The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-14
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The womens wing of the Taunton,
Mass Insane Hospital, of which DR..
Arthur V. Goss, formerly of Chelsea,
is assistant superintendent, was burned
on Monday night of last week. For
tunately there was no loss of life.
The Rogers Grilley entertainment
last Wednesday evening was extremely
fine, and deserved much larger su-
dience than it received.
Seth Il. Mills of Lynn, Mass, who
has been staying at j. Il. Atwood's
for several months left last week.
Alva Bohonon Of Dixon, ILL.,, for
mer resident, is visiting friends here
abouts.
Fred l.. Beckwith is in Danvile for
three weeks doing dental work
Ned A. Griffin and Cora e. Robin
sou we're married in Boston on New
Years Day and returned to town last
week.
The annual meeting of the Orange
County Creamery Company on Tues.
day of last week resulted in the re-
election of the old board of directors.
1t was voted to apply half the divi-
dends to the payment of the debt, and
to pay the rest from the reserve fund,
thus disposing of the remainder of the
debt during the current year.
On Saturday afternoon the officers
of Waterson Post No. as, G. A. R.,
and of Waterson Womens Relief Corps
were installed. The Post officers are
as follows: Commander, j. B. At
wood senior vice commander, Fifeld
! Bohonon; junior vice commander, J.
M. Sanford; adjntant, J. p. Morey;
quartermaster, A l.. Skinner; sur
| geon, DR.. S. n. Goss; chaplain, G.
F. Reed; officer of the day, G. W.
Durkee; officer of the guard, W. +.
Adams Sergeant major, n. b. Dav-
export; quar- termaster sergeant, B.
f. Smith. These are the officers of
| the Relief Corps: President, Mrs. J.
| o. Atwood; vice presidents, Mrs. j.
B. Atwood, Mrs. Philena Davis; treas
urer, Martha h. Noyes; chaplain,
Mrs. F. Bohonon; patriotic instruct
or, Mrs. 5. N. Goss; press correspond
emit, Mrs. A. l.. Skinner; conductor
Mrs e. ID. Fuller; assistant con-
ductor, Mrs. W. A Hood; guard
Mrs A. j. Little; assistant guard
Mrs A. L. Skinner; musician, Mar
tina l.. Noyes.
l.. A. Burbank has sold his farm to
his son, John j. Burbank, who will
take possession in the spring Mr..
Burbank. ST., will remove to the Sar-
gent farm below the village, which is
owned by his son, Parker W. Bur-
bank.
The Methodist church on Friday
evening chose H. W. Dearborn as its
delegate to the lay electoral confer
enoe, meeting at Montpelier in con-
nectio1 with the annual conference,
with A. L. Sprague as alternate.
On Wednesday evening of last week
the following officers of H. E. K.
Hall Camp, No. 2S, Sons of Veterans
were installed, Capt. W. H. H. Hall
acting as installing officer; Captain,
A. W. Hoyt; first lieutenant, E. CT.
Reed; second lieutenant, l.. n. Luz
cas- camp council, l.. N. Lucas, H.
X. Darling, W. A. Reed; first SER
genat, H. o. Bixby; quartermaster
sergeant, G.. L. Hayward chaplain,
f. V. Fuller; color sergeant, r. W.
Moulton; sergeant of the guard, W.
A. Reed; corporal of the guard, B.
H. Adams, Jr. ; camp guard, L. f.
Gilbert; picket guard, A. E. George {;
principal musician, G. +. Griffin {;
delegate. A. p. Rogers; alternate, A
E. George.
The basket ball industry is making
vigorous progress. On Thursday even
ing our mems team were beaten by a
team of Barre clerks by a score of 40
to II. On Monday evening two teams
from Thetford Academy were here,
the men beating the Chelsea men 20 to
5 and the girls beating our girls Z to
6, the latter game being much closer
Our players do not lack courage, and
are improving with practice.