The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-11

we hope she may find her hands full OF
work here now.
Erwin H. Martin in some fifty-fou
years of his life has taken the Watch
man thirty.three years.
Carl Sawyer, a nephew of Mrs.
Dexter Jones, is here just now after a
five months stay in New York city.
He will go to Boston little later
AS some of Miss Lula f. Burnham's
pupils here are ailing with humps,
she did not come last week as usual.
Last year our town came out in
dept-$5, 1855 70. This year our audi
tors have just told us the debt is re-
duced to 80, 406. 30. Our school board
has in its treasury 81, 1891 "a.
William Grant, long time brake
man on our railroad, will succeed
James Kanaly as conductor.
While we congratulate our long
time, popular conductor, James Kan.
ally, on his recent promotion to work
between Barre and Montpelier it will
be matter of regret that we are to
lose the family from our place. He
has already begun work at the other
end of the route and his family may
likely reside in Montpelier, for the
present anyway.
Moses Parsons reached his ninety
second birthday last Sunday. For
a man of his years he seems in excel.
lent condition.
The Good Templars will have st.
Valentines social at the town hall on
Saturday evening of this week. The
ladies are requested to bring each q
valentine which will be sold to the
highest bidder who will thereby gain
the privilege of esoortinR the owner
TO supper. Instrumental and vocal
music and a good time will be in or
der. All are invited. Admission,
including supper, gentlemen 20;
ladies free.
The towns law suit with George
7. Colby has been postponed till Fri
day Of next week. Feb. 49,
The Congregational churches in Or
ange county are to undertake the sup
port, wholly, or in part, of mis-
sionary In North Chinas although not
independently of the American Board.
This missionary is to be Doctor
Young, who will visit these churches,
and it is expected he may be here
next week Tuesday to address the Con-
gregationalists, but all will be well
coined to the meeting.
In spite of good depth of snow,
the ground i'll some places here IS
frozen so deeply that the water supply
is cut off and much annoyance given.
Mercury went to IS degrees below
zero here Tuesday morning. The
piercing north wind made it addi-
tionally hard to bear.
We are told that Jesse Aubin has
bargained his place to Windsor Ditty,
and that he himself will likely 60
west.
CABOT.
F..Leon Cole and wife.are at his home
for few days.
George Boyles was at home on Sun
day.
DR.. S. l.. Wiswell has returned from
a weeks visit in Montpelier.
Brooks O'Neil is working for his
board at L. P. Coles.
Albert Mears, former resident of
this town, was here for few days
this week.
Miss Craze Morse is working for t..
@. Lance.
Mrs. Elvira Pitkin is working for
NJ. ID. Warren.
At the Methodist church on Sunday
Jan. 30, there were seven taken into
the church in full membership.
Mrs. M. d. Warren has gone to De
Moines, Iowa, for a extended visit as
she has'relatives in the west.
Mrs. Nettie Harris has finished work
for @. P. Hatch and is visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. P. I.amson.
N. Billadeau has rented the o. r..
Collins place and as soon as few
repairs can be made he will take up
his abode in this city.
Nearly all the schools Will close Fri
", Feb. IL. The teachers in the viii
lage school have planned for exercises
Friday afternoon.
Morrill, Post G. A. R., plans to OBJ
serve Lincoln's birthday in town hall
Friday, Feb. ~, with appropriate ex-
ercises. Everyone is invited.
W. II. Myers has purchased the j..
H. Damon property and will move in
the course of few weeks.
M. M. Whitney has been sick for the
past week.
In response to vote of the Union
Telephone Company at their annual
meeting in December, the president
appointed committee of one from
each town where the company's line
extends to arrange for social and
supper Accordingly the committee
held meeting by telephone and ar
rangements were made to hold the So
cial in the town hall, Thursday after
noon and evening, Feb. A, There were
fully one hundred and twenty five
stockholders and families present,
Two suppers were served TO accomo-
i date all, one at 6 O'Clock and one at
g. after which short program was
carried out consisting of music and
readings. Miss Elizabeth Sutton of
HardwicK read piece, Mr.. Lance
sang "a song and last but not least Mrs.
Will Wheatley of Hardwick read an
original poem including hits on nearly
every subscriber on the line, which
was evidently enjoyed by all. The
| social broke up at 10 O'Clock, everyone
pronouncing it one of the most enjoy
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