The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-31
ISLAND POND.

for a few days vacation with her
father, Rev. Thomas Hall.
Miss Nellie Clarke of Newport was
at the home of her father G. K.
| Clarke, on Sunday. Her brother, Rob
Clarke. accompanied her.
Conductor w. j. Overbury was
| called to Portland last week to assist
in the Grand Trunk railroad yard
switching during the strike.
A freight running west last Satur-
day broke a wheel on one of the load
cd cars, causing quite a little damage
to the track and delaying traffic for
about three hours. No one was in
jured.
Sunday morning was the coolest of
the season, the thermometer register
ing at 90 degrees below zero. Such
weather gives plenty Of employment
to all the plumbers.
Miss Cathie Bennett went to Derby
Line on Saturday where she expects
to meet her father, Charles K. Ben
nett, who is at ONE from the west.
He is connected with q company which
manufactures newspaper folders.
Howard H. Hobson and wife went
to Portland on Saturday morning
while Mrs. Hobson Is at the hospital
for an operation, which We learn was
successful and Mrs. Hobson is resting
comfortably.
Mrs. Edith Spalding went to Aver
ill, to her fathers for Christmas Day.
Since then we learn she is quite ill.
A Christmas tree with exercises by
the children was held at both the
Methodist and Congregational church
es last Thursday evening.
A. O. Chapman, ysrdmaster, who
was called to Portland last week or
aocount of the strike, returned home
Saturday night.
The furnishings for the Y. NJ. O. A.
building have nearly all arrived and
the Opening will be held on Thursday
evening, Dec. 81. The building is one
of the finest in this section and will be
highly appreciated by all, especially
the railroad boys.
A train il three sections loaded with
stock passed through here Friday
morning en- route for Portland, for
export.
Mrs. Z. N. Trenholm, who has been
stopping for a while with her sister in
Montreal, returned home last week.
The house on York hill which Dale
81 Sweeney have been building is near
ly completed and will be occupied by
A. S. McAllister.
EAST CABOT.
Mrs. H. Dunn has peer very sick the
past few days.
Mrs. Hattie Wood of West Barnet
is visiting relatives here for a few
weeks.
Miss Eva Hall returned from Dan
vile last week.
Miss Maude French was at her home
in Walden, Christmas.
Adnah Downs of Williamstown is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. E. H. Clark was in ST. Johns
bury a few days this week.
Mrs. }. White of South Ryegate is
at her fathers, Hugh Dunn's.
George Preston of Danville was at
r. s. Bars, last week.
Mrs. Alice Hanscom is working for
Mrs. May at Lower Cabot.
Curtis Rollins has been visiting his
father in Walden.
Miss Cecil Hodgedon visited In West
Danville a part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Blaine of West
Miss Sadie Newell of Danv,lle spent
Christmas with friends here.
Mrs. Emma Hall has been staying a
few days at e. H. Clsrk's.
Mrs. Harvey Clarke, who has been
quite i'll, is better.
Miss Anna Mackie returned to st.
J~ohnsbury this week.
LOWER CABOT.
The long looked for Christmas, by
the children and many of the older
people, arrived in town on schedule
time and was heartily received by
everybody as the large gathering in
dictated. The Methodist church OBJ
served the festival at village hall and
the Congregational people in their
church, each place being filled to its
utmost capacity. Trees were loaded
with such things as Santa Claus al
ways carries for the children and dis
tributed in no stinted measure. The
popular cantata, "Santa Claus at His
Best, " was given at both places. AS
your correspondent could De pres.
ent at but one place at the same time,
would say that at the Congregational
church it was finely rendered, each
one performing his part perfectly and
it was conceded by all present to be
the best entertainment of the kind
ever given in the town. Mrs. E. Pa
son Walbridge presided at the piano
with her usual good taste and prompt
ness and M. d. Wells at the organ.
After the entertainment a chicken pie
supper was served by the ladies of the
church in the parlors in which they
fully maintained their former good