The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26
WATERBURY,.

Cullom Chase and Weston's Min.
strels will show in the opera house on
Friday, November 81.
j. N. Lawton, foreman of the line
of the New England Telegraph and
Telephone Co., is in town resetting
poles in the streets and changing over
wires. His work will be finished on
Thursday.
Miss Alice Baker, who has been very
i'll for several days, is able to be
moved TO her home in Bolton and will
be taken there on Tuesday.
The Rebekah lodges held their an
nual district meeting at l. .. o. f.
hall on Friday evening, Nov. 20. The
exemplification of degree work was
performed by Pleasant Valley lodge of
Plainfield. After the lodge work,
the members were conducted to the
parlors of the Congregational church
where refreshments were served, the
Waterbury ladies' orchestra furnish
ing pleasing music for the occasion.
Roy Batchelder of Norwich Univer-
sityis at home for short vacation.
DR.. W. f. Minard left on Monday
morning for Boston on business
trip
Mrs. Nellie @. Bates, the local oper-
ator in the Office of the New England
Telegraph and Telephone Co., will
finish her work with the company
December l. Mrs I'ates has had
charge of the office five and one-half
years and in that time has been out
of the Office about four weeks, two of
which were on account of sickness.
Her friends are very sorry to have
her leave as she is always prompt and
efficient Her successor has not been
appointed at this writing.
The dancing class, conducted by
George Elmore of Montpelier, will
have the first lesson on the evening
of November 80, at the Waterbury
hotel hall. The class will start with
sixty members.
George H. Dale spend Thanksgiving
week in Moretown.
Mrs. E. a. Ellis of North Adams,
Mass, will spend Thanksgiving week
with her brother, f. @. Evans.
O. d. Dykeman shipped four car
loads Of Christmas trees on Monday
and will ship nine cars more from
this station the last of the week.
There will be regular meeting of
Queen Esther Chapter, O. E. S., on
Wednesday evening" November 20.
The degree will be conferred on four
candidates.
Waterbury, Nov. 20-William p
Kane died at the home OF his father
in-law. Joseph Minor, on Thursday.
Kane returned recently from a trip to
Boston on funds raised from the sale,
by Kane, of COW belonging to Mr.
Minor while he was out on bail on a
charge of forging his father-in-law'
name to a note. Mr.. Minor refused
to receive his soD-iu-law till moved to
compassion by his illness, he took him
in. 1t was found that he had IN some
way, which he refused to disclose, re-
ceived internal injuries from which
he died. 1t is reported that he fell
from train while beating his way
home. There ware no external bruises.
Kane was twenty-five years old and
leaves wife and young child. The
The funeral was held touay.
The unclaimed letters advertised at
the post-otfice, November 81. are as
follows: Mrs. Ben Howes, Mrs. E.
d. Hobson. Mrs. j. D. Bates, Mrs. @.
H. bennington, Mrs. Melban Stevens,
D. r. Robinson, Mrs. Mabel Keith.
Guy @. Scott spent Sunday in Nor
fisvilie.
The regular meeting of the Alham-
bra encampment will be held on Fri
day evening at Z 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. e E. Bamforth left on
Monday for Boston for short visit.