The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-17

Inc members or the orange gave
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Mcknight a sur
prise last Saturday evening. There
were about eighty present. AS tok
en- of their esteem and good wishes
the members presented the newly
welded pair sideboard.
Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Brazier at
the Center have put in telephones.
Albert Gould is ill.
V. W. Jewett has moved into the M.
ID. Willard house and will soon sell his
personal property at auction.
Those who would like to join the
Grange should send in their names
| next Friday evening.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Constable John Il. Hutchinson of
Mortified was here on official bust
ness on Friday.
Mrs. E. l.. M irshall returned to her
| home in Williamstown last Friday.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, there were no church SER
vices here last Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Hudson has gone to
| Chelsea to perform the duties of house
keeper for George Goodrich.
The ladies' society will hold
| Christmas fair aud sale at the church
parlors on Friday evening of this
week Every one cordially invited.
Colds are very prevalent and almost
every family is afflicted.
Mrs. Alma Newell went last Satur-
| day to assume the responsibilities of
| housekeeper for Asa Pepper in Wash
| ington.
HORN OF THE MOON.
W. e. Jackson spent Sunday at
| home.
John Paine has been visiting George
A. Paine at McIndoes Falls.
Misses Emma and Blanche Cooley
were at William Cooley's last Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Leno recently
visited at George Hills.
A party from this vicinity attended
| the play "The Rivals" at Blanchard
opera house on Friday evening last.
MIDDLESEX.
Miss Alice Benjamin of Montpelier
visited in town Saturday.
| About twenty couples attended the
dance at Holden's hall, under direc-
ton of James Cameron, Friday even
ing. The ladies aid furnished supper.
Music by Patterson and Huckins.
@. @. Ward expects his brother,
Harold who is at school in Albany.
N. Y, to assist him in the store
through the holidays.
Miss Ivy Smalley of Waterbury Wis.
tied her parents in town on Friday.
The New England Telephone Co. has
a force of men at work setting poles
and strngiDg wire for the farmers
line
Salt Pork, lard, frankforts and bo-
loRna sausage at lowest prices at
Wards.
Ernest Herrick of Waterbury was a
visitor in town Saturday night.
Mrs. E. E. Craven and son from
Montpelier visited at Mrs. George
Willey's on Sunday.
Rev. Guy O. Lamson preached for
the Unitarians on Sunday afternoon.
The place to get your overshoes,
/ leggins, rubber boots etc. is at Wards
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Daniels, Mrs
A O. Taplin and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
| Nichols visited in Waterbury ON FRI
day.
Wallace Goodwin is at home spend
Ing the Christmas vacation with his
family.
Mrs. A. Gleason was in Waterbury
Center on Monday to attend the fu-
neral Of her brother, William Murray.
MIR. and Mrs. W. W. Miles visited
in Waterbury Center on Saturday.
Miss Annie Woodward of Webster
vile was visitor in town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Taplin and Mr.
and Mrs. @. O. Ward attended the
| production of "The Rivals" at Mont
pelier. Friday night.
A full line of gents underwear and
working overalls can be found with
right prices attached al. O. @. Wards.
Mrs. O. B. Holden was In Mont
| pelier part of last week.
! Mrs. M. W. Reynolds returned last
Wednesday from several weeks visit
with her parents in Waterbury Center.
H. l.. Fish of Middlebury was in
town on Sunday.
George u. Annas of the Waterman
was in town, Saturday.
W. II. Lombard of Montpelier was
in town on Friday purchasing cattle.
| Harry Shettle was in Chelsea ON
business one day last week.
A memorial service for George. late
son of Hiram Sanders, will be held at
the Methodist church on Saturday,
Dec. 10. at Q o'clock
A horse belonging to Liveryman
Harvey of Waterbury was killed by a
train ON Monday near Egan's mill