The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
MARSHFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs Abijah Bemis were
guests of friends in Williamstown
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Severance spent
a part of the past week with their
daughter. Mrs. Warren Fifield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Newton were
called to Woodstock last week by the
death of relative.
Frank Brown Jr. was in ST. Johns.
baury part of the past week to at.
tend commencement exercises at st.
Johnsbury Academy.
The local base ball team has ar
ranged for game with the East Hard
wick team at East Hardwick, Satur-
day, June 25.
Master Frederick Shepard of Mont
pelier is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. K. Shepard.
y. l. Preston and son, with r. r.
Jde. is building barn for A. P. Da-
Wis.
w. D. Smith and family of Spring
field, Mass, are enjoying their annual
vacation with friends here and in
Cabot.
S. Swerdfeger is building an addi-
ton to his storage barn near the sta
tion.
Workmen have commenced upon
dam for z. 7. kellogg on the land
which he purchased of f. White and
o. W. Freeman. When completed it
will be about fifteen feet-bigh and
flow about six acres with water. O.
l. Preston and SOP have the contract
to build the wood work for this dam.
This is the first of series of dams to
be bnilt along the Molly brook for the
corporation which Mr.. kellogg repre-
SCENTS.
At the Republican caucus Saturday
evening of last week A. T. Davis was
chosen chairman and G. l.. Dwinell
secretary. ]. Berton Pike, S. Swerd-
feger and Harry Martin were elected
delegates to the district convention,
and q. l.. Dwinell, 4. W. Pitkin and
E. p. Whitcomb delegates to the State
convention, delegates in both cases
empowered to name their own alter
mates, and uninstructed as to candi-
dates they should support A ballot
taken to see what the preference for
the several candidates for Governor
might be among those present showed
two for Bell, six for DeBoer and seven
for Stanton. The town committee
elected for two years next ensuing is
as follows: G. l.. Dwinell, A. T.
Davis, j. b. Pike, Lee Lane, e. W.
Pitkin.
Asa Spencer is reported as failing
rapidly and requires almost constant
attention and care; on this account
E. V. Spencer has engaged Livery
man G. f. Bliss to carry the mail for
him for while.
Herbert Ellis is again in charge of
the mail on the route from Danville
o..this place.
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| if he only SEE it in a few words. -
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| few words we can make plain to you
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matter over with you before you place
your business. A. T. Davis, special
= agent.
VERSHIRE.
Miss Bertha Gross came home last
| Saturday.
The w. @. T. u, meets next Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Henry
| Speare.
Miss Ella Waterman, formerly a
| teacher here. spent last Sunday with
| friends in town. She is now teaching
| in Post Mills.
Mrs. Daniel Thsyer is visiting at
| Mr.. Martins.
DR.. Chase of Oxford was IN town
last week as counsel in the case of
Mrs. Barstow, who is attended by DR..
| Jewell of West Fairlee.
Mr.. Ford had the misfortune to lose
a valuable COW the first of the week
Cnildrens' Day was observed at the
Congregational church, June IL.
Mrs. Little returned on Monday from
visit Of several weeks with her par
nts.
Miss Lois Goodwin has returned
from Newbury where she has been at
tending school.
P. H. Martin and family have moved
back from the mill house to their
former residence accompanied by his
father, Mr.. S. II. Martin. They have
begun repairs on their buildings.
Agnes Brown of Washington has
been recent guest of Mrs. Warren
Fuller.
Mr.. Mason read fine sermon at the
church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Barstow of
Bradford were at his home this last
Sunday.
The Advent Christian conference
which met with the church here closed
Sunday evening, June IL, with an ad-
dress by Rev. Mr.. Kelley of Bidde
ford, Me.
CALAIS.
j. o. Livingston and M. A. Kent of
Montpelier we're in town one day last
week.
Mrs. Iran Vail visited at N. L..
Banoroft's last week.
New England telephones were in
stalled in the homes of E. 4. Brown
M. S. Hathaway and the cottage of
Prof. o. O. Gallagher last week, and
others will be installed soon.
DR.. Wheeler of North Montpelier
was in town Monday in his new auto
| mobile.
We noted the marriage of Miss Rose
II GilkeV to Frank TT TAYLOR Of