Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-09
XIlliamstOMn News.

The Congregational society Is making efforts
which we trust will be successful, To raise the
needed salary for Its pastor, Rev. william scho-
field, for a second year. Mr.. schofeld has given
eminent satisfaction TO the society in the year
past Mrs. Catherine Bass Of Chicago, long an
esteemed member Of cur Congregational church,
has recently presented the society with hand.
some subscription for the salary Of the pastor
for the coming year, which gift is highly appre-
ciated by the society. All honor to those who
thus remember those New England churches in
which they have been nurtured, and in their "old
age" need the help Of 1.-THE children" that have
gone out from them 80. The Methodist meeting
house has just been much improved In appear
ance by new steeple, that does great credit to
its designers and builders, Messrs. John Perry
and Henry Poole. Other "good works" Of the
society appear about the church building and
parsonage. The pastor, Rev. G.. /. Wells, IL
earnestly engaged In the work Of "building up &"
his people In all ways, and is felt to be thor
oughly good man. He breaches but one sermon
on Sunday, usually, the afternoon service being
a social one. The late Edison Martin willed the
bulk Of his property to go to the Methodist
society upon the death Of his wife. The late Rev.
hundred dollars some years ago. "A good work
Is being done in the Free win Baptist neighbor-
hood by a Mrs. stetson Of Topsham, who has
labored there az an evangelist several weeks
Numerous and successful meetings are held dur
ing the week. and are well worth the support Of
the people of other neighborhoods. Services are
held Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at
the Free Will Baptist meeting house.. d. Elisha
Martin, youngest son Of Dennson Martin, IL about
to return west to the practice OF law. Corne-
Illus Lynde youngest son Of John Lynde, is in
homeopathic medical college In Chicago. e. Mrs
Chester Martin and Miss Carrie Hill left last
week for visit OF some months In Wisconsin,
Illinois aud Kansas. James Hopkins and wife
left at the same time to reside In Nebraska.
Mrs. II. d. Abbott and Mrs. AFRO Nichols are
visiting friends in Massachusetts,. Miss Anna
Schofeld is visiting friends in West Fairlee. e.
Joshua F. Bailey, Mrs. Luther j. Merrill and
Mrs. L. Hayward have returned from western
trip As Mrs. Merrill and Mrs Hayward were
passing through Michigan the car in which they
were riding took fire at night and Mrs Mer-
rill had narrow escape from suffocation
News has been received Of the death Of Irving
Davis, in Colorado. lie was the youngest son Of
the late Keene Davis Of this place. . John
Walker, in the government service In Washing
ton ID. c., had the honor Of an appointment as
one Of the committee for investigating treasury
department matters E. Fred Martin is having the
most successful Of his years in the hotel here and
his house deserves the best Of success Two or
three Chicago parties have been guests Of his
house for short time this year, and prominent
Chicago manufacturer, who has just left here,
talks OF returning next season as guest of the
house. Two farms belonging to the estate of
the late Eliphaet Coleman were recently sold at
auction at prices less than onehaf OF the original
cost Of them. Now is the time to buy our farms
II wanted, for the new railroad, which seems sure
to come, will lit the prices OF land here. j.
Lynde & Son have been repaintng their store in
side, and filling 1t with stock OF new goods, that
makes 1t attractive. DR.. Bailey has Just hired
and moved into the house of the late Dea. Horace
Ware Miss Lena Townsend, who was thrown
from buggy recently, with broken limb as the
result, Is duly recovering. E. Miss Ruhama Ers-
kline was brought home from Randolph with
typhoid fever, last week.. Daniel Townsend has
30 far recovered from his sickness In Lowell,
as to return to Vermont. . Les
ter Gale comes home from Goddard seminary
sick. Miss Lizzie Martin closes the term of her
select school this week. Miss Emma Burnham,
now OF Plymouth, Massachusetts, is visiting this
her old home. Marshall Carpenter OF Sheffield,
Illinois, has lately visited this place after an alb
sence Of about thirty years. .Messrs Herbert
Martin and c. T. Lsthrop are to build the short
piece of new road, on the east side of the town,
near the A. S Martin place. Henry Boutwell,
Is very low with heart disease. :. Next to a Gen.
tennial " is the sight Of boy breaking yoke Of
steers after the manner Of the olden time We
were treated to such a sight by Master Frank
Lathrop the other day. He has a pair Of steers,
about six months old, that he has refused fifty
dollars for, and they have learned that they have
got to
go right, ef he hollers
Ont Gee"