The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-05
EAST ROXBURY.

Henry Bacon from Williamstown
was in town last week He is having
work done at S. H. Miller's paint
shop.
MI and Mrs. S. D. Mills were at G.
l.. Bucks last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Holden and daugh-
ter were guests at Guy Foss' recently.
The Bickford family have moved
from Mr. LaRock's farm to their
place i'll South Mortified.
Mr.. LaRose from Warren moved to
Elder Ora Boyce's farm last week
Harley Ward is staying at Fred
Blanchard
W. W. Smith from Province of
Quebec and A. l.. Hewitt and son of
Berlin were entertained at George
Wardner's last week.
Several from Mortified and Brook
| field were here last week to attend the
prohibition rally.
Some of the farmers have been fill
ing their ice houses the past week.
Merton Chase from Brookfeld doing
the cutting with his ice plough.
Chester Baker and Clarence Mudgett
have each a heater TO warm the water
which their cattle use, and say they
are getting more milk since using
! them.
The school house was well filled last
week Tuesday evening with an inter-
ested company who were there to hear
the talk on People of Vermont V. the
Wide Open Saloon" by W. w. Smith
from Province of Quebec, Mr.. A. l..
Hewitt and his son from Berlin. The
subject was an interesting one and
was we'll presented by the speakers
Music was furnished by quartet
Mr.. Smith, one of the speakers, sang
| three solos which were much enjoyed
| by the company.
Elder and Mrs. Ora Boyce went to
| Lyme Center the last of the week,
where he has an appointment to
preach two Sundays in the month.
S. H. M iller went to the west part of
the town this week to spend few
days
WORCESTER.
Harry Hall is suffering with rheu.
matism.
E. G. Moore is i'll with pneumonia.
E. G.. Wells of Montpelier visited at
George Fisk s last week.
Rev. Mr.. Cloues preached at the
! Congregational church last Sunday.
Capt. L. M. Hutchinson and wife of
Montpelier were visitors at J. E. Han
cocks recently.
A temperance concert was held at
the Methodist church Sunday evening,
with good attendance.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Illsley gave
a surprise party last Tuesday evening
in honor of Miss Maude Bradley, it
being her eighteenth birthday There
were nearly forty present and the
evening passed very pleasantly. Among
the presents given was very nice
ring Cake and coffee were served
Hon H. H. Chittenden, of New
York city, and j. A. Chaplin of Mid
dlesex, spoke against the license law
at the Methodist church last Wednes-
day evening; also, Rev. L. f. Fort
ney of Plainfield, at the school house
on Hampshire hill.
SOUTH DUXBURY.
Mrs. Grace Gorham of Westwood,
Mass. and Mr. and Mrs Hazelton of
Waitsfield visited at Samuel Turner's
last week.
The temperance lecture given the
9th by Rev. George Peck of Roches-
ter, n. Y, AMI Mr.. Moody, Waterbury,
called full house. The music rem
dered by the Duxbury Corner glee
club was fine; both speaking and
singing were worthy of praise.
Miss Rue Sherman is at home from
Waterbury for short vacation.
Mrs. Terrence is ill.,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Somerville and
Frank Beldin were in Montpelier and
Barre Thursday.
Mrs. Butler came home from Ran
dolph last week with her daughter
Wanna whom she has been caring for
the past five months The daughter
is still quite feeble; she cannot walk
without assistance.
Miss Edith Butler led the Sunday
evening prayer service.
EAST CALAIS.
Ira Goodrich has moved from the
George house to Guy Bancroft's first
floor tenement.
The next meeting of Moscow Lodge
will be held on Friday evening of this
week instead of Saturday.
Moscow Lodge of Good Templars
has bought the George building and
will convert it into lodge room.
Mrs Mandana Adams fell on the
floor few days ago and sprained one
knee and is now confined to her bed.
A social dance was held in Lamb s
hall last Friday evening with about
forty couples in attendance. Marsh
field orchestra furnished music. 1t
was gotten up expressly for the old
folks and the dances were the old
fashioned ones. 1t is needless to say
that it was just what it was intended
to be, thoroughly enjoyable gather
, ing.