The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-24

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social last Thursday with Mrs.
Charles Dow and enjoyed the occasion
very much.
The installation of the Grange
officers will be held at Grange hall,
January g. We trust there will be a
full attendance.
DIR. e. J. Foster went to Morrisvile,
last Tuesday, en- route for hardwick,
where he goes with Mt Vernon
lodge, F. and A. M, who are to work
the third degree there; the doctor is
to preside at the organ on that occa-
sion.
EAST ROXBURY.
DR.. and Mrs. L. B. Allen and baby
Dorothy from Post Mills visited
friends here and in Mortified last
week.
Elroy Fuller lost good horse last
week.
Elder and Mrs. Ora Boyce were in
Randolph last week helping to care
for his brother, AFRO Boyce.
Harley Bruce and wife from Brat
tleboro visited friends in town last
week.
Winifred Foss is home for the
Christmas vacation from her school
in Concord. n. H.
Carl Thayer and Miss Lou Blanch-
ard visited at Alec Beaton's in South
Ryegate Saturday and Sunday.
There is to be Christmas tree at
the school house, Thursday evening.
The many friends of AFRO Boyce in
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death last week after q short illness
with pneumonia, at his home in Ran
dolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Steele were in
Randolph last week.
HORN OF THE MOON.
l.. E. Sanders spent Friday and
Saturday at W. II. Sanders.
There was whist party at William
Cooley's on Friday evening.
Curtis Clark and Fred Thayer have
been at work for W. F. Gladding.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Q. Jackson and
Miss Florence Sanders recently visit
ed in North Montpelier.
Miss Blanche GIandfield spent Sat-
urday with her sister at Mrs. O. II.
Pitkin's in Montpelier.
EAST WARREN.
l.. Colby has recently bought the
place.of A. e. Eldredge where he now
resides.
A. E. Eldredge has bought the
house and store recently occupied by
B. @. Sterling.
Nearly all the springs are very low,
some entirely dry.
There are many cases of whooping
cough among the children, and much
sickness in town.
ISLAND POND.
Last Friday a heavy freight run
ming west, broke apart about one and
, one half miles east of Lennoxville, de-
railing five cars in all, three OF which
were badly damaged; luckily no one
was injured. The Richmond and
| Island Pond auxiliary both responded
and while the distance from each place
+ is about fifty miles the wreck was
cleared in about four hours, with
about that delay to the east bound ex-
| press
Last Thursday night the local train
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late caused by the breaking of journal
at East Brighton.
The sale and supper by the Oongrega-
tional society at the opera house last
| Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and
evening was we'll patronized and about
| $132 was realized.
The heavy advance in the water
rates which goes into effect the first
of the year is causing quite murmnr
among the Jownspeople, it being a
higher rate than any city calls for.
Edward Randall is assisting during
, the holidays in Thurston's drug store.
The stores have shown the finest eA-
hibit of holiday goods ever shown in
town, and many useful presents can
be procured at any of the stores which
make speciality of such goods.
Mrs. Elliott Of Montreal is stopping
: with her father, Rev. Thomas Hall,