The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08
WATERBURY,.

". IL. WHITE and George Fisher o.
Montpelier were in town on Sunday
Arthur White and wife of Barton
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j
Knowles.
A. H. Smith, who has been very
ill, is better at this writing.
r. j. Knowles returned from 6
visit 10 Barton on Tuesday of last
week.
The regular meeting of Winooski
Lodge, +. and A. M, will occur or
Wednesday. Dec. Z.
The regular meeting of Alhambra
encamrment will be held Friday
evening of this week.
Bert Savage will finish work fol-
Atkins & Son on Friday and will &c
to Proctor to tie employed by the
Vermont Marble Co.
The following officers were elected
at the meeting of the Waterbury
Chapter, o. e. s., on Wednesday
evening: Mrs. Ellen Warren. w. NJ.
E. W. Huntley, W. p; Mrs. Winnie
Haines, A. M ; Mrs G.. W. Atkins,
treas. Mrs. Emily CLARK, sec Miss
Lena Wallace, conductor; Mrs. Ida
M. Grout, assistant conductor The
officers to be appointed will be an
nounced later.
Mrs. G.. A. Smith of Evanston,
Ill, is visiting at the home of M O..
Kennedy.
D. G. Turner is off duty at the
station on account of illness.
The entertainment given by the
students of the high school was we'll
attended and much enjoyed by the
audience. The students deserve great
credit for their efforts in the dramatic
line.
The Waterbury National bank will
establish a savings department jan
uary This is much needed addition
to the efficient banking service as it
will give opportunity for many who
have been obliged to carry savings
account out of town, to keep their
money in town.
R. S. Parker, who is a Librarian at
Cooper Union, New York, is at his
home iu town for brief visit.
H. E. Jenney of Stowe was in town
on Monday looking over the ground
in preparation to establishing first
class meat market
A complaint was entered on Satur-
day against Eugene Tracy fourteen
year old boy, who has been al habit
ual truant. A writ was put into the
hands Of Officer V. A. Dillingham;
His father, who lives in Bolton, has
guaranteed that the boy shall go TO
school the rest of his school age
Hearing on the complaint will con-
tinue from time TO time and if the
boy does 90 to school the rest of his
school age the case will be finally
nolle pressed; il not he will be
prosecuted as will his father if he
fails to make the boy go to s. hool.
The high school boys have arranged
to play basket bill in tho hall that
has been recently fitted up with
electric lights and are now practicing
every day. A game has been arranged
with Northfield high for the near
future.
Miss Mary Lease. who has been
studying music at the Boston Con-
seryatory the past ten weeks, returned
home on Saturday.
The following letters were adver-
tised at the post-offce Dec. 81 Crane
& Son, W. E. Denny, Pastor oil the
Mrs. Lucy Gray began work at the
American House on Monday.
About FORTY friends of Miss Olive
Somerville gave her pleasant sur
prise on Saturday, evening it being her
eighteenth birthday. They passed a
pleasant evening and left M any nice
gifts.
George Davis of North DuxbuIy,
who has been very i'll with pneu-
monia, Is better at this writing.
Arthur Graves is reported much
better at this time.
The Lyoeum Stock Co. that was
stranded in town two weeks ago, gave
entertainments every evening last week
and left for Moretown on Saturday
Kate Linnott has finished work at
the hospital and gone to her home in
Worthwhile,
The date for the Methodist church
fair will be on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
An exhibition and sale of Mexican
drawn work will bs held in the par
lors Of the American House on Mon
day afteroon, December ~. The as
sortment of goods is varied and will
be appreciated coming as it does sc
near Christmas
MARSHFIELD.