The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-31
PLAIN FIELD.

day.
Ira Stone was reported better on
Saturday.
Mrs. l.. O. Beede is gaining.
Moses Hammel is very sick at this
writing.
There were three members initiated
into the order of Good Templars last
Thursday night.
At the Methodist church Christmas
eve the entertainment consisted of
recital ons, music and cantata 1.-THE
Jack Frost Band" the chorus of boys
was very good. The tree was well
laden with presents there was good
crowd in attendance. Miss Marjory
Gate seven years old sang solo.
The exercises at the Congregational
| church Monday night the 23rd were
also we'll attended, the cantata was
well rendered and everyone passed a
very pleasant evening. They were all
remembered by Santa Claus.
Last Friday night the Rebekah de-
gree was conferred on one candidate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin l.. Pike went
to Lanesboro on Tuesday to work for
Mr.. Spicer for the winter.
Mrs. ID. J. Norcross of Waterbury is
stopping in town few days.
Mrs. E. M. Woods went to Barre on
Monday to keep house for d. Field
until March.
A. Fl. Gregory, clerk in Fred Per
rims store is soon to move his family
into Eugene Hathaway's tenement.
The people OF this town have been
remembered as usual by handsome
Christmas card from Adolph Book OF
Hamburg, Germany
Mrs. William Chaplin is visiting
friends in North Montpelier for q
week.
There will be watch night service
at the Methodist church Wednesday
night beginning at 8 80 O'Clock. The
Epworth League will take the frst
hour and then they will have socia
hour followed by sermon All are
invited to attend.
Harris Colby of West Burke, Vt.
was the guest of Rev. Ct. IL. Wright
returning to his home Tuesday.
The Plainfield creamery paid it,
patrons for November butter twenty
eight and one fourth cents per pound
G. E. Woodland and family of Mont
1t is reported that S. ID. Cate ha
sold his meat market to Walter Marti1
who will take possession January 1.
Mrs. Lowell Spaulding is very sicl
at this writing with "a complication O.
diseases.
Mrs. Mansfield is failing.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor of st. Johns
bury, Mrs, Cuttings mother, spen
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting
Mr.. Cuttings son accompanied he.
here.
! Ira Batchelder celebrated his eight
, eth birthday last Saturday, seventy o
his relatives and friends visiting him
We hope Mr.. Batchelder may celebrate
many more the same way
Will Carleton gave his lecture Tues
day evening, December 30.
George Leavitt is very sick witt
pneumonia. He was reported some
what more comfortable on Monda.
, night.
A lot of numbering is about to b
> done on Spruce Mountain this winter
w. r. Danforth has about forty me-
at work now; Foss and Bartlett hav
: about twenty; f. II. Wright an
Company about thirty and W. r
l Danforth has another gang of abou
l the same number. They expect to &c
S out several million feet of lumber.
Archie Nye has sold his work horse
l to f. H. Wright for numbering puI
y poses.
: Ed Smith, the butter maker, Ina
sent in his resignation to take effeC
ON or before March |.
- G. A. Martin lost valuable hors
! Monday night. This is the secon
horse he has lost in short time.
o ID. H. Hollister has done u larg
q business this fall, handling 800 fo
skins 800 skunks, 1000 muskrats, II
G mink, and 100 coon skins. This wee
9 will about close his fur business fC
this season.
We understand Frank Jackson
Q soon to start singing school in tow
for beginners only.
!, Chester Sanborn has recently IT
u turned from Littleton, n. H., whel
he has been working for a year {
more and is now talking of going
California, the first of January, whel
g he has sister living.
l +. l.. Duke of Marshfield was
town Saturday visiting his parents, M
t and Mrs. E. V. Duke.
d The new chapel which is being bui
: on Maple Hill Lear Plainfield is near
completed and will be dedicated by
Il Holiness convention, commencing Sa
urday, January 3, and holding oveTtv
Sundays Services each day at 10 4
. a. m. 2 80 and Z 80 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Duke and daug
! ter took sleigh ride Sunday to Nor
- ~ Montpelier.
John Ryan received word Mond,
, that his brother in New y ork was ju
k alive. Mr.. Ryan will visit him
g once.
Lee Townsend is scaling lumber |
Chester Wood mill in Marshtield al
- Alex st. eye is scaling at Ed Martin
w. mill on Maple Hill.
9 EAST BARRE.
ut Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Plastridge
h Mortified was the guest of her brot
or, w. G. Nye over Christmas.
al I L. Dix and wife went to Bar