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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-02
Kewbury.-A sociable was holden last wee

kewbury.-A sociable was holden last week
at the Congregational vestry to raise money
to meet the Indebtedness on the enlargement
Of the vestry. The proceeds amounted to $40.
Ebert Southworth was carried to Chelsea
last week for taking two horses out of the barn
OF Mr.. Lang, without permission and proceed
ing as far as Wells River, where he was ar
rested. He is obliged to remain at Chelsea
until June next, when his trial will take place.
....Dr. II. A. Cutting will give his third
lecture of the winter course at Seminary hall
in about two weeks These lectures are de-
signed for the students, yet the doors are open
to the public, and many of our citizens have
availed themselves Of the opportunity of hear
ing all of the lectures given thus far. 1t
showed steadily all day Sunday. Sleighing is
good. =. Mrs. Lizzie Childs has gone to North
ampton, Mass, to visit her son Charles, who is
clerk in dry goods store there. Henry
johnson is in Hartford, Conn, visiting his sons
who reside there. ID. G. Bickford of Barre is
canyassing this town for the Peoples Cyclic
pedia of Universal Knowledge. 1t il valuable
work, as it covers the whole field of human
knowledge in an able and interesting manner
1t is endorsed by the leading educators OF our
state. The friends Of Fred Hodgdon were
happy to see him in town once more. Willie
F. English a student of Hartford Conn SEM
mary. spent the holidays in town with his
parents.
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Tunbridge.-The Congregational soci

Tunbridge.-The Congregational society
received as IA Christmas gift $3.50 from William
d. Lee, a former resident. This makes $500
received by this society from Mr. Lee during
the past year. The meetings of Whitney
Post, G. A. R., for 1884, will be held on the fol-
lowing dates: January IL and 26, February 9
and 90, March 8 and % April 3 and 10, May 3,
II and 81, June IA and %, July ~ and 26, Au-
gust 9 and %, September and 90 October
and 49, November 1, Is and 30, and December
10 and 27...,.A large party gathered at II. c.
Durrell's last Friday evening, the occasion be-
ing the twenty.ffth anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Durrell. The fifteenth
anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs
o. A. Gay was lately celebrated. Charley
Peters has put "palace car" sleigh on his
route through this place, in which one can snap
his fingers at cold weather. Charley Cooney
is rejoicing over the birth of SON. Some
Chelsea ladies are expected to be present at
the meeting of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union next Friday. -. large amount of
enterprise, coupled with thsw, gives us ex-
cellent sidewalks. Remember the educational
meeting it the school-house near A. P. Farm
hams next Friday evening. E. The singing
schools are now held Thursday evenings. =.
Colonel Randall is expected to deliver lecture
here next week.
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North Calais.-A few friends of Mr.. and
Mrs Jefferson Ormsbee visited them at their
home in North Calais on December 90 the
eighty fifth birthday of Mrs. Ormsbee. They
found the aged couple alone, doing their
work in house and barn, and, notwithstanding
their age and feebleness, in a good state OF
preparation for entertaining their guests,
though OF their coming they had no knowl.
edge. There were present representatives OF
Jour generations-the great-grandmother of
elghty-five years and an infant of six months.
almost the extremes of an earthly life-be.
tween which how many Of lfe's lessons and
life's experiences The friends had pleas.
ant time, and separated feeling that in the
presenceof their aged mother and sister they
had been brought very near the shores of the
eternal world.
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StOwe.-Tuesday evening, January 10, there
Is to be donation visit at the vestry of the
Methodist church, for the benefit of Rev Mr.
Kilburn. Cake and coffee will be served. 1t
is hoped that large number will be present.
'., Eva Sallies is expecting to go to Burlington
soon, to be gone several weeks, visiting her
numerous friends there. At the close OF the
Good Iemplars' meeting, last Saturday evening,
the members we're treated to popcorn, peanuts
and candy. The people of Nebraska " had
a Christmas tree this year, it being the first
they ever had of the kind. Ofcourse it was thor
oughly. enjoyed by the participants. E. An OK
belonging to Z. +. Burt narrowly escaped death,
one day last week, while Mr.. Burt was skidding
logs. The Good Templars are preparing a
play, which they hope soon to present to .he
public 1t is reported that DR.. Sanborn for
merly of this town, is dead. At present writing
1t is not known whether the report is correct or
not. Nell. LovejOy is at home for few weeks.
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GrotOn.-The lumber business is lively, con-
sidering the small amount of snow we have
had. Darling 4 Carpenter have already half a
million feet on the Osmore pond, and have
used only twenty cattle for teams, while Hatch
& Brown, with two yokes of oxen, put one
hundred thousand feet on to Onion river pond
last week. The prospect is that, with fair
stocked this season. % w. Buchanan has
got through for Hall g. Cochran, and left this
week for a few days stay in Boston He has
been engaged as book-keeper for r. F. Carter,
at South Ryegate, and will enter upon his duties
on his return. The body of Mrs Peter Glib
day. and was buried at South Ryegate on Mon.
day. T.. Mckay is rapidly converting his
bobbn shop Into steam saw-mill, and expects
to have 1t in running order soon IF. NJ
Pages youngest son is reported quite low with
heart disease.
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SharOn.-The Baptist church on Tuesday
evening of last week was packed to overflow
ing. The decorations were excellent in taste
The trees were loaded, as was every available
space, with presents. The Sharon cornet band
opened the exercises. Selections of Scripture
were read and prayer was offered by the pas
tor, Rev. II. c. Robbins. The choir was assisted
by w. II. Tucker, Esq, of West Hartford and
the Sharon orchestra IN vocal and instrumental
music, which was among the best portions of
the evenings entertainment. The children all
did finely in their speaking of pieces We no.
ticed among the presents fine articles of silver
and glass ware. oil paintings and rich furniture
All seemed to feel 1t was a merry Christmas
1.-The sick ones mentioned last week are all
improving. The Reynolds sisters of Tun-
bridge gave violin concert to fair audience
Monday evening. The remains of Mrs. George
Varnum were brought here from Lewiston,
Maine, last Wednesday for burial. There
was no Christmas tree at the Congregational
church last Christmas
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MOrrisville.-At the close of the Christmas
exercises on Tuesday evening of last week, a
dance was held at Woodward's hall, where,
according to all reports, some queer actions for
such an occasion were to be observed. Ollie
Sheldon is at West Randolph, in the family of
Rev: v. M Hardy, formerly of this place. &. :.
Fred W. Choate Of Albany, New York. Is in town
on short visit. The dramatic club will repeat
the drama, "Rebecca's Triumph at Hyde
Park, on Thursday evening. w. ii. Hale and
family left town for their new home in Bur
lington on Friday. The Grand Army bows
are making preparations for public camp fire,
to be held at an early date. :. Mr. and Mrs.
Rev NJ p. Bell were presented with son on
the day following Christmas.
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Waterbury.

SpAULDING's bell-ringers had fair house,
Thursday evening, in spite OF the rain
THE young people gave an enjoyable enter
taiDment at the vestry OF the Congregational
church New Years eve
A COMPANY Of young ladies and gentlemen
from Montpelier made this village the OBJ
jective point of q sleigh-ride Monday dining at
Village hotel
THE Congregational ladies' aid society has
had an income OF about 5000 for the past
year, and for the three years just ended this
society has raised and expended for church pur-
poses over $780, A very helpful organization
The directors of the Waterbury national
bank have declared a semi-annual dividend of
four per cent, payable on and after January l.
The annual meeting Of stockholders for the
election of directors occurs Tuesday, the 9Th
instant.
"RuDE BoREAs" seems to have special
grudge against Mr.. Billings. A few weeks
ago the high wind moved bodily about two
feet from its foundation a hundred-foot lumber
shed. partially wrecklng the structure In the
severe blow last week this same shed, which
had been repaired, was entirely demolished.
B. F. PICKETT has been appointed general
agent for Vermont and the Connecticut river
side OF New Hampshire for the Phm1ix Mutual
Life Insurance Company OF Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. Pickett has had much experience as a
canvasser for life insurance He has been yerv
energetic general agent.
AT the adjourned village meeting, Wednes-
day evening of last week, DR.. Henry James was
chosen president of the corporation; George w.
Randall, G. E Moody, c. c. Warren, J. A. Bur-
leigh, trustees; DIR. George G. Washburn, clerk
James X. Fullerton, treasurer; Zena4 Watts,
collector; George w. Morse, Luther Davis, NJ
o. Evans, auditors; William Cooley, chief engi-
neer, o. f. Scott, first assistant, Farrar sec
ond assistant; j. j. King, Ed. Wells, Lucius
Morse, Charles Keene, fire wardens. The trus-
tees we're instructed to provide a suitable lock-
up. The organization of the Seth Warner fire
company with forty men was accepted After
very spirited debate, in which NJ o. Evans
and Governor Moody were the chief par
ticipants, the former scored victory on the
proposal to pay the fremen as follows: For
for drill, fifty cents to each fireman; for SER
vices each time when called out to fire. one
dollar For failure to come out for practice or
for non-attendance at fire without a good
excuse, a fine Of fifty cents is levied on each
delinquent. The total expenses of the corpo-
ration for the year past were 81, 1924 70. The
financial resources of the village, chiefly in un
collected taxes, are $685.. 81. Some of the lead
ing items in the past years ex penses are: Land
damages and arbitrators' fees, S615 "a; light
ing street lamps, $74.75; cleaning sidewalks,
$500; thirteen new lamps and posts, 500 10 b;
water rent, 5000; fremen, 1923 49, For the
purpose of lighting and taking care of the
street lights, keeping the fire apparatus in
ORDER working on streets and sidewalks and
doing much other necessary and incidental
work, it is proposed to employ competent man
by the year.
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Hardwick.-Rev G. B. Houston has been
improving in health for some time past, and
was able to walk to church last Sunday to at
tend the quarterly service. :. In the death of
Joseph W. Dimick on Christmas eve the 24th
this town and community loses one of its
Oldest, most active and well known citizens.
A man of vigorous constitution, he had never
been confined to his bed by sickness till
stricken with paralysis about two months ago.
His mental and physical strength was, however,
much broken by a light paralytic attack in
early summer about three months previous to
the fatal stroke. His age was nearly seventy
nine years. .Lumbermen are getting some
what anxious about the shedding season. A
few logs are being moved, but the most of them
upon the skids must wait for deeper snow.
Mills in this section are not, as rule, stocking
as heavily with logs as last season, and but
few, as reported, are buying hardwood Prices
Tor logs are about the same as last season.
Camp-ires and singng-schools seem to be
about the only species of public gathering, for
amusement or instruction, so far this winter.
Ellsworth Post, G. A. r., held campfire at
their hall in post-otfice block on the evening of
the 9th. d w. A. Bridgman and his sisters,
who are travelling, giving public entertainments
as elocutionists, have been at home for few
days, on account of the recent death of their
mother Mrs. Harriet w. Bridgman, who was
buried on Sunday, the Goth.
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waterbury Center.-There was watch
meeting at the Methodist church last Monday
night. Rev. Mr.. Bruce was assisted by Rev.
MIR. johnson of Waterbury and the Methodist
minister from Stowe. Last Sunday Rev. Mr.
Church preached an excellent Christmas SER
mon, and the choir rendered the beautiful an
them by Martin, Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" in very acceptable manner, Florence
Eddy. presiding at the organ. S. NJ. Eddy
has hired Fosters mill at the mouth of Cotton
brook for one year Mr.. Eddy has nearly
enough logs to stock the mill himself, and is
intending to get out lumber and build new
house this season. DR.. f. j. Foster returned
from his western trip last Thursday evening
His many friends are pleased to see him back
and looking so well. He reports pleasant
and successful trip. -. Professor A. NJ Marsh
has been quite under the weather for week
past, having been threatened with fever but
he Is now much better, and will in a few days
be able to take his place in the school again
-. George Downer, vino has been upon G. f.
Moody's farm for two years past, has moved
to Stowe, having bought the farm on the
branch formerly occupied by him. John Drugg
OF Stowe Hollow takes Mr. Downer's place on
Moody's farm. The Christmas trees, and
exercises connected Herewith, at the Metho-
dist church, were well attended and of pleas
ant nature Mr.. Timothy Wheeler was thrown
from his wagon, a little more than week ago,
fracfuring one of his ribs, and in consequence
is confined to his house
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-02

ElmOre.-The Christmas exercises at the
church were unusually good Some appropriate
pieces were sung by the choir and there was a
song by Bertha Olmstead The speaking was
good, the presents numerous and valuable, and
last, but not least, the " silver trees were laden
with twenty-five and fifty cent pieces. TO the
amount of $50 for Rev and Mrs. Bell Two large
apples, filled with silver quarters were also pre-
sented to Mr.. Bell by the Portuguese bows.
Fred Griswold has bought the Perkins place. -.
Judge and Mrs. Woodbury. spent Christmas In
Burlington. Among those made glad Christi
mas was Uncle Gardner Warren, when the
good people OF Emore carried him provisions
enough TO last him three or four weeks
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Braintree.-The East Braintree and West
Brooktield Sunday-school have elected officers
for the year ensuing as follows: D. w. Ferry,
secretary; B. A. Flint superintendent; Nellie
b. Fullham, assistant superintendent; j. d.
French, librarian. Mr.. and Mrs jeremiah
Rogers celebrated their golden wedding Mon
day evening, December 3l,... Rev. S. L. Vim
cent is convalescent from his recent illness 80.
field merchant, has moved to Topsham, where
he has gone into business on a much larger
scale. Lyceums will be held Friday even
ings at Good Templars' hall, Snowsville. -.
W. /. Blanchard gave an entertainment with
his magic latern at Good Templars' hall last
Wednesday evening.
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WashingtOn.-The Universalist and Baptist
societies of this place united in a Christmas
festival az the Universalist church on Tuesday
evening OF last week. The exercises were as
follows: Prayer by Rev. L. Green inter-
esting remarks by Rev. s. T. Livermore; then
followed piece entitled Z" The True Christ
mas" in which the children expressed their
ideas of the true Christmas and sang appro-
pirate songs This was followed by singing by
quartette. Then came the distributing OF
presents from two well-filled trees and the
happy faces of the children and some older
ones gave evidence that this was the most in
teresting exercise OF the evening. Rev L. L.
Green left Wednesday morning to visit rela-
tives in this state before leaving for Bath.
Maine. Lizzie Thurber of Manchester, N H.,
is in town visiting her mother, Mrs. P. o.
huntington. Florence Henry and Martha
Calef who are away at school, spent Christmas
at home. Eta Clough celebrated her seventh
birthday on Friday evening by giving little
party to her schoolmates
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Craftsbury.-Frank Glidden lost good
horse one day last week with some unknown
disease. Charles Hatch Is boarding at the
county house, Hyde Park, on compliant of
perjury. As Warren Udal was going home,
last Sunday evening, he met horse and sleigh
without driver. He took it home, and, on
examination, found letter in the sleigh di-
rected to the livery stable at Barton Mr.
Udall wrote to Barton, and the owner has
proved property and taken his team away He
let the team to one Howard, whom he is anxious
to see. Major Robbins still remains very
feeble. -. Warren Udal has taken the Hart
farm (so-called) in Wocott, and will soon take
possession. MIR. Durham goes to the Pike
farm. Howard & Leavitt's loss by the fire
will reach nearly S14 ,000 with an insurance of
$4,000. S. L. Leavitt owned the building,
which was valued at 81 200; insured for $500
1t is thought they will build again in the
spring. Bert Sawyer of St. Johnsbury has
been visiting his father and mother the past
week with brand-new bride. Il c. Sanborn
talks of going to Florida to spend the winter
His health continues very poor. Mrs George
Sleeper has been appointed Administrative of
the Sleeper estate. :. Since the fire the post
office is kept in the rear of Mr.. Patterson's
hotel. Arthur Aston of the firm of Paddock
& Aston, was married December 25 to Miss
Lucia Root, daughter of Deacon Moses Root
Success to them.
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BrOokfieId.-The rehabilitation of the North
church occurred on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Although the weather was unfavorable,
the seats OF the audience room were nearly all
filled. The parts. assigned to the different
ministers present were as follows: Invocation,
Rev. K. G. Bugbee Of Randolph; reading of
Scriptures, Rev. w. A. Bushee, former pastor
of this church, the temporal needs of the
church, by Rev. ] P. Demeritt a sermon by
the pastor, Rev. William NJ. Gay; dedicatory
prayer, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy OF West Ran
dolph; address to the people, Rev. w. A.
Bushee. The exercises were interspersed with
music, well selected and appropriate to the
occasion, led by c. II. Bigelow. The renovation
of the interior Of the church is complete and
very satisfactory. "A Sunday-school concert
took the place of the regular service at the
Second church last Sunday afternoon. A
praise meeting was held in the church Thurs
day evening, followed by a marriage ceremony,
the parties being Ammi Munson of Morrisvilie
and |, M. Crane of this place Rev. w. A.
Bushee OBLIGATED. E. The village school and
the one in district No. II commenced again
last Monday, after a weeks vacation during
holidays. Lucy Upham and Mary Crane re-
turn to Mount Holyoke seminary this week
Kate Guptil of West Randolph has been spend
ing few days at u NJ Upham's .. Mrs.
Sarah Bates, who has spent several weeks in
town. returns home this week. . George Blan-
chard of Williamstown has been engaged to
teach singing-school in East Brookfield this
winter. Mrs. William Waldo died very sud
denly the 23d ult. The funeral services were
held at Mr.. Waldo's residence Rev. A. Shep-
herd officiating. Nv. B Carpenter of ST. Johns
bury was at home during Christmas week 80.
Whoop-cough is prevalent in district No. II.
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WaitsneId.

On Wednesday OF last week Mr.. and
Mrs W. W. Joslin we're called to Morrisville
by the sudden and dangerous illness of their
eldest SON.. The records Of 1883 show twenty
one births and eighteen deaths; those OF 1882,
twenty-one births and twenty deaths; those OF
1881, ten births and twenty deaths LOSS in
three years, two. The Good Templar meet
ings are very interesting. Many have Joined
the lodge, and the literary exercises are fine
new interest seems to be springing up, and
pleasant, profitable meetings will be the re-
suit. Christmas trade seems to have been
unusually good this year. although neither
church had tree. Surely this does not look
like the hard times we hear so much about
In fact the only hard times one could notice
lay in the difficulty of selecting from the many
beautiful presents, so temptingly displayed,
those that would give the greatest pleasure to
the loved ones, at home and abroad whose
hearts were to be made glad by these tokens of
loving remembrance Quite often people
telegraph messages to be sent by telephone to
this place. II they would send them to Middle
sex 1t would be much more direct than to send
to Northfield or Waterbury, as many now do
80. Mrs. Edwin Lewis has caused a fine monu-
ment to be erected over the grave of her hus-
band, lately deceased. Charles Savage Is
spending the holidays with his parents. :. Clar-
ence Brown came near losing an eye, recently,
from SNOWFALL thrown in sport. III. G.
Gleason and Ferd Ainsworth have been at home
1.-The Congregational Sunday-school was re-
organized last Sunday, and the following off,
GERS for the ensuing year we're elected: DR.. W.
A. Jones, superintendent; Dea. +. A. Fisk, as
sistant superintendent; secretary and treasurer,
May f.. Gleason assistant secretary and treas
urer, Alice M. Bushnell librarian, Myra Jones
Miss Jones has the privilege of choosing her
own assistant. Pardon Bushnell, who has
kept record Of the weather for several years.
says Saturday, the 22d ult., was the coolest
day in the past three years, the thermometer
being in some localities in town thirty degreea
below zero. The school in the north dis
trict " was closed last week on account Of sick
ness in the district All are now convalescent,
and the school commenced last Monday.
Colonel F. V. Randall will deliver his lecture
on " The Battle of Gettysburg" on the even
ing of the 9th inst. Last Saturday night a
young man hired team from A. w Bigelow
to go to Morrisvlle and return. At last ac-
counts the team had not been returned, and Of
ficers were in search of It,
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Chelsea.-Rev. E. E. Herrick has organized
a circle for the study of American literature,
which proves to be quite interesting. The
Christmas tree on the West hill was we'll at
tended. There were no public trees at the
village, but several private ones, among them
r. o. Tracy, A. H. Noyes, j. B. Atwood, E. K.
Hyde, W. s. Hatch and c. A. Densmore. :. =.
Curtis S. Emery was admitted to Orange county
bar last Saturday He will remain with C. w.
Clark for the present. Receiver E. O. Tracy
sold Charles Jones personal property at auc-
ton last Friday. 1.-The estate of the late
Daniel Hunt is expected to pay seventy-five
cents on dollar. :. Some evil-disposed person
rubbed red chalk on w. Ii. Halls granite mon
ument last week. Luckily, he discovered it
when the granite was frozen, so it could be
erased. We are sorry there is any one in town
with the cowardly disposition manifested in
this case. George w. Wells of Minnesota is
visiting friends in town. Mrs. d. ]. Foster
of Burlington, who has been spending Christ
mas with her people, returned home last Sat-
urday