The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07

pneumonia is visiting at j. A. Foss'.
John Hill of Berlin was in town
Sunday
l.. L. Knapp and family enjoyed
New Years dinner with Mrs. Knapp's
people at East Calais.
Ezekiel Skinner was summoned to
Tunbridge on Sunday by the alarming
illness of his brother.
Ira Stone, who has been ill for sew
eral weeks, is not as we'll.
Mrs Ruth Mellen is very low. She
has reached the advanced age of nine
ty-four.
w. II. Martin has moved into the
tenement over his meat market.
Mrs. Alpha Guernsey of Montpelier
who was here during the sickness and
death of her aunt, Mrs. Elsie Wheeler,
returned home on Monday.
o. j. st. Cyr has engaged to do the
butchering for W. H Martins mar
ket.
Miss Flora Batchelder was ill on
Monday and unable to attend to her
duties as teacher in the primary de-
partment of the village school. Her
place was taken by Miss Leah Hamel.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Pike are work
ing for Elac Spicer at his lumber
| camp.
j. Edward and B. e. Bailey of
Montpelier were in town on Monday.
Blanche Cutler is very sick with
pneumonia.
Rev. G. H. Wright and Rev. L. f.
Fortney were at Montpelier Saturday
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| ing. Mr.. Wright was elected to the
county committee chosen to cooperate
with the State committee of fifteen.
Marjorie Cate, who rendered vocal
solo at the Christmas exercises, is only
four years of age instead of seven as
| given in this correspondence last week.
John Shorey has returned from a
two weeks visit at Leominster, Mass.
One of the. banner agricultural
towns in the county. Plainfeld has
many large dairy farms of which she
is justly proud; one of the best in
this class is the farm of H. H. Martin
which a Waterman representative re-
Gently had an opportunity of visiting.
Mr.. Ma. tin has 100 head of cattle
andn his dairy of sixty COWS is among
the best in the State. He has also ter
fine horses and the breeding of fancy
colts is special feature at this farm.
L. j. Bolster of Barre was in tow
on Monday.
Clark Reed of Bethel was in towr
on Sunday.
A benefit supper was given at the
dining room of the Methodist church
on Tuesday evening by the Kings
Daughters and others for the benefit
of Moses Hamel.
There will be meeting of the w
@. L. u, on Friday.
Fred Gates and John Durkee 81
Montpelier were at the Pleasant View
House over Sunday.
Mrs. H. H. Dewey of South Fran
ingham, Mass, was here on Friday.
~ At the installation of officers in til,
order Of l. o. o. F., on Monday even
ing the following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year: Noble
grand. John Foss vice grand, E
P. Whitcomb; secretary. A. E. Foss
treasurer, II. II. Bartlett.
Mrs. Lowell Spaulding is quite ill.
The deed was passed on Monday OIL
a real estate sale from Mrs. Ruth Mel
len to Lewis Ducham.
= Sixteen. members of e1sorder o
Good Templars attended the twenty
fourth annual banquet of the Calai
lodge last Friday evening.
sFAt.the funeral of''Mrs. FElsie.. Wheele
there were present many from away
Four of her nephews, Alton and LIE
vern Benjamin, Alvin Ainsworth ant
Alfred HILL were bearers. The flu
eneral was held at the Congregations
church Thursday, January /, at, tw,
o'clock p. M, Rev. G. II. Wright Off
ciating. Only one sister is left of tn,
family, Mrs Betsey Hill who is nov
eighty eight years of age. The fora
contributions were very beautiful
among them being pillow given b,
the Rebekah Lodge. - s.s ... 80