Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-07
WillIamstOWn Items.

The union Thanksgiving services In the Com
gregationa Westinghouse were unusually well
attended. Rev. Mr.. Wells sermon gave good
satisfaction The Congregational society will
observe Christmas on Monday evening, December
26th, in their house. cordial invitation invita-.
ton is extended to all societies to unite with them
in bringing and distributing their gifts, which are
to be placed upon ladders" Good music il
expected. The ladies OF this society are making
an effort to raise funds for a new carpet for the
church Rev. George S. Wells while serving
on committee at Mortified last week, had
horse scken and die Of inflammation Of the bowels
We shall be surprised IL his friends don't come
to the rescue with help for another, but have no
fears OF being thus surprised =. e.. The first meet
ing OF the recently organized Orange County
Teachers Association will be held in the town
hall in this place, beginning Friday evening, De-
cember 10th, and lasting through the next day
Principal A. w. Edison of the normal school at
Randolph will be present. 1t ought to prove a
very profitable and enjoyable time, and not alone
Tor teachers. Good music may be expected on
this occasion. Miss Fannie Martin is teaching
in the Hawley Gale district. The village school
is to be taught by Mr. Lewis from the north
part oil the state, and a son Of Methodist minis
Ter In the st. Johnsbury district. Miss Mary
Summons OF Stowe Is teaching iu the David Gale
district. Mr. William II. Hebard teaches in the
Luther j. Merrill district as does Miss Lucia Har-
riman in the Calvin Flint district =. Miss Lucv
Abbott has just received very fine "McPhail
upright piano" Mrs j. K Lvnde has one of the
same manufacture that is very fine. At
meeting Of the Montp 7livr ana " mite river rail-
road at Barre on Friday last John Lynde and
Milton Martin OF this place were reelected direc-
tors. We hear no other talk these days but that
we are yet to have the road extended through
this place and that not very far in the future.
The children OF Russell Martin observed the ami
versary OF his marriage on Saturday last at his
house. Mrs. Annette Kathan Watson, formerly
OF this place, died at her home in Peacham on
Thursday last, of consumption, aged thirty-one
years Mrs, Ellen Kathan Morse of Marshied is
thus left the only remaining member of the late
Fernando Kathan's family She will have the
sympathy OF warm friends in this her great sor-
row. Mrs j. X. Lynde, with Mrs. DIR. MAYO
OF Mortified, is visiting in Potsdam, New York.
1--WE had not supposed our place to possess a
superabundance of hoofmaterial, but Mr. Sam
Dickerman has sheep that lost leg above the
gambrel joint and upon the stump OF the leg a
new and well-formed hoof has grown. The
Yorktown centennial revived many and grateful
memories of lafayette. One OF our Oldest citi-
zens tells us of going to Montpelier to see this
man at the time of his last visit to this country
Another one tells us OF his going through this
place on his way to or from Montpelier The
family of Norman Davis have as heirlooms, two
dishes that were used on the table at which La
iayette ate while in Montpelier Mr. Charles
laroeil died in Boston of consumption, on Tues
day OF last week. His body was brought to Ram
doph for burial on Thursday last