The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

county on the republican ticket having the
largest vote and the largest majority of any
one on the ticket. This is the office he has
held for the last year and half by appoint
ment of the territorial governor. -
Principal Hit has an office with c. D.
Edgerton, where he can be found usually
before and after school. 60 Union block
Is being improved in appearance by a coat
of paint. - Rev. w. S. Hazen will hold
a meeting this wednesday, evening in the
school-house in the Holton district -
Mrs. G.. A. Loomis of Chicago is visiting her
brother, Martin Cobleigh at the South vii
lage, Miss Lucy Smith of Montpelier at DR..
McClearn's and Mrs. Southwick of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, at +. S. Kimball's. F.
b. Abbott moved his family to Barre last
week. - Hon. c. II. Joyce and wife of
A. Edgerton, Sr. and Jr., returned lWednes-
day night from their western trip. They
were gone nearly two months and spent
most of the time in Minnesota, Dakota,
Kansas and Illinois. - Joseph Denny
and wife are visiting in Worcester, Mass.
- The Grand Army posts at their re-
cent elections chose the following officers:
johnson post-Commander, G. G. Gokey;
senior vice-commander, a. F. Spauding;
Junior vice-commander Frank Davis;
quartermaster, ii. b. Briggs; chaplain, F.
S. Mead adjutant, r. j. Giffin; officer of
the day, Il. T. Eastman officer of the guard,
j. Q. a. Silver. Boynton post Commander,
w. w. Holden senior vice-commander, j.
L. Moseley; junior vice-commander, Homer
Denny; Quartermaster, Al NJ. Rec |; chap.
lain, James Evans; surgeon, DR.. p. u.
Bradford. Hon. Stephen NJ. Pingree has
been engaged by Post johnson to deliver
the address on Memorial day. - Mrs.
w. NJ. G. Adams died last Thursday and
Saturday, Rev. A. Fl. Webb officiating.
The body was taken to Duxbury for burial.
Her age was about fifty-five. j. F.
Wardner had a shock of apoplexy Monday
and now lies in a very critical condition,
little hope being had of his recovery.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THERE is to be a tree New Years night at
the High school, and the committees elected
are as follows: Carrie Davis and r. w.
Andrews, 'S7; Bertha Denny and Ralph
Denny, SS; Jessie Dow and II. G. Cady,
49, Grace ingalls, and Dan j. Morse, 80.
- School closes next Friday for a
vacation of two weeks. - Miss Silloway
was on the sick list last week. - We
had lecture last Wednesday afternoon on
" The Importance of Being Nersed on Cur
rent Events by Frank Plumley, Esq, and
we expect him to deliver another this
wednesday, afternoon on Observation"
PLAINFIELD.
REV. j. +. WRIGHT of Montpelier will lee
ture here at the Universalist church Tues
day evening, December DIST. Subject, I" The
Bundle of Habits. " - Mrs j. NJ Batch
elder has returned from Chicago, where she
has been visiting for several weeks past.
- Mrs. r. d. Richards has returned
from Nashua, n. H., where she has been
stopping for several weeks. - 1t is re-
ported that the Marshfeld cornet band will
have promenade at A. c. Slayton's hall
next Saturday evening. - j. NJ Batch
elder & Son are doing quite an extensive
business in their lumber mill this winter,
running at full speed both day and night.
- a donation visit for the benefit of
Rev. w. T. Swinnerton will be held at the
parlors of the Congregational church on
Saturday afternoon and evening, December
18th Supper, with oysters, will be served
frem five until eight o'clock. All are
cordially invited
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for pub
| lie observance of Christmas at the town
| hall. - The commissioners on the estate
of j. G.. Sanders held their first session at
! Stantons Office last Wednesday. u.
s. Stanton was at ST. Albans on business
Tuesday of last week - A. A. Joslyn
made trip to Burlington on Friday. -
b. j. Hine is at work in Joslins store.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mansfield are
in town. - Alonzo Levanway has
moved into Luke Tarbells tenement.
- Loren Bruce received severe injuries
in one leg while chopping last week. 1t
was feared the limb was broken, but such
has not proved the case. - George b.
Hall preached at East RoXbury on Sunday
last and will conduct religious services in
the Dog river neighborhood next Sabbath.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Smith of North
field We're in town on Sunday, the guests of
George A. Tilden. S. p Staples is
teaching school at West Northfeld
EAST ROXBURY.
Miss ADDIE CoBLEIGH of South Northfield
is teaching her third term of school here
this winter. - Mrs. Della Goudy of
Mortified spent several days last week
| Mrc a1in
Rose and Hiram Henry are doing quite
job of chopping for l.. w. Blanchard. -
r. Y. Blanchard thinks that he shall not let
his horses loose again very soon as he had
to go to East Randolph last week before he
overlook them. - Mr. and Mrs. H. p
Abbott visited friends at Royalton last
week and also attended the state grange.
- The seighing is nearly spoiled by
the warm weather the past few days.
wAITSFIELD.
On the afternoon and evening of Decem-
Der 11th a merry company of thirty-tive
young people assembled at the residence of
A. A. Kneeland to extend a welcome greet
ing to Miss Althea Kneeland of Boulder,
Col. and to bid farewell to Mr. C. E.
Greaser, who expects to start in few days
for his western home. During his summer
visit Mr. Greaser has made many warm
friends, who will deeply regret his depart
ure, and he will be accompanied by their
best wishes for his future happiness and
prosperity. - Farm products in this vi
cinity have been good this year. Potatoes,
a good yield and free from rot; hay crop,
more than average and harvested well; ap-
pies, fair yield and good on the hills, on
the river many We're destroyed by rail
road worms; grapes We're overtaken by
early frosts and had TO surrender The long
neglected and almost forgotten currant-bush
is now being nursed and brought back into
existence by sprinkling two or three times
in the season with alum-water or powdered
hellebore. - Lewis Joslin lost a horse
last week by having its leg broken while
getting logs out of his sugar-pace. -
Miss Ida Thompson teaches in district No.
and Miss Jennie Shea in district No. 3,
- +. X. Ober is teaching singing-school
in the village. Mr.. Ober is an excellent
teacher and gives good satisfaction. -
j. A. Grandheld, who lately moved from
this place to Fayston, has in the woods some
six or seven men and teams. He intends to
make business lively. -= The Palmer
Brothers intend to stock their mill as the
season advances. - The oyster-supper
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
cety at the vestry of the Methodist church.
was a success, numerically aud financially.
All report a good time =- The dance at
the skating rink last Friday evening was at
tended by siXty-four couples, who tripped
the light fantastic toe until three in the
morning. - Eugene Berry is very sick
with typhoid-pneumonia. Mrs. Qumby is
also very sick at the house of her son-in-law,
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