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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
DAN VILLE.

Rev. E. W. Hatch is attending the
annual roll call of the Congregational
church at Berkshire, of which he was
pastor for twenty three years.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church and society is held
today Thursday, at l. q, M, to be fol
lowed by the annual church meeting
and roll call.
Mrs. Albert Ingalls, has been i'll with
neuralgia the past week.
Salma Davis, who has been ill with
a severe cold and confined to the house
for the past four weeks, is able to be
out again.
Mrs. Salma Davis is Ill with the
mumps.
Frank N. Tinker returned to Nor
witch University on Tuesday.
Leon Cutler of Tufts College has
been spending a few days at Mrs.
Rowe's with his mother.
Ebene ger r. Weeks died at his home
here Saturday at the age of seventy
years, three months. Mr.. Weeks was
born in North Danville and learned
the machinist's trade in Massachusetts,.
He invented a machine for making
pegs and went to England and Ger
many to set up and introduce the MAJ
chimes. Returning he was employer
in some of the largest machine shops
in the country. Six years ago he re-
turned to Danville and purchased a
small place. For the past three years
he has been cared for by Mrs. Samuel
Ward, his sister. The funeral was
held at the house on Tuesday, Rev.
Joseph Hamilton officiating.
j. E. Harris returned on Saturday
to Washington. d. O.
The ladies' aid society of the Con-
gregational church will hold a social
at the church parlors, Friday, Jan. 10.
Miss Kate Currier, who has been
visiting her father. John Currier, re-
turned to her school in New York city
on Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
MARSHFIELD.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mears were in
Barre on Sunday.
Martin Freeman commenced work
as second man in the creamery, Jan. |.
J. Ward Carver was in town for a
day last week
Mrs. D. W. Bancroft is in very poor
health.
The Molly's Falls Company have re-
Gently installed telephone in the
office of J. p. Lamson of Cabot.
The creamery paid twenty -four and
one.half cents per pound for October
butter.
Rev. W. E. Newton visited his
father at Alburg part of last week.
Miss Goldie Smith returned to her
school duties at Medford, Mass, Sat-
urday morning.
Mary Scott of Massachusetts is Wis.,
iting her sister, Mrs. j. l.. Severance
e. S. Knowles recently fell on the
ice and suffered the fracture of three
ribs.
o. H. Smith and G. A. Kelley at
tended the annual meeting of the
Dairymens' Association in Burlington
this week.
Mrs. F. H. Brown was in Vergennes
last week to visit her son, Fred.
Henry Severance of Montpelier visit
ed his father, j. l.. Severance, and
other friends in town part of last
week.
Mark A. Davis, who has been enjoy
ing vacation of several weeks with
his parents, left on Saturday for Mid
dlebury to consider position offered
him by firm in that place.
o. H. Smith is now a permanent
resident in the village, having recent
ly moved to the place which he some
time since purchased Of the Wilson
estate. Mr. and Mrs. George o. Smith
are in charge of the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W Davis were in
Lisbon, N H., over Sunday to visit
Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
+. Sanborn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

Orson H. Blodgett of Cabot and Miss
Florence Burnham of Roxbury were
married at Roxbury, Dec. 30. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blodgett are both we'll known in
this place, Mr.. Blodgett having of
late years been employed at several
places about town and Mrs. Blodgett
having taught several terms of school
in this vicinity.
Owing to the dramatic and other at
fractions of the past week, the singing
school class which is usually large was
SO small that there were scarcely
enough in attendance to carry the
different parts of music.
Writings we're made last week by
which o. W. Freeman exchanged his
land on the Molly's brook road where
his buildings we're recently burned,
for e. L.. Spencer's place on East Main
street, which is better known as the
.. +. Carpenter place.
The New Years ball at Marshall IS
hall nnder the management of George
d. Ormsbee with Mrs. Carr as caterer
was one of the most successful social
events of the season. Good music was
furnished for the occasion by the
Quartette Club assisted by r. Van
Ormsn of Calais as prompter. Several
unsatisfactory features which have at
tended late entertainments of this kind
we're guarded against and overcome
by the management on this occasion
which added much to the pleasure and
comfort of the sixty or more couples
in attendance. The chicken pie sup
per served by Mrs. Carr was par ex.
ceflence.
A meeting of the directors of the
| Molly's Falls Company and the direct
ors Of the Union Telephone Company
has been arranged for on Thursday at
! which time an effort will be made to
| adjust the grievance between the two
companies and e-establish telephone
connections.
Ellis @. Preston was home from
Sheldon on Sunday. Mrs. Preston and
their child accompanied him upon
his return Monday, it being their in
tention to keep house at that place
during the remainder of the time it
will require his father and himself to
complete the erection of the creamery
building they are working upon. His
father will board with them
The popular drama "Bound by an
Oath, " was presented by members of
the local order of Good Templars in
Marshall's hall on Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings of last week. The
play is an exceptionally hard and long
one requiring three and one-half to
four hours to play it. The parts were
all we'll sustained, those by A. w.
Cole as Elias Amsden, Verne r. Hud.
son as Philip Raymond and Mrs. Mira
Davis as Lucy Snuff deserving special
mention. The scenic effect was adj
mirably arranged, the cave scene in
the prologue and the burning of the
old mill in the third act being very
realistic. There was large attend
ance Oh both evenings the gross re-
ceipts being little over $lO3, which
after paying all expenses will leave
he society little over $50 net.
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HOMER Fits,
BARRE, VERMONT.

been rolled for the second time only
this winter.
Joint installation of Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows at their hall Saturday
evening, the 9th.
Mrs. Corliss is slowly improving
under the skillful treatment of DR..
Macarthur.
Christmas was observed both at the
church and at Websterville school
house.
Hon. R. NJ Harvey was in town
on Saturday.
The individuals who were arrested
for sliding after the notices were
posted in Graniteville were brought
here TOR a hearing on Saturday, 1t is
reported there was an appeal to
county court.
Herman Dickerman was in town on
Saturday.
G. S. Nye and wife visited at Pas
chal Curriers' at Montpelier one day
last week
Miss Nellie J. Perrin returned to
Montpelier, Friday, to resume her work
as teacher at the Union school, where
she has been employed for the past
five years.
N. J. Wilson is ill.
I. W. Bates and wife sailed from
New York, for Cuba, last Saturday.
They expect to return the middle of
March. heir daughter and husband
are keeping house for them during
their absence.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Oryus WEIGH went to
Cabot on Sunday to attend the funeral
of relative.
The Knights of Pythias selected
Wednesday evening, Jan. 6. for the
dedication of their new hall with
elaborate exercises, the installation
of officers and an address by Samuel
Page, Esq, of Woodsville The Rath.
bone Sisters serve refreshments at the
close of the exercises.
The Ideal Entertainers gave clean,
elevating entertainment Oh Wednesday
evening last, under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias In the Hatch
building. The moving pictures exhib-
tied were the best ever seen in this
community.
The judges of the high school debate
held last Tuesday evening, as to wheth-
or a limited monarchy or a republic
offered the people the best form of
government, decided in favor of the
latter. A school paper entitled 1.-THE
Lyre," read at the close of the debate,
proved to be fine piece oil work and
contained wit and wisdom such as
high school students are wont to pro-
duce when exalted to the editorial
chair.
Fred WEIGH from South Ryegate,
visited his parents here on Sunday.
Mrs. Moses Plummer, who has been
dangerously sick for some weeks, is re-
ported to be much better.
Mrs. Orange Morrison, for whom
physicians were called in counsel last
week, is showing marked improve
ment.
The granite cutters are evidently
waiting for the weather .vane to point
to some other quarter than the north
before taking their tools again for bust.
ness. The more the thermometer goes
down here the more wood goes up in
price, as we'll as in smoke.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

Mark Hall; s. guard, Dan Hopkins
guard, Il. Burnham.
The Masonic Lodge was invited
to Dowville on Jan. 6, to witness the
working of the third degree by Wash
burn Lodge.
On Sunday morning, Jan. 8, the
community was shocked by the sud-
den death of Mrs. Nancy Damon, wife
of John H. Damon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Damon we're two of Cabot's Oldest citi-
zens having lived in town nearly all
their lifetime. Mrs. Damon was sew
enty nine years old and Mr.. Damon is
now eighty. two. Mr.. Damon has the
sympathy of all in his bereavement
Warner Guild returned on Saturday
from a New Yeai g visit to his home
in Coventry.
Both churches gave their annual
dinner and each report very large
response to the roll call. At the Meth
odist church P. d. Bsnfill was elected
lay delegate to the annual conference
to be held in Montpelier. March 81.
Miss May OrmsDee is at home for
the holidays.
Miss Susie Atkins is home for va
cation from Mortified, Mass.
e. P. Walbridge was swar ded first
prize for sugar and second for maple
honey at the Sugar Makers meeting
in Burlington, this week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
CABOT.

Leon Cole and wife visited his faith
er. l.. P. Cole, at New Years.
After considerable trouble the new
in the clerks office. 1t is a large
commodious safe it. high AZ in. wide
and weighs over 5000 lbs Books and
records that have heretofore keen kept
in danger of destruction now have a
safe repository.
A party of eight took New Years
ride to Plainfield last Friday night
and took supper at the Plainfeld
House.
quiet wedding took place at the
residence of l.. e. Walbridge On Dec
81, when Miss Cecil Hodgdon, grand
daughter of Mr.. Walbridge, and Har-
vey Dunbar of West Danville were
married by Rev. o. e. Aiken.
The "week of prayer" is being OBJ
served by the two churches holding
union meetings each evening.
George W. Dow, who has been stop
ping with II. o. Heath for the past
two weeks, has returned to his home
in East Cabot.
Mrs. s. o. Voodry, who has been in
Montpelier for few months past,
came home last week and is stopping
at present at her old home.
Mrs. Julia Steel of Worcester, Mass. =,
was in town on Tuesday to attend
the funeral OF her mother, Mrs. j. H.
Damon.
We have a new firm in town known
as "The French Last Block Co. -
with John French, manager and
George e. May secretary and treas
urer.
The annual election of officers OF
Cabot lodge No. 40. /. o. o. F., tool
place Dec. 81, with the following Off,
GERS elected for the year ensuing: N
G., W. j. Perry; V. g., j. O. Kim
ball; recording sec. and financia
sec., W. H. Myers; treas. T. My
ers.
The annual meeting Of Merrill Post
No. II, G. A. r.. occurred Dec. 81
with the following officers elected To-
the year ensuing: Com, l.. Myers
s. V. Com, Hiram Russell; j. V
Com, Edwin Oonnant; @. M. +. l.
Knapp; chap, K. d. Waldo; adj, o
+. Boyles; serg., George Dow; s. M.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
GROTON.

Deacon Weloh is suffering with a
broken shoulder, the result of fall.
The ladies of the W. @. II. U. held
a meeting with Mrs. T. j. Cochran Oh
Tuesday evening.
The ladies of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society met with Mrs.
Cyrus Welch, Wednesday afternoon.
1t is still an undecided question, be.
cause the evidence is not all in. just
how cold it was here on Tuesday even.
ing. but the frozen fact will be found
at point between 30 and AZ below
and nearer the last than the first fig
ures
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
WILLIAMSBURG.

The excessively cold weather freezes
out work at our stonesheds.
John M. Duffus visited his son, Will,
at Proctor, on his way to Brooklyn,
N. Y, week before last and on his re-.
turn home this week.
Che late Frank A. Bailey is said to
have life insurance of a thousand
dollars with the National Life Insur-
arnce Co.. of Montpelier.
Miss Belle Robinson, a teacher In
our village school, has just had the
misfortune to sprain her foot so that
SHE may have to give up her work for
time.
Bert Ologston is suffering from an
injury to knee caused by fall that
may Interfere materially with his
farm work for awhile.
W. o. White is helping George l..
Edison in taking account Of stock.
Miss Myrtle Seaver continues her
work in the G. l.. Edison store.
The report has been confirmed of the
death of the two sons of our esteemed
ex-townsman, Principal David II.
Martin of Pullman, III. Those who
know best Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and
their happiness in these boys-their
only children-oan perhaps realize the
most fully the overwhelming sorrow
now in their hearts and home. That
Heaven will temper the winds to
them" in their "shorn" condition
will be the desire of many heart.
The mercury on Tuesday morning
went lower than thirty EIGHT degrees
below zero in our village.
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Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bmgs
's' ~ &Azzzu
CHELSEA.

In spite of the unfavorable weather,
there was large attendance at the
annual meeting of the Congregational
church on Saturday, and at the roll
call 119 members were heard from
either in person or by message. The
business committee were able to make
favorable report of the finances, not
withstanding large extra expenses dur
ing the year. The following officers
we're chosen: CLERK, }. M. Comstock
executive committee, Mrs. S. +. Dear
born, W. H. Emery, r. H. Bacon,
with the pastor and deacoDs business
Townsend, "A. W. whitney; treas.
urer, W. S. Hatch trustee for three
years, r. X. Abbott; chorister, W.
S. Hatch.
fall on Friday last, broke his right arm
just above the wrist.
Ben b. Bacon spent several days
with his parents last week, and has
returned to his work at Lebanon,
N. H.
Mamie E. Earle is doing housework
in Tunbridge.
John H. Flanders has moved from
his place on the Strafford road into
Elisha MaJtoon's house.
Union meetings are being held for
four evenings of this week at the viii
lage churches.
On Thursday evening of this week
at O'Clock. there is to be game of
basket ball in the town hall bet Heer
the Chelsea mems team and team OF
clerks from Barre.
Jason 0. Cook, student in Brown
University, has been spending a few
days at w. P. Townsends
Mary and Leigh McWhorter of Barre
we're at O. II. Corliss' for several
| days last week.
The farm belonging to the estate OF
the late U. H. Hardy was sold at auc
ton on Saturday to G. B. Colby fol
$3.50.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
Kidney and Liver Tvoub le

(they commonly go together) attack
the rich in their places and the poor
In their tenements, the lawyers. the
doctor, the judge, the preacher, the
woman at her homework the sailor on
the sea. DR.. David Kennedy prepared
his new medicine Cal-cura Solvent to
cure it and it does. Write to the Gal
cura Company Rondout, N. Y, for
free booklet and sample bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
True Heart Disease Is a Rare Thing

The cause Of your palpitatiOn is,
probably, pressure arising from gas in
the stor.aoh-that is gastric indiges-
ton. A few doses of Cal.cura Sol
vent, DR.. David Kennedy's new medi-
cine, will cleanse away the foul ao-
cumulations, and the heart will run
quietly and keep good time. Write
to the Gal. ours Company, Rondout,
N. Y, for free sample bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
COME TO OUR
70 c7. SAAE

MANY things been selected from stock for sale
There's whole given up this sale and it's full of
genuine bargains Bargains of the sort that creates lively
selling for many articles onehalf actual value.
AS YOU read always have just what advertise
This is how you
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

dark hair. and dark complexion, and
until such person has entered it, no
other one can do 80 during the day.
Black and colored petticoats, value
So 90 to ST. so to close at 50. SO at
Fits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

CSC and csc Curtain Muslins,. 1oc
25c Waistings,. .......'.... Ioc
3Sc Satin Stripe Challie, Ioc
25c Scotch Bingham, ....... Ioc
2sc Dress Goods, ......... Ioc
2sc, 3Sc, soc Neckwear,.. Ioc
soc Broom Holder, ........ Ioc
csc Bunch Lace, Ioc
CSC and $50 Picture Frames. Ioc
CSC Dress Goods, .......... Ioc
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

Every article here and you buy you good per
We don't to inventory them.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02
Order to Show Cause Why Decree of
Distribution Should not be Made.

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington.
In the matter OF the estate of Myron
Sheldon, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Harry w. Sheldon, Administrator De
Bonis Non OF the estate of Myron Shell
don, deceased, setting forth that he has
filed his final account of his administra-
tion OF the estate OF said deceased in this
Court, and that the same is in condition
to be settled. That all the debts and
expenses of administration have been
duly paid, and that portion of said es-
tate remains to be divided among the
legatees under the will of said deceased,
and praying among other things for an
order OF distribution of the residue of
said estate among. the persons entitled.
1t is ordered that all persons interested
in the estate of Myron Sheldon, deceased,
be and appear before the Superior Court
of Whitman County, State of Washing.
ton, at the court room OF said Court, at
Colfax, in Said County and state afore-
said, and Friday the 10Th day of April,
A. ID. 1904 at 10 O'Clock a. M, then and
there to show cause why an order of dis
trbutlou should not be made of the resi-
due OF said estate among the legatees I'M
der the Will OF said deceased, according
to law.
1t is further ordered that copy of this
order be published for four successive
weeks before the 29th day OF April, A.
ID. 1904 in the PULLMAN II ERALD, a news
paper printed and published in Whit.
man County, State of Washington.
Dated March 10Th, 1904.
S. b. CHADWICK, Superior Judge.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Whitman, ( So
|, W. o. McCaw, County Clerk and
Clerk of the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is full, true
and correct copy OF an order made and
entered of record upon the minutes of
the said Superior Court.
Witness my hani and official seal af-
fixed, this 10Th day OF March, A. d.
1904
w. Q. McCAw, County Clerk.
SEAL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02
Order to Show Cause Why Decree of
Distribution Should not be Made.

In the Superior Court OF Whitman
County, State of Washington.
In the matter of the estate of Laurina
M. Sheldon, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
harry w. Sheldon, executor of the es-
tate OF Laurina NJ. Sheldon, deceased,
setting forth that he has filed his final
account OF his administration of the es-
tate OF said deceased in this Court, and
that the same is in condition to be set
tied. That all the debts and expenses
OF administration have been duly paid,
and that portion of said estate remains
to be divided among the legatees under
the Will OF said deceased, and praying
among other things for an order of dis
trlbution OF the residue of said estate
among the persons entitled.
1t is ordered that all persons interest
ed In the estate of Laurina M. Sheldon,
deceased, be and appear before the Su-
perlor Court of Whitman County, State
of Washington, at the court room of said
Court, at Colfax, in said County and
State aforesaid, and Friday, tie Goth
day of April, A. ID. 1904. at 10 O'Clock a.
M, thenand there to show cause why
an order OF distribution should not be
made of the residue of said estate among
the legatees under said will of said de-
ceased, according to law.
1t is further ordered that copy of
this order be published for four success
i've weeks before the said Goth day of
April, A. ID. 1904 in the PULLMAN HERALD,
a newspaper printed and published in
Whitman County, State of Washington.
Dated March 29th, 1904.
S. ]. CHADWICK, Superior Judge.
STATE OF WAsBrNGToN,l
County of Whitman, 3d.
I, w. o. McCaw, County clerk and
clerk of the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is full, true
and correct copy OF an order made and
entered of record upon the minutes of
the said Superior Court.
Witness my hand and official seal af-
fixed, this 10Th day OF March, A. d.
1904. w. q. McCAw, County Clerk.
lsEALl
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02

In the Superior court OF the State Of
washington, IN and for the County OF
Whitman.
In the matter of the estate of Laurina
M. Sheldon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Harry w.
Sheldon, the executor of the estate of
Laurina M. Sheldon, deceased, has rem
dered and presented for settlement and
filed in said Court his final account of
his administration of said estate, and
that Friday, the 10Th day OF April, 1904,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock a. M, of said
day, at the court room of said Court, in
the City OF Colfax, Whitman County,
State of Washington, has been duly APP
pointed by the said Court for the settle
ment of said account, at which time and
place any person interested in said es-
tate may appear and file his exceptions
in writing to said account and contest
the same.
Dated March 30th, 1904.
w. o. MCCAw, County Clerk.
II. J. WELTY, Attorney for Estate.
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Notice of Settlement of Final Account

In the Superior Court of the State OF
Washington, in and for the County of
Whitman.
In the matter of the estate of Myron
Sheldon, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Harry w.
Sheldon, the Administrator (de bonis
non with the will annex of the es-
tate of Myron Sheldon, deceased, has
rendered and presented for settlement
and filed in said Court his final account
of his administration of said estate, and
that Friday, the 10Th day of April, 1904.
at the hour of 10 o'clock a. M, of said
day, at the court room OF said Court, in
the City of Colfax, Whitman County,
State of Washington, has been duly APP
pointed by the said Court for the settle
ment OF said account, at which time and
place any person interested in said es-
tate may appear and file his exceptions
in writing to said account and contest
the same.
Dated March 30th, 1904.
w. o. McCAw, County Clerk.
III. j. WELTY, Attorney for Estate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02
Dissolution of Co. Partnership.

The partnership heretofore existing
between Gay Lombard and A. Cohn I'M
der the firm name and style of LON bard +,
COhn & Co., is dissolved by mutual con-
sent. All persons to whom said firm is
indebted are requested to present their
accounts to Gay Lombard, at Pullman,
Washington, and all persons who are
indebted to the said firm are requested
to make payment to the same person.
Dated this 22nd day of March, 1904.
GAY LOMBARD
(4t*) A. Conn.