The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-10

| Friday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock with
| Mrs. q. j. Blaisdell.
The Good Templars will hold their
| regular meeting Thursday evening,
| March 10. The officers of the lodge
will be installed at that time.
N. @. Page and wife have been very
| i'll the past week. Mr.. Page has
| jaundioe and Mrs. Page is threatened
with grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Cutler of Barre
were visiting in town last week.
Rev. h. l.. Sheaf, accompanied by
nine of the boys, attended an athletic
| exhibition followed by basket ball
game at the Y. M. 9. A, Montpel-
Ter, on Friday evening. They had a
very enjoyable time.
The recent thaw has made it pos
sible to saw lumber at the mill, and
the large number of logs there disap-
peared on Tuesday.
STAMFORD.
Governor J. G.. Mccullough has
appointed John H. Moore justice of
the peace to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of william r. San
born, now postmaster here.
Gardner N. Cobb, recently gradual
ed from Dartmouth Medical College,
goes this week to New York city for
hospital work and experience.
Rev. H. Cummings, as he was leav-
ing his house Sunday morning for
church service. had the misfortune to
slip upon the ice and break his right
| wrist.
Our community was saddened to
learn, last Thursday, that Grace Web
ster died that morning. Miss Web
| ster was bright, worthy young lady,
| a member of the senior class OF Thet-
| ford Academy, and great favorite
P; with her teachers and fellow pupils.
| About fifty of them attended her fun
! eral, observed here last Saturday. Her
loss is especially great to her invalid
| parents, her feeble mother being
largely dependent upon her ministra-
| tons.
John L. Barrett has sold the Boomer
| farm to w. X. Whitcomb, who is
soon to build a dwelling thereon.
William II. Kendall is moving into
the residence he lately built near H.
| L. Hatch's. John X. Kendall takes
possession of the farm bought of his
| brother William, and H. III. Udall
takes possession Of the residence lately
owned by ]. K. Kendall.
Last year there were nine mar
| riages, ten births, aud eleven deaths
IN town.
The town debt now about "a, 800
was increased nearly thousand dol
lars last year. This was partly owing
to increased expense of schools and
about $3.50 tax ATTACHMENTS and rebates.
March /, N. B. Cobb was elected
town clerk for the forty-second con-
secutive term.
ROXBURY.
Howard York is suffering from tom
| silitis, a disease which has had a num-
Der of victims here.
Beeman Howe has been seriously ill
the past week with pneumonia, but is
improving. His mother, Mrs. H. A.
Howe, is also quite ill.
Willard Latham died quite sudden
ly ON Saturday at the home of his
brother, Marshall Latham. Mr.. La
than had been in feeble health for a
long time, but was only Ill only two
Oh three days before his death.
Christopher Bruce has sold his house
to George French and is to move into
the Bean house. Mr.. Bagley has also
moved to the Bean house, instead OF
to the one. owned by Mrs. Nettie
Howe. Mrs. Howe is talking of sell
ing her house to Mr.. Wetmore, a
former citizen of this place.
The ladies realized about IS from
their dinner to the voters, and there
was universal rejoicing over the nc
| license vote which has restored the
reputation of our town.
q. A. Roys arrived Sunday morn.
| ing. His health is somewhat I'm.
proved, and business matters demand.
ed his return.
Miss Brokaw supplied the pulpit
on Sunday and will probably remain
until permanent supply is secured.
cottage prayer meeting this week
will be at the home of Richard
| Nichols.
Rev. Mr.. Boardman is in Ludlow
| where he may possibly supply until
| June, at which time our former pas.
tor, Rodney Roundey, is to accept 6
call to that pulpit.
Mrs. Kate Smith came Saturday
from Massachusetts to remain for a
time with j. H. Smith and his daugh.
| ter.
CABOT.
The Marsbfield and Hardwick Good
Templar lodges we're entertained by
the local order Saturday evening,
| March 5.
HI. L. Lyford, overseer, has closed @
contract with John Livingston to carry
on the town farm and care for the
towns poor for the ensuing year.
j. @. Kimball and Will Adams took
up their abode in Mont pelier last
week as jurors.
Rev. o. E. Aiken is on trip tt
Coventry this week.
Mrs. Flora Gillette is visiting at f.
L. Knspp's for while.
G. Q. Phelps, who has been confined
to the house for a number of months,
is now able to be out.
The Cabot Base Ball Association
| will hold promenade in the town
| hail. Tuesday night, March 10.