The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-22

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next Sunday. Subject; " Royal Gifts"
Bethel.
THE members of the Universalist Sunday
school are to give an operetta, entitled The
Home of Santa Claus" on Friday evening
December 24th and the Congregational
Sundayschool is to give the cantata entitled
" The Christmas Wait " the same evening
- The concert given by the HotchlIns'
Family at Wilson's hall last Friday evening
was very fine entertainment and one that
was worthy the patronage of every one.
- The festival given by the ladies of
the Universalist society at the Bascom
House hall on Wednesday of last week was,
as is the usual case with "what them VIM
men folks do" perfect success in every
respect, and netted them about S45.
Active preparations are being made for the
annual Masonic ball, which will take place
about the middle of January, and it Is in
tended that it shall be the most pleasant
one of the series, and although the expense
OF it to the association will be greatly in
creased, the bill will remain the same as in
former years-S2 per couple. - A. ID.
Parsons, the evangelist, who has been hold
ing meetings in the Congregational church
here for the past two or three weeks, closed
his labors here on Sunday evening. We
understand that he is to hold meetings in
Royalton during the next two weeks. -
George Edison of White River Junction,
with his sister, Mrs. George Rood of South
Woodstock spent last Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Edson in this
place. - Mrs. G. p. Coy is very low with
some form of throat disease. - George
l. Abbott has moved into the new store in
Upper & Martins new post-office block,
and we understand that William Angler &
Co.. are to occupy the store vacated by Mr..
Abbott in Wilson's block. 80 Ella Lin
coin came home from St. Adams on Friday
of last week to spend holiday vacation
MrS Sxr1x- 80
the hoII1ays WIN iriehds III Meme, \. III.
aud most esteemaJ citi1ens bad an a,orio,
rio shocl, lost VII, 80 GbarIas En,aIsp,,
while ENGAGED in shac,Iinr COWS ono da,,
last week caught his hand hatvean tha
Lnnters in so,,a ,va,, ,nai,;n9, q bola thro,,at
his hand aud hraalfino the thnmh and fourtj
finger - Thomas lanes ratnrnaI hone
from ST .Johnsburv where he has heen or.
tandin1 school ~ nast fa1i ON cn.,,nJ,
desks with Rev Mr. McIntire If GavsviiIe
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Sharon.
The Christmas exercises at the Congre-
gational church will be on the evening of
| December oath, instead of the 18th. as we
stated last week. and the entertainment
will be free to all Let all ioin i'm making
it Merry Christmas - Dexter Buck
whom we mentioned last week as being Sc
riously i'll with apoplexv. died on Wednes-
day morning, December 18th. one week
from the first attack. Mr.. Bucll was one of
our most successful farmers. Bv his in
dustry and good MANAGEMENT he accnmu-
lated handsome property. He was a
hors "' AZ, r We, uoiG M well ne Vas Was