The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-25
PLAINFIELD.

II. G.. Moore has sold his pasture to
Oscar Wheeler.
The family of Theron Moore on east
hill are sick with the whooping cough
and one girl, Marcia, is critically i'll
with pneumonia.
Frank Woodcock and Lee Martin
have recently had placed in their
houses, telephones, being on the
peoples line. \
Calvin Pratt died at his home on
Maple Hill on Tuesday at the advanced
age of eighty-two years; the funeral
was held Thursday at two O'Clock at
the church on the hill.
The Peoples Telephone Co., has
recently began setting poles from Nat
Pages to Barre city.
Mrs. Fred Townsend, who is work
ing at Clint Cutters, is now sick with
pneumonia.
Rev. and Mrs. L. f. Fortney spent
Wednesday in Barre.
John Foss and T. H. Bartlett were
in Barre, Wednesday on business.
Joe Bowles was in town Wednesday
in the interest of the Holbrook Groc-
cry Co., of Keene, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. @. Hoyt of Lyndon
were guests at the Plainfield House
on Tuesday.
J. n. Chamberlain of Montpelier
was in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Martin was taken sud-
denly i'll Tuesday with chills. The
doctor was summoned on Wednesday
and she was reported as better.
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at James Martins last week.
Alice Lazelle arrived home from
| Gardner, Mass, OH Wednesday. She
has been teaching school for some time
past in Gardner.
Charles A. Smith of Montpelier was
in town on Tuesday preparing to set
up monument.
Miss Helen A. Duke will give a
reading next Thursday evening. This
| is the same entertainment that she
gave at Marshfield at the reunion with
| good success.
Mamie, daughter of Judge Q. E.
| Woodward of Montpelier, is visiting
her grandparents. DR.. and Mrs.
Lazelle
Harry Cutting, who has been hard
|
tend to his duties again.
The Odd Fellows expect to WORK thu
initatory degree on two candidates
next Monday night.
@. L. Saules. who is building a new
mill at Pigeon pond, expects to b,
ready for business, Monday, July 6
f. L. Duke of Marshfield was il
town Tuesday on business.
Mrs Martin L. Pike is away visit
ing for two weeks.
Harrison Bean is still gaining il
health.
The walls of the Congregations
church are now being calcimined
When completed it will look very fine
the work is being done by Orvill
Clark and f. G. Hoyt
W. H. Egglefield, who has beel
suffering several days with kidne
trouble, is reported better.
William Huntoon is now sick with
hard cold and lung trouble.
The ladies aid of the Congregations
church will hold an ice cream socia
next Saturday evening, June 81, o.
the lawn if pleasant; if not it will
be held in the vestry
Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Walz visite,
last Wednesday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Butterfield of Nortl
Montpelier.
The grand celebration that was t.
be held on the Fourth of July ha
been given up; it is expected that tn
boys club will furnish some celebra
ton.
The Kings Daughters will hold
business meeting at Mrs. l.. L
Knapp's next Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Miss Muriel Chamberlain of Eas
Barre is visiting her cousin, Miss ELL
Lamberton.
The pulpit chairs at the Congrega
tional church have been recovered b.
some unknown friend and anothe
friend has offered to wire the churcl
for electric lights the church viii
furnish the chandelier for which TIL
people and pastor are very grateful.
Joseph Cole celebrated his eighty
first birthday last Monday. Hi
children were all present. They were
A son, George Cole, and wife of Eas
Barnet, daughters, Mrs. Sherman
Chamberlain and husband of Eas
Barre, Mrs Bert Dix of Marshfield
Mrs. Merrill Aiken and husband O
this town and daughter, Mrs. Wesle
Lamberton. On the occasion of hi
last three birthdays his children hav
all been with him. Miss Flora Bemi
took an excellent photograph of tn
family gathering
III. E. Cutters new stable has jus
beer completed work being done b,
H. Frederickson and John Mansfield
1t is 22x4S feet, with carriage hous
at one side 28X12 feet and contains fiv
box stalls on one side ON the ground
The whole interior of the barn AM
carriage house is sheathed and fin
ished in oil and is supplied with
ventilator that is two feet in diane
ter and nice tub of spring water. I
is now the best stable that can b
found in this vicinity. Mr.. Cutler i
keeping in this stable some fine horse
for Montpelier people. Among then
is pair owned by j. Edward Bale,
five and six years old, chestnut ant
seal brown in color, and also a Re,
Elm mare five years old that can hard
ly be beaten anywhere. He also has
beautiful chestnut pair owned by l.. ID
| Taft of Mammalian five and siy war