The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-19

the railroad company for running a
special train from Montpelier after
the minstrel show Friday evening.
The fare for the round trip will prob
ably be sixty five cents.
BERLIN.
'Emamal Shepard and wife were sur
prised by party of friends last Satur-
day evening. Dancing was INDUCED
in until twelve.
Oliver Spooner of Barre has engaged
to work for +. H. Howe for the sea-
son.
Henry Barry of Worcester, accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, AL
ice, spent Sunday in town.
Henry Reed attended the funeral of
Ned. Rowell, his nephew. at Montpe-
lier on Sunday. +
The many friends here of Ned Row
ell were panied and greatly shocked
by the news of his sad and untimely
death. To the family of the boy goes
out the sympathy of all.
Levi Strong, overseer of the poor, in
q letter from Lebanon, n. H., states
that he probably will not be in town
for some time and has sent his account
in to the auditors.
Some complaint is heard about the
way the electric snow sweeper blocks
up some of the drive ways and not be-
ing shoveled out, but we feel sure Su-
perintendent Andrus would not permit
any one to be Inconvenience unneces-
sarily were his attention called to the
matter.
Auditors meeting will be at the
town clrek S. Office, Wednesday, all day.
WAITSFIELD.
G.. H. Newcomb was in Montpelier
and Barre several days last week on
business.
DR.. Dalrymple of Rutland was in
town last week.
Mrs. J. E. Badger has returned
from her visit in South Royalton.
Rev. ]. E. Badger is to preach in
Warren next Sunday, in exchange
with the minister there.
Mrs Henderson is improving slow
ly, although she is still confined to
her bed.
Alden Foley has finished driving
team for o. G.. Eaton, and Ed Coursey
has taken his place.
Byron Palmer is running the cream
cry for Harry Belden during his visit
to New Y FORK.
Mrs. M. j. Long is seriously i'll with
the grip.
j. L. Baird E. E. Neill and John
Mobus are all getting out lumber to
D. G. Rich has taken the farm of
S. r. Van Deusen of EastWarren, and
is to take possession March 1.
E. G. Persons is to sell his personal
property at auction on his farm, Feb
ruary 25.
EAST WARREN.
Edgar Towne has recently purchased
one of the United States Cream Sep
aIators.
DR.. L. M. Greene from Bethel was
in town last week to see Mrs. John
Lovett, who is quite sick.
Mrs. Floyd Blake has gone to Hart
ford, Conn.
Justin Whitcomb is quite sick. Free
dom Hill from Roxbury is caring fol-
him.
Little Florence Moore is quite sick
with acute bronchitis. She is slowly
improving.
The stage was unable to get across
the mountain last week Monday and
all the roads were badly drifted.
Tracy Peycke, who is ten years ole
and lives one and one half miles from
school, has had no marks during the
past two years, or six terms of school.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wells and
daughter from Montpelier were guests
at p. B. Daniels last week.
Mrs. johnson is quite sick.
EAST ROXBURY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hubbard from
South Royalton were guests at l.. W.
Blanchard's last week.
MI. and Mrs. Jones Steele were
called to East Brookfield last Tuesday
by the serious illness of Mrs Steele'i
sister, Mrs E. Trask.
Isabel Pierce from Union village il
a guest of Cecile Buck
Carl Wiley, who is working fol
Jones Steele, cut his foot quite badly
while working in the woods last
week.
News was received here last week OF
the marriage of Anna Ruiz to Mr.
John Ferris of East Randolph
A valentine party given by Mr.. anG
Mrs George Wardner on Saturday
evening proved, as is usual at theil
pleasant home, a very enjoyable occa
sion.
The body of Horace Steele, a cousin
of James Steele of this place, was
brought to West Brookfield for buria
last week Mr.. Steele was eighty.
three years old. He died of pneu,
monia at the home of his daughter,
Mrs d. A. Cook, in Barre.
A. H. Beaton of South Ryegate wai
a guest at ID. l.. Bucks on Tuesday.
A. e. Bryant from West Berlin wai
in town and attended the valentine
party Saturday evening.
Raymond Hall is with his brother
William, in Moretown for few weeks
Mrs. N. NJ Shaw and daughter
May, accompanied Rev. Mr.. Shaw
here from Montpelier on Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wakefield ant
Horace Wakefield from West Brookfielt