The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
PLAINEIELD.

town on Tuesday in the interests of
the international Harvester Go.
Mrs. Lucretia Gibson was in Mont
pelier on Tuesday.
The Odd Fellows are making extern
sive repairs on their hall, enlargine it
by putting the wardrohes into the part
recently purchased by them and max
ing the anterooms larger. The hall
will be thoroughly remodeled.
MRS. belinda Lombard, who has
been very ill for several months, was
able to ride out on Friday.
The three highest lists in town and
in the following order are Arch Batch
elder, H. e. Cutler, d. B. Smith.
Mrs. e. f. Smith is moving her
goods to the home of s. s. Smith in
preparation to leave for Sheldon. Her
mother, Mrs. Gardner, went to Han
over. N. H., on Tuesday.
George WEIGH and Goldie Hutohins
were married in Groton on Monday.
The total amount of grand lists for
the town lie 81, 1874. 80 which ia divided
as follows: real and personal property
81, 7Ss 80; polls $4o2.
q. A. Best, who has recently arrived
from Chicago, is moving his house.
hold goods into Arch Batchelder's
house.
Rev. l.. F. Fortney preached at East
Corinth on Sunday.
Mrs. Jane CLARK is quite ILL.
The ladies' aid society of the Meth.
odist church will serve strawberries in
the vestry on Friday evening. A short
musical program will be rendered.
Every one is invited for q social good
time.
The following officers of the Ep.
worth League we're elected on Weunes-
day evening: President. E. J. Colby
LIST vice president. Bertha Chamber.
lain; End vice president, Nelson
Smith Bird vice president, Mrs. Susie
Renfrew; 4th vice president, Mrs.
Ellen Colby; secretary, Mrs. Belle
Morse; treasurer, Daniel Hudson
organist, Grace Cree.
! At the last meeting of the Rebekahs
the grand warden, Mrs. G. A. Bond
of st. Johnsbury, was present, also
district deputy, Mrs. G. H. Hutchins
of East Barre, and ten visiting mem
bers. Two candidates were admitted.
After the work, refreshments were
served and a social hour was enjoyed.
The following guests were regis.
tered at the Plsinfield House on Mon.
day and Tuesday: H. @. Taisey,
Groton; O. E. Townsend, Rochester
| r. N. Huse, A. B. Shepard, John
futile, Montpelier.
Frank Nutting hurt his knee quite
badly while playing base ball recently
and has not been able to be about
since
John Foss and E. J. Bartlett, the
delegates to the meeting of the Grand
Lodge, l, o. o. F., to be held in
Bellows Falls lett on Tuesday.
Mrs. W. D. Danforth was in Mont.
pelier on Tuesday.
Ezekiel Skinner, living on School
street, had quite an experience on the
morning of the attempted burglary il
| town. 1t seems that, while the CUR
he used was capable of doing great ex
ecutive had it been properly aimed,
Mr.. Skinner remembered it was load
ed last Fourth of July and dared moi
hold it to his shoulder and in the at
tempt to aim it in making hip shoI
the charge landed in the window cas-
ing, badly Earring the glass, lath aut
plastering. The gun C'Uncle Sam
! when it was discharged turned Mr.
| Skinner around like top and wheI
he had recovered, the shadow OF
"spook" had disappeared. This ooca
sion shows that if any of the travelling
gentry come prowling about the vii
lage of Plainfield in the future the,
had better not pick out an old soldier
as his weapons are always ready ever
if no shot is on top of the wads.