The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-03
VILLA MSTOWN.

George Beckett was in Montpelier
last week to attend the meeting of the
Vermont Historical Society
Charles r. Benedict is working in
the Frank H. Martin meat market.
Nelson B rgess of Chelsea killed q
deer last Thursday on Dan Olark's
place on the ieast side of the town
MRS. George sW Brush has lately
visited her daughter, Mamie" in
Quincy, Mass
Rev. Alven NJ. Smith and wife
have visited the St Louis exposition.
Mrs. Smith has a brother in st. Louis
who is physician, and a professor in
a medical school, there.
DR.. J. Henry Jackson of Barre was
here twice last week to see Mrs A. E.
Stearns on the old Orvllle II. Briggs
place.
Gene L. Marshall's family will
soon move to Brsntree. and on to the
farm of Mrs H. W. Fits, foster
mother of Mrs. Marshall.
George W. Brush and wife are going
TO Proctor to live, and their son. Hill
ton, in the employ of the Vermont
Marble Company, will live with
them. This son seems to be achieving
marked success in his work for tie
company.
." Miss Lizzie Work has been,visiting
friends of late in Laconia, n. H. as
also in Concord.
Mrs John Edwards on the Hiram
Davenport place continues very poorly
and fears are felt that she will have
tuberculosis. Her father and mother
and one or more others in the family
died of the same. She is native of
Chelsea.
Oliver Martin is IN his thirdEyear
with Horace M. Faruham, in East
Montpelier.
Mrs. Ellen Bruce Harrington and
youngest daughter left here last
week on their wav to Westfield, Mass
where Mrs. Harrington has two
daughters, with one of whom she is
to live.
Mayo Lynde of Dartmouth Col
lege, was home for dav last week.
OR former townsman Seth Briggs,
for many years resluent of the west
died recently in Waverly. Iowa. his
death following a stroke of paralysis
His wife was sister of William Il.
Pratt, and with several children sur.
wives him.
The third entertainment IN our
course will be one week from next
Tuesday evening. Nov. Is, by "The
Royal Entertainers, G Paul Smith
ana Willard Gorton This entertain
ment Will be wholly unlike the pre-
oedinR ones of this season, ana lovers
of wholesome amusement will find an
evening of pleasure, and may 90
away saying with another that "they
are the very best entertainers in the
field. "
Mrs Clinton N. Field expects to
go to one of the Oranges. in New
Jersey, and to housekeeping ere very
long. Her husband s Office is and will
continue to be in New York city
Andrew Burnham is to be witt, Will
lard Clough OF Washington, in Bur
lngton, exhibiting the prehistoric
petrifaction.
Eli Town, former resident. and q
nephew of Mrs John Colby, WAS here
last week from Oklahoma. for q short
visit. He has brother living in the
Same State.
Bert CLARK, recently injured at the
=
be gaining. He has been the recipi
ent of gift of some $16 or more, from
fellow workmen in the shed.
Our ladies' home study club viii
hold its second meeting of the season
next week Saturday, when Miss Hors
ford, of our high school, will give
1888; Mrs. John Farnham will tel
Of Tuan TarrilIa MrS
Charles G Moore will have quiz OF
Peter the Great.
DR.. e B Watson was off part o
last week for deer hunting, as wa
j. f. Huntop.
The second entertainment In on
seasons course, "a Night and Da,
with Our Life Savers" by J. e
Comerford, last week Tuesday even
ing, was an instructive one, and il
Illustrated all the way through will
good pictures. Mr.. Comerford la
bored under the disadvantage of
great delay in reaching here. from
point not far from Plattsburg, n Y.
so that the entertainment did not be
gin till after 8 O'Clock.
Our high school will hold social a
the town on Saturday evening of thi
week, and everybody is invited to at
tend. There will be debating o
the resolution that in the present wa
between Russia and Japan our sym
pathies should be with the former
Admission will be fifteen cents.
-. ~ NORTHFlELD.
sEThesdistrict meeting of the. Rebeka
lodge which was held on Tuesda
evening proved to be "a very success
full affair. About 200 people wer
present; forty members of Ivy lodR
OP Mammalian we're nresaDt Tn