The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16
WATERBURY, CENTER.

John Paul went to Barre last week
| Tuesday and brought load of goods
| from there for Mrs. @. Fl. Stone, Jr,
which have been stored in the home
of her parents here, for the present.
Mrs. Stone expects to return to Haver-
| hill, Mass, soon.
Mrs. p. e. Smith has white
wyandotte pullet that lays very large
eggs. One recently measured by your
! correspondent was SM by inches. and
this was not an exception, but the
rule. A flock of such hens would be
a fortune.
Ned Clough of Lisbon, N. H., visit
ed Arthur A. Newcomb, recently.
Col. E. j.. Foster goes to Brattle-
boro. next Thursday, where he, with
a large class of unregenerates, are to
cross the burning sands and enter the
shrine.
| DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. Newcomb of
Montpelier spent Sunday with their
parents here.
| There are ten or more young people
and children here who are suffering
with whooping cough, also, few
cases of measles at James T.. Thurs
toms, but not severe.
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w. J. Boyce has moved into the M.
o. Evans tenement on Randall street.
f. A. Smith of Waitsfield was in
town on Saturday.
f. @. ellison of Brattleboro was in
town, Friday.
NJ H. Edred of Manchester was a
visitor in town Thursday.
Mrs Hunt of Johnson is visiting
her sister, Mrs. DR.. Grout.
Mrs. e. G. Hooker left last week
Thursday for Lowell, Mass, where
she will visit friends for few weeks.
Merrill Haskins and family of
Moretown are moving into ID. W.
Cooley's house on Main street.
George Robinson, who has been
working in Watermans bakery, has
finished work there and will resume
his studies in the high school.
Miss Mary Jenney of Stowe is Wis
iting DR.. and Mrs w. f. Minard for
a few days.
George Mccormick of Montpelier
who has been doing sharpening at
Drew Daniels stone shed, has finished
work there.
B. E. Wallace finished moving his
goods from his store on Stowe street
to his new store ON Main street, form
erly occupied by F. H. Lyford, last
week. Mr.. Wallace has been doing
business at his former stand for
twentyone years, during which time
he has made many friends by his con-
genial and accommodating manner,
and has established an extensive bust
ness in the dry goods line. He has
the good will of the citizens of Water
bury who wish him even greater sue
cess in his new and more convenient
quarters. A double fight of stairs in
the rear of the store leads to a store
room above which gives needed add
itional room and the store is made
light by means of an opening, in the
center overhead, thus affording an ex-
cellent opportunity to display goods.
A special meeting of Winooski
lodge, No. 40, will be held Wednesday
evening, at which the first degree will
be worked on one candidate.
Rowe Morrison, bookkeeper for Drew
Daniels, has been unable to attend to
his duties at the office the past week,
being confined to the house by sick
ness at his home in Barre.
Mentor lodge, No. 81, will work
the first degree on one candidate,
Tuesday evening.
About thirty couples enjoyed the old
and young folks ball at Barrett's hall
last week Friday evening. The floor
managers were Frank Carpenter and
E. E. Campbell; committee of intro
duction, II. D. Brown, E. E. Joslyn,
W. V. Burger and DR.. G. S. Bidwell.
Elmores orchestra of Montpelier furn-
ished music. The next dance will be
one week from Friday, April "a.
Miss Lena Wallce was in Mortified
last week, taking the teachers eX-
animation held in that town under the
supervision of County Examiner
Mathewson of Barre.
Miss Julia Moody was in Montpelier
on Saturday.
Mrs. w. A. Ferguson of Bristol is
spending Easter with her sister, Miss
Nellie MacEwen.
Mrs. W. H. Carroll visited in Bur-
lington last week.
RYEGATE.
j. r. Hunter returned from st.
Johnsbury last Thursday.
Mrs. j. A. Douglass is better.
Gentlemen's night will be observed
at the first meeting in May of Blue
Mountain Grange.
The listers have nearly finished tax
ing the lists.
George Nelson purchased three
year old colt of Andy Cole at Marsh
field, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Nelson were il
| Wells River last SATURDAY.
New goods are daily arriving at the
store of the new firm of Nelson &
Wallace at East Ryegate.
Hold and Ned Symes are trying to
make trade for the White Glover
farm of N. H. Kicker.
/ Tom Smith will carry on the Smith
farm in No. 2 neighborhood, this sum-
mer.
W. Thompson purchased IA pair
work horses at Oolebrook to work on
the roads this season.
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