The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-06

town. - The grand Masonic banquet
and ball is to be held at the Bascom House
January 18th, with Blaisdel's orchestra of
, concord, N. II as the motive power. ==
The Universalst ladies held their sociable
Iast week with Mrs. NJ n. Kendall. GO
Hollis IOwn who recently purchased a
small building near the old button shop,
had a " drawing bee " last week. and drew
II 70 u 'n G, lanu ne recently purchased. -
chestra, has embarked in the pork business
ana received his first invoice at the Grand
Army entertainment at Montpelier last
week. - Cash Dubia, an employe of the
Bascom House, fell through a semitic hole
in G. e. Grahams barn last week Friday,
falling about twenty feet and fracturing his
knee in shocking manner. "Cash - il for
tunate in possessing host Of friends, some
OF whom have expressed their sympathy in
substantial manner, Mr.. Graham making
him present of $50. w G. Lattime1
cut his knee severely with an ak one day
last week. - Mrs. Harvey Corbin. an
aged lady residing in Lilliesville. who has
been confined to her bed for the past fifteen
years, died last week Wednesday. Funeral
services were held on Thursday. 60 Mrs.
l.. Short, who has been visiting friends in
Montpelier and vicinity for the past several
weeks, has returned home. - r. S.
Southgate of Kimball, Dakota, was in town
last week - &. II. Kidder shipped three
carloads of stock to WATERFOWL, Mass, on
Monday, among the cattle being six yokes
of fat oxen, weighing from 5000 to 1000
pounds per yoke, and one fat steer that
weighed 1920 pounds. - f. ID. Williams
and family of Windsor were in town over
Sunday. - Bailey Pinney started for
Fort Robinson, Dakota, one day last week.
East Bethel.
Miss L. NJ. FOWLER of West Lebanon is
spending few days with friends in this
vicinity. - There was pleasant annual
gathering of relatives at w. p. Smiths last
Saturday. 80 The Baptist society have a
new carpet for the church.
Gaysville.
UNION meetings are being held this week
! by the Congregational and Methodist
churches, the first three meetings at the
Methodist church and the last three at the
| Congregational church. 60 Mr. and Mrs
Seth Boutwell, celebrated the thirty-ffth
anniversary of their marriage December
| 31st. - Frank Reed and wife have been
in town visiting the past week. They in
tend moving from Rutland to Bennington.
| - Mr.. Deane held an auction Saturday
night, selling out part of his holiday goods
and numerous other articles. He talks of
having another sale soon. 80 George
Smith is teaching school in the Ranney dis
trict. - Mrs William Strong is in poor
health. - Leonard Wilcox is very sick.
Felcbville.
Mrs. BETsEy GIDDrNGs, aged lightweight,
has been quite sick for the past few DAYS
and her recovery is doubtful. - 1t is
said that three children of Charles Yelling
ton of the South Village are i'll with typhoid
fever. - The new postmaster is Bert
Newton, clerk for c. NJ. Fay. He is a
promising young democrat and good man
for the place. - The dance at Sherwin's
hall at the Center, last week, was at
tended by forty couples, and that at Will
kins hall, South Village, by thirty. - A
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hitchcock of
Newport died suddenly on Sunday, at the
house of Mrs. Coleman Shedd in this viii
lage of heart disease.
Sharon.
CHRISTMAS was observed at the Baptist
church on Thursday evening" December
oath, by the Sabbath-school with general
invitation to all to enjoy the occasion and
patronize the tree with them. A very pleas
ant time was had. Three trees were loaded,
besides presents on lines and tables. Music
was furnished by the band and choir, inter-
spersed with singing and speaking by the
scholars. In several cases the poor and
needy were remembered and hearts made
glad thereby. - On Tuesday evening,
December 22d, about seventy of the rela-
tives and friends of Deacon George f. Fay
and wife met at their house to celebrate
with them the twenty-tifth anniversary of
their marriage. The cornet band was
present and furnished some excellent music
A good time was enjoyed by all. The pres
ents were presented in fine little speech
by Rev. r. S. Cook, which was heartily and
feelingly responded to by the deacon
Among the presents was silver cake
basket, very nice from Rev. c. Parkhurst
and family of Lawrence, Mass; silver
preserve-dish and table-scarf from Mr. and
Mrs. f. w. Boardman of Lawrence, Mass.
one dozen silver nut-picks from l.. c. Tyler
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Huntington of East
Randolph beautiful tidy from Miss
Huntington of East Randolph; various
presents from South Royalton; one dozen
silver knives and forks, one pair silver
spoons and various pieces of glassware FROM
friends in town; IA nice album from theiI
children; nice wedding cake by Mrs. l.. c
Fay of New Jersey. The value of the pres
ents were fifty dollars or more. - Al
the reorganization of the Baptist Sunday.
school, last Sunday, Rev. r. S. Cook was
elected superintendent; f. w. Brown, assist
ant superintendent; w. A. Ferguson
secretary; Jennie NJ. Ferguson, librarian
w. A. Clifford, chorister. - The Po-
mona Grange met in this place last Thurs.
day There was large delegation out
- Jack Sharp, who recently cut hi.
foot while chopping in Rochester, is able tc
be out again. - Deacon George F. Heath
our station agent, who was hurt few weeks
ago, by being thrown from his wagon is yer,
low, with but little hope of his recovery
- Il. b. Cady, the artist, has been in
tending to move his saloon to STAFFORD for
number of weeks, but business being 81
, good he has not got away yet. - incl,
John Wiley and wife, each ninety-on,
years old, and the oldest people in town, ar,
both very feeble this winter. - II. G
Bruce was thrown from his sleigh one da,
last week and had his wrist dislocated
, - We understand that complaint ha
been made to the selectmen about coastin,
on the hill in the lower end of the village
but as yet no notice has been taken of it
, - Mrs. Fanny Fay and children re
turned to New York city last week.
The BANQUET given by the Boston Mer