The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27
Washington County.


OF the Forest" pantomime, will be pre-
Sented at the Congregational sociable Fri
day evening == The Scotch residents OBJ
served the anniversary of Robert Burns
Gage of Athol, Mass, has moved into w.
A, Whitcomb's house. - The cornet
band furnished good music for the Grand
Army fair. - The highest prize at the
fair, 500 in cash, was drawn by A. @. Slay-
ton OF Plainfield; the Grant memorials were
awarded to Rev. Mr.. Rhoades.
West Berlin.
CENTRAL VERMONT POMONA GRANGE will
hold its next meeting at West Berlin, with
the Dog River Grange, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10th, at ten o'clock A. NJ. The fore
noon meeting will be devoted to the bust
ness of the order. The afternoon meeting
IS to be open to the public All who feel
an interest in agriculture are invited to be
present and take part in discussing any sub
1ect that may be presented.
Cabot.
THROUGH the politeness of the clerk of the
school board, Mr.. l.. G. Herrick, your cor
respondent is able to furnish quite a full re-
port of the deaths and births in town in
1885, which we think will be of interest.
The number of deaths in town during the
year was thirty-one This number is in ex-
cess of the mortality of former years, and is
made up as follows: Under ten years of age,
two; between ten and twenty, nine; be-
tween twenty and thirty, one; between
thirty and forty, three; between forty and
hfty nine; between fifty and sixty, three;
between sixty and seventy, eight; between
seventy and eighty, ten; between eighty
and ninety, four. Eleven were born in this
town, nineteen in other towns in the United
States and one in Germany. Ten died of
different forms of heart disease, two of
cancer, two of concussion of the brain, one
of chronic bronchitis, one of consumption,
one of chronic diarrhpa, one of meningitis
from fracture of the skull one of apoplexy,
one of spinal biida, two of old age, eight
of pneumonia. - Mr.. Fifield of South
Woodbury. has leased the hotel and moved
into the same. Although his experience is
somewhat limited, he comes well recon-
mended, and we have no doubt he will give
good satisfaction to the travelling public.
E. Mr.. George Persons has taken the
Elmer farm and moved on to the same.
- 1t is reported that George Gould,
Esq, has made clean sweep in the sale of
his farm. 1t may be for Mr.. Gould's inter-
est, but the town can ill afford to lose so
good a citizen. - Many of the people are
now filling their ice-houses with the very
fine crop of ice in West Hill pond -
Mrs. S. Blodgett, whose life has been nearly
despaired of for the past three months, ap-
pears now to be improving. - Rev John
Il. Stone, one of Cabot's oldest children in
the ministry, attended services at the Congre-
expected that Rev. e. A. Whittier, evange-
list, of Lawrence, Mass, will hold series of
meetings here soon, perhaps commencing
Saturday evening of this week. but the time
is not yet definitely fixed. - At the
annual meeting of Green Mountain Lodge
lowing officers were elected for the year en-
suing: w. NJ, Hiram Wells; S. W., f. p.
Gale; j. W., NJ. ID. Warren; S. d., II
Rogers; j. D., S. H. Morris; treas, H. II
Rogers; sec, II. ID. Smith; chap, c. IL
French. - At a well attended lyceum at
Lower Cabot last Friday evening, they de-
cided that the ladies of the United States
should have the right of suffrage, and the
house decided they should not Next Satur-
| day evening they talk about high liquor
| license for the state of Vermont. - DR.
M. ID. Warren attended the medical meeting
at Woodsvile, N. H., last week. - G
| F. Shepard has singing-school at the vii
lage of Cabot and one at Lower Cabot. Eacl
school is well attended. - Mr.. w
Town has entered j. A. Farrington's store
as clerk. 80 There was seventeen births
during the year, as follows: January two
March, one; May, three; August, five; Sep
tember, one; October, two; November, two
December, one. OF this number nine wer,
boys and eight were girls. - At the an
nual village meeting the following officer.
were elected: Clerk and treasurer, G.. w
! Hoyt trustees, II. Lamson Lyford, b. j
Lance, G. w Hoyt, j. II. Damon, G. Wiley
collector of taxes, III. Gardner; seven fire
wardens We're also elected A tax of ten cent.
on the dollar was voted to pay the indebted
ness of the village. - The remains o
Ella, daughter of Chauncey Goodale, for
merly of this town, who died very suddenly
at Brattleboro, January 18th, were brought
to this town and placed in the vault Monday
of last week.
East Calais.
WEBSTER WILBUR, trying to load his re
volver with an imperfect cartridge, it wa
discharged, the ball striking the end of the
barrel, which was partly adjusted. Glane
ing, the ball went into the palm of the hand
lodging in his wrist, 1t has not been ex
tracted. - Mrs. Webb, who has beer
sick for quite a while, is not any better
- Henry G. NJ Thomson of New Haven
Conn, spent Sunday with w. G. Peel
and family. - Peck & Lamberton sole
a couple of valuable bay horses last Monday
North Montpelier.
THE fifth entertainment given by tn,
Ladies League, last week Friday evening
proved to be grand success, both as to mum
bers present and financially, the gross re
ceipts being nearly $40 The next one o
the course will be at Union vestry hall, mex
week Friday evening, at which time a very
fine literary and musical programme will b,
presented Every one should be present Il
enjoy it. - Our esteemed tOwnsman
Thomas b. Stevens has erected during tn,
past summer very fine residence upon his
home farm near the East Village. Mr.
Stevens having very recently moved into 1t
his many friends and neighbors thought it {
! fitting opportunity to give linn surpris
housewarming. 50, 10 the number of owe
one hundred tbey gathered at his new hom,
last week Tb~rsday evening. a very pleas
ant even.gs enjoyment was the result
- mere Is to be very general turnou
at tb' social dance at the skating rink mex
Frsay evening. Supper is to be served il
.he new dining-hall at the rink. - Tw,
new upright round Acorn stoves, No %
have been purchased and will be put int,
the vestry under the church in this village
some time the present week They were
bought of ID. Dewey of Montpelier, and tn,
committee have to thank him for yer,
nice concession in price ON the same, TO
which the whole society feel very grateful
- Hon. Clark King and wife of Montpe
lier were in this village Thursday and Frida,
OF last week, on visit to relatives here
Marshfield.
CONSIDERABLE sickness is prevailing a
this time, mostly in the form of bad cold
though in some cases the head is in sever,
pain and the patient is terrible sufferer
- A portion of the last week has beer
occupied by many in securing ice and pack
ing il for the coming season. the ice being il
fine condition. - The lumbermen ar,
improving their time in hauling their logs
FOR there has not been a sufficient amount o
snow until of late,
Middlesex.
The Montpelier district preachers meet
in NNral la ll Il l.. 4 a