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

Charles Davis of New York city
was visitor in town last Thursday.
Charles McCarty from New London,
Conn, was in town Friday to attend
the funeral of his brother n-law,
Patsy Greaney.
Harry Moseley's team ran away last
| Thursday. The horse clearing him
self from the sleigh which contained
| a load of meal but no other damage
was done.
! Mrs. Pingree underwent surgical
| operation at the hospital at Burling-
| ton last Friday, and is now in very
| critical condition. Her daughters,
Miss Mary Pingree, Mrs. Frank Dut-
ton, and son George of Newton,
Mass, are with her.
E. l.. Gross managed dance at
Gouldsville Friday night. Music was
| furnished by Ed Cornell piano, and
Cadet Howard, violin. Fred Fuller
run team and carried great many
people from here down.
Corporal r. A. Gilman is spending
a short time in Stowe, before going to
| Chelsea for his vacation.
Young Robert Mayo celebrated his
sixth birthday with the aid of some
of his young friends, Saturday.
A thirteen months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Hedges died of measles
last Tuesday. The funeral was Fri
day, Rev. W. S. Hazen officiating.
f. j. Dutton of Morrisville was in
town, Saturday.
Major f. L. Howe and Capt. 'Hovey,
| U. S. A, are in Burlington today to
attend the funeral of Gen. Greenleaf.
The Norwich University closed Sat-
urday for the holiday vacation.
An escaped inmate of the Brattle-
boro retreat came to town Friday
night and was recognized by one of
the cadets from that place, who tele-
! phoned to the physician in charge in
| BrattlebOrO. The man was taken back
Saturday morning.
| The Masons are changing their quar-
tiers to the new Mayo block and expect
to be settled next week.
The teachers of the graded school
have organized a club for study.
They met last week with Prof. Kibby.
The marriage of Miss Mary A. Web
ster and Herbert G. Freeman is an
, nounced to occur Tuesday afternoon,
| December 30.
Cadet Will Thompson is spending
a few days in Boston.
Patrick Doheney was ordained in
Montreal on Saturday as a Catholic
| priest. He held his first mass Sunday
morning. Miss Mary Doheney of this
town went to Montreal Friday to at
tend the ordination.
E. f. Smith and J. &. Griggs of
| Rarra Iuara in tourp Loot ~,
insurance business.
G F. Dudley and o. w. Harvey of
Montpelier were in town on Saturday
with oil.
Y. E. Rich, former resident in
town, who went to Wisconsin in 1858,
is now in town this being his first
visit in fifty-four years.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of LIST Lieutenant f. L.
Hopkins to Miss Elizabeth Caine of
Jersey City, which occurred Wednes.
day December II, at Jersey City. Mr..
Hopkins is stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen.
Mrs. Kemp of Montpelier is visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. S. Hazen.
Malcolm j. Edgerton is at home
from Middlebury college.
Mrs M. d. Graham is in Middlebury
for few days with Mr.. Graham.
Hon. Frank Plumley was in Mont.
pelier Friday and Saturday on bust
ness.
| G. w. Scarf of Burlington was il
town Saturday.
Cadet Sweet went to his home il
Mott Carolina Saturday for his vaca.
ton.
Plumley q Plumley have recently
added to their list of insurance com.
panies, the Burkshire Mutual and the
Fitchburg Mutual, both of Massachu-
sets.
The chicken pie supper and Christ
mas sale that was held last Thursday
evening by the ladies of the Univer
salist church was very successful
there being good crowd in attend
ance. The proceeds were about 500
TOPSHAM
Some of the Salvation Army corp
of Barre were here last week and helC
meetings in the town hall few even
ings the first of the week.
The Presbyterian people will holc
Christmas exercises in the town hal
Thursday evening, the 25th, to which
all are cordially invited. T.. b. ~
r. Mrs. p. Hayward arrived home las
Saturday, after short visit with lie
daughters in New Hampshire ant
Massachusetts,. PUT appears like
newly married man.
The singing school held box sup
per and IA promenade at the town hal
last Saturday evening. A large gath
ering was in attendance. The professo
is well pleased with his school thi
winter.