The Vermont watchman. [volume], December 31, 1902, Page 5, Image 5

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HOMER FITTS
iFnr niifiWp.fikl
ONLY
Reulizing the fuct that tlns wcek in the holidays is as dull as the preceding
weeks were busy ve havc inaugnrnted a dull wcek salc. V e havo taken from our
stock mariy regular goodsa td marked theiu atunusually low pricos. Pricosthat if you
take advantage of them moan a real saving. Prices calculated to make shopping at
our store lively the comming week and do our customers some good. The sale
begius and ends as indicated in the npper right hand cornor of this ad.
Dress Coods
One piece Grey Camel's Hair,
50 inch, all wool. For
mer price $125.
DULL WEEK PRICE, ;$c
TEN PIECES DRESS GOODS
Including Black, Brown and -
Bluc, that sold for 50c,
50 and 75c.
DULL WEEK PRICE 29c
Dress Coods Remnants
Therc is many short lcngths,
good for skirts, children's
c'resses, elc. Its marked
at very low prices.
Linings
A few odd pieces in Greys
and Black Figured. Reg
ular price 25c.
DULL WEEK PRICE, 15c
A few pieces of Silesia in
browns, blues and reds,
our regular 15c quality.
DULL WEEK PRICE, 10c
Linens
From this stock we offer the
best bargains we have
offered for a long timc.
The chief reason for so
- doing is to reduce our
stock. If you need linen
buy this week and save
money.
HOMER FITTS
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs. E. E. Ellis 1ms beou quito sick,
but is uow soinewhat bottor,
A son was welconied to the liome of
Mr. aud Mrs. Georgo Adams lnst weok.
Mr. Prestou of Williamstown is
working for Honry Hydo this winter.
Mrs. Eugene Marsh is nssisting in
the housohold of Dr. aud Mrs. E. E.
Ellis. Thoir little son, Eltou, does
not progress very fast toward recov
ery. Mrs. Fannie Fullam and Will Blako
brough were sumnioried last weok
Saturday to Bridgoport, Coun., on ac
count of the sorious illness of thoir
rnother with pneumonia. Sho died 011
Tuesday and the fuuoral was on Fri
day. Mrs. Oynthia Kibbeo is in quite
. poor hcalth aud Miss Hanuah Calhgau
is staying with hor a few days.
The installation of the Grauge ofll
cors will occur Friday oveuiug, Jau
uary 2, 1903. Au oystor snpper will
be served to tho Graugers aud thoir
families.
The election of oflicers of tho Second
Congregatioual chnrch wero : Super
iuteudeut, Arthur Bigolow ; assistant
suporiutondout, tVrthur Lyman ; treas
urer, Louiso Parmoutor, socretary,
Nollio Orauo.
Louis Bigolow and Floyd Lymau of
Rutland spont Ohristmas with thoir
family relatives lioro aud at East
Brookfield.
TOPSHAM.
O. D. Willoy was called to Montpo
lior last wook 011 accouut of the sick
uoss of his brothor.
Linwood Taplin aud Arthur Willoy
roturnod to thoir school in Montpo
lior last Mouday aftor a wcok's va
catiou. '
Ohristmas oxorcii-es woro held 111
the town hall last Thursday ovening
Tho hall was well illlod with poople,
and ovorybody soomod to oujoy tiiom
solvos.
Miss Ethel Ourrior is vory ill at
this writing.
Mrs. A. H. Walkor is not improving
vorv laBt.
Warren Boweu wub in Bradford last
wook.
R. B. Oilloy claims tlio ilnest pnir
of calves in this vieinity. Thoy aro
loss than a year old and woigh 1,200
poauds. Thoy aro boauties.
GROTON.
Miss Eva Joues is at hoino from
Bostou.
Thoresa Joau Cochran 1b atj. liomo
from Smith collogo for tlio holiday va
cation. Ohristmas oxoroihos at tlio Mothodist
aud'Baptist churehos woro hold Wod
nesdny ovening. "
Oharlos Pillsbnry spont OhristmaB
at hiB hoiuo. Ho is cmployod in tho
Wntohman and Journal ofllco in Mont
polior. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Rowo of Wild
wood, N. II., aro visiting Mrs. llowo's
parenis. Mr. and Mrs A. II. Riukor.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Riokor aro in
Shannook, H. I., with thoir dnngh
tor, Mrs. Waltor Groen, who is ill.
A, J. Millis is at work in thu voneor
ing raill at Wolls Rivor.
VERMONT
LL WEEK
Bleached and Uhbleached
Damask all linen,6o inch
wide, good patterns, the
undone rolls for 60 and
65c.
DULL WEEK PRICE, 48c
One lot of 2 yds, 24 yds and
3 yard lengths, a dollar
value.
DULL WEEK PRICE, 79c
Three" pieces of Bleached and
Unbleached Damask, 66
inch wide, all linen, the
kinds we sell for 75c and '
87c.
"DULL WEEK PRICE, 69c
Three pieces fine Scotch Da
mask, 12 inch, all linen,
our regular $1.25 linen.
DULL WEEK PRICE only 98c
Unbleached Cotton
1000 yards of our 6jA c Cotton
in 8, 10 and 12 yard
lengths.
DULL WEEK PRICE,
Peical s
500 yards 36 inch Parcale in
dark colors including
Navys, Reds and Blacks.
DULL WEEK PRICE,
Shelf Oilcloth
Our entire stock for Dull
Week
Stair Oilcloth
5c
7c
4c
Entire stock for Dull Week,
64 c
NORTH DUXBURY.
A Christmiis treo aud oxorcises ivero
hold at tho school houso iii district
No. 2, Tuesday oveuiug, aud ouo in
district No. 9, Wodnesday oveuiug.
All roport a vory ploasaut timo.
Maud GleaBou. teachor iu district
No.2, spont Ohristmas with hor par
ents iu Richmond.
Petor O'Noil beirau work for V. R.
Elliott last Mouday.
Miss Sadie Shorlock, teaclier in dis
trict No. 9, spout Ohristmas witli her
parouts iu East Dorset.
Will Smitli has liirod out to W. R.
Elliott for tho winter.
Thero was a dauco at H.
E. Bnld
repoit a
win's Christnias ove. All
very good timo.
Jounio Morso is at h 01110
for
HlI
holidays.
Bort Gabauo has movod iuto ouo of
Fred Fuuke's "houses uud is goiug to
work for G. P. Morso.
Timothy
O'Briou aud Georgo Papo
aro sick.
CABOT.
Pausy Smith is at homo for a few
dayB.
Cary Smith is at homo from Dart
mouth for Cliristmas vacation. f
Rev. O. E. Aikou is.iu Covoutry on
busiuosd.
Cliristmas was obsorvod nttho 011
grogatioual church with litorary oxor
cises followod by a chiokou pio suppor.
D. I. Jacobs, who haB boon ill for
some timo, suifored a shock of paral
ysis last Friday night.
A party of sixtoou young poopl
took a rido to Hardwick and rotur
Docombor 0.
Tho Bnbjoct for moruiug Borvico Jan
uary 4 at tho Mothodist church, will
bo "Thoughts for tlio Now Yoar. "
O. E. AUou, pastor.
Tho Ohristmas cuutata, "King Win
ter," givon by tho young peoploof tho
Mothodist churoh in tho town hall
was a comploto sucooss, all of tho
parts boiug well snstainod. Tho com
niitfcn who did" tlio work ought to
ft-ol well jjaid.
Tho rogular annual dinnor will bo
hold at both churchos as usuul, Jauu
ary 1.
J0I111 Piko has movod to his now
homo in Lowor Cabot and A. M.
Hodgdon will tako possession of tho
Piko fann this wook.
Horbort Hoath has llnisliod work for
Wolls & Rogors aud is ongagod to
work for E. II. Wheolor in tho woods.
At tho annual moeting of Cabot
LoiIro, No. 4'J, I. O. O. 1. tho fol
lowing ollleors woro oloctod : Alon.o
Whoolor, N. G. ; Waltor Porry, V.
G. j O. E. Ailton, sooretarv; L
Moyors, troasuror; Mosos Whitnoy,
wardon; Georgo iloughton, cnnduo
tor; Emory Oliilord, outBido guard
ian ; Charlos Iiowland, insido guard
lan ; Charlos Buxton, R. S. N. G. j
Wallaco Lamborton. L. S. N. G. j 15d
York. R. S. S. ; Lawronco Faraing.
ton, L, 8. S. j P. K. Garnoy, chap-lain.
WATOHMAN & STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEll, 31 1902
tBegins Tues. Dec.30t
Entls
Tues. Jan. 6t
Dolls
Our regular prices, 25c, 50c,
75c, $1,00, 1.25.
Dull Week Prices,
17c, 37c, 50c and, 75c
Children's Bath Rpbes
Made of Pink and Blue Eid
crdown and sold for $2.25
DULL WEEK PRICE.S1.50
Dressine: Sacques
Made of Eiderdown, trimmed
with ribbon and braid.
Dull Week ONE-HALF PRICE
Baby Bonnets
A lot of otld Bonnets, made
Silk and Eiderdown.
DULL WEEK PRICE only 25c
Dress Skirts
One-half dozen Black Serge
Dress Skirts. made to
sell for $2. 50.
Dull Week Price to close, 98c
Capes
One-half dozen odd Capes,
made of heavy cloth,
trimmed with fur, were
$2.98.
DULL WEEK PRICE, 98c
IVJisses' Odd Jackets
These'are not new styles but
are made of good cloths
and will look well on any
one who can get a fit.
DULL WEEK PRICE, $1.98
WILLIAMSTOWN.
Tho Congregationulist Oliristmas
festival last Wednesday ovening was a
vorv lileasaut affair. Soldom if evr,
porhaps, was tho audiouco room of tho
church moro prottily prepared for an
occasion liko this, and tho childron
norformed thoir part woll. An attrac-
tivo foaturo was work by Miss Myrtio
Seavor's kindorgartou. Thoro was a
good attondance.
The Univorsalists having "worked"
thoir childron protty hard, iu rocout
outertaiumouts. disponsed with chil
dren's oxorcises largoly, at thoir
ChriBtmas gathering, coutentiug thom
solves with tho distributipu of gifts.
Tho Mothodists had a good atteu
dauco at thoir church, for Ohristmas
festivities, childreu's exoroises aud
tho giving of cifts ttllod out tho evo
jiing.
I Stato's Attornoy D. S. Conant, of
Bradford, was horo last weok to look
aftor linuor casos. Thoro wero con
victious and a soizuro, with an aggro-
gato of nnes aud costs of betweon ouo
huudred aud two hundrod dollars, aud
iu connoctiou with tho Gnlf Spriugs
Houso. Au appoal was takon to tho
county court.
The proprietors of lots in the vil-
lago cemotory aro requestod to moot at
tho ofllco of Georgo Bockott, uoxt
Mondav aftoruoou. Jauuary C. to oloct
ofllcors for tho associatiou for tho
comiug year..
Tho Ladios' Reading Olub will meot
with Mrs. B. F. Sibloy, uoxt Saturday
aftornoon. January !J. Subjoct of
study, tho Madouuas.
Tho votors of our llro district aro
warnod to mcet at the town hall uoxt
Mondav ovening, January 5, to eloct
ofllcors for tho year onsuiug.
Tho Weok of Prayor, tho first weok
in Jauuary, will bo obsorvod horo.
Edward, son of Sauford F. Duttou,
and Miss Hattio Wobstor, daughtor of
Mrs. Frod Whitnoy. woro marriod on
Ohristmas, Rev. Fraucos A. Kimball
olllciating. Thoy will livo attho Sau
ford 1 . Duttou homo.
ROXBURY.
Moaslos aro still claimiug new vic-
tiuis.
W. II. Oady and wifo of Rochester
aro sponding a fow days in town
Richard Nichols has flniBhod work
in Rochostor and will soon movo back
horo. iuto tho houso rocontly vacatod
by Georgo Frouch.
Thoro was 110 proaching sorvico
Sundav. tlio niinistor who has boon
called not having yot arrivod.
Tho OhriBtnias oxorcises passod oll
casantlv. tho childrou roeoiving tho
usunl amount of ploasuro from tho
wellladon troos.
Mrs. Kd. York was takon to tho hos
mtal last Mouday. bho suuorod au
attack of niousles boforo haviug fullv
rocovored from tho fevor with whioh
rIio was vory ill last fall, aud bocaino
nroBtratod both physically and nion
tally. Sho has already iniprovod
Bomowhat undor tho liospital caro, and
it is honoa niay bo ontiroly rocovorod
iu a low nionths.
Honry EIUb of Barro, MrB. Iloniau
Averill of Gonldsvillo and Miss Etta
Suow of Northfield mado short visits
iu town last wook.
WAITSFIELD.
Mrs. .lohuny Foly was tho guost
last wook of Mrs. J. A. Smith,
OyruB Livingston and Will Boau
woro in Montpolior ono day last wook.
W. G. MoLatlln of Warron aud
Jacob S. Bovco of North Fayston
woro visitors lioro liist weok Tnosday.
Ouo of tho nion wnployod iu T. A.
Eagau's stoam mill niot with quito u
sorious mishap last wook Monday.
Whilo w irking around tho big saw ho
mado a misstop falling sidoways,
striking his olbow auainst tho saw.
I whioh was iii motlon, and inllicting
an iujury which will causo his arm
to bo still for tho rost of his llfo. Dr.
H. T. J. Howo was summouod and
drossod tho injuiod mombor and tho
unl'ortunato man is iib comfortablo as
cau bo oxpocted undor tho circum
stauccs. Millio Farr, who has boou attoudiug
school iu Northfield, Mass.,is at homo
during tho holidayH.
Tho papuring and fluishiug work
in F. A. Boyco's rosidonco is com
plotod. W. M. Tabor did tho work.
Cliristmas oxorcises woro hold horo
last Wedupdsay ovoniiig at tho Cou
grogatioual chnrch aud tho followiug
ovoning at tho Mothodist church. Tho
young pooplo did well in thoir various
parts. All soomod to thoroughiy 011
joy thomsolvos and tho presonts thoy
rocoivod from Sauta Olaus.
Tho Homo Oirclo hold its auuual
moeting for tho eloction of oflicers for
tho onsuiug yoar at tho Cougregation
al vestry last Thursday at ton a. m.
O. J. Tabor, who has beon among
thoso who woro ill of late. is bottor.
Edmuud Laduo assistod in F. A.
Boyco's storo during Oliristmas wook.
Josophino Boyco, who has boou ill
at hor homo, is bottor.
Mr. Edward Dumos of South Fays
ton wns tho gnost at Oliristmas of hor
daughtor, Mrs. William Somorvillo.
Don't fail to attond tho Now Year's
ball at Odd Follows' hall Weduosday
ovoning, Docombor 81. Music, War
ren's orchcstra. All cordially iuvit
ed. Doric and Abol Kuoeland aro 110
bottor.
A number from Warren, Fayston
aud a fow from Morotown raitron.
isod tho morchants horo quite liboral
ly during Ohristmas weok.
Evon if wo do have auother barbor
iu towu both soom to bo doing a good
business.
Dr. H. T. J. Howo is having au uu-
usually largo praotico at presout.
Nearly all who could aiford it havo
had tolophouos placod iu thoir resi
doncos iu the vilhigo.
A largo doloaatiou from Warron.
Fayston and Morotowu attendod the
(Jhnstmas oxorcises at tho churchos
last weok.
Sam Smeedlohim, tho Burlington
juuk doalor, apoars to bo doing a
good bnsiucss in old irou, rubbors,
rags, any old tlung, otc.
Tho thoruiomoter recistered sixteeu
degrecs bolow zero iu tho villago last
Wednesday morning.
Thoro aro mdicatious that weddinc
Dons wm uo ringing iu tno villago,
shortly.
Rev. Albort H. Bakor will civo his
lllustrated storeopticon loctnro at tho
JHetnouist ciiurcli ou Tuesday ovouing,
January 13. Admissiou flfteeu and
twonty-nvo ceuts.
Jacob S. Boyco of South Favstou
was a visitor iu town baturrtay.
Lon Berry is nuite ill with hoart
failuro.
j. fj. iiuon, wno naa nis 10c iu-
jurou quito Dauiy somo timo ago, is
so far recovored as to bo ablo to walk
about the houso with the aid of
crutches.
Mrs. Jessie Fostor of Waterbury was
tno guost ou sunaay 01 w. 11. Mar-
Rhall and family.
J. B. Norton was the guest of his
mother in Richmond last Friday and
saturaay.
M-. aud Mrs. Harry Trask of Wor
cester, Mass., aro tho guests for r
number of days of Mrs. Trask 's par
outs, Mr. aud Mrs. Charley New
coinb, Mr. Trask is soon to attoud
tho Burlington medical collogo.
w. ii. iuarsnaii was iu ijincoln on
business Mouday aud Tuesday.
Tho suow rollor was out in this vil
lage for tho first timo this seasou last
Friday.
A quito woll-to do, but closo flstod
son of tho soil of this towu. ononod
nis noart to -tno uurstiug poiut ou
Ohristmas by prosouting his hirod
girl with a fivo cont bag of peppor-
miiic canuy. it mnst nave 'broko
him.
A. W. Bigolow is mootimr with
wholo lot of compotition with his
suow plow. Mr. Bigolow attonds
strictly to his businoss aud says uotli
iug but keops kuitting.
Josophino Boyco
has roturuod to
in J. D. Davis'
hor dntios as clork
storo.
J. A Carpoutor starts for California
uoxt .Mouday.
WATERBURY.
E. II. Motcalf, formorlv of tho
Barro Evouiug Tologram, but now of
tho Burlington Daily Nows, was in
town Friday 011 businoss.
M. F. Stranahan, who was coiiflnod
to tho houso two days laRt woek with
plourisy, is uow ablo to bo out again.
Harry Caso mot with a painful ac-
cident ou Christnias day whilo slidiug.
110 run iuto aionco breaklng lds wrist
and recoivingothorinjurios. Dr. Bid-
wolj attoudod luni and tho boy is do
ing yoll
Miss Lona Carpentor wont to Mont
polior last Tliursday to ontor uiion hor
now dutics as uookkoopor tor tho Now
England Tolophouo Odni)any.
JainoH Hayos of Colorado is visiting
his paronts, Mr. and Mrs. William
Haycs, of Orossott Hill ; ho will als
visit his sistor. Mrs. Miohaol Burke,
of Franklin, N. H., boforo his roturn
to Colorado,
VA McGinty, who 1ms boon nurso
at tlioi aBylnm for somo timo. has ro-
signod his positlon lind is to ontor tho
Uuivorslty ot YoruMjjt at Burlington
E. 13. Campboll Wd fnmily Bpont
uurisimas 111 iuiiuikmdx.
Tho night oporator, G. A. AdaniH.
closed his labors with tho Contral
Vormout Railroad Oo.on Saturday and
will aocopt i position ou tho Now
York Uoutral.
Miss AHco Stownrt flniBhod working
Saturday uight in tho storo of Mr. Ly
ford. D. O. Turnor and wifo spont ChriBt
mas at U. P". Ohild's, Watorbury Oon
tor. Fnrusworth Tico of tho Uulvorsity
of Vormouf is sponding a fow days at
his homo iu town.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlos Moody, who
havo boon visiting in town for a fow
days, roturnod to Providonco, R. I.,
last Friday.
Gou. William W. Honry, U. S. Con
snl at Quoboo, and wifo visitod in town
hiBt Friday, Thoy woro accompauied
back to (uuboo by Mrs. Houry's moth
er, Mrs. Ileaton, who oxpocts to opoiid
tho.wintor thoro.
Edward Cota of Morrisville is vis
iting iu towu for1 u fow days.
Dr. Grout has retumed from Bostou
whoro ho was prqsout at tho cliuics
givon by Dr. Loronz.
Mrs T. T. Farr has boou assistiug
in tho storo of F. O. Luco through tho
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli ABhloy of Royal
ton aro visiting in town for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Knowles tpont
Ohristmas in Burlington at his homo.
Rov. F. P. Kcllogg dolivorod tho
fourth sormou of a sories of flve, on
Suuday oveuiug, for tho bonoflt of tho
yonug pooplo.
Tho Cliristmas oxorcisos wero woll
attonded at tho churohes Weduosday
evouiug. Tlio trces woro woll ladeu
witli prosents. All wout nomo pioasod
with what thoy had seon and tho pres
qnts receivcd.
Miss Josio May and Miss Davis nro
sponding a fow days iu North Dux
bury.
Johu Keuuody, who is employod at
tho Watorbury Houso, is away for a
foy days' vacatiou.
Timothy O'Briou is vory poorly. It
is now thouglit that ho canuot possibly
rceovor.
Tom Konufidy, who has beon om-
ployed'as shippiug clork at tho wrap
por factory, has closed his labors thoro
aud will tako a positiou iu liarro.
W. J. Bovco had a largo family gath-
oriug at his homo Cliristmas ovening. j
P. D. Ladd of Montpolior spout I
Christnias at his homo iu town.
Honry Elliot. who is attoudiug Yalo
collogo, iB at homo visiting his par
outs Wallace Greoii has rncontly received
from Edward Colby of Califoruia a
mouuted tarautnla measnriug about
three iuches across; and also a buuch
of roses pickod from his garden.
Miss Irono Honry, who is attonding
school iu Middlebury, is spoudiug the
holidays at hor homo 111 towu.
Cliristmas was obsorvod at North
Duxbury by oxercises aud a treo.
Richard Burke of Richmond was in
towu Saturday ou busiuess.
Miss Sirsio Janes begau work ou
Thursday at the tolephono oflice.taking
Leua Carpoutor's place.
FAIRLEh'.
Ohristmas oxorcisos woro hold in tho '
church Wednesday ovoniug. A very
nico outertaiumout cousisting of eongs j
and dialogs was givon by the childrou I
with somo assistauco Irom tho oldor
singors. Tho last exorciso was a'Can- (
tata, in which shopherds, fairies, aud
brownios all woro activoly ongaged.
Whilo thoy woro having a jolly timo
Old Sauta himself suddenly appearod
in' tho midst. Af tor anuounciug him
solf aud his orraud in a rollicking
soug, he began takiug bricks, uot
brick bats but a softor kind, filled
with sweots, from tho chi.muoy and
distributed them among the fairies
aud browuies, whou thoy all disap
peared. Tho treo was thon stripped
of its load, of fruit aud disponsed to
tho waitiug'company, who went homo
with smihng facos and pockots and
liauds full of Cliristmas gifts.
Mrs. W: H. Child had sevoral
frionds from out of towu to diuuor on
Ohristmas day.
Tho studonts from K. U. A., aro at
homo for tho holidays. Horbert Prico
was quito ill with a cold when ho
camo homo; thoy feared it might do
volop into pneumonia but ho soems
bottor uow.
Mrs. N. Rogors has beon quito ill
but is gainiug.
Thero havo boon sevoral cases of
slight sickuess but all are couvalescing.
Harry Kondall is homo from Mount
Hermou for the holiday vacation.
WEST CORINTH.
Rev. Almon Shophord came horo
from Tunbridge last Saturday aud
proached horo ou Suuday.
Fay Blako has closod his labors at
tho Oity Hotel iu Barro nud ho and
his family aro stopping with his par
outs, Mr. and Mrs. U. s Blako.
A daughtor was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fay E. Blako, pecombor 22.
Miss Loua Williams was at homo
from hor school at Thetford last wook
aud roturnod Mouday of this wook.
Mr. aud Mrs. B, H. Wiggins aud
childrou spont Cliristmas with hor
paronts in Vorshiro.
Our.uearost physician. W. E. Looko.
oxpeots to movo to Bradford this wook
but mtouds to bo m towu throo days
each week for a whilo.
Sovoral from horo attoudod tho
dauco at Cookvillo last Friday night.
Mrs. Kuiiyou has roturuod from East
Barro aud is working atO. F. Blako' s.
Mr. and Mrs. Loreuzo Heath wont
to Bradford last wook to soo his nioth
er aud brothor.
Charlos Dickoy, who was iujurod
in Now York sovoral wooks ago, is
still at tho hospital.
Miss Bortha Oross of Vorshiro visit
od hor sistor, Mrs. Wiuiiio Wiggins,
last weok.
Mr. Litoh spont Christnias at East
Barro.
MORETOWN COMMON.
Mr. Emoisou and son from Mont
polior havo beon working for Mr. W.
P, Wado, chopping, this last weok.
Olarenco W. Loug drossod two
bcovoR that drossod fivo hundrod and
flfty a pioco for W. P. Wado ou Fri
day.
Elnior Fostor is at homo from his
work in Borlln for a wook or two.
Georgo Bruco and wifo aud ohild of
Middlosox visitod at O. E. Russoll's
tho last part of tho wook.
E. R. Loug of Warrou visitod at J,
S- Loug'B TueBday night.
PLAINFIELD.
Mr. and Mrs. Loo Soavor aud Mrs.
Jounio Soaxor of Washington woro in
towu Monday night roturuing Tues
day. Ira Stono waB roportod bottor on
Saturday.
Mrs. L. 0. Bcedo is gaiulng.
Moses Hammol is very sick at this
writing.
Thoro woro thrco inombors initiatod
iuto tho ordcr of Good Templars last
Thursday night.
At tho Mothodist church Christnias
ovo tho ontertalnmont coiiBistcd of
recitat ons, music and a uantata "Tho
Jack Frost Band, " tho chorus of boys
was vory good. Tho treo was woll
ladon with presontB thoro was a good
crowd in attondanco. Miss Marjory
Cato sovou ycars old sang a solo.
Tho oxorcises at tho Gongrogational
I church Monday night tho 23rd woro
also woll attondod, tho cautata waB
woll roudorod and ovoryono passod a
vory ploasaut ovoning. Tlioy woro all
romomlftsrod by Santa Claus.
LaBt Friday night tho Robokah (1q
groo was conforred ou ouo caudidato. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Piko went
to Lanosboro on Tnosday to work for
Mr. Sploor for tho wintor.
Mrs. D. J. Norcross of Watorbury is
stopping in town a fow days.
Mrs. E. M. Woods went to Barro ou
Mouday to koep houso for D. Field
uutil March.
A. H. Grogory, clork in Frod Por
rin's storo is soon to movo his family
into Eugono llathaway's tonomout.
Tho pooplo of this town havo bcen
romonibored as usual by a haiid.omo
Ohristmas oard from Adolph Buok of
Hamburg, Germany.
Mrs. William Chapiii is visitiug
fnonds iu JSortli Jiontpoiier lor a
wcek.
Thoro will bo a watch night sorvico
at tho Mothodist church Wednesday
night boginning at 8 :30 o'clock. Tho
Bpworth Loaguo will tako tho first
liour and thou thoy will havo a social
lionr followod by a sernion. All aro
iuvitod to attend.
Harris Colby of West Burke, Vt.,
was tho guest of lluv. G. 11. Wright,
rbturning to his homo Tuesday.
'Pltn Plninflnlil nrnnrnnrr llnifl ifR
I luitrnns for Novomber buttor tweutv-
oight aud ouo-fourth conts por pouud.
C. E. Woodard aud family of Mont
pelier spout Christnias at Dr. Lazell's.
It is roportod that S. D. Cate has
sold his meat market to Waltor Ma?tiu
who will tako possossiou Jauuary 1.
Mrs. Lovoll Spauldiug is vory sick
at this'writing with a complicatiou of
diseasos.
Mrs. Mansfield is failing.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor of St. Johus
bury, Mrs, Outting's mother, speut
Oliristmas witli Mr. aud Mrs. Cuttiug.
Mr. Outting's son accompauied hor
horo. '
Ira Batcholdor colobrated his uitrhti-
l oth birthday last Saturday, sovouty of
his relativos aud triouds visiting him.
Wo hopo Mr. Batchelder may celobrato
many moro tho same way.
Will Carlotou gavo his lecture Tues
day oveuiug, Decembor 80.
Georgo Loavitt is vory sick with
puoumouia. Ho was reported somo
what moro comfortablo on Mouday
night.
A lot of lumboriug is nbont to be
douo ou Spruco Mouutain this wiutor.
W. R. Dauforth has about torty tneu
at work uow; Foss aud Bartlott have
about twenty; F. H. Wright aud
Compauy about thirty, aud W. R.
Dauforth has auother gaug of nbout
the sauio number. Thoy oxpect to get
out sovoral inilliou feet of lumbor.
Archio Nyo has sold his work horses
to F. H. Wright for lumboriug pur
poses. Ed Smith, tho butter maker, has
sont 111 his resignatiou to tako oneet
on or boforo March 1.
C. A. Martin lost a vnluablo horse
Mouday night. This is tho secoud
liorso he has lost in a short timo.
D. H. Hollister has douo a large
business this fall, haudliug 800 fox
skiuB 800 skuuks, 1000 muskrats, 100
miuK, aud 100 coou skins. This week
will about closo his fur busiuess for
tliis seasou.
Wo uuderstaud Frank Jacksou iB
soou to start a siugiug school iu towu,
for bogiuuors only.
Chestor Sauboru has rocoutly re
tumed from Littleton, N. H., whoro
ho has beou workiug for a year or
moro aud is uow talkiug of goiug to
Califoruia, tho first of Jauuary, where
ho has a sistor liviug.
F. L. Duko of Marshfield was iu
towu Saturday visitiug his parouts, Mr. I
and Mrs. E. V. Duko.
Tho uow chapel which is being bnilt
011 Maplo Hill near Plainfield isuoarly
comploted and will bo dotlicatod by a
Holiuess convention, comnioucing Sat
urday, Jauuary 3, aud holding ovortwo
Sundays. Sorvicos each day at 10:30
a. m. a :au aud :uu p. m.
Mr. aud Mrs. E. V. Duko aud daugh
tor took a sloigh rido Suuday to North
Montpolior.
Johu Rvnu rocoivod word Mouday
that his brothor iu Now York wns just
alivo. Mr. Ryau wU visit him at
onco.
Leo Townsond is soahng lumber at
Ohostor Wood'B mill iu Marshllold aud
Alox St. Oyo iB scaling at Ed Martm's
mill ou Maplo Hill.
EAST BARRE.
Mr. aud Mrs. Anios Plastridgo ot
Northfield was tho guest of hor broth
or, W. U, JSyo ovor Uiirlstmas.
J. L. Dix aud wifo wout to' Barro
oity, Thursday.
J. E. Outlor of Orango was in town,
Saturday.
Mr. E. M. Tayntor and his sou,
Lowis spout dnnday with Mr. and
Mrs G. S. Nyo.
A vory largo nunibor of frionds and
rolative.s gatliorod at tlio homo of Mr.
aud Mrs. Scutt to spoud Ohristmas.
Roljort Rayoraft and wifo wont to
tho eity on Saturday.
J. B. Soavor of Washington was in
town ono day last weok.
RYEGATE.
Miss May Rolfo has not boon so woll
during tho past wook and hor frieuds
fear that sho is failing.
Mrs. Margarot Park visitod with hor
son Hoiiry J., aud family at thoir uow
homo iu Passumpsio Docombor 24, ro
turuiug homo Docombor 20.
M. II. Abbott aud N. E. MorriBOU
aro doing tho carpoutor work ou tho
uow shed at tho oroaniory. Thoy nl
roatly havo tho framo np, and partly
covorod and thoy oxpect to comploto
thoir work boforo loug, as it is noedod
vory much.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Sargont gavo a
Cliristmas diuuor aud treo to thoir
families and a fow othor iuvitod
frionds. A good timo was roportod by
all who woro thoro.
D. Buchauau wont to South Peacham
tho 23d, to visit his iriond, Dugal
Stownrt, who is vory sick with dropsy
aud hoart troublc.
O. N. Wallaco at East Ryogato has
sold a largo portion of hisfarm which
lies on tho east sldo of B. & M. rail
road for $4,000. Tho Ryegato Papor
Co., aro tho' purchasors, and this will
includo tho I'arm buildings occupiod
by Mr. Wallaco who intouds to build
ou auother pieco of land that ho owus
near tho croamory. G. G. Nolsou is
to bnild his uow dwolliug houso thore
nlso iu tho spring whou tho boom
opons.
Mrs. Lillian Thompson is oxpected
homo Irom Bostou this wook where
sho has beou visiting hor brothor nud
family togcthor with othor frieuds
during tho past fow wccks.
I. H. Gilfillan tho past mastor of
Bluo Mouutain Graugo accopted an iu
vitatiou to mstall tho oflicers of
Wide-A-Wako Grango iu St. Johus
bury Conter at thoir rogular mcotiug
last Saturday ovoniug. Ho roturued
homo Mouday well plcased with his
visit aud tho hospitality giveu by the
patrous of tho ordor.
G. G. Nolsou was afc St. Johusbury
Docombor 22 ou h businoss and a shop
ping trip combiued.
Bluo Mountaiu Graugo held its regu
lar meotiug on tho oveuiug of tho 23d.
A goodly uumbor of the patrous boiug
iu attcudance. Tho followiug ofli
cers woro olected for tho year : T. A.
Meador, M. j N. G. Cochran, O. ;
Mrs. Lililan Thompson, L. ; H. W.
Hondorson, S. ; Claudo E. Nolsou, A.
S. ; Georgo Cochran, chap. O. Frauk
Smith, treas. ; L. .Teuuio Moader,
sec. ; Mrs. II. W. Heudersou, P. ;
Mrs. C. M. Libby, C. ; Mrs. H. S.
Powers, F. ; Fred Broadway, G. K. ;
Lottie A. Broadway, L. A. S. Tho
oxecutive , fiiiancial aud social com
mittoe together with tho orgauist,
otc woro loft ou tho table to bo np
pointed at the noxt regular meotiug
which will bo ou Jauuary 14, 1903, at
which time the annual reports of tho
secrotary and tro.isurer will bo read
aud full arrangemouts for tho installa
tion of ofllcors aud tho auuual box sup
por will bo made.
Miss Margaret Huutor is quito ill iu
a hospitnl in Massacliusotts whoro sho
went somo time since for treatiuont.
Claudo E. Nolsou goes to Bellows
Falls to work tor tho Vormout Fnrni
Machiuo Co., about the middlo of uoxt
moiith.
R. N. Wormwood killed nud dressed
a niue nionths' old pig receutly that
weighod four huudred aud fivo pounds.
Dr. G. W. Darliug of South Ryegate
was iu No. 2 neighborhood last Satur
day afternoou calli g ou Mrs. Maggie
Wormwood who does uot seem to im
prove very fast.
WAITS RIVER.
Ohristmas exorciBes were held here
011 tho ovoniug of tho 24th, and were
much eujoyed by all. A largo crowd
was presout.
Blossom Chaso was at homo from
her school on tho east side to speud
Cliristmas.
The Rev. Mr. Morso's mothor and
sister from Randolph were among the
guests here Cliristmas aud wero eu
tertaiued by Mr. aud Mrs. Augelo
Beede.
Mr. and Mr. James Richardsou
have boeuspendiug tho past week in
Williamstown.
Mrs. Heury Clark of Randolph is
visitiug her daughtor, Bessio Felch.
Jeuncss Philbrick of Barro spent
Ohristmas with frieuds here.
THETFORD.
OhristmaB exericses wero held at the
church ou Thursday ove. A very
pleasaut timo was hod.
Jauo Colburn, who has been to Iowa
to visit her frieuds, has roturnod to
hor home at the Hill.
Mr, Myers is pnttiug iu a fnruace
for Johuio Huntington.
Mamio Wolsh has beon visiting hor
graudmother.
Rov. Mr. Loder's sou nud daughter
camo homo to spoud Cliristmas.
Mrs. William Coonibs has gone to
Cauaan to viBit to visit hor parouts.
Harry Coombs is spcudiug his vaca
tion with his brothors, Charles, and
William Coombs.
Mrs. L. S. Yarringtou is quite sick.
Hor daughtor, Mrs. Swan is cariug
for hor.
Lettio Vaughu aud Sarah Souter are
at homo for tho holidays.
EAST WARREN.
Tho Ladies' Mito Sooioty will meet
at W. A. Averill's ou Thursday foro
noon, Jauuary 1. All aro cordially
invitod to attoud.
G. P. Stoarns was called to Rich
mond last weok, by tho illness of his
mothor, Mrs. Jnno Nichols, who is
uot oxpoctod to recovor. Her daugh
tor, Mrs. Stearus, is cariug for hor.
Dr. E.W Slaytou sooms vory liappy
sinco tho nrrival of a ten pouud boy
at his homo, Docomber 18.
Miss Bortha Averill, who is attond
ing tho high school iu Northfield, is
at homo during tlio vacation.
Uov. G. ii. - e from Montpelier
Somiuary closed nis labors horo last
ounday. Ho ioaves many warm
frionds. '1 horo will bo uo meotiugs
horo tor tho presout.
Elmor WiUiaius and Miss Sadio
fcjlieridan fioui Barro spout a part of
last weok at E. A. Williams'.
UORN OF THE MOON.
Ilarloy Jacobs has goilo to Warren
Ellis' 111 Worcester.
Mrs. Liz.io Uiaddiug from Barre is
vihitingat . F. Gladdiug's.
Miss Ha'nilton gavo hor pupils a va
cation from Tuusday until Monday.
Thoro was a gramophouo ontortaiu
mont at tho Morso sohool houso Satur
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Luco, from Stowe, aro
sponding a fow days with thoir
daughtor, Mrs. W. A. Cooluy.
AS . uii riPREADS in dry grass,
m uors .ui inilauuuation iu tho throat,
grow aowu iuto tho luugs. Doal
promptly with n cold as with a flre,
and when you bogiu to cough uso Al
lou's Luug Balsam.