The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-30

second leader, G. III. Andrews; business
manager, +. o. Thurston. Regular weekly
practice will be resumed at once and an en-
tertainment is to be given soon. 60 G. N.
Whitmarsh and wife left Tuesday by team
to visit friends in Morrisvile and Fairfax
= Remember Henry w. Tewksbury's
lecture at Concert Hall Saturday evening
of this week Tickets will be on sale
at Nichols drugstore Thursday morning
- List of letters remaining in the post
Office at Northtield for the week ending De-
cember 29th Miss Anna L. Smith, Arthur
Buck, Alberto Davenport, DIR. G. l.. Hatha-
way, Charles Hair, Jerry Keif Henry Rose,
G. II. Willard. (Signed) II. l.. Kenyon,
postmaster.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THE Grammar and High Schools are to
give New Years party at the High School
rooms Friday evening. The company is to
consist of the pupils from the Grammar and
High schools, members of the classes which
have graduated since Mr.. Hit has been
connected with the school and pupils who
have attended the High School any time
during the year. A committee consisting of
Miss Minnie Jones, S6, X. w. Andrews, 'S7,
S. Il. Davis, 'SS, Miss Kate Robbins, 'S9, and
three scholars from the Grammar depart
ment-has been appointed to make neces-
sary arrangements. During the evening
{ they are to have tree, which it is hoped
will be loaded with gifts. a programme Of
music and readings has also been prepared
The committee wish all the scholars who
are willing to lend helping hand to meet at
the school building this "wednesday after
noon at two o'clock, to help prepare for the
enjoyable time that is anticipated -
Miss Alice II. Burt, teacher in the Grammar
School room, has resigned her position and
gone to Pawtucket, II. l., to teach.
Plainfield.
e THERE will be a New Years soci i gath
D.. ering for old and young at the vestry of the
t Congregational church on Friday evening,
t January 1st. All are cordially invited.
: - The Christmas exercises at all of the
. churches passed off very pleasantly. -
c On Saturday evening last Mrs. NJ. I. Page
e fell on the ice and injured her head
n badly. She is recovering, The streets are
s very icy and it is dangerous travelling.
c - Next Monday evening the annual
j. meeting of the Plainfeld Cornet band will
= be held. All of the members are requested
i to be present to transact business and elect
y officers.
e Roxbury.
Q L. p. BURNHAM has sold his house and
d store to A. \. Joslyn, and has bought the
s. house that was owned and occupied by Mrs
y John Spalding at the time of her decease
> - There was a Christmas tree celebra
. ton at the hotel on Christmas Eve, and Fri
!, day evening appropriate services in com
u u memoration of the day were held at the
y Congregational church. - Charles Rich
- has been dangerously i'll, but is reported tc
:, be better now. - Mr.. S. p. Staples has
e another heir, a daughter, born December
u " 22d. - Neva Van Deusen has gone tc
Z East Bethel to work. - Leonard Bear
e has moved his household goods to his
;; mothers house, and is now living at Wor
u cester. 80 George Andrews has moved
/, to the Methodist parsonage. - NJ. c
u Gary, who has lately been stationed al
a Berkshire in the customs department, is now
,. at home on vacation. - Mrs. w. s
+ Spalding came home from her sojourn il
l. Massachusetts last Friday. - Quite 6
l. number from this place attended the Christ
= mas dance at Warren. - b. j. Hine /:
home from White River Junction. =-
Is Mrs. Mahale Chaifee of Boston, Mass, is Wis
d iting her brother, Orrin Flint. = An eff
!; fort is being made to revive the lodge of Gooc
~ Templars. -- Alexis Martell has beei
$ visiting in town. V. \. Spalding of White
l. River junction, Rev. f. Culver and Mr.
e and Mrs Charles Chase all of st. Albans
/ We're also recently in town. - Postmas
% ter Roys and family spent Sunday in Brain
II tree.
s. Waitsfeld.
S THE annual meeting of Mad River Vale,
N Agricultural Society will be held in thi
w place, at hotel hail. on Thursday, Januar.
yt 1th, at one o'clock P. NJ, for the election o
va officers - There was a Christmas tre
1@ at the Congregational church last Thursda,
~ evening, which yielded an abundant suppl.
~ NJ of fruit to the no small qualification of TIL
n. children and those more advanced in years
,s The exercises consisted of prayer, singing
o. and recitationS by the younger members o
g the Sunday-school. The singing was un
q usually good and the children conducte,
r their part in such manner as to win tn
~ applause of the audience. Miss Emil
= Gleason is entitled to much credit for tn
# efficient manner in which she drilled tn
r little ones. - Rev. Mr.. Pangburn vii
:, be ordained as pastor of the Congregations
i church to-day wednesday,. 60 Th
nd schools are all in good running order, wit
IL Mr.. Sargent as teacher in No. !, Len
ar Spauding in No p Lulie Jones in No. Z
: Dan Bisbee in No. /, Carrie Abbott in Nc
a >, Sarah NJ. Thompson in No. Il and Mrs
ev DR.. Allen in No. !. - Christmas bega
Iee both merry and happy with Mr.. and Mrs
ra Hiram Stoddard, it being the twentieth al
ST niversary of their marriage. The pleasan
is surprise was planned by Miss Addie LonG
nd aided by host of friends. About tiv
n O'Clock on the afternoon of the 24th
in neighbor called and suggested to Mrs
". Stoddard that the night would be cold, an
il- she would do well to warm up her house az
n cordingly Soon about ninety of thei
vn friends and relatives came in to enjoy tn
ng warmth and the pleasures of the evening
er The hours passed swiftly, enlivened b
re. vocal and instrumental music, led by Mrs
of A. o. Thayer at the organ and Allen Bruce
,is Nioinist. A bountifu collation. of cake an
: coffee was served and an informal but socis
Y time enjoyed by all Rev. .. ID. Clap
X voiced the kind wishes of the friends an
NV in their behalf presented Mr.. and Mr.
ba OlOutldIu u Dtdulllul tulnd ttu-Stl ana
4 nice eXtenson-tabe, the latter the gift c
- the Odd Fellows, of which order Mr.. StoC
In dard is a member, Prayer was Offered
- after which Mr.. Stoddard responded to tn
st presentation, thanking the company fC
an their presence and gifts, but, moi profess
he ing to do much in the line of speech-mal
ut ing" his reply was brief and heartfelt. Th
he song, Twenty Years Ago" was sung by
1d NJ House. happy Christmas greetings e,
=" changed and the company retired, feelin
n that it is pleasant to " scatter seeds of kind
e. ness" - Watch night services will b
e. held in the Methodist church to-morro,
r. Thursday evening, Prayer-meeting a
in half-past seven o'clock, followed wit
i. preaching by Rev. II. A. Spencer. CON
he munion service will be held near the clos
es of the evening. Rev. L. Il. Pangburn, pas
Is tor OF the Congregational church, will as
b sist in the services. All are most cordiall
- invited.
- Warren.
>" THE Woman's Christian Temperate
IS. Union will meet with Mrs. Martha Divol o
," Tuesday afternoon of next week, == TIL
ne remains of Mrs, Mary Rice were taken fror
Il, our cemetery and carried to Massachusetts
hit last Monday. -= Communion service
he Will be held in the church next Sunda
= afternoon. =- Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Buckli
ny We're called to Rochester, last week, to al
ee tend the funeral of an aunt, Mrs. Wing
he -= Mrs. Il. w. Slayton and Miss Ann
he Smith invited their Sabbath-school classe
IS to soap-bubble party last Friday at L
l1 w. SlaVtOn'S where thaV snant "A NarV ON