The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-29

| week, is reported as much better.
j. f. Cunliffe Of Barre spent Christ.
mas with his family in town.
Miss Susie Benson, who has been
assisting in caring for Mrs Alex.
| Eddy, has returned to Burlington.
| Mrs. Eddy's friends are pleased to
learn of her continued improvement.
The public library has been re
opened, the quarantine having been
| removed
Miss Marian /. Kimball of Mont
| pelier Seminary is spending the holt
day vacation with her sister, Mrs. II.
| e. Reed.
| Misses Susie and Inez Kent of Bos.
ton are spending the holidays at home
| Misses Marion, Elizabeth, Margaret
Doyle Of Boston and Mrs Ernest
| Thornell of Manchester. N. H.. spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Doyle.
DR.. and Mrs. Curtis hent of Barre
we're at S. Ii. Kent's Sunday
Elliott Stoughton and Misses Nellie
and Margaret Stoughton of Barre spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Ellen
Stoughton, at the home of Mrs. NJ.
| 5. Gilchrist
Timothy Holland of Western New
! York and Daniel Holland of Burling.
| ton are at the nome of their parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Holland.
Mrs. j. W. Flint of Montpelier was
recently a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ii.
Il Reed.
A Chris mas tree was held at the
Universalist church, Friday evening,
with appropriate exercises by members
of the Sunday-school. The Methodist
Sunday school held tree at Goulds-
vile on Saturday afternoon at FIVE
O'Clock and in the church ve.try at
seven O'Clock IN the evening.
A basket ball game on Saturday
evening between the Barre Y. M O.
A. team and Company T.. resulted in
a victory for Barre by score Of ii
to 6. During the iutermissiou the
grammar school teams pln yed snappy
little game. After the game dancing
WAS enjoyed, music being furnished
by the Mortified orchestra.
Robert b. Farquharson, N U. '03,
who received an appointment as SEQ
ond lieutenant in the United States
Marine Corps last November and siuce
that time been stationed at Annapolis,
was in town on Friday aud Saturday.
He was ordered 60 duty at the Brook
Ign navy yard on Monday,
Miss Jeanette Giffin is visiting in
Canada. Mrs emma Gilin is spend
ing Il couple of weeks in Montpelier
The new windows have been placed
In the basement of the Uniyersalist
chulch. The repairs are moving
along. AS yet nothing definite has
been done in regard to the proposed
roadway between the church and
stlras.
II. d. Cham erlin has resigned his
position as foreman Of the Northfeld
Telephone Company, to accept a more
lucrative POSITION at Pike, n H.
Daring the nine months Mr.. Chamber
lin has had charge he.e the ola line
has been practically rehuilt and the
number Of phones increased from 81
to 1873. which speaks for Itself as to
bis ability as q workman. Mr. Oh m
berlin has made many warm friends
during his stay here, who. while they
regret his departure, Will wish him
success in his new position Edwin
Jones, former ineman. succeeds Mr..
ChamberlIn.
AlmOn d Moody have commenced
work on their new steam plant which
Is to be erected opposite the Harris
grist mill The boilerg nave been
shipped and will arrive in Is + W days
a very pleasant time is reported by
those who attended the dance OF
Gouldsville on Friday evening. The
Mortified orchestra furnished music
Mr. and Mrs. +. j. Owens Of Barre
visited at the home Of Timothy Hsrri-
gan on Monday.
Miss Matte Burnham of Montpelier
very ably assisted as soprano IL Ihe
Universalist choir on Sunday.
Miss L. Bernioe Thomas is spending
vacation at her home in Middlebury.
Mortified Grange, No. 295, elected
the following officers for the year en-
suing at their meeting FIR day evening
Master, B. a. Denney; overeeer, Geo
A. Gross; lecturer, Charles KimDall
stew ard Geo. Dillingham;; assistant
steward, Charles McUarty chaplain,
Mrs. Geo. Denney; treasurer, Henry
A. Jones; secretary, f. e. Bacon
gatekeeper, A. ]. Hutchinson; Ceres
Mrs E. a. DeIDey; Pomona, Mrs c.
4 Wescot; Flora, Miss Addie Kim
ball; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
Charles McOarty; musical director,
Mrs. Orrin Kimball; reporter, f A.
Joslyn. Installation of officers at next
meeting, Jan. II.