The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-08

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L. Swinnerton has been sick for nearly
seven weeks has somewhat abatcd, but he
remains as yet entirely unconscious and has
been so for more than six weeks Mr.
Swnnerton expects to occupy his pulpit
here next Sunday. == Miss Laura Gale
has gone to Cabot as one of the teachers in
the village school. = Mrs. w. ID. Marsh
is visiting her sister, Mrs. f. Lane, at Mont
pelicr.
Waitsfield.
WHILE L. r.. Joslyn's sorre horses were
drawing logs down a steep hill, last Satur-
day, the neck-yoke broke and the load ran
on to one of the horses, iniuring it SO badly
that it had to be killed
Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet with Mrs. NJ. f. Perkins Tuesday
afternoon of next week - +. Cardell
had narrow escape from drowning last
Friday. He started to cross the mill-pond
and broke through the ice, and but for
timely assistance must have been drowned
= There will be sociable at the town
hall next Thursday evening. All are cor
daily invited to attend Entertainment
will be furnished by the young people.
- f. II. Egerton is studying law with
Hon. w. p. Dillingham;.
East Warren.
EMMA TowNE of Dedham Mass, is stop
Miss Lucie Moriarty expects to attend
school at the Methodist Seminary at Mont
pelier. 60 a valuable colt belonging to
Nahum Nichols got leg broken last Satur-
day. 1t was set by DR.. Fiske of RoXbury.
Waterbury.
FRANK CARPENTER has sold his heavy
truck-team to Silas Cotfrn, who will carry
on that business but Frank is still at the
helm. 60 George |. Burnham has bought
hal l,-f -
to which quarters he has moved his bust
ness. - William Butler was in town
last week. - Miss Mary Moody leaves
for Washington, ID. c., where she intends
to spend the winter with friends. -
Union services, under the auspices of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
were held in the Methodist church Sunday
evening. Rev. T. p. Frost of Montpelier
gave a most interesting and valuable lee
ture. 80 a pleasant entertainment will
be held in the Methodist church Friday
evening next by the young people of that
church. The evening with Vermont
poets" will be very interesting as well as
profitable.
Waterbury Center.
THE school at the Seminary opened last
week Tuesday with good number of Schol-
ars. The commercial department has a
very large class and is very interesting,
especially when actual business is being
transacted. - The ladies' aid society
meets this "wednesday afternoon and even
ing with Mrs. Jane Smith. - The dis
trict school opened last week Monday, with
Miss Mary Cressey as teacher, it being
her third term here. Miss Cressy's success
has been excellent, and the district shows
its good sense by retaining her as its
teacher. - Sam. Mansfield has sold his
farm on Waterbury river to Charles Knapp
of Enosburgh Falls, who has taken possess
sion. "Tuck" Mansfield has moved into
the house with his father up Nebraska
brook. - The promised campfire will
be held Tuesday evening, December H.
Mrs Julia A. Robinson IAN old army nurse)
General Stephen Thomas of Montpelier
and Chaplain Burgin will each have some
thing to say. The meeting will be in Chapel
hall, which it is hoped will be well filled
The band will be in attendance and the
price of admission is only ten cents. The
proceeds are to be used for purchasing a
new flag for the post - A. III. Cheney
of Stowe had singng-school for beginners
at the Seminary last Friday evening and will
have another next Friday evening, at which
time he hopes to organize class for full
term of fifteen lessons. - The officers of
Stetson post for the next year are: Com
mander j. o. Freeman; senior vice-com-
mander A. X. Smalley; junior vice-com-
mander, NJ c. Wiley; chaplain, o. W.
Davis adjutant, DR.. Il. j. Foster; quarter
master, NJ. S. Mansfield; surgeon, a. Hart;
officer of the day, NJ. L. Dillingham;; officer
of the guard, II. w. Humphrey; sergeant
major, George Oakland quartermaster SER
geant, b. G.. w. Marshall; delegate to en-
campment department, Jacob Godfrey
alternate, NJ. S. Mansfield. - r. II.
Mather is making some needed alterations
in his store,
Woodbury..
THERE seems to be quite an interest in
the cause of temperance in this town AT the
present time. Meetings are held once
week and goodly number have signed the
pledge - There is to be a Christmas
tree at the town hall on Saturday evening,
the 18th A cordial invitation is extended
to all. School in district No q commenced
Monday, with Mrs. May Batchelder as
teacher. 80 There is to be Christmas
ball at II. f. Drenan's Friday evening,
December oath: Elmore's band will furnish
music - HAL and Aaron Carr have a
sister Mrs. GooD from Northampton,
Mass, spending few weeks with them,
after being gone seventeen years. a daugh-
ter of Mrs Cool is with her mother -
Moses p. Holt died Sunday November 29th'
Mr., Holt had been great sufferer for
long time. The funeral services were at
tended ON Tuesday at the Congregational
church. - Quite a. number OF children
in town are having canker-rash - Mrs
| Jewell who lost her husband short time
ago, is failing fast, having had slight
| shock soon after ner huSDanu ulcu' -
Rev. Mr.. Rockland preached in waterford
! Sunday.
Worcester.
THE social at the village was grand sue
cess, reaching net profit of sixteen dollars
! and forty cents == VIII Ward ana Gar
ence Wheeler, who went out to Dakota with
the Vermont colony, have returned home.
= Foster band is to give promenade
at the town hall Saturday evening, the 18th.
- A. j. Stone and wife have been in
Massachusetts visiting friends == Re
member the post meeting December llth.
- Mrs. Thankful Hamblet, who died
November 27th was one of our much es-
teemed citizens, and one who had long
cherished that "precious faith by which
she was greatly comforted and supported
as the time of her departure drew near
She was not only fully reconciled to the
Lords will, whatever it should be, but
seemed desrous TO depart and be witt
Christ" when it should please him to cal
her,