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


Johnsbury, Lisbon and town. Mr..
North Montpelier but most of his bust =
ness life was spent in Plainfeld. He
was engaged in the meat business. He
was most genial and industrious man
and good citizen. He was ever an
advocate of patrtonlzing home mer-
chants, never going out of town for
articles obtainable here. The widow
and three children will remain at the
home place for time at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wells have been
here caring for Mrs. j. B. Wells.
Will Whitcher is home from Lisbon,
N. H.
DR.. Gale is able to resume his prac.
tice.
Mrs. belinda Lombard has not been
so we'll for the past few weeks.
Mr.. Freeman is moving to the A. N.
Batchelder farm.
Mrs. Bertha Benjamin was home
over Sunday.
Prentiss Waldo was moved to E. j.
Colby's Friday and is very poorly.
The A. N, Lane house is now vacant
Freeman Bartlett having moved into
his own house this week.
John Henderson has purchased of
Mrs. j. P. Ladd, the pasture and wood
lot, known as disputed territory"
Temperance services were beld Sun.
day in view of the coming vote on the
saloon question.
The remaining number of the lecture
course will be given as soon as salts.
facory speakers can be procured.
Mrs. Betsey Taft has gone to board
with Melissa Laid.
CORINTH
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Thurber have
returned from their trip to New Hamp-
shire.
Several from this place attended the
Masonic gathering at West Fairlee Oh
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Worcester
were the guests of MI. and Mrs. A.
K. Kinney recently.
Miss Woodcock has been visiting her
father, James Woodcock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Jackn.an of East
Corinth visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Jackman, Jr., tho first of the week.
j. M. knight has returned from
Chelsea.
CHELSEA.
John M. Atwood came home last
week for few weeks vacation from
his work as commercial traveller
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
of next week are the dates for the
Chelsea dramatic company's presenta-
tion of the play, "Strife. or Labor and
Capital"
The concert by the South RoyRlton
GIee Club and Milder's Orchestra, last
Friday evening was we'll attended and
much appreciated.
Ida Ordwav of Washington is work :
ing in Col. O. S. Emery's family.
Clarence M. Hook goes this week to
Roxbury, whore he is to have work at
the State fish hatchery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Russell
came last week from South Royalton
to P. W. Rogers, and expect to make
their home in town.
A. II. Powers has bought house in
Randolph village, and purposes to
move there soon. Mr.. Powers is citi-
zen whom we can i'll afford to lose,
and his valuable services as selectman
will long be remembered. In their So
cial and church relations, also, Mr..
and Mrs. Powers will be greatly missed.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles M. Goodrich
returned to town on Friday, and on
Saturday evening they held reoep-
ton at the home of DR. A. B. Smith.
There were many present, and valu-
able tokens of their regard were left
behind them.
Aaron B. Sargent died of heart dis
ease on Wednesday of last week at G.
Q. Bowin's, where he had been re-
moved weea before from his farm in
Washington. His age was "a. The
body was taken to West Topsham for
funeral services and burial.
Herbert j. Kingsbury is moving to
West Fairlee this week.
o. Fay Allen is home from Mont
pelier Seminary for a few days.
MARSHFIELD.
Mrs. G. L. Dwinell is quite ill.
0. +. Morrill, is ill and confined to
the house.
A. r. Cole is in st. Johnsbury this
week. for treatment for his hearing.
Miss Nettie Kennedy of Troy is the
guest Of Miss Lou Miller.
q. e. Shepard offioiated at an auc.
tion for Wells a. Rogers at their store
in Cabot, Saturday evening.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton and daughter
Alice of Danville. were visitors in
town on Saturday.
Several of the local lumbermen fin.
ished work in the camp Of George
Drew on Saturday night. among those