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

Martin Fitzgerald of Montpelier
was in town on Friday.
Arch Batchelder has returned from
a business trip, visiting Boston, Gar
dner and Manchester in the interests
of his lumber business.
s. W. Beaulac of Greensboro Bend
took possession of the Plainfield
House on December /. He reports
good transient business and hopes to
| he settled soon.
Wilder's Orchestra, four pieces,
played to large audience on Wednes-
, day evening. Every number on the
program was greatly enjoyed. The ex-
cellence of the cornet solo by Carl
| Forsell was commented upon by
many.
! John Ryan is loading car with
potatoes He pays fifty cents
| bushel.
Farmers in town are getting very
anxious concerning the water situa-
| ton, as the springs are very low and
many have to draw from the streams or
! drive their stock away for water
| The next entertainment in the
lecture course will be on Tuesday,
| December 10. This entertainment
will be lecture by E. o. Thayer, d.
d. subject, 1.-The Great Metropolis of
! the World. "
Mrs. John Worcester of South Harre
visited in town on Tuesday.
f w. Page, who has been confined
/ to the house by quinsy sore, is able
! to be about again
! Miss Flora Bemis, who has had
| trouble with her arm for some time,
went to Heaton hospital, Montpelier,
where an operation was performed by
DR. Chandler Diseased bone was
/ found. She is comfortable at this
writing.
! Our postmaster has an exaggerat-
/ ed grin on his face this week-Why?
| The boys call him grandpa because
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Foss were present
ed with daughter, recently.
The W @. 7. U. meets with Mrs.
| Gale on Friday, December IL.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange Christmas exercises to be held
at the Methodist church
Miss Lou d. Miller of Marshfield
was the guest of Miss May A. Wright
last Thursday.
Arcadia lodge, l. o. Q. F., No. s53,
will hold their regular meeting on
Monday evening, December 7. The
initiatory degree will he conferred.
Miss Josphine Mute of Marshfield
was in town to attend the concert on
Wednesday evening, the guest of Mrs.
l.. F. Fortney.
| Harry Beaulac has pair of yearling
heifers which are well broken and as
handy as an old yoke of oxen. Their
appearance on the street attracted
much attention.
Harley Cutler and wife of Barre
were in town, wednesday, the guests
of s. S. Smith.
George Duke and wife visited in
town the past week.
Levi Bartlett is improving slowly.
LOWER CABOT.
John Mills had shoulder severely
hurt from the falling of limb while
chopping in the woods last week.
| W. B. Streeter has his steam mill
in operation in the Coburn meadow
for saving the lumber of Harry Dan
iels. This job, when completed, will
end the life of what has SO long been
known throughout this section as the
| Coburu sugar place which in former
years has produced thousands of
pounds of sugar. 1t is thought there
will be 1000, 900 feet of lumber on the
lot.
The lack of water has become very
serious matter with many of our farm
ers. Springs and brooks have not re-
covered from the drouth of last sum-
mer and the severe cold weather has
frozen out what little water there
WAS. SO that many are compelled to
draw water a long distance for their
stock and also for use in their houses.
l.. @. Fisher and wife left Monday
morning to spend the winter with
their son. DR.. Q. W. Fisher, in San
Mateo. california.
Miss ]. @. Harvey is attending the
Sunday school convention III Water
bury. She reads a paper on 1.-The
Ideal; ALI the Church in the Sunday
school. +"
Thanksgiving services were held at
the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening with a good attendance.
Visitors IN town for THANKSGIVING :
Charles f. Haines and family of
Waterbury at Dea. l. f. Haine's; G.
". Doyles OF montpeiier' AT " o.
Boyles'; A. ID. Lamson and family
at j. p. Lalnson's; Mrs. ID. Lin
Chadwick of Bethel, Julia I. Fisher
from Montpelier. Il. L. Spencer and
family of Marshfield at j. M. Fish
er's; Mrs. William Turner and fam
lily of Boston at o. p. Boyles.
The promenade given by the Good
Templsrs at village hall Thanksgiving
eve had large attendance.
Gary Smith WAS at home from Dart
mouth College for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Silas houghton mas been ap-
pointed postmistress at East Cabot in
place of Il. II. CLARK. resigned. as he
Is about to leave town to make his
home in Barre. The office has been
kept at this place for about thirty
/ uo,.a flo IaAa Ioln CLARK ha,nn tho