The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-04
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PLAINFIELD.
j. r. Currier of South Ryegate, w.
j. Boyce of Montpelier and Il. l..
Beckwith of Chelsea registered at the
Plainfield House on Monday.
The repairs at the Plainfield House
are now completed. Besides other re-
pairs the house has beer wired though
out for electric lights, the work being
finished on Tuesday.
The sixth entertainment in the lee.
ture ourse will be a lecture by Rufus
King, Feb. IL. Subject. 1.-The New
Age" This lecture is one that every
one should attend for the speaker is
we'll known about the surrounding
towns and nothing but the highest
tributes are paid him.
A trained nurse has come from Man
chester to care for S. d. Gate, who is
in a very critical condition.
Mrs. Viola Bemis is recovering from
an attack of tonsilitis.
Wheeler j. and S. A. Batchelder
have bought the Gale block, the title
being given by the administrator of
the Gale estate.
L.. d. W6ils uttNtu u SDIluH W IItu
Bruffee on Tuesday.
Adolphus Duke of Canada is visiting
in town.
Misses Helen Duke, Clara Bruffee
and Ellen Gale are all ill.
Mrs. Charles Lombard entertained
| some of her friends at whist ON Mon
day evening.
Mrs. A. D. Foss was in Barre on
Friday.
Rev. G. H. Wright and Rev. r. S.
Sheaf attended the ministers Monday
meeting at Barre on Monday. A very
interesting paper concerning Matthew
man of Montpelier.
The pupils of Miss Blanch Kidder,
assisted by Barre talent, gave a recital
at the Congregational church on Fri
day. Ernest Batohelder gave several
selections on the violin during the
evening. The entertainment was much
enjoyed.
The annual meeting of the Plainfield
Creamery Co.. will be held Wednes-
day, Feb. 10. at the hotel hall, for the
eection of officers for the ensuing year
and any other business that may prop
erly come before the meeting.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Perkins is very ill.
Chester Sanborn of Lebanon was al
his home on Sunday.
Acadia lodge /. o. OF :, will hold
it's regular meeting OF Monday ever
ing, Feb. 8. The third degree will be
conferred ON three candidates.
nL1 lal,ae ,,nt xr,th Mac nanAo
B~atchelder ON Monday for an evening
r. d. Richards had forty-one rings,
the highest score.
Ernest Batchelder has gone to Barre
to enter the coal Office of d. M. Miles,
He began his duties on Monday.
The auditorium and gallery of the
Methodist church was filled to over
flowing last Saturday night on the oc
casion of the concert given by the
Weleyan Male Quartette. many being
present from all the adjoining towns
Their fine singing vas the chief topic
of conversation for several days. Tit
numbers given by the reader, Mis-
Boynton, showed her an artist, ant
were beyond criticism. The excellen
bearing and evident high character O
tile members Oh Jn6 III snOWl
during their stay on Sunday also wa
much commented upon and made NOR
impressive Ivy the three appropriate
selections given by them during tn
Sunday evening union service.
A fine compliment was paid to ou
townsman, H. Q. Perry, by two o
the members of the Wesleyan Quart
cite when hele, after hearing him sinl
in a duet ON Sunday morning. This.
said they did not think it possible 70
o man seyenty-tive years old to hav
so fine a quality of voice, or to sing il
such perfect tune.
Mrs. O. j. Goodwin is at he
daughters in Barre this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lamberto
spent a few days in Barre with friend
last week.
The annual report of the PlaInfiel
creamery shows: Total milk receive
for the year, B., 798, 935 pounds cream
234. $40 pounds; butter made. 25S, Ga
, pounds; for which the patrons RI
ceived $40, 4S5. 92.