The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-27
PLAINFIELD.

Mrs IL. j. Colby went on Saturday
to care for their mother who is threat
ened with typhoid fever at Henry
in Montpelier.
Mrs Irene Page was in Montpelier
on Tuesday.
Mrs +. H. Buffree and Mrs. S. A.
were in Barre on Tuesday.
Rev. A. M. Smith was called to
West Concord on Tuesday to Off
ciate at the funeral services of Hiram
Mrs. Mary Lyman, who died in
Montpelier on Monday, was we'll
known in Plainfield for she had spent
the greater part of the past fifteen
years in this town. Her large circle
of friends was greatly shocked on
hearing of her sudden death. Her
son, James Lyman, who lives in town,
received the news Monday morning
ana left at once for Montpelier. The
burial will be in Waterbury.
A. S. Martin and wife were in
Orange and Washington last week
Mrs. T.. M. johnson returned from
an extended trip to Taunton, New
Bedford and Nantucket, on Saturday
evening.
The hunters of this town have been
unsuccessful in killing deer at this
date. Frank Towne of East Montpe-
lier killed q buck that weighed 300
pounds on Daniel O'Brien's farm ON
Monday
Harry Goodwin and wife of Wind
sor and Mrs. Marsh Goodwin of Hart
land were recent visitors at B. f.
Martins.
Rev. Il. f. Fortney preached at
East Oorinth and Cookville on Sunday
last
Samuel Chandler and wife of East
Cabot are visiting at Henry Klnney's.
Mrs. Inez Gate moved her house
hold goods into the Kinney house on
Monday.
Rev. G.. H. Wright and wife left
on Monday for West Burke to attend
a preachers meeting and also an Ep-
worth League convention.
Levi Bartl EFT has had his house
wired for electric lights, recently
Mrs. w. A. Gay has returned from
a two weeks visit in Cabot ana Wood
bury.
Mrs. George Benjamin of Berlin is
at hone with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bolles.
Warren Wright and wife have moved
to Barton Landing where Mr.. Wright
has work in q mill.
Quite a party attended dance at
North Calais on Friday night.
Ernest Batchelder was in town ON
Sunday.
Mrs. W. f. Lazelle of Barre is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Foss.
Mrs. Martha Chaplin visited her
brother in Marshtield last week.
Walter Martin, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever, is not as well at
this writing.
Harry Laird of Orange was in town
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman Cutler was in Mont
pelier on Monday.
Mrs. E. M. Rideout returned from
Boston on Monday.
In marriage notice printed last
week one of the contracting parties
was Edward Harrison instead of Will
Harrison.
The regular meeting of Wyoming
lodge, f. and A. M, will be held on
Thursday evening, Oct. az.
Fred Perrin visited in st. Adams
over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Frederickson will 90 to
Lebanon, n. H., to work in music
store on Monday next.
Mrs. l.. D. Mute of Marshfield was
in town on Tuesday, the guest of Mrs.
l.. F. Fortney.
w ILLIAMSTOWN.
Daniel @. Townsend last week
bought of George Beckett, a house
that the latter built not many years
ago. little way n-rth of Henry O.
Houses place, and which was &C.
cupied by Mike j. Elliott for sou Q
years. There are two acres of land
in the place Many years ago. the
old shoemaker, CLARK Clough, had a
house on the lot, as we call it.
Price paid by Mr.. Townsend was
81, 900. This makes three places in
our village, sold to our farmers IN
late months. Lewis M. Seaver last
week moved to the one he bought
Mesrss. Joshua f. Bailey and d. O.
Townsend may continue to rent
theirs for the present.
Ira HI. Rowell is getting out from
an illness of some weeks, from rheu-
matism, that seems to have been quite
severe. at times.
Our Methodist ladies will prehaps
realize some $50, net, from their late
fair aud entertainment,
Miss Jennie Thorp. "a cousin Of Fred
A. Flint. has returned to Connecticut
after stay of a year or more with
relatives hereabouts.
Asa G WILDER is again wanting to
60 to Louisiana for the winter, if he
can find some one to go with him.
Ed. j. Poor paid mis- creamery pa.
irons 221a cent for butter fat, in Sep
TENDER. de does not return any OF
the buttermilk to them, although he
says he does not attach great value to
that since so much water has to be
added to 1t in the process of churning,
to get the best favored butter. he
tells us that one of his COWS recently
gave birth to triplets.
Ed. O. House did not 60 to work in
W. Miers barber shop in Sarre, two
weeks ago, as reported. but was to go
to work in the Holt g. Cole shop of