The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-25
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The repairs which were being made
on Long bridge last week were fin
lshed Saturday morning.
A meeting of Emerald Rebekah
Lodge was held at l. o. F. hall
Friday evening.
Miss Harriet Maxwell spent Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. Name Nichols, in
Montpelier.
Miss Annie Palmer has been spend
ing few days with her uncle, A. c..
Huntley, in Bolton.
Patrick Murphy spent a part of last
week in Burlington.
Miss Howe, of Burlington, was in
town last week to see Mrs. L. H. Ell
lott, who is ill.,
The meetings which have been held
at the Methodist Episcopal church by
Evangelist r. w. Smith the past week,
were brought to a close Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. A. B. Frontini is confined to
the house by illness.
Several of the local granite cut
ters have gone to Hardwick to seek
employment.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Columbo, who have
been visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Frontini's returned to Barre Friday
noon.
Ollie Nichols, of Burlington, was in
town one day last week.
Those from here who attended the
District meeting of the New England
Order of Protection held at Montpel-
Ter Friday evening were; Mr. and
Mrs. e. E. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Chisholm, DR.. and Mrs. c.. NJ.
Bugbee, Mrs. Annie Arnold, Mrs.
Helen Somerville and F. c. Lamb.
Miss Ernestine Clifton spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Richmond
with her great grandmother, Mrs.
Fay.
Miss Beryl Breen was in Montpelier
Friday.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Robert Cameron
Bruce to Thora Storlie. Mr.. Bruce is
the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Bruce. They are to live in Odebolt,
Iowa.
H. H. Stanley, Of Franconia, n. H.,
has purchased the Leon Childs farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Graves are to
move here from Montpelier Mr..
Graves has a position as clerk in Nc
Nally Bros. grocery store.
Miss Estella Redmond was visit
or in Montpelier Friday.
A. B. Frontini spent Saturday in
Barre.
A number of the granite cutters
are improving their time by going
hunting.
Clifton O'Clair has been ill the past
few days.
William Donovan has made plans to
move to Hardwick where he is going
into business. He has rented a store
for year and has purchased goods
for Five and Ten Cent Store. Mr..
Donovan has been employed the
past summer at the Drew Daniels
Granite Co.'S shed.
A pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Smith Friday evening when few of
their friends were entertained by a
neighborhood musical. The first pub
lie appearance of this orchestra will
take place in December. Watch for
the date
Mrs. A. Gibelloni, of Barre, is
spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. B. Frontini.
Floyd Anderson is at home from
SaXton's River, where he has been
school.
Fred Bryan has returned from Lis
bon, N. H.
The buildings owned by George w.
on Cotton Brook and occu-
pied by George Humphrey, were
burned to the ground early Tuesday
The occupants of the house
who were Mr.. Humphrey, his mother
and three children, escaped none too
soon as the building We're all in
flames when they awoke. None of
the household goods were saved.
Three horses and one hog persisted
in the flames. The buildings were in
sured.
Ben H. Brown, of Brewer, Me-, was
in town recently to make arrange
ments to move his family here Mr.,
Brown has been travelling for the
Atwood Suspender Company and is
now demonstrator.
Robert Palmer is at home from his
school work in Lyndonville and is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
f. Palmer.
The Union Granite Company re-
sumed work Tuesday morning, all
of the corporation having
Miss Bessie Townsend, who has
been teaching school in District No
,, has returned to her home in Lud-
ow.
Carl Evans is at home from Mont
1elier Seminary for the remainder OF
he week.
Harry Coggswell has returned
rom VerPennes