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

Mrs Flora Miles and Mrs. Jennie
Williams visited in Peacham last Fri.
day.
@. A. Clark of Seattle, Wash, and
Miss Maude Ayers of Barre have been
guests at E. II. Clark's for a few days.
H. Goss was in st. Johnsbury one
day last week to visit his daughter
School closed last Friday An exhi-
bition was held on Thursday evening
which was enjoyed 10y all. Miss Char
lotte Burnham, tia teacher, returned
to her home in Walden on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Houghton Wis.,
tied at Frank Walbridge's last Sunday.
ID. S. Hall has been confined to the
house with u hard cold for several
days.
About seventy-fve attended the
patty at Mr.. and Mrs. John Halls last
Thursday evening.
Arthur Houghton has been ill for
few days.
A. T. Dunn visited Mrs. J. L.
Frye. his sister, at Danville a few
days last week
FAIRLEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McIndoe, and
their little son, from New York have
been visiting their mother, Mrs Nc
Indoe, and other friends in town.
Mrs. Paine has returned from a two
weeks visit to her children in Barre,
and to other friends in Cabot and
Randolph
Mrs. Albee, the president of the W.
r. c., gave a social at her home Tues
day evening A large attendance and
pleasant time, of course.
Sherman Daley has moved into Mr..
Perkins tenement.
The case of typhoid fever in Mr..
Putney's family is improving and there
are no new cases.
The singing school conducted by
Prof. Corliss is progressing finely and
is to close with an "Old Folks Con-
cert. " The date is not yet definitely
announced
CABOT.
w. T. Kurr of Lyndonville is
visiting j. 7. Drew for few days.
j. Y. Lance was at home from
Mortified over Sunday
Mrs. Il. w. harrington is reported
as some better.
f. A. Messer has purchased the
Lucinda Lyford house opposite the
Congregational church and will take
possession this week.
Mrs. Jimmie Pike of Marshfeld,
and Mrs. Mary Atkins of Cabot Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs Bemis Pike last
week.
Quite number attended the min
strel show at Montpelier last Friday
night.
Rev. 0. E. Aiken exchanged with
Rev. j. A. Dixon of Hardwick last
! Sunday.
Mrs. Josie NJ. Davis of Newport has
been III town for the past week.
Mrs Dell Banister of Boston visited
her sister, Mrs. H. G.. Williams, who
has been i'll for some time.
Miss Julia Blodgett has gone tc
Johnson and West Burke on visit.
Mrs NJ d. Wells visited at H. ..
Colton's in Montpelier last week.
! A. W. Laird lost valuable horse
| last week.
The annual meeting of the Cabot
Creamery company was held on Tues.
day evening at the creamery.
A sugar social was held by the Ep.
worth League at the residence of B.
j. Lance, Tuesday evening.
The insurance companies have set
tied the fire and water damage caused
by the fire in the Wells and Rogers
block last week. The whole amount
settled for was about $3.50.
A very enjoyable old ladies' wish
occurred last Wednesday afternoon as
surprise to Mrs. Wiswell at her
home. In rooms decorated with rare
old furniture, number of invited
lady friends gathered. All who could,
dressed in ancient style; among the
articles worn were several costly sill
and delaine dresses, wide white lace
home made collars, finely embroidered
undersleeves, high large back combs
and many articles of jewelry, one
lady wearing three pins, and another
long earrings and pin to match. White
crepe shawls were plenty several car
ried bead handbags made long ago
and some brought their knitting and
relics in the famous carpet bags Of
other days. Among the articles
brought were several pieces of en-
broidery, one very rare black lace veil
wide and long, filled in with exquisite
needle work, very old book on mis-
cellaneous subjects, and many pic
lures of people now living but takel
so long ago that they were hardly rec,
ognized. One lady brought snuff
box, and it is wondered when the time
will come that pipes and cigars will
be as much of relic. Other relic
were samplers made by school girls,
bead necklace, and part of hal
book, which it as once the fashion tt
make, and served something the sam,
purpose that autograph albums do to
day. The supper was elaborate, served
ON homemade linen table cloth
with charming old dishes, steel knive
and forks, and silver spoons that were
pure, thin and old. Hot biscuit, plail
doughnuts lection cake, custard pi,
and many other delioacies reminded
one of the past, while many new
fashioned dishes graced the table
among which were love-knots, prett,
and toothsome All combined to max,
repast long to be remembered. Thu
candle was lighted and the time cam,
for old people to be at home. so eacl
one departed much pleased and highly
entertained by the loving forathOugh