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

Clarence Straw has gone has gone to
Worcester to work in lumber camp.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church society will be held
| at the church building on Thursday,
January g. at two O'Clock p. m.
L. d. Mute of this place and Mrs
Nettie Darling Miller of Troy were
united in marriage at Troy on Thurs
| day, December %. Mrs. Mute will be
remembered by some as a tacheer in
| the village school in Marshfield in
| 1878.
Mrs. w. H. H. Mears visited her
daughter, Mrs. L. p. Slack, in St.
Johnsbury, part of last week. Miss
Blanche Cutler of Plainfield kept
house for Mrs Mears during her
absence.
The furniture team of B. w. Hooker
of Barre was in town Monday with a
load of goods for Fl. D. Cole.
A happy New Year.
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. Swerdfeger were in
Greensboro Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Whitcher of Aver, Mass, is
visiting his father, p. f. Whitcher,
for few days.
A pleasant gathering and one which
will long be remembered by those
present was that at the home of II. e.
| Hadlock ON Saturday, in honor of the
twentieth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs Hadlock Among those
| who assembled in season to partake of
the bountiful repast served by the host
and hostess were j. B. Brockway and
family and @. V. Sivright and family
of Wllliamstown, Mr.. and Mrs. @. W.
Clark Of East Brookfield, DR.. and
Mrs. l.. 9. Wakefield of Montpelier,
Mr. and Mrs. d. Langmiad of North
Danville, Messrs. Cole and wives,
Mrs. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss and
Mr. Sulham and family. After dinner
the remainder of the day was pleasant
ly spent in social way interspersed
with music and songs by Messrs. Wake.
field and Langmaid, assisted by Mrs
Bliss. An oyster supper was served
about ten O'Clock in the evening, aftel
which the party dispersed for theil
several homes with hearty handshak
ings and good byes and wishes fol
many happy returns of the happy ami
versary. A number of handsome ant
useful presents were left as substantial
reminder of the occasion.
j. Ward Carver and Miss Eleanor
ole of Barre were at home for a few
Gays at Christmas time.
hi. B. Adams was the recipient of,
most expensive Christmas gifts we
have yet learned of. We refer to tn
Burrows" portable game table
which was gift from Mrs. Adams.
A letter has been received from w
A. Pike announcing his safe arrival il
Pasadena, Cal. We are promised
description Of his trip little later.
NJ E. Bemis remembered your CORES
pondent at Christmas time with a boz
, of sprigs of mistletoe which wa
placed on exhibition at the post-offic
and was an interesting curiosity t.
many.
Bernis Lamerton brought for on
inspection last week, two sample chip
from curly, or bird's-eye maple ire
he had cut down. Old time woodmel
! declare the tree to be freak and TIN
handsomest specimen of this kind o
wood they ever saw.
Miss Nellie Williams, teacher in tn
primary department of the villag
school, provided Christmas tree O
her scholars, which was attends
with speaking and other exercises b,
/, the children, Wednesday afternoon
There were large number of parent
of the children present to enjoy til
exercises which bespeaks much for tn
popularity and efficiency of Miss Will
Jams as a teacher of the younger chill
dren,
EAST CABOT.
Mrs. Dudley Blain of West Barnet
who has been visiting relatives her
several days, is i'll with scarlet feve
t at S. E. Houghton's.
M. K Hall of Hardwick has bee
visiting relatives here for few days
Miss Maggie Casey returned to st
Johnsbury last Saturday after few
days visit with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Carr.
Mrs. Frank Fish was sick last week
Mrs N. l.. Wilson, who has bee
caring for Mrs Ernest Brickett a
West Danville, was called home las
Saturday by the illness of Mr.. Wilson
Miss Sadie Newell of Danville ha
been visiting friends here for few
days.
! Mrs. Jesse Wilson and Ella of Marsh
field visited her father, M. P. Hall
last Saturday and Sunday.
w. 7. and John Dunn visited a
j. L. Fry's III Danville last Saturday
Burt Paquin of Harvey called OF
friends here last Sunday.
{ Henry Hill, who has been helpin,
his father, G. r. Hill, returned to hi
home in South Barre last Friday.
Warren Swami and o. j. CLAIR
had short distance telephones put int
their houses last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Castor of Keene, n
H., have been visiting Mrs. w. M
Miles and she accompanied them ol
their return to their home,
Miss Cordiner, the teacher Mt Soutl
Cabot, has two little sisters from
Barre visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hanscom wen
last Thursday to Lisbon, N. H., t,
visit friends.
Will Houghton of Peacham visitec
at S. e Houghton' one day last week
Mr.. and Mr.. Charles Bouldry o
Hardwick visited his mother last Sun
day. She has been very sick for seyera