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

Mrs. johnny Folly was the guest
last week of Mrs. j. A. Smith
Cyrus Livingston and Will Bean
were in Montpelier one day last week.
w. G. McLafin Of Warren and
Jacob S. Boyce of North Fayston
were visitors here last week Tuesday.
One of the men employed in T. A.
Eagan's steam mill met with quite a
serious mishap last week Monday.
While w )rking around the big saw he
made a misstep falling sideways,
striking his elbow against the saw,
which was in motion, and inflicting
an injury which will cause his arm
to be stiff for the rest of his life. DR..
H. Il. j. Howe was summoned and
dressed the injured member and the
unfortunate man is as comfortable as
can be expected under the circum-
stances.
Mile Farr, who has been attending
school in Northfield, Mass. is at home
during the holidays
The papering and finishing work
in f. A. Boyce's residence is COM
pleted. w. M. Taber did the work.
Christmas exercises were held here
| last Wednesday evening at the Con-
gregational church and the following
| evening at the Methodist church. The
| young people did we'll in their various
parts All seemed to thoroughly en-
| joy themselves and the presents they
received from Santa Claus
The Home Circle held it's annual
meeting for the election of officers for
the ensuing year at the Congregation
al vestry last Thursday at ten q. m.
| ILL.,
those who were ill of late. is better.
| Edmund Ladue assisted in F. A.
Boyce's store during Christmas week.
Josephine Boyce, who has been i'll
at her home, is better.
Mr.. Edward Dumos of South Fays-
J ton was the guest at Christmas of her
| daughter, Mrs William Somerville.
Don't fail to attend the New Years
ball at Odd Fellows hall Wednesday
evening, December 81. Music, War
ren's orchestra. All cordially invit-
ed.
Doric and Abel Kneeland are nc
better.
A number from Warren, Fayston
and few from Moretown patron.
ised the merchants here quite liberal
| ~ uuIluS OllIlSbuldS Webh.
Even if we do have another barbe
in town both seem to be doing good
business.
DR.. H. T. j. Howe is having an un.
usually large practice at present.
Nearly all who could afford it have
had telephones placed in their resi-
dences in the village.
A large delegation from Warren
Fayston and Moretown attended the
Christmas exercises at the churches
last week.
Sam Smeedlehim, the Burlington
junk dealer, appears to be doing 8
good business in old iron, rubbers
rags, any old thing, etc.
The thermometer registered sixteel
degrees below zero in the village las
Wednesday morning.
There are indications that weddin,
bells will be ringing in the village
shortly.
Rev. Albert H. Baker will give hi
ill Illustrated stereopticon lecture at th
Methodist church on Tuesday evening
January 10. Admission fifteen ant
twenty five cents.
Jacob S. Boyce of South Faystol
was visitor in town Saturday.
} Len Berry is quite i'll with hear
l failure.
o. G. Eaton, who had his leg in
jured quite badly some time ago,
so far recovered as to be able to wal
about the house with the aid O
crutches
r Mrs. Jessie Foster of Waterbury wa
= the guest on Sunday of w. Fl. Maj
;, shall and family.
j. B. Norton was the guest of hi
mother in Richmond last Friday an
Saturday.
J M. and Mrs Harry Trask of Wo1
l cester, Mass, are the guests for
number of days of Mrs Trask's pal
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley New
t comb Mr.. Trask is soon to atten
. the Burlington medical college.
W. H. Marshall was in Lincoln O
q business Monday and Tuesday.
d The snow roller was out in this vi
S lage for the first time this season Lar
e Friday.
A quite well-to do, but close fiste
: son of the soil of this town, opene
= his heart to the bursting point O
!. Christmas by presenting his hire
y girl with five cent bag of pepper
mint candy. 1t must have "broke
him.
A. W. Bigelow is meeting with
z whole lot of competition with h
snow plow. Mr.. Bigelow attend
- strictly to his business and says notl
. ing but keeps knitting.
It Josephine Boyce has returned
her duties as clerk in j. d. Davi
II store.
j. A Carpenter starts for Californ
!. next Monday.
IL WATERBURY,.
Il E. H. Metcalf, formerly of ii
\. Barre Evening Telegram, but now
the Burlington Daily News, was
town Friday on business
M. f. Stranahan, who was confin,