The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-06
NORTHFIELD.

George Emerson and friend of Barre
spent Sunday with his mother in
town.
DIR. Willard and Robert Emery of
Los Angeles, CAL, have returned to
their home after a visit with their
cousins, Mrs. Fred Fuller and Mrs. o.
V. Kent i'll town.
Mrs. Henry Jewell returned on
Thursday to her home in Nashua,
N. II.
Mrs. M. J. Clough returned on Sat-
urday after several weeks spent at
various points.
Nicholas Flood visited his daughter
in Montpelier last week.
a special meeting of De Witt Gin
ton lodge of Masons, was held on Sat-
urday evening and the third degree
was conferred.
The funeral of the late Mason Sleep
err, who died in Roxbury on Tuesday
morning was held on Friday. The
bearers were J. Drinkwater, j. M.
Sullivan, Lee Wiley, and A. e. Rich
ardson. Rev. W. A. Averill otficiated
and interment was in the Roxbury
cemetery. Mr.. Sleeper is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Charles Rich, who
ess. The deceased was a much respect
ed citizen of Roxbury.
An exciting runaway occurred on
North Main street on Tuesday when a
team driven by Prof. Avery, the op-
tician of Barre, became frightened at
the afternoon mail train and started
up the street at lively clip. The ami
NAL ran short distance overtuIning
the wagon and dragging it on the side.
Finally the horse fell. DR.. WEIGH,
who happened to be driving past the
scene assisted by neighbors i'll that
vicinity helped repair the damages,
which were of slight nature and MI.
Avery was soon Oh his homeward jour
ney.
Mrs. O. O. Brill and daughter,
Marion, have returned from Illion,
N. Y.
Mrs. @. H. Spooner and family have
arrived in town and are occupying
Miss Moores residence Maplewood'
on Vine street. ). 4 -ss. ;-.....4..s1,,. Z. 4
u s.son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Holden on Friday. .e. ,
Mrs. Tomss Cannon isAquite i'll with
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Theron Kingsley was in South Roy
alton on business on Thursday.
'FMrs. 7. j. Kingsley left for Middle
bury today.
Mr, and Mrs. E. l.. Field and Saraf
Wright were in Waterbury last weel
to attend meeting of the Woman
Home Missionary Society held at tina
place.
Work in the canning factory ha
Mt Of
canned this season is somewhat in tint
excess of that canned last season. ~
r1,The ladies' reading circle held it,
first meeting of the season with Mrs
Daniel johnson today. q. ns WI
The harvest social at the Methods
church on Wednesday proved highly
successful affair. A substantial sun
was realized by the society.
William Legier has moved from hi
residence en- East street to the hous
he recently purchased on Pleasan
street. 1t is expected that Robert Sci
by will soon move from the Whit
marsh house on North Main street t,
the tenement recently vacated by Mr.
Legier.
Miss Julia Carrigan has been spend
ing a short vacation from her dutie
at the Pavilion in Montpelier with he
mother, Mrs. Mary Carrigan, in town
The latter has been confined to tn
houseYfor few days but is GONZALES
cent at present.
Nelson LeClair expects to move Il
the late James Ryan farm on Co:
Brook this week.
Papers have been circulated of lat
in regard to the highway between tn
Universalist church and J. M. Clough'
store, which is now closed en- accoun
of the repairs on Concert hall. One O
these petitions asks that the road agaiI
be opened and be made public high
way, while the other requests a roa
laid by the river bank and going a
right angles with the former drive
way. The petitioners take this ste
as necessary precaution' in case @
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Miss Hannah Paine has returned t
Franklin Falls. n H., after a visi
with her brother, Robert Paine, i
town.
Mrs. Dan Weller of Gouldsville LEI
for Mary Fletcher Hospital. Burline
ton, few days ago, where u success
full operation has been performed.
1t is expected that district meetin
OF the Rebekah lodge will be held q
their hall IN this place on Tuesda
evening, Oct. 20.
The company of the fire uepartmer
that was defeated in the recent con
petition of field day sports tendere
the winning side banquet in the
hall on the evening of the gath. III
evening was passed in social wa
andAal report a first rate time.