The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-08-13
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liol are bp6uulhk oiio Wooh III IoWh'
Mrs. George Wooster and daughter,
Dora, are visiting Mrs. Woosters bro
Their in Attleboro, Mass.
Mrs. Emma Nichols and daughter. |
Nadine, are at their cottage at Queen |
City Park.
Rev. f. E. Currier of Williamstown
occupied the pulpit at the Methodist
church Sunday morning.
Willis Cummings and wife of East
Montpelier visited his aunt, Mrs.
Irene Durant, on Saturday.
Chase Straw has returned from a.
two or three weeks stay in Landau,
N. H.
There were about one hundred in
attendance at the reception given to
Rev. Abbie O. Billings Thursday eve
ming of last week.
Henry Severance and wife of Mont
pelier visited his father, J. l.. Sever
ance, and other friends in town the
past week.
Mrs Cora Glidden of Montpelier
was visitor in the home of K. A.
Rosebrook on Sunday.
| Mrs. Aaron Brown visited her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Maxfield, in
| a paw VI piO popo WYNN
S. Swerdfeger has been appointed
vne of the commissioners on the estate
of Eben Smith late of Cabot.
Mrs. O. A. Bemis of Barre has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Lamb
erton, the past week.
S. Swerdfeger and A. 7. Davis at
tended the Woodbury. Morrisvlile ball
game at Woodbury. on Saturday.
Mears & Pitkin are operating their
box shop by steam power.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Stevens and
two children of Snohomish, Washing
ton, we're guests of DR.. and Mrs. II.
S. Carver the past week.
f. 9. Merrill has assumed portion
of his duties in Mears q Pitkin's box
shop after forced vacation of several
weeks on account of a broken wrist.
Mrs. Charles Lakiu was recently
favored by a. visit from her brother
from Peabody, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Foster of East
M ontpelier were at the home of j. W..
Davis on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dewey of South
birmingham are visiting Mrs. Dewey S
grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Pitkin, and
other friends about town.
Mrs. A. E. Lamberton and daughter
are spending the week with friends in
Bethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Mears, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Swerdfeger and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Il. Davis expect to visit Greens
boro pond this week.
Arthur Raymond has moved from
the house owned by the railroad COM
40 or +n +ha ,,lo
owned by Samuel Bemis ON East Main
street which was recently vacated by
f. V. Hassam.
Miss Harriet Fisher of Lower Cabot
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E, L.
Spencer. Miss Fisher is filling posi-
ton as teacher in the Whitcomb grad.
ed school at Bethel with much credit
l to herself and the school,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Dwinell re-
turned on Monday from few days il
camp with Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Tuck
$ er at Greensboro. 'Gill" met will
fair success with rod and line landing
o there, while there one weighing abou
five pounds.
{ A. w. Blake, now in the employ O.
the Montpelier and Wells River rail
! road at Montpelier, was at home Mon
day. He came down to the village fol
short time during the forenoon, i
:, being his first call since last Decem
Der.
The band have completed their or
! ganization by the election of the fol
= lowing officers: G. L. Dwinell, pres
ident "A. E. Lamberton, vice. president
i w. H. H. Mears, secretary and treas
: urer Ira H. Edison, leader, and Ire
H. Edison, E. O. Pitkin and A. W
Cole, executive committee.
3 A purely mutual company-fifty
= seven years old, with over $500, 600,
= 600 in assets, with the largest income
the most liberal contract, the larges
new business, the most insurance IL
force, of any company in the world
j, That's the New York Life. Woul'
i you not like to become partner il
n this great business concern? Applica
tions received here. A. T. Davis
: special agent.
Q w. H. Ii. Mears, secretary ant
n treasurer of the band, was in Ryegat
! on Monday and closed contract TO
i the furnishing of music for the fair t.
& be held at South Ryegate in the earl
part of September. The boys of tn
v band are putting in some good practic
work under the direction of their oil,
n leader, Ira H. Edison, which is suffi
d cient guarantee that by the time tn
fair opens they will be in shape t
= fully maintain their past reputation
= for furnishing good music for the oc
= casion. The fair will undoubtedly re
~ cieve liberal patronage from this sec
ton.
Il Mrs. Rosina McAllister was pleas
y antly reminded of her sixty-thir
birthday on Wednesday afternoon O
g last week by genuine surprise visi
l. from several of her lady friends at he
home with her daughter, Mr.. b. b
J, Nownes. The afternoon was pleasant
ly passed in social way. One littl
instance which provoked not littl
amusement was the gift to Mrs. McAl
lister of nice dressed fowl which sh
herself had that morning dressed sup
j. posing it intended for visit at Mrs
d Frank Whites Several useful an
!. ornamental gifts were left with Mrs
o McAllister and after partaking of
# bountiful repast the friends took thei
: departure leaving best wishes for man