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

Regular meeting of the W. O. L. u.
will be held on Friday afternoon at
2 80 o'clock, with Mrs. Renfrew.
Mrs Addie Medor, a trimmer in
Miss Bemis' millinery store, will close
her engagement this week and return
to her home in st. Adams.
Frank Burbrick received news on
Tuesday that his brother had been in
stantly killed while running board
saw in Maine. Mr.. Burbriok left for
Maine on the noon train.
The Lederman Speciality Company
played to a good sized audience at ho-
tel ball on Friday evening.
The promenade concert given by the
Rebekahs in Odd Fellows hall on Sat-
urday evening was we'll ATTENDED.
Music was furnished by Van Orman' s
orchestra. Ice cream and cake were
served.
J. A. Snow of Whitefield, N. H.,
and f. Ii. Slayton are doing some
painting in town.
w. A. Osborn and II. H. Standish
of Montpelier were in town on Sun
day.
Arch Batchelder and w. T. Nye of
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Johnsbury on Tuesday. They attend
ed the Shriners' meeting at that place.
Isaac Austin and wife have gone to
Marshfield or two weeks visit.
DR.. ID. B. Smith visited his brother,
David Smith, in Williamstown, on
| Saturday.
| Rev. A. M. Smith has gone tc
North Hatley, p. O., to attend q meet
| ing of the Northern Association OF
Universalists to be held on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Rev. L. f. Fortney will speak OIL
the Temperance Problem OF Today, y
at the Uuiversslist convention to bt
held at Montpelier on Friday.
Maynard Spencer has sold his hous,
to Mrs. William huntoon. Considera
tion, $500.
The James Martin house on Schoo
street has been purchased by N. B
Cove. Consideration, 1000.
Children's Day will be observed
with appropriate exercises at TIN
Methodist church on Sunday next.
The first quarterly conference viii
be held at the Methodist church Of
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev
J. o. Sherburne of st. Johnsbury viii
preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bartlett are a
home from Lisbon.
George Whitcher of Lisbon is visit
ing at his home in town.
Mrs and Miss Beck, who have bee
visiting at DR.. y. A. Browns, re
turned to Baltimore, Md, on Friday
Rev. r. l. Sheaff and Rev. G.. Fl
Wright attended the ministers clu
meeting held in Montpelier ON Mon
day.
Mrs. Erastus Eddy OF Marshfield ha
purchased the Howard Martin place.
The regular meeting of the Goo
Templsrs will be held on Thursda
evening. One candidate will be I'M
tiated. Quite delegation from thi
lodge will attend the district meetin
to be held in Calais on Saturday.
A. G. Thomas. agent for the Whit
Lyceum Bureau was in town on busi
ness on Friday.
HARDWIO
Wednesday, June l., Gideon Burr
ham of West Woodbury. shot himsel
through the head with SO calibre re
volver, death occurring instantly. Hi
action is considered very strange q
he was in very comfortable circun
STAGES, financially. Funeral service
were held at his late home Friday
Rev. j. A. Dixon officiating.
A large congregation gathered i
. the Methodist church last Sunda
tn octn
Dixon, after an absence of five week
in California While in Jaliforni
Mr. Dixon was married to Miss Sadl
Elizabeth Wiles. They reached he1
Wednesday, June II.
G. O. Trow has two houses nes
completion, and is scraping out tn
cellar for another one near the WOOD
bury Granite Co. sheds.
O. H. Brown and wife, who hav
been in the employ of W. E. Clemer
for the past six years, have conclude
their engagement there.
Sunday evening. June 8. Rev. J.
Dixon delivered the baccalaureate SCI
mon before the graduating class {
! Hardwick academy, at the opera hal
Hardwick academy and grade
school closes Friday, June 10.
The members of the graduating clas
are: Clara Agnes Slapp, Eugen
Henry Clowse, Bessie Lou Lawson
Abby Caroline Mack, Mabelle Jenni
Perkins, Harry Clarence Bailey, Al
thur Hassell Ralch, Anna Maud
Whalen. Perley Adelbert Hoyt, EG
ward William Powers, Flora Bell
Foss Jennie Mabelle Green. Molli
Garfield Martin, florence Belle Parks
The class motto is: "Esse Quar-
Videri,' and the clals colors are blu
and white.
Elmer Ford is putting in cellar O.
Granite street for Mr.. Whalen.
The village voted $3.50 for band cor
certs during the summer and the frs
one will be given Thursday evenin
June s.
A new memorial window has bee
placed in the Baptist church with tn
inscription ''In memory of Mr. an
Mrs. ID, S. Ohubb, Our Father an
Mother" ~
An elocution recital was held at tn
opera house Tuesday evening June Z
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