The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-26

Mr.. Clarence J. Ferguson of Bur-
lington. attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League, gave two able temperance
talks in the Congregational chuich on
Sunday. The house was well filled on
both occasions and the talks enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. George Morrison of Lyndon
vile is visiting her niece, Mrs +. A.
Walker.
There will be union services in
Grace church next Sunday, May 30.
Memorial Sunday, when the presiding
elder of this district, Rev. W. NJ
Newton, will preach.
T. B. Cowan of Leominster, Mass,
is In town this week, making repairs
on his tenement house.
Principal e. G. Baldwin has bought
the E. j. Bsgley house on Main street
and will move in about the first of
July after making some repairs.
Mrs. Sturtevant of Hartland is max
ing her sister, Mrs. o. r. Jones. a
visit this week.
Among those attending the annual
session of the Grand Lodge and the
Rebekah assembly at Bellows Falls
last week, were l.. J. Brown, H. e.
Kelley, G. w. Brown, j. O. Strong,
H. e. Parker and wife, airs. W. H.
Robshaw and Karline Hutchinson.
CABOT.
Charlie Dawson of Albany, was in
town visiting his brother, F., p. Da-
vison, last week.
Mrs. Jessie Drew is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. B. Hickie, in West Burke
this week.
Mrs. Harry Cummings of Hardwick
visited her mother, Mrs. Abbie Smith,
a few days last week.
l.. p. Cole and r. H. Rogers were
in Barre last week. Mr. Rogers pur-
| chased horse Of Leon Cole in Barre.
q. H. Utley's six year old boy has
been very sick with pneumonia.
Warren Mears and family were in
town on Sunday.
X. r. Bates of Montpelier is stop.
ping for while with his daughter,
Mrs. W. B. Lance.
q. H. Heath and Ed Badger and
| families were at the Winooski House
| on Sunday. Mr.. Heath has purchased
of G. M. Webster two buffalo robes
for $3.50.
Green Mountain Band is to give q
promenade in the town hall on Friday
night, May az.
f. M. Bliss and wife were in Hard.
| wick Sunday last
Pliny and Gary Smith. were in
Montpelier last Tuesday.
John Clifford's boy is quite sick,
| threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs J. @. Brown of Boston is visi
ting Mrs. Hiram Wells.
! Mrs. Nellie Corliss of Copperfeld
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Myers, on Sunday
Mrs. Kate Paige, who has beer
spending the winter with her sister
home, on Monday of this week
Cards are out announcing the mar.
riage of Miss Garlic Hills and Carey
Smith, both of Cabot, to take place
June /.
Memorial Sunday will be observed
in the following manners The G. A.
r., w. r. G., and S. o. ", societies
will meet at G. A. H., hall at 1(
O'Clock sharp and march to the Con.
gregational church to listen to Me.
mortal sermon by Rev. d. l.. Hllliard.
Memorial Day exercises will take
place as follows ON Monday: The G.
A. r., W. r. O., S. o. ", school
children are requested to meet on the
common at $3.50 where a procession
will be formed. The procession will
be headed by Green Mountain band
and leave at 10 O'Clock for the GENE.
terry where exercises will be held,
march back to the common for lunch
At o. clock the Hon. f. G. Fleetwood
of Morrisville will address the soldiers
and citizens in the town hall.
BARTON LANDING.
The E. T.. Chandler Co. is working
on new schedule of time. The hell
begin work at 6 80 in the morning
take fifty minutes at noun and gel
their weeks work in Saturday noon
The plan is highly appreciated by the
help as it gives them Saturday after.
noon for rest and recreation.
Rev. S. G. Lewis preached at Hard
wick last Sunday on exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Waldron. In the afternoon
Mr.. Lewis delivered a memorial ad
dress in the opera house before the
Knights of Pythias, it being observed
by the order as Memorial Sunday
Mr.. Lewis will deliver the Memoria
Day address at Glover, May 30.
Barton Landing boasts of two band
and May 30 they will consolidate ant
furnish the music for the Memoria
services.
Mrs. Jane A. Lewis, wife of tn
late Rev. David Lewis, and mother o
Rev. S. G. Lewis, pastor of the Meth
odist church in this place, died Ma,
IA at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Homer Penniman in ST. Johnbsury
after an illness of two years caused b.
apoplexy. The funeral services wer
held at Hardwick. May II, Rev. j
M. Frost of the Methodist church a
st. Johnsbury officiating. Her husban,
was in active service as a Methods
minister for twenty-seven years ant
died in 1884. Mrs. Lewis was seven
ty-two years old.
The "Kids' Band" so called becaus
1t is composed mostly of boys has jus
received new uniforms which will
have formal airing, May 80.
Byron Webster of Cabot called ON