The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-12

A graphapone concert was given
from Huntley's store on Saturday
evening.
Bridget McUauliff recently visited in
Barre.
James O'Gray of Roxbury has pur-
chased the j. M. Donahue house on
Water street Consideration, 50, 800.
Miss Minnie Moore returned on
Monday from Burlington where she
has been visiting for some time.
Mrs Homer Flint and son, Plumley,
of Allegheny, Pa, arrived in town on
Wednesday evening to spend the sum-
mer with her parents, Mr.. and Mr..
Frank Plumley. Rev. Mr.. Flint is
expected later.
Miss Grace Ingalls, of Barre spent
Sunday in town the guest of her moth
er, Mrs. E. Ingalls,, on Pearl street.
Mrs Charles Baldwin of Montpelier
is visitor in town.
Kent Hodgedon. who has been quite
sick the past three weeks, is able to
be out
Harold Joubert has been quite sick
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Yeaton of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were in town OF,
Friday to attend the funeral of their
nephew, James Brooks.
Mrs. J. @. Nichols, who spent the
winter in town, went on Friday to AL
bany, N. Y.
F. L. Howe was in Montpelier on
business on Friday.
Postmaster Richmond is in receipt
Of some new postage stamps issued by
the government during the holding OF
| the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
| These stamps are certainly work OF
art.
The funeral of James Brooks, whose
death was mentioned last week, was
held from his late home on Friday af-
ternoon at | O'Clock and burial was in
| the family lot in Elmwood cemetery.
Rev. e. W. Sharpe officiated. Several
selections were sung by a quartet.
There was a large gathering OF neigh.
bors and friends to pay their final
| tributes TO the memory OF the deceased
and the large contributions OF flowers
were beautiful. The bearers were
Harry Moseley, Guy Downing, Franz
Chase, and Oharlets Newton. Mr..
Brooks was farmer and was ever
honestly and kindly disposed in his re
lations to others.
John Kelly of Moretown was guest
| of relatives in town Oh Sunday.
The streets about town are rathe
dusty but the street sprinkler has mo-
made its appearance.
Chase & Roys recently received {
| OF g. To nil n
hotel in Roxbury. Claude Roys wen
to that town with the first load OF
Saturday.
A union temperance meeting wa
held in the Universalist church OF
Sunday evening. Rev. r. b. Kellogt
of Waterbury was the orator OF thu
evening and delivered an able address
The office of the town clerk has re
Gently been greatly improved in ap
pearance by new furniture from thu
stock of Chase 81 Roys.
Miss Helen Howe spent Sunday il
South Royalton the guest of relatives
NJ e. Warrington has sold his ba
fixtures to parties in Windsor.
A game of base ball was played OF
the N. U. campus on Saturday after
noon between the 23rd battery of For
Ethan Allen and Norwich University
The score resulted in favor of the lat
ter 10 to 2. In the fifth inning Gray
the pitcher for Norwich, had his thum
put out of JOINT and Chase acted a
substitute.
The social at the Congregations
church held on Wednesday eveinn
was largely attended.
O. e. Brackett of Roxbury was il
town on Saturday.
The appearance of Frank Chase
new market has been greatly improve
by the addition of new curtains an
other furnishings.
Mr.. and Mrs j. K. Edgerton visite
! in Windsor last week.