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

An afternoon whist CLUB mas been
formed by some CT the ladies of the
village and meets on Wednesday after.
moons.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Warrington,
Mrs. Della Hanlon and daughter,
Evelyn, were III Randolph Tuesday to
attend the wedding of Miss May Ken
drick and Samuel McOulloch of White
River Junction. Miss Kendrick spent
last winter here at the Northdeld
House. Mr.. McOulloch is mail
agent. They will reside in White
River Junction.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Sanborn
went to Boston on Thursday for few
days. Fred Green is assisting in the
store during Mr.. Sanborn's absence.
A daughter, Laura Evelyn, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thompson No
vemper 10 at Naples, Italy. Mrs
Thompson will be remembered as
Mary OIcutt.
Rev. +. W. Bartlett, who for the
past two months has been conducting
services at st. Mary's church, left on
Thursday for his home in Rookport,
Mass.
O. B. Marble has been confined to
the house the past week by illness.
a. S. McVicar of St. George, N
B., is visiting friends in town. He
expects to commence work in the near
future as granite carver for Cannon
& Slack.
Nellie Celley of Barre is visiting at
John Plunkett's.
Ed Wilder of Millers Falls, Mass,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. A. W.
Wilder.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Colburn have
purchased of Newell Byam a building
lot south of Mrs. Brayley's and will
build nice residence in the spring.
Hon. Frank Plumley and wife re-
turned from Venezuela, Monday even
ing. They were accompanied by Wal
ter Flost, young lad from Caracas
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles Plumley re-
turned with them from New York
Rev. DR.. Hudgell of Massachusetts
conducted the services at st. Mary's
church on Sunday.
Mrs Lucy (Averill Gilman of
Brattleboro was the guest of her son,
Cadet Gilman, and other relatives in
town last week.
John Rice and wife of Danville
visited at j. c. Rice's on Saturday.
The ladies' literary club will meet
with Mrs P. d. Pike on Tuesday.
There will be a special meeting of
Naomi Chapter of o E. s., Tuesday
evening at 80 O'Clock. Two candi-
dates will receive the degrees.
Mrs. e. H. Thomas has returned to
her home in Middlebury after visit
with her daughter, Miss Bernlce
Thomas.
A literary bazaar is to be given by
the ladies of the Universalist church
Thursday evening Everybody is in
vited to come and bring their friends
Reuben Denton died at his home ON
Emerson hill near the fair ground
Thursday after brief illnesss with
pneumonia aged about seventy years.
The funeral was held Saturday at
l O'Clock p M, Rev. e. W. Sharpe
officiating. Interment was at the Gen.
wife for whom much sympathy is felt.
Mr.. Denton came to town about two
years ago from Ripton.
Wilkes Lawrence of Chicago made
brief visit at the home Of Irving Kerr
ON Thursday evening.
f. E. Colburn was in Randolph on
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Mary Reed, sister of Mrs. Will
Russell, is confined to her bed with the
grip.
H. e. Miller of st. Adams was in
town Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Josie Loomis is in Randolph
caring for Mrs. Luther B. johnson,
who is very ill.
Lora Reed went to Montpelier today
to resume the study of music at Mont
pelier Seminary.
Miss Maude Howes spent Friday in
Montpelier and Barre.
| Alfred O'Brien was in town on Mon
day on his way to Springfield, Mass.
E. l.. Field is in Boston on bust
ness trip.
Misses Nellie Harrigan and Kate
Hartley were in Montpelier and Barre
for few days last week,
Harley H. Slack was in Montpelier
on business on Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret Carrigan visited a
few days of last week in Barre the
guest of her sister, Mrs. John Con-
way.
Mrs. Tom McCutcheon entertained
her Sunday school class on Saturday
afternoon. Sewing was INDUCED iu
and very pleasant afternoon was
spent.
1t has been SAID that "hasty tenn.
per was mans worst enemy" and one
of these came near causing tragedy
in high life on one evening the latter
part of last week. The calm serenity
of the moonlight night was broken by
discordant strains of a trio Of angry
voices issuing forth from the central
part of the town. Reluctantly 1T is
stated that mere words were not all
there was to it, but that other ways
and means of settling an argument
were brought into evidence, and for a
short period the scene WAS ole of those
where distance lends encLantment.
After time enthusiasm died away
and quiet was restored. No lives were
lost but enmities of lifetime we're
brought about. 1t was just little in
cident to keep the reputation of that
ward good. After it's enactment things
moved on as before and now all there
is to do is to wait for something else
to happen but it is to be hoped that