The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-25
MARSHFIELD.

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was in town, Monday.
| The Commercial House served
eighty one meals, Saturday.
A. W. Mesrs and wife of Barton
| were in town on Sunday.
| A. E. Lamberton purchased horse
of Mr.. Berry of Montpelier last week
Miss Waite b. Ormsbee of Barton
is spending a few days with friends in
town.
1. o. Kicker sold his bay trotting
mare to William Mears of Barre last
week.
Quite a number of the local must.
clans are planning to attend the con-
vention at East Montpelier this week.
Auctioneer O. e. Shepard offioiated
at three auctions during the past week.
s. O. Pike was called to Montpelier
Tuesday to appear as witness in city
court.
Charles Lakin, who for some time
past has been experiencing consider
able trouble with his eyes, Is improv-
ing under present treatment.
The creamery directors have pur-
chased a new boiler for the creamery.
Miss Florence Robinson of Bolton
vile was in town, Monday and attend.
ed the masquerade ball.
Miss Grace Carr is visiting her
mother, Mrs. K. q. Carr.
Miss ENERGY Benton spent part of
Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs. f.
]. Marshall in Montpelier.
Elmer Benjamin and Miss Cora
Goodale were married at the home of
Mr.. Benjamin's people, Sunday even
ing, Feb. 81, by Rev. Mr.. Wright of
Plainfeld.
e. A. Bradley of Waterbury, Conn,
and +. j. Slayton Of Barre were in
town, Saturday and purchased a
matched pair of horses of S. w. Cole
& Son.
@. /. Preston was home from Shell.
don on Sunday. He expects to COM
plete his work in that place in about
two weeks.
Marshfield A. A. first base ball team
DEBATED team from the Montpelier
high school at Marshall's hall, Satur-
day evening by score of 81 to 6.
There was a social dance following the
game.
Marshfeld A. A. first and second
Dull BO w DdTI6 IL Tludy
night, the former to play the return
game with a team representing Co. E
andithe latter the second clerks team.
Connections between the Molly's
Falls Telephone line and the Union
Telephone line were established,
Saturday with exchange through
Marshhfield central.
The case of State5vs. Lee Lane for
assault and breach of the peace nearly
year ago, was settled last Friday
Mr.. Lane paying fine and costs
amounting to 500. %.
Ira H. Edison was in Barton Landing
the first of last week and has secured
a position in the shops of the E. l..
Chandler Co., for himself and son,
Robert. They expect to go there
about March 2 to commence work
Should they be successful the family
will move there in the early summer.
Mr.. Edison is in Burlington part of
this week in attendance on the United
States court as grand juror.
Fifty-fve couples attended the mas.
querade ball at Marshall's hall Mon
day evening, which was one of the
most pleasing social events of the sea.
son. Nearly one-half of the attending
party were in mask and several attrac-
tive costumes were displayed. There
were number of characters we'll sus-
tanned among them being Weary Willie
hobo by l.. B. Adams, Simple Simon
by Roy Leonard, MaIshfield Athletic
Association by j. S. Wilson and
simple minded old man by George Gil
man. Among the ladies there were
several valentines, the queen of clubs
and young maidens and elderly danes.
The prizes for the best costumed lady
and gent were awarded to Mrs. q. S.
Adams representing gypsy queen
and o. @. Pitkin as Benedict Arnold.
The supper served by Mrs. Carr fully
sustained her reputation as a first
class caterer.
Rev. S. G. Lewis of Barton Land
ing has presented his home lodge
Marshfield No. IA K. of P, with a
fine large photograph of himself taken
at the tine he was Grand Chancellor
of the Grand DOMAIN of Vermont.
1t is a perfect likeness taken in
standing posture with his left hand
holding parchment and resting lightly
on the left hip. 1t is finely mounted
with gilt frame and will be given a
position back of the commanders sta
blOu III Un6 CdsUl6 nail. 10 say Un6
boys are proud Of Sammy" and more
than pleased with the picture is plac-
ing it very mildly. A vote Of thanks
was rendered Brother Lewis with best
wishes for himself and family.
Marcus A. Hanna-The press of the
country we'll call him ga master of
business. " Was he not? He began
life as a poor country boy. This mas
ter Of business carried two policies in
the New York Life, aggregating
90, 900. A poor man needs life insur-
ance. The man in moderate circum-
stances needs it. No man is too
wealthy to need it, for fortunes vicis-
itudes come quickly, A man may
he rich today and hard pressed for
funds tomorrow, as exempiified in
Baltimore's disaster the other day
when a prominent merchant remarked
as he looked at the widespread ruin.
Last Saturday was worth million
dollars; today the only asset have is
a $40. 900 policy in the New York Life.
Oh, how wish had made it $50, 600.
A. I. Davis. special agent New York
Life Insurance Go.
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