The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19

being conducted by the quartette club is
to be held at Lamberton's hall on Thurs |
day evening.
One carload of the penstalk for the |
Molly's Falls Electric Light & Power |
| Company plant arrived at the station
Monday morning. The water-wheel has
also arrived and is being placed in posi-
ton.
Rev. j. A. Dixon of Hardwick was in
town on Saturday.
Mrs. j. p. Newton visited in Peacham
the latter part of the week
The board of civil authority met on
Saturday for the abatement of taxes.
At the singing-school Friday evening it
was voted to close the school with con-
vention March IL and 10.
A new line of lace collars just re-
ceived at Homer Fits.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will give an entertainment in the vestry
of the church Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 10. The program will consist of
music, Rotations, etc, etc, and the farce
entitled CDR. Cure AL" Cake and ice
cream will be served after the entertain
ment. A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
f. f. Tanner is aggrieved at the false
accusations now in circulation accrediting
him with the theft of fur robe and other
articles which have been missed about
town of late and offers to give five dollars
to anyone who will place him in possession
of the party who originated the story
The Crystalplex glass blowers left town
Monday. Their next engagement is at
Hardwick. Those who were fortunate in
receiving some of the prlz-s offered by
this company were, Irwin, son of c. A.
Kelley as the most popular baby; Arby
Freeman as holder of the lucky number;
O. G. Pitkin as the best gentleman
waltzer Mrs. Nellie Buxton the prize to
| the best lady watzer; Miss Clare Bemis
as the handsomest lady; A. S. Winch as
the homliest man Stella, daughter of Ed
G. Preston, as the handsomest baby Earl
son of j. W. Mears for second handsom-
est baby and Frank son of Ernest Lamber-
o ton for third handsomest baby.
After many weeks of suffering Mrs. L.
G. Ide died Sunday morning. Funeral
services were held from the Congregations
al church on Monday, Rev. c. w. Man
= ming officiating. The remains were in
e tered in the family lot in the cemetery al
+ East Calais. BY her death a hospitabie
G home is made desolate and for many years
e to come both young and old alike will
S cherish the memory of the hospitality
IL and good cheer which was always to be
II found around her hearthstone. Mucf
sympathy is extended to the immediate
g relatives and friends in their bereavement
e The school in district No. IL, more
d commonly known as the King district
y closed on Thursday February -, will
It an exhibition in the evening which wa,
It well attended, there being about one-hun
e dred present besides the pupils. There
were quite number from Plainfeld il
/ attendance. An interesting program con
. ssting of rectatons, tableaux, dialogue:
+ and singing was attentively listened tC
3 and carried out in manner which ELECTED
= much praise from all present and reflected
much credit on both teacher and pupils
9 At the close of the exercises Miss Eta
:. King in a few we'll chosen words presented
d Mrs. Martin with a nice parlor rocker
e from which was suspended by ribbon
d a paper bearing the names of the pupils
Il who thus took this way to in part show
e their friendship to all of which Mrs. Mar
d tin feelingly responded.
, The warning for the annual town meet
u ing to be held at the town house Tuesday
~ March 4, was posted by the selectmen OF
, Monday. Besides the yearly routine o
v business, there are several special articles
g among them article four, to see if thu
70 town will vote to hold their town meeting
d at Marshfield village; article five, to SCI
k if the town will vote to instruct the select
II men to repair the town house; article six
II to see if the town will vote to exempt tn,
k Molly's Falls Electric Light & Powe
n Co. from taxation for five years.
y E. l. Drury of Montpelier recently paic
!, Ezra Mears S1,072 on one optional polio.
a a which had matured in eighteen years.