The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
MARSHFIELD.

George e. Meader has set up a bar
Der chair in the Commercial house.
Ernest Clapp visited his father Rev.
o. d. Clapp, a few days the past week.
There is to be dance at Lamber-
toms hall on Wednesday evening, De-
cember 81. Music by the Marshfield
orchestra.
M. ID. Bemis has sold his house and
lot on Main street to Mayo Wyman
Consideration ST., 300
A farewell visit was given William
A. Pike on Monday evening by large
number of friends most of whom were
members of the local lodge of Good
Templars, of which order he was past
Chief Templar. So admirably was the
visit arranged that he was complete
ly taken by surprise and was very
much affected by this demonstration
of friendliness ON the part of the So
ciety and others. 1t was the wish of
the society to purchase for him a solid
gold emblem of the Past Chief Tenn
plar's Office, but because of lack of
sufficient time n sum of money suf1i-
cient for this purpose was given him.
Town Clerk W. H. Fl. Mears has
sufficient copies of can Act to Regu
late the Traffic in Intoxicating
Liquors" to supply every voter in
town which can be had by calling at the
store of Mark Mears. Get a copy and
give it a careful reading and be able
to vote on this important question in
February.
A deal which we have known for
sometime was under consideration, but
by request have refrained from men
tioning, one which in future years
may have much to do with the pros
perity of our village. was satisfactor-
lily closed on Saturday afternoon when
Whitcher Bros. gave to the Molly's
Falls Electric Light and Power Co.
warantee deed of all the water privi-
leges in connection with Peacham
pond and its tributary streams includ-
ing the first right to the water privi-
lege at what is now known as the
Bruce Mill and, also, the right to dam
and raise the waters of said Peacham
pond.
A wedding New Years.
Harry ID. Cole has engaged to work
as second man in the creamery and
will take up residence in the Carpen-
ter house owned by e. L. Spencer on
upper Main street. He commences his
duties January 1. . ..ss,.
Fred Sharkey a son of Charles Shar-
key has engaged to work year for A.
n. Bliss and carry on the Marshall
farm which Mr.. Bliss recently pur-
chased of Mr.. Sharkey.
f. G.. Merrill is nursing crushed
finger by which he is incapacitaed
for work Ask him if he thinks there
is any benefit in accident insurance
Mrs. A. W. Case is quite ill.
Mrs Nellie Haskins is ill with APP
pendicitis.
Mr.. Straw, who has been living for
some time in the Carpenter house
owned by e. L. Spencer, has moved
to Howard Carpenters house on Cabot
street.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Leon Rathbone on Saturday, Decem-
Der 20.
Merrill Freeman has finished work
as second hand in the creamery
Misses Josephine Mute, Edith Smith
and Grace Wooster came from their
school at East Mortified on Friday to
spend the holiday vacation.
Miss Grace IOsgood hasygone to
Newtonville, Mass, to work
+. w. Cole has sold his black driv-
ing horse to Fred Standish of Mont
pelier.
George Gee has exchanged his farm
on New Discovery" for farm in
Danville owned by Nelson Dole. The
place IS located near what is known
as Morse's Mills.
William Murray sold pair of heavy
horses to Whitcher Bros. last week
@. d. Smith was in Fitchburg and
other Massachusetts cities on business
for few days recently. s a..s %. ,a. ~. No.
1.-The young, son.of. G. A.EKelley is
| i'll, as is also the daughter of Mrs A.
w. Slocum. q as. asSi..-a,.r~ S-se,. S. -
- We understand that efforts are being
made to organize basket ball team.
May success attend the effort. B - rDs-.r
Arch w. Cole ehas rented part OF
his shop to Silas Willis of Plainfield
and will furnish him power for get.
ting out stock for.tennis racquets.
Warren Fifeld has built new front
porch and otherwise improved the out.
side appearance of his place on upper
Main street. Su,sks. s,.-,- {ssae sAas .sxrs.,,,
| =. john hlley shHu AlDert oInltll VI
Gouldsville were in town over Sun
day to visit Prin. j. H. Riley. c .s.~ !.
@. Brooks Hudson was i'll West Dan
vile Sunday. 1t is reported that he is
attending a select school there. . ,,...
Y. Christmas will be observed with ap
propriate exercises and tree at the
Methodist church on Wednesday even
ing at Z 80 O'Clock, and at the Congre
gatlonal church Thursday evening,
commencing at the same hour.
A few evenings since somebody
threw club and broke the street light
in the covered bridge on upper Mail
street Shortly after two somebody
took a lively sprint down the street
Presto, and somebody No. one, wa
lost in obscurity in the mill yarC
while No. two was looking for him il
the livery stable. No. one will do
well to profit by the narrow escape o.
this experience as there is IA heavy pen
atty for an-offense of this. character. :,
= A Christmas Present-the very bes
| present man can make his family il