The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-09

Benton farm.
Ed Shaw, wife and mother are Wis
itlng relatives in town.
LOWER CABOT.
The Cabot creamery is making ], 025
pounds of butter per day.
The newly married couple in this
place last week started on their we'd
ding trip in horseless carriage.
J. M. Fishers pet dog, Zoo, died
last week at the age of fifteen years.
Charlie Haines and wife were in
town last week at the home of their
parents.
The auction sale of the real estate
and household goods of the late Mrs.
J, p. Stone last week was largely at
tended and everything sold at good
price, some said big price. O. II.
Shepard was the auctioneer and
showed himself regula- hustler. The
house and land was bought by P. A.
Pike for 81, 025.
Mrs Wiswell, Mrs. j. @. Har-
vey and Mrs. Atkins attended the W.
@. Il. U. convention at Montpelier
last week. Mrs. Atkins was elected
one of the vice presidents and Mrs.
Wiswell treasurer.
The marriage of Miss Garlic E.
Hills and Gary F. Smith occurred on
Wednesday, June /, at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G. Pike at Lower Cabot, at IL o'clock
a. IN. Rev. d. l.. billiard, pastor of
the Congregational church III Cabot
performed the ceremony using the ring
service. About forty guests were
present. The room was beautifully
decorated with vines and cut flowers,
| the bridal party standing under a
horseshoe of green and white hung in
an arch of evergreens. The bride
looked very lovely in a white China
silk and carried white carnations.
| The bridesmaid, Miss H. Evelyn Gel
ley of Bradford. wore white over rale
blue and carried pink carnations. The
best man was Pliny Smith, brother
of the groom. After the ceremony
sandwiches and coffee, cake and ice
cream were served and social hour
enjoyed by the newly welded compile
and the younger guests after which
Mr.. and Mis- Smith took their depart
ure for a short trip followed by a
shower of ice and the sound of cheer
full voices of their young friends of
which they have many in town. The
gifts were many, beautiful and costly
! and will be highly valued by Mr.. and
Mrs Smith.
A public reception will be held at
! the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Crane
on Wednesday evening, June 10, iii
| honor of the marriage of their son,
| George A., to Miss Susie Z. Haines of
| Danville.
NEWBURY.
Mrs. W. H. Atkins and daughter,
Frances, who have spent the winter in
southern California, arrived home on
Tuesday, having spen6 some time in
Chicago visiting while on the way.
r. W. Ohamberlin of this TOWN.
winner in the Boston Hers' ID contest
! for free trip to the Worlds Fair al
st. Louis, in the class of five q. A. r
men receiving the highest number
votes from New England. Mr.. Cha o.
berlin was the second on the list hav'
ing received over $4,000.
A notice has been posted in several
places on our public common by the
selectmen calling attention to section
40S9 and 1902 of the Vermont Statute,
relating to the discretion of parks and
public grounds and penalty of fine at.
tached to it. This is move in the
right direction end perhaps will put d
stop to teams and cattle being driven
over it.
The school graduation exercises all
take place this week and are each held
In Chadwick hall. The ninth grade
came first on Wednesday evening witt
an excellent program by the thirteen
graduates, the seniors ON Thursday
evening with four graduates and al
held reception ON Friday evening tt
finish up with dance.
The great wedding which has beef
in preparation for some time of Hon
H. W. Reyes Of Haverhill, N. H., an,
Miss Frances P. Wheeler, daughter o
Mrs. Laurie +. Wheeler, of this town
came off Wednesday at high noon
The ceremony was performed by Rev
W. O. Prentiss assisted by Rev. f. O
Flanders of Woodsville. N. H., an,
took place in the Congregations
church. The decorations were YER
fine and everything was carried out Of
an elaborate scale; in fact, it wa
one OF the very swell affairs that ma
I ever taken place here. Three thonsan