The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

bers of the different churches. - The
Thermometer went down last week TO thirty
seven degrees below zero. There were some
pinched toes and frozen ears. All conceded
that it was cold enough.
West Randolph.
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Randolph National Bank was held on
Tuesday January 18th, and the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing;
Directors, William II. Dubois, j. w. Rowell
Willard Gay, A. b. Tewksbury, William b.
Wall, II. 7. Dubois. AT n subsequent meet
ing of the directors, William II. Dubois
was chosen president, John w. RowelI
vice president, Royal T. Dubois cashier,
and Willard Gay assistant cashier. The
bank has not lost a dollar for eight years
and is doing constantly increasing and
very successful business. The institution
paid the usual semi-annual dividend of three
ana one-half per cent to stockholders Jan
uary LIST = The principal event which
has taken place here for long time was the
formal opening of the new Red Lion Inn
which occurred last Thursday evening
The evening was cold but pleasant. First
on the programme was n concert in Dubois
& Gays hall by the Mechanics band or
chestra eleven pieCes) under the direction
of Professor G. G. Beedle. A large audience
was present and the music was unusually
fine. After the concert dancing commenced
one hundred couples being on the floor, A
bountiful supper was served from ten until
one o'clock, of which two hundred ninety
eight persons partook. People who looked
over the hotel that night for the first time
cont annpi,,3ont ad ~ wv WI we ere
IS,,ar roo, Co. r,;d ,,?2,ta 'ii W VIC
aIectric hniIs THO ,,rn,i,iat las any
Nichols, are enterprising young men and
seem to know how to run a first-class hotel.
West Randolph is justly proud of the Red
Lion, and the travelling public will find just
Id. Al
ton PntlanJ o nttn IT, % t 49, i'';i mig ~
sta,a - w - IT IT ,trs ~ LOW N rs ~ tlIe
t,'.a nITo IoIn 49,, 10y cav nia loc
LIZ Suio, iip w oo t NoItoI, we Lrappef,
LaiI iost Sot,rda,, o,o,iC III LIS ~ oaS
ORIGINAL With bimself 10 tT,o 70 ,at,r -
ton in a nlaasiug manner and ,,as d,ii;,,,l
to the satisfaction Of ali t. 49, Thirs
dav morning ut Ave o,clock Mise Nattie
Tewksburv. who lives alone with Old Ms
Taul,sbury nor ,notber o,vol,o all disae,,
cred LARGE amonnt Of coal cas- in nth the house
She hastily arose TO awaken her ,n ,lf
and in Going Tn ber room tbo ,,ao I,a. so
strong # stified her and she fell f. the tioor
but finally was able to oet nm AGAIN r. uas
found that four or five tons of coal was On
fire in the cellar The coal had haor nilod
against a brick wall near the furnace and and
there heinz crack in the vol amd COW,
hot fire in fhe furnace the heat wa was " snaiy
cient TO fire the coal, An alarm was orivan
and several men appeared on the spot, who
pun OUT me nre ater lnuch dlihculty. A
man coulu work IN ihe cellar only a mo-
meht at a tline' II MISS lewksbury had not
discovered the fre about the time she did,
all prooaDl,lty me family would have per-
ished IN me flames. ~@ Justin Childs,
lather OF NAL Agent Chllds, dled IN Koch
ester laSu week Inc funeral was held at
ms son residence ON randolph avenue.
Mr.; Chllds was one OF our Oldest townsmen
/ H..
are pelng neld every evening TINS week at
the Methodist church. speakers from abroad
are present. - Inc LADIES Ald Society
meets with Mrs A. u. Wheeler this week
NV f'','rt, ENTHUSIASTICALLY az Un1 cioh' -
np, rro,', iactmra nnrSa i VIC doe roau-
THesdov RlaisdelI,s orolostro lta,4, =" q IN
| n;acosS and a toiontad soio;st M ~ i.t y
Wall,ar Of Roston1 w,ill ba Ia .I n
oas;n,, - SThI'a poaI.d. VI, 'li"U ~, "
baro fro FIor;da inst s,,'r,nr ny Vas
smith was racentlv iiIiad hv ~" ooc; alen
On tha EIorida raiiroad -" ~ RI Snou,s
,;i,a ~ ha'.a '|i ri,o'';.o5 ~ ne oloNo .
Canroe Pecl1 Vito and son 1n Tn,i' ha1,o 70
tnrned 70 their home at Wbite Pi,.a .ra1 ~
t;nn W E;nosin, y" - ny ~ q o"ii =.
! Montnelier To remsin two az thrass ,.ao,,s
Pr Willard Cav anT ,r;fo amd TToN %
Wall ond faniiy stsrt on. for 'i C amG W" d.
dav mnrning t4 snend tba u,;ntar ga Nioii-
>''' ''iN'"s' w 'pono '"e "'i'oi'
West Topsham.
THE Free Baptists held their quarterly
meeting here, commencing Friday and con-
tinuing over Sunday. L. V. Wiley
has moved into George Rice's house, to re-
main until spring. - DR.. Watson has
! gone to Woodsvile, n. H., to attend the
annual meeting of the White Mountain
MeulGal society. - ms must be ac-
| there AVERAGES more than two yaalriv nj II.
! odicals for each family There aTa rdir
| tributed at this post-otfice nearly or onite
! two hundred naners each week hesides saw.
eral monthly and semi-monthly publica.
lions.
Iuhprldge.
T, a r ttM ol tne .r i; anu neiShnorS OF
',d IiI r az ms on Iile lO'h' wiz
. .Laiiio anu u'o" " ialSc plie 1I loss lt
INA ia1 ,'oot H. - i'ii anu lestiNaI Is 10 DC
NV ~ .,,J ME- ~ aai, neAu w euhesuaA
evening, ui."el we auspices Oh me Grahu
ArihS II, ost anu W1inah heHei corps
CO ny ne Dahu vi nope meets WIN MIS-
oaran Nropey next week I== prayer
meeting thursday instead OF FRIDAY even
ing ,nls week; James Gram OF North
neiu VlSlteu mere thls week - Mrs. =
o. ohi'tu returns 10 W ashihSton inns week
- HON. ousluS DartI Is TO holu an ecu
catiohai meeting mere FEBRUARY Ilth an'
IS,h' ne VIII ne assisted oy froiesso
r-uwaiu oohalI 0l the randolph Nor
maj ochooi anu Professor d. Nj. Hltt
tne Nor'.iielu HlSh ochooi: - Ahurev
oruWay mas not recovered from rheumatic
lever. 10 w. Durkee is better. -
| SlnplnD-ScnOOl on FRIDAY evening of tni