The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-10

Clinton Cram and \ lbert M Good
rich hope 10 be let off this week from
service as petit jurors at the county
court in chelsea
Charles NJ. Seaver is waiting for
some surveying work to be done at the
depot before proceeding with his
warehouse here.
Mrs. Eda Lasell Wood of Barre is
stopping with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
II. j. Lasell
Sidney Martin has gone to Essex
Junction and is staying with his
brother, Lawyer Allen Martin.
Harvey l.. Cheney likes we'll his
work in Mortified.
Raffia and Indian basket supplies at
Fits.
Charles Passera's family, next door
to Henry @. House on the north, had
scare and some burns one day last
week. A table on which was light.
ed kerosene lamp, was tipped over and
two or three members of the family
slightly burned.
Frank, youngest son of the late Isaac
Staples and now with Dexter M. Jones,
recently came from the National Sol
diers' Home in Togus. Maine. He had
been in similar home at Hampton
Roads, Virginia.
John Bacon's pension was increased
from So to $40 month, recently.
N. Bert Robinson is to supply the
Mrs. A. M. Hubbard house with
water from his spring the house hav.
ing been rented to Gene Marshall,
who is soon to begin housekeeping
there.
Asa G. WILDER purposes to start this
week and alone for Jennings, Louisi-
ana. He will 60 by way of Chicago
and New Orleans and will remain
through the winter, probably.
James A. Thompson, who as boy
lived here for some years with Will
liam G. Putnam, has lately visited
Mrs. Orville Fl. Briggs aud son. He
is stone cutter by trade and is about
to 90 to Sacramento, CAL, for his
health.
Mrs. Thomas Sheridan has been in
Montpelier in the last week caring
for Mr. Sheridan's sister, who has
been sick there.
Irving Wilfore has the place in Jack
sonville, Florida, that Harry Denny
had been filling but gave up on ac-
count of ill health
MIS-. Aaron G. Martin had shock
on Monday last 1t affected only her
speech, it is said.
Luther, son of Fred Jackson, is stay
Ing with Mrs. John Farnham and do
ing chores this winter. He is pupil
in the village school.
Mrs. Carl M. Seaver has returned
from visit of several weeks with her
parents in New York State. Though
her brother, Howells, was operated
upon for appendicitis in Albany, N.
Y. few years ago he does not get
entire relief from the trouble. Mrs.
Seaver says the town in which her
parents live has just voted for prohi
bition by majority OF thirteen and
for the first time in many years.
There has been IA large number of sa-
looms in the place and many thousands
of dollars have been received for Ii
ceuses This is encouragement for
those Of us who hope to see Vermont
as Il State back to prohibition next
year.
William q. Pratt expects it will be
three years before he has completed
the work of bui,ding and repairs on
his Chester Martin farm in our viii
lage.
There is an epidemic of colds and
the like hereabouts.
Miss Myrtle Seaver will be in
George L. Edson's store through the
holidays and will remain at home
through the winter.
EAST CALAIS.
l.. l. Provost il quite ill with jaun-
dice.
w. l. = cree was down from Hard
wick fGw lays, recently, look ing after
the Iu.aress Of the firm during his
p,rtner's illness.
Deputy Sheriff Dut,on was out all
day Sunday looking for the escaped
prisoners. He struck the trail of
Knapp but other deputies were ahead
of him.
Mrs Irena Christy died December A,
Mt the home of A. Il. wilbur and fu-
neral services were held there Sunday
The burial was in the cemetery at
Woodbury.. She is survived by one
son, Charles.