The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04

Misses Blanche and Marion Cutler,
who have been in Boston and vicinity
for several weeks, have returned home.
clmping at Groton pond this week.
l.. *. Abbott, a young farmer of
thirty-fve years of age, died at his
home in town, of heart trouble, on
Monday. Mr.. Abbott was a respected
citizen and prominent in town affairs
being one of the selectmen of the town
at the time of his death and was to
have been delegate to the county
convention held this week in Mont
pelier. He is survived by a wife and
two children. The funeral services
were held on Wednesday at 80
o'clock.
Miss May Wright and Elmer Max
field, who have been attending the
su amer school at st. Johnsbury, re-
turned on Wednesday.
Rev. J. o. Sherburn of st. Johns
bury was in town on Tuesday.
Edwin Merrill of Barton Landing,
agent for the American Book Com
pany, was in town on Tuesday on
business.
The Sunday school picnic of the
Methodist church will be held tBen.
jamin Falls between Montpelier and
Barre on Wednesday of next week
Further announcement in regard to
transportation, etc., will be given
later.
The Rebekahs have been invited to
Cabot on Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Carpenter
little daughter, Florence, died in
Lanesboro on Tuesday morning of dys-
EMERY. The funeral was held at 2
O'Clock on Wednesday, the burial be-
ing in Plainfield cemetery.
The little daughter of A @. Kicker
has the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs Truman Bartlett were
in Calais on Thursday TO attend the
funeral of Mrs. Bartlett's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, w. Batchelder will
start for the worlds fair at st. Louis
Oh Thursday. They expect to be away
about two weeks.
Work is progressing on the new
dam at the village. The old dam has
been removed and workmen are pre-
pairing the foundation for the new
stone dam which is to be built.
MARSHFIELD.
Mrs. A. w. Slocum, who has been
seriously i'll at the home of her moth
;er, Mrs Caroline Robinson, is conva-
lescing rapidly
Rev. II. W. Buck spent a part of the
past week in Glover.
About twenty five couples attended
the dance at Marshall's hail Friday
evening. Van Orman's orchestra of
Calais furnished the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Swerdfeger and
Bertha went into camp at Greensboro
Saturday where they expect to remain
two weeks or more.
A. O. Tucker and family, who have
been in camp at Greensboro for the
past two weeks, returned home FRI
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. McCrillis, &C.
companied by Miss Nadine Nichols
and Willis Abbott of Barre, enjoyed
o few days at Greensboro in camp
with A, O. Tucker and family during
the past week.
S. b. Chandler. Charles Austin,
N. Wilson and Charles Foster, all of
whom reside in the east part of Cabot,
were connected with the Molly 4
Falls Telephone circuit during the
past week.
Bert Parks, former resident of this
place, now travelling salesman fol
Goodrich, Croker g. Parks of Boston,
Mass, was in town Saturday. Bert
was hardly recognizable by his friends
as he used to be tall and slim but now
weighs over two hundred and forty
| Mr. Do rh ia a nm har nf tho Arm hk
represents.
. q. II. Bliss, who has been confined
to the house by illness for two weeks
or more, has sufficiently recovered te
be able to again visit his livery office