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

boys encouragement in their endeavor
to sustain some of the modern games
here. They do not wish to make
money out of it, but hope to come out
even at the close of the season and fur
nish few evenings amusement
through the winter.
The first regular game of basket ball
the local team entered was that against
the team from Company II of Mont
pelier, Saturday night. The home
team met defeat at the hands of the
visitors by score of "a to 8. Our
team did not have any expectation of
winning from the start and felt that
they had done we'll for the first game,
considering the strength of their OPP
ponents. in not sustaining heavier de-
feat. The Montpelier team with their
rooters, about forty in all, came by
special train and our boys were hap
PLY disappointed in them, as they had
been led to believe that rough time
might be expected; but more civil
and harmonious game could not have
been played, and the rooters showed
no partiality.
CALAIS.
Mrs. Justina Kent has been visiting
in Plainfied recently.
II. A. Kent and wife took in the
minstrel show at Montpelier Friday
night
Walter Ladue and son, of East Mont
pelier, and d. d. Averill of Piermont,
N. H., visited at 7. T. Lamphere S
Sunday
About thirty-five couples were in at
tendance at the social dance at North
Calais, the cold stormy weather stop
ping many from coming.
S. N. Gould of Randolph organized
Good Templar's lodge at Maple Cor
ner last Friday night. Officers: Past
chief templar, A. S. Pike; chief tenn
plar, Rome Van Orman; vice templar.
Myrta Hawkins; superintendent ju-
veniles, Mrs. e. E. Bemis secretary,
Blanche Sloan; financial secretary,
Alic Lamphore; chaplain, Ida Par
sons; guard, Alton Sloan.
Archie Lamphere has commenced
work for Orlando Martin at Plain
field
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified
has been secured to deliver the me-
mortal address, by Steve Post G. A. X.
NORId NUN lREDlEh.
The masquerade promenade given
by the Sons of Veterans and North
Montpelier band on Thursday evening"
February 10, was a success in every
way. a large company was in attend
ance.
Mrs. Ruby Kelley and Miss Ruth
Snow returned to their school duties
on Monday. February 49,
George Sibley and Miss Carrie Sib-
ley attended the Citizens minstrel
show last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Laura Cutler is stopping with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Snow at present.
SOUTH CORINTH.
Married, February 10th, at the home
of the brides parents, by Rev. A. H.
Webb, Frark E. DeGoosh and Flor
ence A. Moore. Their many friends
wish them a pleasant journey through
! life.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Chapman spent
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. P. o.
Huntington at Washington and are
now at j. L. Avery's.
Fred Sanborn was at home from ST.
JohDsbury part of last week, return
ing Monday,
Mrs. Alethea Hastings is seriously
ill at her home. 49,
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Munroe are
spending week or more will. Mr.
Munroe's parents, and other friends
in Littleton and Bath, N H. Ai ssEa'.ses.
We have had extremely cold.weathel
the past week, forty below zero on ont
morning and twenty-four below zero
another, and eight below zero for sew
eral more.
We wish to correct an error in las
week. S items which should have giver
the price of Leslie Parker's potatoes a
seventy-five cents per bushel instead
of forty-fve cents.