The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
WATERBURY,.

an honorary member OF Jle Alpna
Kappa Kappa fraternity at the install
lation Of officers and banquet of that
society in Burlington, Monday even
ing. He responded to the toast
"Should physician marry?" at the
banquet at which f. G.. Taggart acted
as toastmaster.
Misses Grace and Edith Hutchins of
Hartford, Conn, are visiting DIR. and
Mrs. Andrews at the hospital for
few days.
Mrs. RAINY Tatro, who was arrested
on High street Monday in an intoxi-
Gated condition, was taken before JUS
tice Fullerton on Tuesday and fined
about $l5 including costs which she
paid.
Charles Stevens of Richford and
George Stevens of Essex Junction are
guests for few days at the home of
their sister, Mrs. W. r. Elliott.
Forest fires are said to be raging on
Cancels Hump also on Woodland hill.
The smoke from the fires was notice
able in town on Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Cobb of Stowe visited
in town, Tuesday.
Miss Helen Babbitt of Montpelier is
the guest of Miss Lena Wallace for
few days.
Miss M. j. Nelson, who has been
visiting in Montpelier and South Rye
gate for q few days, returned on Tues
| day.
Miss Lena Wallace, who has been
confined to the house with tonsilitis
for few days, was able to resume
her place as teacher in the graded
school on Tuesday.
Claire Blount, who was formerly as
sistant in the post office in town and
! who has been attending the Albany
Business College for the past few
months is in town for few day.
Miss Annie Grout spent Sunday in
Bethel.
Charles Keene is confined to the
| house by heart trouble.
The regular meeting of the Rebek-
abs will be held at the usual place,
Friday evening.
Doctors Grout and Upton and
Messrs Deal and Foster have re-
turned from a brief fishing trip in
Shelburne.
Miss Alice Bates of Montpelier spent
Sunday with Miss Lena Carpenter.
The degree team of the Modern
Woodmen of America from Barre was
in town Tuesday night to organize
camp in Waterbury. The meeting, was
held in the old Odd Fellows half and
twenty-six candidates received the de-
gree as charter members. The Water
bury branch will be called the Win
ooski Vale. Camp. Several visitors
from Montpelier. Barre, Stowe, Rich
mond and other towns were present.
After the meeting banquet was served
at the American House.
A special meeting of Waterbury
Chapter r. A. NJ, will be held this
week Wednesday, at which the Royal
Arch degree will be worked on three
candidates.
R. j. Knowles spent Sunday in Bur-
lington.
Miss Eva Fuller, who does steno-
graphic work in town and was t,Ken ill
with infiammatory rheumatism last
week, was moved from Z. B. Crossett s
to her home in Montpelier on Monday.
l.. W. Greene of Bethel was in to wn
Tuesday.
Miss Julia Delaney of Burlington
has been assisting her sister, Mrs. f.
NJ Waterman, in the bakery for few
days.
M. r. Child has been engaged at the
furniture store of Boyce and Hatch, to
work in the shop.
Nothing has been heard from f. M.
Waterman who disappeared last week
Friday and his relatives are beginning
to feel much anxiety for his welfare.
Among those in town on Monday
were H. d. Camp of Barre, G. P.
Dickinson, w. @. Holmes and Fred
Lang of Chelsea.
B. H. Arnold of the Montpelier
Beef Company was in town Monday
ON business.
Mrs. W. S. Spencer of Pueblo, Mex
leo, arrived here Monday night and il
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Mark Moody. She is on her way tt
! Bakersfield.
The Grimshaw Stock Company will
the dainty coincidence, Gracia Dick
ems, IS playing at the opera house thi
week. A fair sized audience witnessed
the first production, "Down East, ;
Monday evening.
STOWE.
, A meeting of the Old Home Weel
, Association has been called Thursda,
evening at the town hall to complet
Q arrangements for the observance o
( Old Home Week.
a The severe frosts of Saturday an
i Sunday nights have done much dam
n age. Corn and potatoes are cut dow
and it is feared the apple crop is to
tally destroyed.
4 On Monday afternoon Ira Mum
, commander of A. A. Smith Post, g
v A. r., placed three government head
stones in Biver Bank Cemetery. Thes
@ stones are furnished by the govern
|, ment for the graves of old soldiers.
j. The selectmen held meeting o
!. Monday afternoon and completed al
o rangements for placing new feno
l. around the cemetery.
. VictoraK Knapp cut his foot quite bat
u ly while fixing fence on Saturday.
Arthur Houston received ba
wound in the leg while working
the tubshop on Monday morning.
r A daughter was born to Mr.. an
st Mrs. Rufus Gale ON Sunday.
i !.