The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-09
NORTHFIELD.

Boston to his home in this place last
week, and assisted DR.. Hunt at Mont
pelier for few days the past week.
Miss Nellie Hassett has finished
work at the News office and expects
to leave soon for the White Mountains
for the coming season.
W. II. Masters was arrested in
Montpelier on Friday evening and
lodged in Jail for breach of the
peace.
Felix McCarty of Alburg visited his
family here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w. Giflin
returned on Thursday evening from a
visit in Hinesburg.
Rev. and Mrs Homer A. Flint have
returned from a few days visit at
Montpelier.
Charles A. Plumley and family re-
turned last week after weeks outing
at North Hero.
A "Babes" social was held at the
Congregational vestry on Wednesday.
1t was well attended and proved
very enjoyable occasion.
David Hoyt has gone to East Mont
pelier where he has employment.
Mrs. Matte Parker has gone to
New Hampshire for short visit.
The ladies of st. Mary's church
held II social at the parish house on
Thursday evening.
Belle Houston is spending few
days in Burlington the guest of her
brother, Frank Houston.
George Austin has recently been
elected uperintendent of the electric
light station.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rocena
Clafiin, widow of the late w. II. H.
Clafiin, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Horace Davis. on School
street, was held at the Univeralist
church on Friday at 2 p. m. The
tiers of Rebekah and the Eastern Star.
A quartet sang during the services
and the bearers were from the Masonic
lodge. Rev. l. p Booth of Norris
Vile, former pastor of the church,
cemetery. Mrs. Claflin was long
time resident of this place and highly
respected citizen. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Horace Davis, to
mourn her loss.
Dorothy, young daughter of J. @.
Hurley of st. Albans, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. James WEIGH,
was suddenly stricken with the mumps
and removed to her home last week.
A picnic party consisting of 9. d.
Edgerton and family and Carl Rich
mond and family spent the Fourth at
the William Shaw farm in East Kox-
bury.
Misses Ethel Hoyt, Katie McCarty
and Lepha Hutchinson left Friday
night for Ogunquin, Me-, where they
expect to remain for the summer.
Miss Anna McGrath went on Thurs
day to the White Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Eddy are visit
ing in st. Adams for week.
The local lodge of Odd Fellows
worked an initiatory degree last
Thursday.
Miss Belle Line of New York, who
has been visiting friends in this town
for the past few weeks. left for st.
Adams on Thursday.
George O. Sanborn is building an
addition to his barn at his residence
on Central street.
S. A. McCutcheon and family went
to st. Adams OH Thursday to remain
for short time.
Miss Katherine Grady of Barre is
visiting at the home of James Evans.
DR.. Bert +. Allen, who has been
in Boston for the past week, has re-
turned and expects to open dental
parlors here in the near future. Mr..
Allen is recent graduate of dental
college and his friends wish him sue
cess in his new field of labor.
Mrs. Emma Gittin returned on Fri
day from Franklin Falls, n. H.,
where she has been for several weeks
visiting her daughters.
The band rendered another one of
the series of delightful concerts on
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Della Hanlon visited in Mont
pelier, on Friday.
Miss Myrta Tarbell left on Saturday
for Grown Point, N. Y, for a visit
among relatives; her mother, Mis-.
Luke Tarbell, has been visiting at
that place for some time past.
J. S. Loveland accompanied by Mrs.
Joe Bullock, his daughter, left on
III lbuViuhu III q DllOl
visit
Miss Nellie Harrigan spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Callaghan,
at Montpelier.
Thomas Clark Of Maberly, Ont, is
visiting his sisters in town.
Mrs. Gallagher and children of Phil
adelphia are visiting her mother, Mrs
Casien, for the summer.
A number from this town attended
the races at Barre, the Fourth. Ferd
Houston having entered his horse,
Florence H., attracted many of the
citizens interested.
]. @. Donohue has rented and moved
into the Central block and has as
sumed the proprietorship of the Gen.
trail House.
Mrs. Charles Barton, who has been
quite i'll for the past week, is conva-
lescent.
Mrs. Minnie Prince, accompanied
by her two children, left on Friday
night for Chicago.
j. H. Talbot and daughter Minnie,
expect to leave this week for visit to
Ludlow and New York.
Mrs. Zilpah Balch died at her late