The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-12-31

presents were distributed, in which ali
were bountifully remembered, they ~.
paired to the dining room and finished
the program with an oyster supper.
All spoke of it as being one of The
p~leasanGest Christmas evenings they
had enjoyed in many years and ar
rangements were made to meet at the
home of MI. and Mrs. b. w. Wheeler
next year
Mrs. Otis Wheeler has been ill but is
better.
DR.. G.. G. Hall has returned from
his trip in Massachusetts, WHARF he
spent a few days last week.
Lee Goodell returned to Montpelier
last Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Carnes has closed her
work at l.. j. Benjamin's.
Mrs. Mile Pray is in very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Oonnor COM
menced working for Mr.. Hassam, last
Tuesday.
confined t. her bed for a few weeks,
has not been so we'll for a few days.
SOUTH RYEGATE.
Lafayette Carpenter, aged sixty-nine
years, died at midnight last night,
after a lingering illness of several
weeks with a disease that has puzzled
the medical fraternity far and g
Mr.. Carpenter has been one of our
most respected citizens and will be
greatly MISSED by his family and
n%eighbors. He leaves a wife and two
daughters and a multitude of friends
to mourn his de .th. Nj. Carpenter
served his country in the war of the
rebellion, and his son, John, wal one
of the first, although but seventeen
years OF age, to enlist and 90 to the
Philippines. He lost his life there
where his time was faithfully served
n nearly ended. Since the death of
his son MI. Carpenter has not beer
the same as before. His funeral will
be on Thursday of this week at l D.
m, from the Reformed Presbyterian
church and burial in the ole cemetery
at South Ryegate.
Charles Clement was married last
Christmas Day to a young Lady from
Peacham. They have begun house.
keeping in Nancy Randall's tenement.
He will drive team for M. H. Gibson
hauling stone from the Blue Mountain
quarries.
The ladies' missionary meeting of
the Presbyterian church will be held
at the parsonage this week Thursday
afternoon.
Communion services will be held at
the Presbyterian church. next Sunday.
The annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers for the Reformed Pres
byterian church, will be held at the
church, Wednesday afternoon, Jan.
6, 1904. 1t is hoped that the entire
congregation will be present as there, is
important business to transact.
The promenade and masquerade ball
at Gibson's hall, Thursday night of
this week. is the principal attraction
for people who enjoy that kind of
amusement.
HORN OF THE MOON
Lucius Sanders is in East Montpelier
at work for l.. S. Wheeler.
Miss Emma Cooley is spending two
weeks at home.
Miss Alice Sanders spent a part of
last week at e.. W. Sanders.
There was a Christmas tree with
exercises at the Morse school house,
Saturday evening.
Miss Belle Dillon is stopping at W.
+. Gladdi ngs'. Since the middle of
October Miss Dillon has been caring
for Mrs. Keith of Putnamsville.
FAYsTON.
Miss Emily b. Johnson, teacher in
the Randolph graded school, is spend.
ing a two weeks vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Il. Wood of Will
Jamestown spent Christmas with J. b.
and j. ID. Thompson.
Misses Anna l.. Bragg and Marion
Dana, teachers in Warren village,
Miss Minnie Maxwell, in Moretown
village and Anna l.. Mehuron in
Waitsfield were at their homes for
Christmas.
Charles X. Max we'll Of Colombia Col
lege. New York city. Miss Gertrude
Strong of the University of Vermont,
and Miss Lena l. Baird of the Ran
dolph Normal School are spending
the holiday vacation at their homes.
Mrs. Catherine Posnett had the mis-
fortune to fall on the ice and break
her leg.
O. H. Mehuron's new steam mill Is
nearly ready for business, and Mr..
all ready to be sawn. Much success
to "Cal." -, the man who is "making
two spears of grass grow where only
n grew before"
Mrs. James mclaughlin, who has
been suffering from erysipelas. is
rapidly improving.