The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
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ton, N. H., to spend few weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. j. Newton Perrin.
Frank and Lottie Nutting and Ar
thur Prescott are at home from Mont
pelier Seminary for their Christmas
vacation.
Rev. Junius Meade from Burlington
lectured in the Methodist church
Subject Joan The Maid'. This was
the second entertainment of the lee
ture course.
Will Carleton gives his lecture here
Tuesday night
The copies of the act to regulate the
sale of Intoxicating liquors are in the
town clerks office; any voter can
have one by calling forslt.
: Mrs. Fanny Ripley, who has been
! visiting her brother, H. Q. Perry, has
returned to Burlington.
There were ten new members ini-
tiated into the lodge of Good Templars
last Thursday night at their regular
meeting.
Rev. @. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury
will supply the pulpit at the Conrgre
gational church next Sunday morning
in the absence of Rev. E. L. Walz.
The cantata and other Christmas
exercises were held in the Congrega-
tional church last Monday evening.
Miles Hunt has recently moved into
the Ira Batchelder house.
Herb A. Lane has recently purchased
a fine pair of work horses, weighing
1900 pounds, which he will use in
numbering.
Luther Knapp of Northfeld visite
his son, l.. l.. Knapp, last Wednesday.
Eben Dodge has exchanged the Leav-
lit horse for another large pair with
Frank Townsend.
Mrs L. d. Beede was taken sudden
ly ill last Saturday but is improving
at this writing. Mrs. Hoyt is caring
for her.
d. d. Lamb of East Calais IS taking
John Parks place on S. D. Gates
team. Mr.. Lamb is an experienced
meat cutter.
Mrs. E M. Woods went to Barre on
Monday to attend the fune raj of Mrs
Field.
John Shorey has gone to;Leominster,
Mass, to visit his son, James. Mr.
Shorey will be away about two weeks
Henry Camp is pressing hay on the
Webb Haskins farm.
Mrs. Marcia Bruce of Calais visited
at E. " Dukes last Saturday.
S. D. Cate is OIL the gain.
Everyone seems to be very busy max
ing preparation for Christmas.
William Martin of Manchester, N.
H., has recently made some extensive
repairs ON his brick house ON High
street. Mr.. Martin is engaged in the
insurance hu Siness in that citv
Mrs Alpha Guernsey of Montpelier,
who has been caring for Mrs Wheeler
for some time past, returned to her
home last Monday Mrs. Wheeler S
condition is about the same. Mrs.
Dix is now caring for her.
The Congregational church has had
a very prosperous year; it has paid
it's way and laid out $3.50 on repairs.
Mr. and Mrs Walz and the members
have worked very hard to do this.
Twelve new members have been added
to the church in the past year.
Rev. and Mrs. Walz started on
Tuesday morning for New York city
where they will spend their vacation.
The Methodist church will hold
Christmas exercises, Wednesday.
There will be cantata by the chill
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good time is expected
WATERBURY, CENTER.
The. Grange officers elected last
week Tuesday evening, were: mas
ter, J. T. Thurston; overseer, l. j.
Prescott; lecturer, DR.. E. J. Foster;
steward, Henry Thurston; assistant
steward, Henry f. HILL chaplain,
Miss Elizabeth Colley; treasurer, j.
A. Parker; secretary, Miss frankie
Smith; Pomona, Mrs Carrie Lyon :;
Flora, Mrs. /. j. Prescott; Ceres,
Mrs Matte Thurston; lady assist
ant steward, Mrs. Rose Hill. ST. 49,. So
a, BIC. .Hutchins recently killed pig
nine months old, that dressed 40S
pounds.
Mrs. j. w. Hayes was in Montpelier
two days last week.
a son was born on Tuesday evening,
December 16, to Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Prescott.
The post office has been removed
, from the store of j. A. Gilmore, into a
vacant room in d. G. Hayes building,
where it has been fitted with new box
es. The new quarters are much more
commodious than the old place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. d. Hopkins left last
Monday for Mississippi, where they
will spend the winter with cousin
/ of Mrs. Hopkins, who resides at
r ocean Springs" They have spent
several winters there, and enjoy the
, change from a Vermont to Gulf of
Mexico winter. 4sA,. - -,s .sa -
g g ME 60 o.. sssCALAIS ss r rs:,r
Charles Mcknight of East Mont
pelier was among those from that
place to take in the whist party and
dance at North Calais last week. 49,, - =.
Mrs. George Kent and daughter re-
turned from Pawlet, Friday, December
l9.
, Several from East Montpelier attend
ed the fair and entertainment Friday
evening. Fred Townsend from that
place securing the album quilt, Miss
Katherine Page made fortunate guess
3 on the bottle of beans, thereby win
. ming the handsome sofa pillow. 1t is
considered that the fair given by the