The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10

ally interesting information on the
race question, making that a study, it
being his first opportunity to obtain
facts through personal observation.
A more minute description of the trip
will be given later which may prove
of interest to Vermonters. Mr.. Bald
win arrived home on train No. 4,
Monday morning.
For the past three days snow has
fallen every day, only in small ouanti-
ties, yet enough for very good sleigh
ing.
Miss Comic Marsh was called home
last Friday on account of the illness
OF her mother. Mrs. Marsh has suf-
| fered considerably from the effects of
being vaccinated about year ago.
Mondays train, No. 2. through ex-
press from Montreal, was almost two
: hours late on account of heavy
freight breaking apart between Nor
! ton Mills and Dixville; one of the
brakemen was injured but not serious
ly.
Mrs. Edith Spaulding,' who was
| called to Canaan on account of the
| death of her sister, returned home
Friday.
The case of Mrs. Brown VS.. Mrs.
Lee was tried before Justice G.. E.
Clarke, Lawyers H. B. Amey for Mrs.
/ Brown and H. w. Blake for respond.
! ent. The court reserved decision I'M
til Monday.
Col. Porter H. Dale was called to
| Waterbury last week on account Of the
| death of f. F. Farrell, who was for
a time deputy collector of customs
n
resident of Island Pond and an old
soldier.
CALAIS.
Mrs. H. s. Foster and daughter,
Evangeline, expect to leave on Wednes-
| day for New York to spend the win
| ter.
o. W. Ainsworth lis at work in
North Montpelier.
! A prominent and life long citizen
of the town, Walter P. Slayton, son
| of Jeru and Betsy Slayton, died at
the age of seventy-two years. He was
| born and always lived on the same lot
of land where his grandfather Sim
con Stay ton, settled in 1890. He taught
school in his early life, held various
town offices, selectman and constable
for ten years and represented his town
in the Legislature in 1928. MI. Stay.
ton was never married. John A. Mar
tin and his wife moved to his farm
over twenty years ago and Mr.. Stay
ton has lived with them ever since in
perfect peace and harmony, and while
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Slayton were
not relatives they lived together like
brothers and Mr. Martin cared for
h,p, lilo RI tho ond
PLAINFIELD.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold chicken pie supper
on New Years eve.
The Rebekah lodge will hold a
masquerade promenade in l. o. o. f.
hall, Saturday evening, December IL.
@. e. Downing of Montpelier was in
town Tuesday.
The Iinemen OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company have been placing
new wire on the Montpelier and
Wells River Line, passing through here
on Tuesday.
@. Y. Bugbee of Montpelier was in
town ON Tuesday looking over the
Plainfsld House to figure ON the cost
of repairing ID throughout. The house
will also be wired for electric lights.
Mrs. G. j. Goodrich was in Barre
last week the guest of her daughter,
Mrs Hoyt.
W. A. Stowell, f. w. Morse of the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad.
and s. s. Ballard, State agent for the
National Life Insurance Company Of
Montpelier were in town ON Tuesday.
Mrs. G. II. Raymond is visiting her
father, Orrin Eastman. of Orange.
The ladies' aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon &C $3.50 O'Clock with
Mrs. George Bolles.
Mrs. r. ID. Richards is confined to
the house by q severe cold.
At the whist party held last Satur.
day night, Miss Blanche Kidder and
Mrs. l.. II. Fortney had the highest
score, So.
Rev. O. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury.
secretary of the Vermont Missionary
Society, will preach in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday.