The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-21

HOMER Fits,
BARRE, VERMONT.
WEST TOPSHAM.

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Mr.. MeHugh was sick the last of
the week and the village school was
closed on Friday. There is to be de.
bate at the school house hall next Fri.
day evening. The question to be dis
cussed is, Resolved that morality in
creases with civilization. The citi-
zens have the affirmative and the
school, assisted Mr.. McHugh, the mega.
tive.
Charles Butler has been confined to
the house for several days with rheu-
matism. He was able to take up his
work, scaling lumber. at the Chalmers
mill on Monday afternoon.
Frank p. Cunningham has retired
from the mercantile business. His
law, Luther P. Hight, will con-
duct the business at the Cunningham
store.
The lumbermen are having fine sled
ding and every available team is at
work drawing lumber. The best soft
wood lumber comes from r. M. Har-
vey's lot in Orange.
Winter is still with us and the mer-
curry was % below zero on Tuesday
morning.
Hilas Church is at Groton for few
days.
Abe Jacobs of Uoriuth was in town,
Monday.
N. P. Philbrick has been sick for
several days.
CABOT.
K. p. Freeman has returned from
a weeks visit in West Burke.
The funeral servi les of Leander
Walbridge, aged seventy-nine years,
were held at his late home ON Jan. 16.
The Cabot and Marshfield baske ct
ball teams meet in Cabot for game
Thursday night, Jan. 81.
Il. H. Grimm of Rutland was in
town last week
Hon. u. j. Bell and wife were
guests of S. l. Wiswell, Jan. 16
f. A. Messer and wife were in St.
Johnsbury last week
J. A. harrington was in Montpelier
Oh Thursday, Jan. IA.
Miss Maude Marsh was at home
from Montpelier Seminary last Sui
day.
Green Mountain Band will hold a
masquerade promenade in the town
hall, Jan. 80. They are Offering
prizes for the best costumes The
prizes will be awarded by vote of
the audience instead of by judges rs
heretofore
b. j. Lance has been confined to the
house for few days.
Quite number from Green Noun.
tain Lodge, No, 68, f. and A. NJ
will attend the district meeting al
Montpelier, Jan. 81.
Another shift in real estate has beer
made. G. O. Paquin and his nephew
of st. Johnsbury have puT chased the
shops ON the old Cabot Carriage Com
pany's site, of Lapoint and Withsm.
L. P. Cole was in Hardwick on bust
ness last Friday.
M. r. Bliss has been i'll for few
weeks and not able to be work at the
hotel.
Rev. o. K. Aiken was in Coventry
on q business trip this week.
Cabot lodge No "a conferred thu
| first degree on four candidates, and tn,
third on one, Jan. IA.
The young ladies, who arranged til,
leap year promenade proved themselves
fully equal to the undertaking and thu
program was carried out in credit
able manner
Mrs. S. j. Wiswell has gone to Mont
pelier for few weeks visit at H. @
Colton's.
L. W. Burbank performed surgica
operation on B. G. Rogers last week
removing bunch from one of his fin
| gers.
The young son of W. A. JACOBS i
quite seriously ill with pneumonia.
Clyde Collins visited his mother tw,
DAYS last week. He is in the emplo,
of the Boston q Maine Railroad Com
pany.
The Union Telephone Co., placed
phone in the residence of Ora Dow
last week
( The Epworth League held bushes
meeting and sociable with Miss Cor
! Lance Thursday evening.
Mrs. Abbie Smith Is in Plainfiel,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lombard
Miss Amelia Conant is at work TO
W. ]. Lang.
One of e. p. Walbridge's horses wa
injured at the blacksmith shop on
day last week.