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

Miss Alice Kimball returned last
week to the Normal school at johnson,
after few days visit with her parents.
The w. O. Z. u. will meet with
Mrs. A. B. Orven next Friday after
| noon.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Mrs. E. L. Marshall of Williams
town was guest at W. f. Metcalf's
, last week.
Judge O. II. Bigelow, M. S. Wheat.
| ley, A. ID. Reed and W. Fl. Sprague
we're in Chelsea attending court last
week.
Fred e. Hall, who has been work
ing for j. H. Sprague of late, went to
, his home in South Barre last week
seriously i'll with appendicitis.
Mrs. f. @. Angel of Randolph was
guest at j. NJ. Angeles last week.
The oyster supper held under the
! auspices of the ladies' society last
Friday was well attended and was a
decided success.
j. W. Blakeborough. j. M. Angel,
A. ID Reed and W. II. Sprague at
tended the annual conclave of the
knights of Birmingham held at Barre
city last Friday night.
Deputy Sheriff ". H. Sprague went
to Townshend last week aud arrested
one Ethel Waters and took her 10
Chelsea where she was wanted to APP
pear in court as the respondent in the
case of State VS.. Waters, which will
come up for trial Ills term.
CABOT.
Rev. O. e. Aiken and @. H. Utley
have been on business trip IN the
north part of the State.
The eight months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Burnham died on
Sunday night of diphtheria Mr.. and
Mrs. Burnham have the sympathy of
their many friends.
l.. j. Walbridge was in Montpelier
last week visiting his daughter, Mrs
S. @. Voodry.
The funeral of Benjamin Heath was
held at the residence of A. V. Nelson
on Tuesday, Dec 8, at 2 O'Clock.
Miss Cora Lance returned last week
from a visit at Sheffield.
Miss Nellie Williams has resumed
her work as teacher at Marshfield
village.
The schools in town began the win
ter term last Monday The village
school is taught by Miss Lou Miller
and Miss Julia Blodgett. The attend
ance will be unusually large as the
directors have made arrangements to
bring in the pupils from the Read and
Walbridge districts
Rev. J. o. Sherburne, presiding
elder, presided at the third quar- terly
conference at the Methodist church
last Saturday night He also preached
at the Sunday morning service.
Both churches are arranging for
cantatas for Christmas.
E. M. Bliss and wife were IN Hard.
wick, Sunday.
The regular annual meeting of
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 6S. f,
and A. NJ, was held Tuesday even
ing December /. Officers elect for
the ensuing year are: W. b. Lance,
, W, M; O.. H. Dana, W; e d
/, Waldo, J W; George Gould, SD;
w Lawson, j d, /; Erwin Smith, S S;
M ID Wells, organist X P Freeman,
tyler.
The officers elect for the order of
the Eastern Star for the year ensuing
are: Gertrude Mears, W M; F M
Marsh, P; Mrs. E D Waldo, A M;
Mrs. Frank Batchelder, conductor
Mrs Kate Lyford, assistant conductor;
Mrs Emily Dow, treasurer; Mrs
Clara Short, secretary; Ada, Jennie
Rogers Ruth, Ada Biladeau; Esther,
Bertha Chester Martha, Mary Smith;
Elceta. Louisa Lance; warder, Luz
ella Freeman; sentinel, N d Lyford;
marshal, Adela Swerdfeger; chap
lain, Sallie Lyford; organist, Linine
Walbridge.
The regular installation of the Ma
sons. and chapter will take place Fri
day night, December Is.
WELLS RIVER.
Mr.. Shaw, who has been in Bra
| ceys studio for the last two years has
left town and Mr.. Bracey has conclud-
ed to have charge of the studio him.
self this winter.
Ned Hutchins has been quite sick
for several days with symptoms of ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. George Martin, who went to
the hospital last week for an operation,
, is in very critical condition, not
from the wound as that has done fine
ly but acute Bright's diesase has de-
veloped and it is feared she cannot
recover.
Mrs Carleton of Island Pond spent
Sunday with Ter son.
| Mrs. Clement of Barton was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. +.
Shattuck, last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. III. Buck have re-
! turned from their wedding trip and
will Re SAT home" to their friends
after Dec. 10.
Miss Antha Munsell spent several
days of last week in st. Johnsbury,
with Miss Agnes Whitelaw.
Miss Billiard is at work for Mrs.
| Adams.
| Mis-. Vincent and Mrs. Lamphere
we're called to Boston last week to at
tend the funeral of their brothers.
wife.
There will be social in the church
parlors Friday of this week. Supper
from 5 80 to z, followed by an enter
tainment. This is for the benefit of