The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
NORTHFIELD.


The ladies of the Methodist church
held chicken pie social il the YES
try of that church on Wednesday even
ing This supper was well attended
and an enjoyable evening was passed.
Arthur McCarty and Hiram Morrill,
were in Barre on Friday evening
The ladies of St Mary's church held
their regular social supper on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs y. D. Brown had charge of
the affair.
Mrs Persis Preston of Burlington is
visiting Mrs. Paulina Davis on Uen-
trail street.
Mrs. Judkins of Charlestown, N.
H., is visiting her son, DIR. j. Jud-
kins, who has been Ill but is now able
to be out.
The ladies of the Universalist church
gave a supper on Friday evening which
was successful affair, an unusually
large number attending.
Mrs. Robert Paine, who has been in
Woburn, Mass, caring for her mother,
returned on Thursday evening and on
arriving here found telegram stating
that her mother had just died. She
returned to Woburn OH Friday to at
tend the funeral. Much sympathy is
felt for Mrs. Paine in hor sad bereave-
ment.
Mrs. Charles Pervier is spending a
week at Stowe visiting relatives.
George Pingree of Boston was in
town on Thursday evening the guest
of his sister, Miss Mary Pingree.
DR.. Mayo attended the meeting of
the Vermont Homeopathic Medical
Society held in Rutland on Thursday.
Harry O. Moseley and Ira NJ. Holden
returned from a hunting trip to the
Adirondack mountains today.
@. W. Scarf of Burlington was in
town on business on Thursday.
The rooms occupied by the Modern
Woodmen of America are being reno
waited and otherwise repaired, a new
carpet has been laid and the whole
place bears evidence of artistic handi-
work.
A young daughter of James Gone fell
from second story piazza from the
Glazier house occupied by her aunt,
Mrs. James Colburn, at Gouldsville
and broke her collar bone and received
other injuries. DR.. Mayo was called
and the little one made as comfortable
as possible. No serious results are
expected and it is hoped that the child
may soon recover.
Ruth Dole and grandmother, Mrs
Tilden Austin, returned from Barre
ON Saturday. Mrs Austin expects tt
leave soon for Texas where her daugh
ter resides.
Mr.. Darimple, general passenger
agent of the Central Vermont Rail
road, was in town on business OF
Thursday.
An alarm Of fire was sounded Oh
Thursday the carhouse up the railroad
track having caught fire. This house
is used as sort of storing place fol
the workmen's tools. The fire depart
ment was called out and did very eff
cient service. After hard work thu
flames were subdued but not before
the roof of the building had been en-.
tirely burned. A strong wind rem
dered the work very difficult to per
form and a large and serious fire
might have resulted had not the flame
been checked.
Evelyn Jones spent Sunday at thu
home of her uncle, Lucius Webb, il
East Granville.
j. X. Egerton and wife returned
from visit in Windsor last week.
George Gross returned on Wednes
day from visit to his home in Mapl
Grove, p. @.
Charles Plumley returned Thursda,
from "a visit at the home of Col. Hogan
in ST. Adams.
Mr.. Judd of the south is visiting
his niece, Mrs. Harry Moseley, for
short time.
p. ID. Pike has returned from "A visi
in Rutland in the interests of tn
Black Slate Company of which he i
president.
Two travelling men of the hobo type
who gave their residence as any OIL
place or Boston, came to town iron
Montpelier where they were recent
released from the county Jail havin
just served ten days sentence for
first otfense of drunkenness aud O.
Thursday in their convivlal hilarit,
attempted to take a mans team fror
him on the common. The man rebelled
skirmish ensued and for a time it al
peared as if some of the trio were o
hostile grounds. After tie the tw
Migrants were subdued and taken /
Jail. They pleaded guilty to secon
offense and having lack of the neces
ssary funds with which to pay thei
fines took the only alternative and o
Saturday were taken to Rutland b
Policeman Fitzgerald, where it is e1
pected they will remain for the usut
number of days allotted IN like casei
Mrs. W. II. Cushman pleasantly er
tertained twelve tables at whist O
Thursday evening. Dainty refresl
ments were served and an enjoyabl
evening passed.