The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
PLAIN FIELD.

This week being the week OF prayer,
there will be services at the Congrega-
tional church on Thursday and Friday
evenings.
On Friday afternoon the W. v. 7.
u. will hold their regular meeting
with Mrs. Eva Bailey.
There will be conc ert Saturday
evening, Jan. T. by John H. Parker
and daughter, who are especially artists
on the banjo, mandolin and guitar.
This will probably be as fine a must
cal entertainment as there is in the
course.
Mrs. Amanda Batchelder entertained
evening at whist. Refreshments were
served and all report an enjoyable
time.
On New Years Day the Plainfield
House had busy day. party OF
eighteen of Barrels business men and
their wives took tea there. They
registered as the Barre Cold Feet
Club. " Another party Of eight from
registered as 1.-THE Cabot Finch
Club. ~
The regular meeting of Wyoming
lodge No. 80, F. and A. M, will be
helu Tuesday evening, Jan 7. The
regular installation of officers will
take place at this time. The following
officers will be installed Albert Cha
pin, W. M. George Pray. 5. W.; Fri
A rch Batchelder, treas. The Install
ing officer will be one of the past mas
ters.
f. l.. Beckwith of Chelsea was in
town on Monday.
A large number of our people attend
ed the celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. George Leavitt, who live about
two miles from the village. A general
invitation was given.
Ernest Batchelder went to Boston
on Tuesday for visit of two or three
weeks.
The Rebekah lodge will hold their
regular meeting on Friday evening.
The regular meeting of Arcadisn
lodge. l. o. o. F., will be held on
Monday evening, Jan. IL. The third
degree will be conferred on two can
didates.
Constadt Parks condition is about
the same.
The ice crop has been harvested and
the houses at the creamery and Walter
Martins and Wilson Hamel's have been
filed. The ice was of exceptional
quality because of the small amount
of snow this year.
A ten pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel McAuley on Friday,
Jan. l.
There was joint installation of
officers at l. o. o. f. hall ON Mon
day evening. The officers of Arcadian
lodge, l. O. o. F.. and the Rebekah
lodge were installed by the district
officers, James Campbell and Frank
jackson of Barre and Mrs. Lillian
Hutchins of East Barre. After the
installation a banquet was served.
Everyone reports good time.
l. d. Gate is confined to the house.
He has had recurrence of the tubeI-
cular trouble he had about year ago.
There will be no meeting of the
Grange this week, but next week there
will be social to which everyone is
invited. Details will be announced
later.
Mrs. Charles Buckley is quite sick.
MIS- L. III. JOnusOu WAS Ill hOuU-
pelier on Friday.
W. A. Shaw was in town on Tues
day.
O. O. Renfrew was in Montpelier
on Tuesday.
The plumber was very much in evil
\dence on Tuesday morning as the mer-
curry ranged from 80 to 40 below zero.
The common report is that it was the
oldest morning within the memory OF
,e Oldest citizen.
EAST BARRE.
4 O. N. Scott has returned from hi
business trip to Boston.
Miss Lizzie Lapire of Montpelier
is working al G. n. Scotts
A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred McRitchie.
Robert Rayoraft, who has beer
suffering from the grip, 10 improving
About eight inches of snow tell OF
Saturday night and the roads have