The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
GROTON.

oltOLOANs
Sam Kicker is building an addition
to his barn. o. @. Frost is doing the
work
+. W. Hanchette has sold his house
on Pine street to an Italian, named
Louis. Mr.. Hanchette has built him
another house on the same street and
has moved into It,
Albert Gale of st. Johnsbury and
Miss Emily Cory were married at the
home of Miss Cory's aunt, Mrs. S.
Chamberlin, last Tuesday, by Rev. A.
j. Hough. They will make their
home in ST. Johnsbury.
L. G. WEIGH recently lost COW
bv its getting stuck in the mud.
Mrs. William Woods has finished
her work with Mrs. Pillsbury and re-
turned to her home in Franconia, N.
H.
The work ON the creamery has be-
guu. George Carpenter has charge of
it.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. V. Darling, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Pullen of Mel
rose, Mass, are visiting Mrs. S.
Chamberlain.
Lightning struck Grant Emery's
barn last Thursday, killed calf and
| splintered one side of the barn quite
badly but did not set it afre.
Frank Heath is ill.
Alex WEIGH of Laconia, N. H., is
visiting in the place.
A house warming was given Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Hooper at their new
home last Wednesday evening. About
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called on them. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Donald Frazier is building a new
barn.
RYEGATE.
The proceeds of the lecture "Uncle
Sans Land" given by Rev. G. W.
Hough at the corner last Friday even
ing amounted to $40.
Ladies' night will be observed in
Blue Mountain Grange at the next
meeting June 10.
Members of the family of H. W.
Henderson have been afflicted with
the mumps but are some better now.
Mrs W. W. Wright of st. Johns
bury is visiting in town for short
time before she goes to Boston to spend
the summer.
Mrs Katherine Smith and son of
South Ryegate visited at the home of
Mrs. Mary A. Meader and family on
the afternoon of May 81.
Mrs. Jane Shields of West Barnet
visited at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. W. Nolan, a part of last
week.
Milligan Nolan has been in st.
Johnsbury for while to receive medi-
cal treatment.
T. w. Smith of South Ryegate Wis
tied at the home of his son, L. r.
Smith, last Sunday.
SOUTH BARRE.
George Ward returned to Massachu-
sets on Saturday.
Mrs. E. .E. Sanders has returned
from Charles Barber's where she has
been nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Worcester and
daughter, Marjorie were in Plainteld
on Saturday.
Mrs. Ella Kidder and Adelaide Web
ster were at A. W. Lanes on Sunday.
Memorial Day exercises were OBJ
served by the school children on Fri
day afternoon at the school house.
The programme was we'll rendered and
showed the work of the teachers in
training the pupils.
The funeral of the late j. NJ Ward
was held at his residence on Thursday
at 10 o clock a. IN. The floral tributes
were beautiful and numerous. testify
ing to the high esteem in which he
was held by friends and neighbors.
Interment was in Woolsen cemetery.
Mr.. Ward leaves wife and six chill
dren, George j., Edward. Will and
Blanche Ward, Mrs. Grant Lane and
Mrs. Harry Wiley.
NORTH CALAIS.
All members of Stowe Relief Corps
are invited to bring their lunch and
come prepared to sew at the next reg
ular meeting, Saturday morning June
6, at Memorial hall.
Never Is time more precious than when
some member Of the family is attacked by
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