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

and ten birthdays, even though they
came but once in four or eight years
Fred Blaine finding himself over
stocked, by mistake with baled hay
that he had bought in northern New
York and northern Vermont sold lot
of it for fifteen dollars ton. j. X.
Lynde took one and half carloads of
1t.
Thomas Martin has moved to the
tenement house of Mr.. Degranier, on
the old Norman G. Davis farm, and
is to cut thousand runs of stove
wood.
Eugene Carr, we are told, will move
to Montpelier this week, and have EN-.
ployment from the proprietor of one of
the leading hotels.
Charles Nixon is reported to have
bargained or sold his farm, to an out
of town man. and in the event of
sale, will come to the village to live.
He doubtless finds that granite cutting
pays better than farming, as some
others have done.
We have just had the pleasure of
reading an every way delightful letter,
written some years ago by the mother
of the late Senator Hanna to daugh.
ter of our late townsman, Lyman A.
Work. Mrs. Elias Work was an own
cousin of Mrs. Hanna. If the letter
is full index Of the woman one
might expect the son would have
some fine traits Of character.
March meeting day opened with fly
ing snow, and q south wind that was
rough on the hills, with perhaps not a
few the first thought of the day was
upon its bearing upon the vote for
prohibition. or high license, prohibit
tionists being pretty confident that
good weather would give good ma
jority for prohibition. Frank Martin,
as usual was chosen moderator, George
Beckett was quickly elected town
clerk. There was a hot contest in
balloting for the first selectman, and
Edwin Clogston was finally elected.
This ended the work for the forenoon.
WORCESTER.
Remember the pie supper, given by
the l. o. G. T. at the Worcester
House. next Friday evening
f. A. Hancock has returned to his
home in Morris, MINI.
E. @ Moore and wife attended a
party in Middlesex, Monday evening
Mrs. Addison Minott of Montpelier
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. James Darby went to
Hardwick on Sunday. Mrs. Darby is
spending the week there.
Mrs. A. l.. Hunt, who has been
spending the winter in California, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. f. Conner
From here she goes to her home in
Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. Bernice Langworthy of Hins.
dale, N. H., has been visiting her
father, Arthur Tewksbury.
The special service held at the
Methodist church the past three weeks
by evangelist, George Smith closed
Sunday evening. They have been in
teresing and successful. Rev. Mr..
Smith returned to his home in Walden.
1t is expected that Rev. Clayton r.
Bowen of Oharlestown, N. H., will
take Mr.. Wright's appointment at the
school house in Putnamsville next
Sunday at 215 p. m.
BROOKFIELD.
Miss Eva Sargent came home from
her school in Salisbury last week, to
spend her vacation with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sargent.
Mrs. Horace Kibbee and her son,
Curtis Kibbee, went to Williamstown
last week Tuesday to attend the fun.
eral Of their relative, Mrs. Lucius
SimonS.
The funeral of Mr. Mcdonald was
held last Thursdy at / a. M, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Mason. Rev. r. H. Abercrombie Off.
ciated
Mr.. and Mrs. Lareston Stone have
rented their farm to Maxwell Dewey
who will move on to it this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone are to work for his
uncle. Orrin Kimbsll, at Berlin Cor
ners, the coming year.
The funeral of Mrs. Blanche Tucker
was held from her late home Thurs
day afternoon at clock. Rev. r.
H. Abercromble officiating.
Carl Benedict, Mrs. Sarah Gurley
of Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. x. Kelly and
Miss Ella Kelly of Mortified, and
Mrs. Percy Coleman of Boston were in
bOWu lHuTbuhy W dtbouu tllo luuoIdl
of Mrs. Clayton Tucker, as we're also
the parents and brother of Mr.. Tucker
from East Barre.
Mrs. Rose Edison Stone is having a
vacation from her work in Williams.
town, and is spending the week with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs, Henry I'd
son.
The Christian Endeavor sociable
and sale, which was advertised for
last week, was postponed until this
week Thursday evening.
Hon. Cassius Peck of Burling ton
was in town the last of the week.
Hayden Gaylord and his sister, Miss
Alice. attended the entertainment in
the lecture course at Randolph Center
on Friday evening.
Henry and Horace Kibbee were in
Chelsea, Mass, last week to attend
the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Jerad
Kibbee.
Mrs. Mary Ralph has been quite
sick the past week. confined to her bed
most of the time, but at this writing
is convalescinR.
Miss Olive Fisk attended the musical
convention at East Montpelier last