The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-17

fifth anniversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. #. Vickery was celebrated at their res
idence last Saturday evening. - Phelps
Jones was buried last Saturday. 80
Joseph Eldredge Post will hold camp
fire and oyster-supper tomorrow Thursday
evening. Captain III. G. Lull of Montpelier
is to address the comrades. The post is in
a flourshing condition, and the boys claim
they have the best working post for town
of this size in the state There Is but one
veteran within its jurisdiction who does not
belong to the post. - Rev. Mr.. Worthing,
district deputy, visited Mad River Lodge,
/. o. of G.. T., last Saturday evening -
Mrs. Hiram Pierce is quite low.
East Warren.
School closed here last Friday with in
teresting rhetorical exercises. Mr. Hutch
inson has given general satisfaction during
the two terms he has taught here 80
Horace Tras< and wife have returned from
visit to their son in Massachusetts. -
A. Il. Eldredge and family visited in Sharon
and vicinity last week. - Rev. John
Fassett has concluded his visit with friends
here and gone to Enosburgh. 80 G. =.
Stearns has been little under the weather
the past week. - Wagons are again in
vogue here.
Waterbury.
AL. ATHERToN has recently made great
improvement on the west side of his
crockery store by replacing the small
lighted windows with larger ones, giving
more light for his store and better appear
ance outside. - On Tuesday evening,
February 9th, Thomas McGinnis gave his
political lecture on The Present Admins
tration," at Duxbury Corners, to fair-sized
audience. 80 DR.. Wheelocl1 has Just re-
ceived from Philadelphia a fine Spaniel pup
The doctor expects it will take the cake "
one of these days when on hunting trip
- The lyceum last Friday evening was
aft no qttl ha hnn 40
for discussion was 81" ReSolred That the pen
has more influence than the sword. -
Dan. &. Richardson came home from St.
Johnsbury last Friday, on account of ill
health. After few days rest he expects
to return. 80 The two entertainments for
the benefit of the band proved so successful
that II has been thought best to give two
more, at which the dramas, "The Reward of
Crime and The Idiot Witness" will be
presented. The time has not yet been de-
cided upon. These plays demand good
scenery and elegant costumes, both of which
will not be wanting. The costumes will be
furnished by Hayden, the Boston costumer,
who furnishes the costumes for the Burling-
ton carnival. - 1t is said that there are
a number of cases of whooping-cough in
town. If such is the case parents should
not send children to school who have the
disease.
Waterbury Center.
THE question of starting creamery as
ISOLATION is being agitated among our farm
ing community with some prospect of sue
cess. Circulars and information in regard
to the matter can be obtained of Timothy
Wheeler. - The donation, last Thurs
day evening for the benefit of Rev. j. w.
Burgin was enjoyed by all present and
resulted in leaving with Elder Burgin $32.
- To-day "wednesday the Ladies' Aid
Society have a ride and take tea with Mrs.
King Weeks at Stowe. - Mrs. G. A.
White and Mrs. John Brown are both very
low, with small hopes of recovery.
John Morrisette and wife of Moretown
visited friends here last week. A cousin of
Mrs. Cressey and Mr.. Webster also visited
here last week.
Woodbury..
OK account of the warm weather our lum-
bermen are obliged to postpone work on the
mountain. - The friends and neighbors
of Gilman Bill and wife surprised them last
Wednesday evening, when about forty en-
tered their residence with good supply of
refreshments and a number of presents.
The party spent the evening in social way
Prayer was offered and the Scriptures read by
Rev. Messrs. Wheeler and Ramage. -
Rev. James Ramage attended the meetings
at Cabot last week. - The exhibition
given by the school at the Center taught by
May e. Lance was well attended. - Cora
Daniels is still detained at home on ac-
count of her mothers illness. - Winnie
NOOury mas Returned from Barre. - Int
sermon delivered by Rev. James Ramage al
South Woodbury., last Sunday, was very
plain and practical one.
Worcester.
e. M. HAMBLET's little son and two Of
Will Corners children are sick with pneu
monia. - A. B. Harrington has left the
Templeton farm and is to go to Hardwick tc
live. William Kellogg, Jr., is to move or
to the Templeton farm. c. C. Putnam
has purchased o. w. Burnham's place, anC
Mr.. Burnham has purchased that belonging
, to David Kirkland. Asa Cameron has solo
his interest in the Dugar farm to WILDER
Hayford and has bought a place at tn,
Corners. - Carrie Towne has just CLOSED
a successful term of school in district No. 8
it being the eleventh taught by her in tina
| district