The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29
Washington County.
Barre.

variety of fruit was plucked from we'll
laden trees to gladden. many hearts, both
young and old - Frank Rowland, the
genial teller in the First National Bank
has been elected cashier in place of G. NJ.
Spencer, who goes to st. Johnsbury January
/. We think Frank will give general salts
faction TO the patrons of the bank. =-
About fifty Scotchmen, with the love of
fatherland in their hearts, have gone to
Scotland to spend the holidays at home.
They will return again. and no doubt bring
nearly as many more back with them.
- Nearly all the granite shops shut
down last Friday. They will start again
Monday. -= Charlie Wheelock and E.
w. Newton of Tufts College are here spend
ing portion of the holidays. We are glad
to see their familiar faces among us again,
even for q few days. - o. III. Thompson
is erecting an addition to the front part of
the Octagon House, some twenty-five by
forty feet and three stories high, which
will very much increase the accommodate
tions of the house. - Professor Foster
is teaching singing-school here this winter.
He has quite large class. - The winter
term of the village schools commenced
again Monday. There are four departments
this winter, one having been opened in
room in the Academy building. = The
legal voters in the proposed Barre village
will meet at the Opera-house on the first
Tuesday of January, at 1900 p. NJ, to see If
they will vote to accept the provisions of
I
bought the grocery business of Jackson q
Taft, and will take possession of the same
January 1. - Any one in want of a
good sleigh will do well to attend the sale
by Dr. Briggs next Saturday mentioned
elsewhere.
Berlin.
THERE was Christmas tree and exercises
at the Congregational church last Friday
evening. The occasion was an enjoyable one.
- p. w. Currier had the misfortune to
get his horses into the pond last Saturday
! while getting out ice. They were rescued
as soon as possible, resulting in no serious
harm, although they We're badly chilled
| - WILDER Brown bid off the p. n. Dus-
tin farm at auction for S4,750 - A. G..
Crandall has returned to Philadelphia.
Cabot.
a DEPARTURE from the usual custom of
! Christmas observance was taken this year,
the two churches holding their exercises the
same evening. By so doing each audience
was comfortably seated and the distribution
of presents was easily and much more cor
rectly carried out. The trees were bounti-
fully loaded and it seemed as though no one
was forgotten. The decorations were elab-
crate and the exercises appropriate to the
occasion. The chcken-pie supper at the
Congregational church, after the exercises,
was relished by all present and success
financially. l.. G.. Fisher, Esq, is
building up qnite trade in butter, maple
honey and cider apple-sauce with Broadway
On. " bankers. He is also sending the
same commodities to st. Louis. 1t is evil
dent that his goods give satisfaction, as he
is permitted to fix his own price on them
when shipped. - Dog-poisoning has
been quite general in the village the past
week. Several "high-boods " have passed
in their checks. - Mrs. Addie Harrng-
ton leaves this week for her home in Min
nesota. She goes there to make arrange
meQtS for permanent residence in Cabot.
Calais.
IRA ELLIS has bought the Salem Good.
nough place and will move on to it in
March next. j. G.. DeLany, the veteri-
marian, was called from Plaintield to attend
a very sick horse-one of G. V. Kent's
matched bays. 1t was bad case. Mr. De-
Lany gained notoriety by his skillful treat
ment, The horse was doing well at last
accounts.
North Montpelier.
The Christmas festival at the church last
Friday evening was an event long to be re.
membered by every one present. The
vestry was packed almost to overflowing
The two large trees-one on each side OF
the stage-were finely decorated and lit
orally covered with presents, and when
they were distributed no one in the audi
ence went away empty-handed. The can
tata, :" Santa Claus" was finely rendered
each one in it doing his or her part in d
Hattie and Mamie Foster, the trio by Misses
Hattie, Mamie and Emma Foster and the
solo by Miss Belle HOllister-each of which
elected well-merited applause-are worthy
of special mention. The affair was a success
in every particular. - Mrs. Byron
Goodwin was taken quite suddenly and
dangerously ill Wednesday of last week
but at the present writing is much better
- George +. Sibley, proprietor of the
woolen factory, was the recipient of an
elegant crimson plush upholstered easy,
chair and foot-rest as a Christmas present
from the operatives in his employ. -
Several good hits " We're made at the
festival on Friday evening. Among the
presents were an express wagon, marked
Groceries" for Miss Dora Hollister, a
neck-tie for Miss Hattie Goodwin and rag
baby (kindly received and very carefully
handled) for George Kelton. All were ac.
cepted in kindly spirit and caused much
merrment among the knowing ones.
- The Dramatic and Musical Club have
in preparation the drama, Among the
Breakers" and the farce, MY Uncle's
Will" They propose to give public eX-
hibition at Union vestry hall next week
Friday evening at the usual hour. -
About fifty of the neighbors and friends OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamblin of the Eas
village gave them surprise a week age
last Saturday, their fifteenth wedding an
niversary. Mr. and Mrs. Hainblin received
several useful presents and all had a good
time. =-= Professor G.. w. Foster is hold
ing a series of wel-attended singing-schools
- Mrs. Larnard Coburn and two chill.
dren of Fulda, Mimi, are stopping during
the winter with her father, &. |. Bennett
and her father-in-law, Judge j. y. Coburn
60 l. w. Cate and l.. ID. Coburn, stu
dents at Tufts College, are spending the
holidays at home.
MarshfieId.
THE funeral of Albert Town was attended
here last week Wednesday. Rev. Messrs
Wells, Farnsworth, Bishop and Bailey were
in attendance. Mrs. Farnsworth assisted
Cabot and deposited in the tomb Mr. Towl
will be greatly missed in the Methodist
church here, of which he was a member
The bereaved family have the sympathy OF
all. == Mrs. Dea. Boyles was buried last
Thursday. - The band gave a prone
made at Plainfeld Saturday evening, which
was well attended. == The Christmas
ball was not a success.
MiddleseX.
THE officers of Company b, Thirteenth
Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, have ar
ranged for a meeting of the surviving mem
bers of the company at HudSons Hotel in
this place January for a social campfire
and visit and to organize for grand re
union on the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
the organization of the company, which
occurs August %, 1887. There are about
seventy living members of the company
many of them now being in the West