The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs ID. r. Loveland has gone to
Elgin, ILL.,, to visit her brothers, Bert
and Grant West.
W. b. Ladd of Groton and X. Far
quharson of South Ryegate were in
town last week on insurance business.
a gents gold plated watch chain
was picked up in the street, Thursday.
The owner can have the same By call
ing at the post office and proving
property.
Mr. and Mrs +. A. Rosebrook are
visiting in Guildhall this week.
Several of our townspeople are quite
ill with severe colds and prevailing
distemper.
Marshfield Cooperative Creamery
paid patrons thirty cents per pound
for December butter, oil test
A party of six drove to Montpelier,
Friday evening, to witness the basket
ball game Between the Montpelier
Seminary and Thetford academy
school teams.
! 9. A. Morris has been appointed adj
ministrator and o. II. Smith and A.
G. S. Corliss, commissioners on the
estate of Wesley 7. Miles of Cabot,
who resided at South Cabot.
W. l.. Pierce and DR.. Gale of East
Calais were i'll town, Friday, to see if
some arrangements could not be made
for furnishing that place with electric
lights from the Molly's Falls plant
When solicited for insurance don't
forget that the New York Life paid
for more business in 1902 than was
secured by any other old line company.
Far and away it leads the world A.
I. Davis, Special Agent.
j. W. Sulham sustained severe
blow on the head from "a falling limb
of tree while chopping for party
i'll Calais last week. Judging from the
looks of the wound it was aimed
for a knock out blow, but ''Sy" is
someways from being counted out yet.
in response to an invitation, thirty
six members of Shepard Lodge l. o.
G. T., of Planfield visited the local
lodge at their session held Tuesday
evening, January 49, one visitor from
Neil Dow Lodge of Barre and one from
RoXbur. lodge were also present.
The degree was conferred upon two
candidates after which there was
short literary program. The lodge
now numbers sixty members and has
recently purchased new regata for its
officers. Quite delegation of the To-
cal lodge contemplate attending the
next district union to be held at North
Montpelier, February Z.
Mrs. q. F. Bliss spent the larger
part of last week at the home of her
brother, B. NJ. Shepard, in Montpelier.
The Good Templars will hold an en-
tertainmeDt and pie supper at the
Universalist church vestry, Friday
evening, January 90. The program
will be prepared by the younger mem
bers of the lodge. Their efforts should
be encouraged by large audience.
Mrs. Lucinda Page Harris is moving
to f. G.. Merrill's house on lower
Main street.
H. d. McCrillis had his block wired
for electric lights the first of the week.
He also expects to have telephone con-
nectiOn with the Molly's Falls Line.
Mrs. W. Z. Miles has sold her farm
in South Cabot to Charles Lakin of
this place. Possession given at once.
A. E. Lamberton and A. r. Cole
were in Hardwick last week in search
of horses
Constable j. Berton Pike has posted
warnings for the legal voters of the
town to meet at the town house ON
Tuesday, February 3, to see if they
will vote that number GA of the acts of
1902 entitled IAN act to regulate the
traffic in Intoxicating liquor" APP
proved December IL, shall take effect
on the first Tuesday of March,
1903 by voting Yes or on
the first Monday in December, 1905,
by voting "No" and that in accord
ance with the provisions of said act the
box will be turned and the polls
closed at three O'Clock p. M: on said
day.
The authorities advise us that there
are quite a number throughout the
town who would be eligible to vote
on the referendum on February 3 but
will be debarred unless they take the
necessary action to see that their
names are on the check list. Some
have recently come of age while 9TH
ers haved lived out of the State "A suffi-
cient length of time to lose their resi-
dence These should heed this remind
er and appear before the board of civil
authority which holds its last meeting
on Saturday, January 81, from two
O'Clock in the afternoon to twelve
O'Clock midnight.
The suit brought by A. j. Swinyer
against S. G. Pike was tried on Satur-
day at Gaysville before juror who
returned verdict for the plaintiff to
recover for damages to sleigh and
costs.
EAST CALAIS.
Mercury registered % degrees below
zero on Monday morning.
The usual fortnightly whist party
will be held in Lambs hall, Thursday
evening.
A promenade concert was held in
Lambs hall, Friday evening. The
Woodbury. cornet band, Mark Waite
leader, furnished music.
The annual meeting of the Cooper
alive Creamery Association was held
Saturday afternoon. The officers for
the new year are: Directors, A. G..
Dutton, II. W. Bullock. George Whee-
lock, W. g. Eastman, Freeman Law
son; treasurer, g. h. Dwinell; clerk,
w. E. BIZ s; auditors, G.. E. San
ders, ID. B. Dwinell, G. f. Bliss.
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