The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-24
l.. H. Atherton and wife of Montpe-

lier spent Sunday in town.
Among those at home for the holt
days are Junstin Kicker of Middle
bury College, George Robinson from
Edmunds high school, Henry Elliot
from Yale College, @. W. Guptil from
U. V. M.
The stockholders of the Winooski
Valley Fair Association had their an
nual meeting on Wednesday. The fol-
lowing directors were elected: O. O.
Warren, G.. E. Moody, W. r. Elliot,
M. o. Evans, Charles Keene, H. D.
Brown, Thomas O'Brien. Walter
Hazleton, w. r. Nash, Will Turney,
Charles Morrison. The accounts of
the association were looked over and
the report of the officers was accepted.
There ia balance in the treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hill returned
from their wedding trip on Saturday.
Mr.. Hill resumed his work with @. @.
Haines on Monday.
People we're treated to quite lively
runaway on Monday. AS George
Warren of Waterbury Center was COM
ing down the grist mill hill his horse.
being smoothly shod, slipped and fell
breaking a shaft on the sleigh and
breaking way from Mr.. Warren, ran
through the street colliding with
sleigh belonging to Holden Hazleton,
and through Main street to Drew
Daniels stone shed. The sleigh was
badly injured The horse received no
serious injuries.
Lawrence Chamberlin was arrested
on Sunday for intoxication by Sheriff
Graves and locked up until Monday
when he was arraigned before Justice
J. H. Fullerton and fined So and costs.
amounting to $14. 45, which he paid.
l.. 9. Moody appeared for the State.
In the case of Varney VS.. Goodrich,
assumpsit, heard before j. K. Fuller
ton on Friday, judgment was rendered
for the plaintiff, SLOT and costs.
Dale & Moody Tor plaintiff, Palmer
for defendant
Waterbury, Dec. 10. THE marriage
of Lewis Hills and Blanche Knapp.
both of this town, occurred at their
future home on Wednesday afternoon.
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Mr.. Sharpe of Mortified. Ow-
Ing to the recent death of a sister of
the bride the wedding was quiet
one, only near relatives and few in
innate friends being present. The
rooms were prettily decorated, the
couple standing under an arch from
which were suspended hearts joined,
symbolic of the union about to be
solemnized. Miss Mary Lease presid-
ed at the organ, playing ths wedding
march as the bridal party entered the
room. The happy couple left for
brief wedding tour, driving to Rich
mond to escape the mischief loving
friends waiting to shower them with
rice. Numerous gifts were presented,
some of which were very valuable.
Among the relatives from out of town
were Mr.. and Mrs. d. Fl. Hale OF
Randolph, Mrs. Hale being sister OF
the groom.
WATERBURY CENTER.
The program for the last Grange
meeting which was held on Tuesday
evening, December 10, was we'll
carried out, each member being pre-
pared to fill his part, and was as fol.
lows: Singing by choir; roll call, and
for response, quotations from Yer
! mont poets; vocal duet, Mrs. Lyon
and Mrs. Hayes; select reading by !.
J. Prescott; organ and clarinet duet,
Messrs Seaver and Foster; paper by
Mrs. Seaver upon apples, followed by
general discussion. There was good
attendance and much interest.
Miss Grace, M. Robinson was visited
last Wednesday evening by twenty OF
her friends who gathered at her home
at A. s. Atkins, to remind her of her
| fifteenth birthday. A pleasant evening
was passed in instrumental music
and song. together with cake and
coffee, and candy, which was served
during the evening. A number OF
beautiful presents were received by
Miss Grace and were much appreciat-
ed by the young lady.