The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-03

Monday.
George Huse was at home from
Piermont to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs Cora Jackman was in Brad
ford, Saturday.
Henry Jackmap and wife of Cook
vile have engaged board at Charles
Pages for the winter.
Edith Hartman is teaching school
in East Barre.
Mrs. Dean Corliss of Washington
has given up her music class in this
town which she was very successfully
teaching. All her pupils regret the
distcontinunance of lessons and hope
they may be renewed when the wealth
or becomes warm enough to permit
Mrs. Corliss to again make the weekly
trip from Washington.
Adelaide Butterfield has been called
home from her school work at God
dard by the illness of her mother.
CORINTH.
News has been received of the birth
of daughter to Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank
Knight now of Grinneli, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Edison were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Hunt
ington of Barre at Thanksgiving.
Mrs. A. p. Cooke and Clinton Cooke
have started for Southern Pines. N.
@.
Mr.. Wolcott went to Barre to attend
the funeral of his daughter, Mrs.
Beckley. on Saturday.
EAST bROOKFIELD.
Miss Lila Ward of Bethel was the
guest of Miss Eva Jackson last week.
Mrs. Clarence Stearns is quite seri-
ously ill with appendicitis and under
the treatment of DR.. Angel of Ran
dolph.
Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Sprague of
Barre city we're guests at j. H.
Sprague's last Sunday.
The ladies' society will hold an
oyster supper at their church parlors,
Friday evening of this week, and a
general invitation is extended to all.
The winter schools commenced Mon
day morning. Ray Poor of North
Randolph returned TO the North
Branch as teacher and G. j. Newell
teaches again this winter the East
Hill school.
Gladys Holmes returned to the Kan
dolph Normal school Monday, after
spending the Thanksgiving vacation
at home.
BARRE.
Mrs Harriet Austin, aged eighty
years, died ON Sunday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. William Stewart,
after long illness from disease of the
heart and stomach. Mrs. Austin is
survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Stewart, Mrs. Sarah Dewey of Mont
pelier aud Mrs. Fred Cressey of Brat
tleboro.
The first in the series of four union
meetings preparatory to the evangel-
istic services next month, was held in
the Baptist church ON Sunday even
ing with an attendance of about 500
people. Rev. R. +. Lowe, the speak
er, took his text as follows: Behold
the Lamb of God which taketh the
sins of the world" Prayer was
offered by Rev. F. A. Poole, and the
singing was in charge of Mr. Good
fellow, the leader of the Methodist
church choir. The next meeting of
the service will be held at the Meth
odist church next Sunday evening,
December 6, with the Rev. Mr.. Poole
as speaker.
The f. of A. cribbage team de-
feated the @. o. F Saturday evening
in the last game of the first series.
The standing to date shows the Red
Men to he the leaders. the O. o. F.
and l. o. o. F. tied for the second
place and the Clan Gordon team the
tail ender with the F. of A. next
above them.
At the meeting of the l. o. O..
L. M. U. Granite City Lodge the
following ladies were elected to fill
offices: Noble gand, Mrs. Jane
Murrey vice-noble grand, Mrs.
Gamble, permanent secretary, Miss
Reaside, recording secretary, Miss Nj.
Common; treasurer, Miss Attic Fraser
trustees, Mrs. Winnie Allen, Mrs.
Nettie oliver, Mrs. Maggie Mearns
right and left supporters to the N. g.,
Miss Edith Common. Mrs. @. Cote
right and left supportes to the V.
g., N. Miss Mary Anderson. Mrs
Richie; chaplain, Mrs. Maggie
Mearns; conductor, Mrs Forbes;
warden, Mrs. Sarah Lake; inside
guard, Mrs. Sarah Milne; outside
guard, Mrs. Lizzie Davidson; lodge
physician, DR.. j. Henry Jackson.
The next meeting will be held Deem
Der IL.
Mrs. Frank Stowe has linen samp-
Ter among large collection of old
relics, such as were used in schools
century or more ago in teaching needle
work. The sampler was made by her
great great grand mother. Cynthia
Corse, in 1899. at Waterbury. 1t is hem
stitched and worked in silk, the de-
l.