The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-02
Glover.
Windsor County.
Bethel.

THE descendants of the late Alden Loomis
formerly of Roxbury held their annual
Thanksgiving reunion at A. l.. Stearns
Mrs. Stearns being one of the daughters) in
this village on Thanksgiving day, there
being present sixteen children and grand
children - The first trial of the water
works that the people have been putting in
for protection from fire was made on
Saturday afternoon last, and its perfect
working more than filed the highest ex-
pectations of any one; for from no protection
whatever from fire (only to stand and see
our property burn) if it came, we find that
we have a protection now which can hardly
be excelled by any town of the size of this
in the state. - The jurymen for this
town for the coming term of the county
court are Edwin Morse and James c. Burnett
on the petit and Julius Lane on the grand
jury. - Some of our people attended the
Thanksgiving ball at Rochester. - The
Weber quartette of Boston gave the second
entertainment in the lecture course in the
Universalist church, to large and we'll
pleased audience, on Saturday evening last.
- Rev. G. b. Lynn, from Tufts College,
gave a highly entertaining and interesting
discourse at the Universalist church on
Wednesday evening of last week, but, owing
to the inclement weather, there was not
very large attendance. - We are in
formed that about thirty couples attended
the Thanksgiving ball at the Bascom House.
- Thanksgiving services were held at
the Congregational church on Thursday
evening - The subject of the discourse
at the Universalst church next Sunday
will be Checks. - The post-office was
draped in mourning last week for the death
of Vice-presdent Hendricks. - The
ladies with the help of the gentlemen) of the
Universalist society have placed some ele-
giant new cushions in the pews of their
church. - Miss Frances Campbell,
teacher in the schools at North Adams,
Mass, visited her sister, Mrs. Frank Martin,
last week. - Mrs NJ. P. Courser of Clare
mont, N H., whose husband managed the
Sunapee Lake House at Sunapee, n. H.,
during the summer, visited friends in town
last week. - DIR. Henry Williams and
wife of Windsor spent Sunday with their
parents in this village. - Mrs. N. F.
Clark of ST. Adams spent Thanksgiving in
this village with her daughter Mrs. ID. l..
into their new store this week. - Frank
Wheeler is atwork for A. l.. Stearns in his
stable. - Mrs. Charles Coy, who lost
her voice some weeks ago, had it suddenly
return to her few days ago, showing that
the cause was a nerve disease, instead of
one of the lungs, as many had feared that it
might be. - Mrs. A. L. Willard spent
Thanksgiving with friends at Milford, n.
H. - Mrs. E. c. Bigelow of Detroit,
Mich, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
l.. Stearns. - Mrs. S. 7. Coy of Bellows
Falls came up on Thanksgiving day and
remained with friends here for several days.
- Miss Clara Barrows, engaged in
teaching in Lancaster, n. H., and her sister,
Alice, who is a book-keeper at White River
junction, were at home on a visit to their
parents Thanksgiving day. - Miss Kate
Campbell, one of the teachers in our schools,
had the misfortune to slip when going
down stairs on Saturday, painfully, if not
seriously, spraining her foot. - Lucian
Chadwick of st. Adams spent Thanksgiving
with his parents in this place. - T. E.
Wilson has been making some needed re-
pairs upon his hotel - Miss S. Gilman
went to her home in Planteld to spend
Thanksgiving.
East Bethel.
ToMMIE, son of Adna Adams, had two
| fingers cut off in feed-cutter last week.
- Horace Wills is out of the work.
house, his sons paying his fine. - Mrs.
Isaac Thayer is quite i'll, being threatened
with pneumonia. - School commenced
last Monday, with Miss Kate Monkey as
teacher. - Miss frankie Pember of
Rochester is boarding at William p. Smith s
and going to school. - Brittle Benedict
boards with Mrs. Charles Wills and attends
| the village school,