The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-24

expected. Miss Edith Ruiz is caring
for her
Miss Louise Chase is nursing Mrs.
Nutting at Randolph Center.
Miss Olive Fisk returned home from
last Saturday.
Miss Eliza Rumney is helping in the
family of John Blanchard at East
Braintree.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Wright accom-
panied the remains of his half brother,
X. f. Smith, to Burlington last We'd
nesday for interment.
The ladies' aid society met at the
parsonage last Thursday and sewed for
Curtis Upham's family.
Fourteen couples attended the dance
at the hall last Friday evening which
was gotten up by g. Tucker and Mr..
Salter.
Mrs. Erie Batchelder is suffering
with erysipelas and is not able to do
her work
An excellent display of handker-
chiefs at Fits.
BERLIN.
The pulpit of the Congregations
church on Sunday last was occupied
after the preliminary exercises, by
the Rev. Walter Davenport of Mont
pelier, who spoke on behalf of the
Anti Saloon League of Vermont. In
the course of his remarks he spoke on
the following four points. as from his
own point of view the most important
things to be considered at tins time /:
FirsU-As the license law is now in
force it is the duty of the citizen to
see that it is properly enforced Sec
ond-Secure as large "No" vote as
possible when we are again called
upon to vote for or against the liquor
businss. Third-Plan to secure re-
peal of the license law. Fourth-Er-
gage in campaign for total absti
nence. These four points were each
enlarged upon in an interesting and
instructive way. Mr. Davenport also
said that there were three times as
many cases of intoxication under the
present system as compared with the
former law. There was, he said, a
great cry made about the enormous
sale the last year of liquor under the
former law, $50, 600 worth, but under
license there was no less than $3.50, 600
w VI VII SOlhs llp w an tOAL NY "a DhSlhCoS
man of the city OF Montpelier that
the saloon keepers were banking be.
tween them, Sc, 600 weekly. There
were now at least seven cases of desti-
tute families dependent upon the city
charities.
A free Christmas tree entertainment
will be held in the Congregational
church on Thursday evening next.
There will be vocal and instrumental
music, readings and recitations and
the distribution of gifts from the trees.
Come and have pleasant time with
the children.
On account of the temperance adj
dress last Sunday, the Christmas SER
vice will be held on Sunday next
GROTON.
@. @. Lord, former editor and pro-
prietor of the Times, was in town
Monday, called here by the death of
Mrs. Lords sister. He is a skilled
workman and greatly enjoys his new
position as foreman in Thayer's news
paper and job office, Morrisville. He
is missed in Groton as a citizen and
the publisher of paper which always
stood for the best things
Edwin Cluugh and Arthur, sons of
the Baptist pastor, are at home for
the holidays.
The rain of Sunday night was well
coined by many farmers in this COM
who have been obliged to
carry water for their stock.
The Christmas tree exercises of the
Methodist church will be held in the
audience room, Thursday evening.
Sewell Carpenter, after an absence
of over week through sickness. from
the post office. is again at his post.
Miss Theresa Jean Cochrane arrived
from Boston on Monday with her
friend Miss Finely, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fletcher arrived on Tuesday to
spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sheriff of
Barre, are visiting in town.
Mrs. Shelton, of Boston, arrived on
the tomb OF the body of her STEP
mother, Mrs. Venner.
The little daugter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fuller Wells has been quite sick of
late but is reported to be improving.
Frank P. Downs is doing lively
business disposing of sleighs this sea-
son.
Mrs. Henry Kemp has been visiting
in Barre during the past week.
Mrs. Albert Cofrin is quite sick.
On Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist
parsonage. by the BRIDES father, Rev.
George W. Clough, Eva Augusta
Olough and Guy Edwin Spear of
Randolph were married. Mr.. Spear
was formerly principal of the high
school in Groton, and is now princi-
pal of the high school in West Leban-
on, N. III. Mrs Spear has served as
teacher in the Groton school and was
greatly beloved by her pupils. The
happy couple, as they left town on
the 80 train for Montpelier, received
a merry send-off from large COM
pany of friends and former pupils.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Miss Bessie Ryder of East Randolph
was guest of Mrs. Julia A. Peabody
last week.
Mercury registered at "a degrees be-
low zero at this place last Thursday
morning.
W. w. Sprague and wife of Ran
dolph were last week with relatives
and friandc