The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
NORTHFIELD,


The Christmas exercises of the Uni
versalist Sunday school will be held
at the Univerailtst church at z O'Clock
on Friday evening. All are most cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. Richard Kenney died at her
home on Wednesday morning after
several months illness with dropsy
She is survived by husband and five
SONS, Richard, James. Tom, Charles
and Frank Her age was about sixty
seven years. The funeral occurred at
st. Johns church on Thursday MORN
ing at 1870 O'Clock, burial was in Cal
vary cemetery, Rev. ]. p. O'Neil
officiating. The deceased was good
neighbor faithful wife and mother,
and she will be greatly missed by her
family.
A slight runaway occurred ON Fri =.
day when horse belonging to Eugene
Robbins of Gouldsville attached to a
covered carriage made lively sprint
down North Main street hill. For q
time there seemed to be great danger
but the animal was finally stopped and
not much damage was done to the
morse or vehicle.
The Sunday school OF the Methodist
church will hold their Christmas ex-
ercises in The vestry of the church on
Saturday evening. The musical pro-
gram is in charge of Mrs. Robert Da-
Wis. Mrs Roberts, Mrs. George San
born and Mrs. Charles Newell, Mrs.
o. A. Egerton, Mrs. A. e. Plastridge
have the matter of the literary ever
cises in charge. There will be tree
to which all are welcomed.
Mrs. Alex Eddy is very ill and Miss
Susie Benson of Burlington is caring
for her.
The funeral of Mrs. John Bernasconi,
who committed suicide by taking car
boic acid on Monday, was held at her
nome on Pleasant sire ct on Wednesday,
afternoon Her age was twenty-five
years. The body was placed i'll the re-
oelving vault at Elmwood cemetery.
The bereaved husband has the sincere
sympathy of the community in his sor-
row.
The ladies OF the reading circle and
those of the literary club were delight
fully entertained at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Il. W. Sharp on Wednesday
evening. About 100 being present.
The receiving committee consisted of
Mrs. Sharp, Mrs Carleton. Mrs.
Brown, Mrs. Davenport of Brattle-
boro and Mrs. Hazen. Two little
girls, Marion Brill and Alethea Rob-
erts acted as ushers. The musical
program consisted of piano, vocal and
violin solos after which Mrs. Daven-
hport gave very interesting talk on
g trip to California" and Mrs. Bel
KNAPP rendered vocal solos, after
which social hour was passed.
Tom j. Adams left on Saturday
evening for his home in Randolph
Center Mr.. Adams is taking an en-
forced vacation on account of an in
jured finger.
The public library opened on We'd
nesday after month in quarantine.
Alden Rich, who has been SO seri-
ously i'll with heart trouble, is able to
ride out
Mrs. Hannah Colby died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. b.
Ellis. on Thursday morning with apo
pleXy. Mrs. Colby had been i'll about
month Her age was so years Mrs
Colby had been resident of tins town
for about fourteen years and is sur
vlyed by two sisters and three broth
ers, Mrs. Melissa Redman of Belfast,
Me, Mr.. j. p Grindell of Portland,
Me-. Bradford Gray of Chetwell, Md,
Capt Andrew Gray of Rockland, Me-,
and Stanley d. Gray of Haverhill,
Mass, also by three step- daughters
and two SONS, Mrs. e. b. Ellis of
Mortified, Mrs Eugene Stelpine Of
East Somerville. Mass, Mrs Ann Nc
Allister of Buckport Me-, Warren ID
Coombs of Buckport Me-, and Eugene
Coombs of East Somervilie, Mass
The remains were taken to Buck port,
Me-. ON Friday ana iptermeut was
made at that place. MIR. and Mrs.
Ellis accompanied the body.
In the frat basket ball game of the
season the high school team met
with glorious victory in Waterbury
on Friday night. The line up Of the
Waterbury team was as follows: Wa
rem, c., Clarke, +. f.. Demeritt. /, f.,
GIout. r. g., Smithers, |. G. North
cid; Hoyle c., McCarty, r. f.. Stone,
!, f., Newcomb, r, g., Aldrich. !. e.
Time two 20 minute halves. Score vt
end of first half: II to 10 in Water.
bury's favor; at the end of game the
score was 20 to 26 in favor of the
Mortified boys The game as good
one both team max ing good plays.
Manager hampton of he University
basket ball team has made arrange
ments for games to bs played as fol.
lows Burlington high school, at this
place. Other gamss will be played
with Montpelier seminary. Company
ID. at st. Jonhsbury. University Of
Vermont in Burlington. Vermont
Academy at S,xtou's River. Bellows
Falls Academy at Bellows Falls. Brat
tleboro Y. M. O. A., at Brattleboro,
Worcester Polytechnic. Vermont, Am
herst, Tufts. University of Maine and
Dartmouth games are to bs played in
Mortified.