The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-26

Island, p. O., last Tuesday for a
weeks visit, and Mr.. Wood went to
st. Johnsbury to attend meeting of
the Massachusetts, College of Embalm-
ing
Miss Helen Kimball went to Rut-
land on Tuesday as delegate to the
Women's Relief Corps convention
there.
Miss Croft of Barre has class of
six music scholars engaged here, and
will give piano lessons at the home of
B. f. Sibley.
The ladies' reading club met last
Saturday with the Misses Kimball,
and had for subject of study, Michael
Angelo and Florence. The club will
meet with Mrs. John Duffus, Saturday
afternoon, March T. Subject of study,
George Eliot.
A Good Templar's society was or
ganized at the Methodist vestry last
Tuesday evening.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
The |. O. u. T. lodge of this place
is invited to visit Hardwick Lodge
Monday evening, March 2nd, and on
that account the whist party will be
at the l. OG r. hall Tuesday even
ing, March 3rd. Light refreshments
will be served.
There will be masquerade prome-
made at the l. O. G.. I. hall next FRI
day evening, February 81. Cake and
coffee will be served and we hope for
a large attendance.
The next temperance meeting held
at the center of the town will be
next Sunday evenin-, February 80.
Westley Peck will act as chairman.
and the committee on the programme
Florence Wheeler, Maud Daniels,
Maud Batchelder. Cora Benjamin
and Hittie Goodell.
Mrs. Carnes. who has been working
for l.. j. Benjamin, is stopping for a
few weeks with Mrs. Y. ID. Bailey
who is in very poor health caused
from sudden cold.
The Good Templars social union was
held with Mrs. A. M. Benjamin last
week Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Sewing occupied the ladies time in
the afternoon. Games, singing, speak
ing and general good time was had
i'll the evening by old and young.
Will Angel is suffering with neu-
ralgia in the face. Lelllse Angel is
recovering from an attack of pneu
monia.
Mrs. Ada Dawson is having u seri-
Gus time with cold sores on the face
which was thought at first to be cry
sipelas.
Miss Haskins has closed her work
with the church here and returned to
Worcester.
Dennison Eastman of Newbury was
in town last week.
Several from here are attending the
musical convention al East Montpelier
this week.
The warning for the town meeting
is up and every voter should put forth
every effort to be at the polls next
Tuesday to cast mo" vote on the
license question. Rumors have it that
there will be saloon in this town,
but gentlemen, do your duty and the
motion will be put down.
MORETOWN.
Viola Hartman of Stowe visited in
town several days last week.
AFRO Griffith and wife visited his
sister, Mrs E. &. Atkins, on Friday.
Birney Griffith has moved into the
house known as the Tom Somerville
house on the hill, and is to work for
G.. Sleeper the coming year.
Quite a number in town are battling
with the grip; among the number
are Mrs Will Shea, Mrs. Jacob Bates
and Hubbel Palmer Mrs Frank Saw
yer, who has been i'll for some time,
is gaining slowly. Her sister, Miss
Bessie Bruce, is caring for her.
H. E. Austin and wife of Worcester
visited in town Sunday.
The young son of Luke Flynn is
| dangerously ill.
There was a service at the Catholic
| church on Sunday.
The ladies' sewing circle meets
with Mrs. L. j. Ferris Wednesday
afternoon.
| The Friday afternoon cottage prayer
meeting will be held at the parsonage.
Mrs. f. d. Griffith is slowly I'M
proving in health. Her son, S. @.
Jones of Waterbury, visited her on
Sunday
EAST BARRE
Walter DIisco of Graniteville has
been ill for the past few days.
A son was born on Saturday, Feb
ruary IA, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ler-
mond-
John Gross of Mortified was at the
quarries Saturday, purchasing stock for
his stone shed.
George Salinas was in Mortified
Saturday afternoon.
Jim Moran's family is suffering
| from measles.
Nelson Lager, who has been unable
to work for time, is recovering. -
The ladies of the Congregational
church are busy soliciting food for
the dinner which they are to serve on
town meeting day.
1t has been decided to have another
trial concerning Mrs. Mayos two
boys, for disobedience at school.
Glass blowers who have been in
Graniteville the'past week are expect
ed to spend this week at East Barre.
SOUTE RYEGATE.