The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-28
NORTHFIELD.

NORTHFIELD.
Mrs. Lucy Smith of Barre is visiting
her sister. Mrs. E. Pope, on Main
treet.
Mrs. Pauline Anderson, who has
been visiting at the home of g. K.
Andrews returned to her home IN New
York on Tuesday.
Miss Anna Denny is assisting in f.
w. buttons store.
James Holland has returned from
New York.
Mrs. Lucy Spinney returned on
Wednes lay from Montpelier, where
she spent the winter.
Miss Minnie p. Moore went to Bur-
lington on Tuesday to visit for short
time.
A. e. Plastridge returned ON Thurs.
day morning from a business trip to
New York and Boston.
Frank Alvord has. been assisting at
the railroad station the past week.
The Mortified mission opened on
Sunday in the parish house of st.
Mary church. Services were conduct
ed at 2 80 and p. m. by Rev. N. ID.
Witham. superintendent of the mission.
1t is expected that two weekly services
will be held each week, Edward j.
Council acting as organist. All are
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings and they are sure to be help to
the townspeople and the pastor in
charge has the sincerest wishes for
the future success of his church here.
The funeral of Adam Wood, Jr.,
whose tragic death was recorded in a
previous issue of this paper, occurred
on Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The
funeral was in charge of Maj. Frank
l.. Howe and James A Giffin and was
held from the Congregational church,
Rev. w. S. Hazen officiating. The
deceased was a member of 90. +, V.
N. G., of Camp No. 1870 Modern
Woodmen of America and also of the
Burns Club. The procession was led
by Go. f followed by the granite cut.
tiers of the town the Robert Burns
Club and the Woodmeu; bearers were
John Anderson and Alex Wilson of
the Burns Club; Edward and Peter
Bussuire of the Woodmen and Wy
verne Kittredge and Norris Wescotr,
his fellow workmen. The floral trib-
utes were many and bore mute testi-
mony to the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held among them were
pillows from the Woodmen, and Burns
Club and large harp from the gran
tie cutters, besides various other flow
ers. Adam was a young man well
liked by all who knew him and his un-
timely death is much to be regretted
He will be missed and especially so by
his parents and the family of fifteen
brothers and sisters, who have the
sympathy of all.
The civil engineers are marking the
dot In EII;a oha1 ;oI,
are to be built in town, the construc.
ton to begin at once. For some time
there has been much debating as to
whether these sheds would be built in
Mortified or in Bethel and it was de-
cided on Thurdsay of last week that
they be erected in this town. 1t has
been decided to build the shed 500 in
stead of 400 feet long as was at first
planned. This will necessitate the
moving of the corn factory to accomo.
date the committee. Steps are being
make to do this by the citizens of the
village and contractor is expected
soon to estimate the cost of moving
the building. The location of these
sheds here assures the Middesex power
being brought to town. This power
will also probably be used in develop
ing the slate quarries. The increase
VI ohSoo tuiuBs dSSuIos u DTlllldut OUb-
look for Mortified in the future.
John Kirby has recovered from his
recent illness.
Joe Sartorelli returned from Italy
on Tuesday.
A young child of Dominick Falran.
azo is ill with scarlet fever and the
youngest child of George Abbott il
suffering from an attack OF pneumonia.
John Walker was in Bethel on Fri
day.
James Booth came from Pennsyl
vania on Thursday.
Arthur Wilson visited in Barre last
week.
The telephone office has recently
been further improved by the addition
of new desk and chair
Mrs M. e. Warrington visited hel
mother, Mrs. Albin. of Roxbury las
week. Mrs. Albin is slightly better
at this writing.
Ex-Cadet Markham of Bethel wal
among the visitors in the village las
week.
Miss Lola Ingalls, expects to leav,
soon for Randolph, her future home.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Dole have re
turned from New York.
O. N. Scarf of Burlington was il
town on Friday.
Marshall d. Smith has recently re
ceived combination accident policies
The town has not boosted of these TO
many years and they are great con
venience as we'll as source of help t,
the townspeopie.
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