs. Bruce's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Maxwell.
j. d. Davis has rented the room
the Palmer block, made vacant
Freeman Bedois.
Alden Foley and wife have moved
into o. Nj. Eaton's tenement recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs Roy Chap
man.
The stores are being stocked with
Christmas toys.
j. A. Carpenter goes to Burlington
on business this week.
DR.. Fletcher of Roxbury, who has
rented the Dale house of Landlord
Carpenter, is to take possession some
time during the present week The
Doctor will practice his profession
here.
D. S. and S. j. Somerville were the
guests of friends in Warren, last Sun
day.
The regular annual meeting of the
local Grand Army post for the cleo
ton of officers occurs next Saturday,
December 8, at two p. m, when ar
rangements will be made for celebrat-
ing the anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Post and the annual visit
and oyster supper.
W. and d. Moriarty have sawed up
their entire stock of logs and are now
busy getting another supply together,
preparatory to starting the mill some-
time i'll January next.
EAST ROXBURY.
Fred and Lou Blanchard spent
Thanksgiving Day at their fathers in
Williamstown.
Mrs. Lydia Blanchard was quite
sick a few days last week.
Those from out of town to spend
Thanksgiving here were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kldder of Mortified at L..
G.. Kldder's, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Mills
of Brookfield and Miss Lillian Buck
of Bethel at d. L. Bucks, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Amidon of Mortified
Center and Mrs. Eliza Pope of Barre
at George Foss's, also, Mr. and Mrs
Will Fletcher of West Brookfield and
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fletcher of East
| Brookfield at J. Jones Steele's.
Miss Ethel Wardner returned to
| Brooktield Monday.
Miss Dora Martin spent two days
last week with her father in Brook
field.