The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-05

The birthday club in the northeast
section of the town lately remembered
handsomely the birthday, October 10,
of one of the members, Perley G..
Sanders.
Asa c. WILDER wants to go to the
| neighborhood of Jennings, Louisiana,
where he has land, to spend the win
ter.
Frank Jefford's family will move
this week to the Walter Williams
farm, purchased recently.
William q. Pratt will soon move
| to 1.-THE Chester Martin farm" in our
village that he purchased last year.
We are glad to hear of the success
| our young townsman, Frank Erskine,
seems to be achieving in Chatham.
! New York, where he has charge of
! the business department of instruc-
ton in the schools there. During his
last vacation he was called to SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, for few weeks to help
! in starting certain work in business
college there. MI. Erskine finds his
skill as coruetist in demand in
church services in Chatham, as he
did while living III Albany.
There was quite good attendance
! at the concert last Saturday evening,
/ by the Sturtevant sisters, under the
auspices of the Universalist ladies
society. The applause given the sing
ing and the readings by Mr.. Potter
was generous.
Miss Saida Mckee has finished work
in George L. Edson's store where she
had worked for several years. She is
now with her sister, Mrs. Leslie d.
Gale.
Denny Briggs will sell at auction,
this week Wednesday, some fifteen
cost.
Mrs. Charles O. Staples was called to
Marshfield this week by the death of
her mother, Mrs. Betsey Dwinell,>
who was some seventy EIGHT years Of
age. Mr.. Staples and Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Grearson also attended the
funeral.
Ophir S. Martin is gaining in flesh
and his outlook is much brighter than
was thought to be the case few
months go
TIE ladies of tie Universalist So
ciety will hold their annual chicken
pie supper and sale, Friday, Nov ID.
There will be some novel attractions
Journal booth from the Curtis Pub
listing Go. of Philadelphia, in charge
of a Gibson girl, will be one OF, the
features of the festival, while "The
African Dodger, " and "Mother Ship
man" will make their first appearance
in Williamstown at this time. The
various booths will be new aud o-igi-
nal in design and the ladies in charge
will attend in costume. There will be
several new departures in the articles
presented for sale. The ladies hope to
make this festival well worth spend
ing an evening at The usual price of
25 cents will be charged.
81 co American Beauty Corsets at
Fits for 10 cents.
George Seaver thinss he and is wife
will go to warmer climate for the
winter although he has been gaining
quite a good deal in his short stay
here Texas and California have been
recommended as good places for him.
Mrs. Gilbert o. Smith thinks she
will 90 from here and probably to
Montpelier to live.
The ladies' reading club will have a
special meeting with Mrs. j. X.
Lyndo on saturday AFTERNOON OF uhls
week. AS the club is to make study
of Italy. the work for the season, Mrs.
Lynde has obtained photographs that
will be of particular interest to the
club and these are to be shown at this
meeting.
Mrs Laura Work Dennis. the young
est of the children of the late Elias
Work and now resident Of the State
of Washington is in sanitarium at
Spokane for treatment of rheumatism
that has crippled her for years,