The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
PLAINFIELD.

lodge of Rebekahs visited Cabot
lodge on Saturday night and report a
pleasant time.
Frank Kicker of Randolph was IN
town on Monday.
brother in Randolph.
Judge o. e. Woodward, Jr., of
Montpelier was In town on Tuesday.
II. y. Cutting and family spent
Sunday at Groton pond.
The Kings Daughters will give a
benefit supper at the Methodist dining
room on Thursday from to 8.
Mrs W. f. Lazelle and Miss Alice,
were in town on Tuesday.
Work on the new school house has
been begun.
Rev. l.. f. Sheaff and members of
the Boys club are spending the week
at Sabin's pond, Woodbury..
A special town meeting is called
for August 16 to elect selectman to
| fill the vacancy oocasioned by the
death or l.. X. Abbott.
Mis-. Murray Martyr and daughters
went to Barnet on Tuesday to visit
Mrs. Martyrs mother.
rrank helley ana IBmlly spent
Sunday at M. K. Kelley's.
The two daughters of Maynard
Kiser of Barre have been visiting
friends in town the past week.
Miss Maggie Mansfield is home
from the hospital where she has been
treated during the past few weeks.
| The members of the Methodist
| church picnicked at Benjamin Falls
| ON Wednesday
RANDOLPH.
Miss Isabeth Ellen, daughter of
! Mr.. and Mrs. julius +. Lamson, died
on Tuesday afternoon at DR.. Chords
sanitarium after several months ILL
| ness with tuberculosis Miss Lamson,
who was twenty five years of age,
WAS young lady of spotless character
| and was loved by all who knew her.
Her whole life was spent in Ran
dolph, where she attended the graded
and high schools from which institu-
ton she was graduated in 1885, after
having shown herself to be one of the
brightest students ever graduated
from the school. She has always been
great comfort and assistance to her
parents, more especially since the
death of her sister, Miss Florence
Lamson. who succumbed to the same
disease three years ago. She Las been
the nurse and helpmate of her mother
whose health has been very poorly for
the past few years, and the beauty of
her character and gentle nature was
exemplified by her cheerfulness and
untiring efforts to please those whom
she loved. Miss Lamson was all active
Of
and of the Christian Endeavor society
of that church and for number of
years had been teacher of a Sunday
school class. She was to have been
married in the fall to Clarence
Hodges of Schenectady, N. Y, q
former Randolph boy, who with the
bereaved parents has the sincere sym.
pathy of the entire community. The
funeral will be held at the house at
O'Clock on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. j. A. Sherburne and Mrs.
Samuel Cults of Barre have arrived
in town and are the guests of Mrs.
Roswell Holbrook.
Miss Carolyn Lamson, who has been
visiting in Boston and spending a few
days with relatives in Canaan, n. H.,
returned here on Tuesday.
Miss Meta Case of Springfield,
Mass, is in town and will spend sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Priest.
EAST CALAIS.
D. W. Dudley of Los Angeles is Wis
iting at A. Dwinellis.
Bert Berry of Waitsfield is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. D. b. Dwinel'
Mrs. L. K. Martin of Hardwick is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. Carley.
@. r. Dwinell, accompanied by
Jnlia Hollister OF North Montpelier
was called last week to Waterville,
Me-, to see DR.. Maurice Dwjnell, who
is seriously ill.
The Union Sabbath school picnic
will be held next week.
The following were duly installed
last Saturday night IN the l. O. G. t.,
lodge: O. T.. @. j. Lamb; p. @. T.,
Ivan Gray; V. T., Susie Lamb; c.,
f. Sec, Carrie White; T., f. II.
Gray; assist. seo., Winnie Provost;
NJ, Forrest Gray; g., Archie Good.
rich. S., Rich Waite. Clifford Bliss
was recommended as lodge deputy for
the coming year, and delegates to
/ Grand Lodge are: Ola Leonard and
| Rich Waite.
! Mrs. j. o. Lamb will pay her forfeit
next Saturday evening by giving a
{ conundrum supper.
ISLAND POND.
Farmers are having quite a hard
time getting in hay this season owing
to so much rain and bad weather.
Rev. Thomas Hall started on Mon
day on his annual vacation accompan-
led by his family.
The Grand Trunk Railroad has put
on fine DINING car connected with
the day express trains, the service is
first class and is exceptionally well
patronized. Conductor Norman At
kinson of Montreal is now taking the
run of Conductor Delaney on the
through express, the latter being con-
fined to his house with two broken
ribs as result of the accident at
Gorhsm short time since.
NORTH RANDOLPH.
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