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

day, the 18th instant, of lung fever, aged
eleven years. 80 Union Sabbath-school
will have Christmas exercises, with a tree,
etc, at the town hall on Christmas eve.
80 Rev. w. A. Bushee preached in the
Congregational church last Sunday in ex-
change with Mr.. Ward
WORTHWHILE.
HENRY G. FISK of this place has been ap-
pointed trustee of the state reform school.
- The little folks of the Congregational
society presented pleasing entertainment
in the line of a cantata at town hall on Friday
evening, adding $50 to the treasury. -
Rev. Mr.. Bushee of the Congregational
church preached at the Union church,
Hyde Hark, on Sunday morning, in ex-
change with Rev. Earl Ward, who presented
an excellent discourse here. 80 The ladies
OF the Universalist society are to hold their
annual Christmas sale on this "wednesday
evening. - Six couples from Hardwick
were registered at the Morrisville House on
Saturday evening - Mr.. Boomhower,
proprietor of the High street ball alley and
billiard saloon, has had urgent business
elsewhere, and vacated rapidly last week.
His name, as well as the names of our two
drugstore proprietors, have been before the
grand jury at Hyde Park, the alleged illegal
sale OF lntoXicants being the cause. -
The several church societies will hold their
customary Christmas festivals.
ANOTHER town meeting is called for De-
cember Odd, the object being the same as for
the town meeting held on December I'd.
- Mr.. Orlando Barrows had the great
misfortune to break his left leg above the
knee on Thursday of last week. He was
piling bark in the woods and was caught
between two logs, one of which had slipped
and rolled from the effects of cutting of
limbs. His father and brother were pres
ent and were obliged to cut off the tree that
bound him before he could be removed.
DR.. Grout set the injured limb, which is
now apparently doing well. - A thaw
on Saturday and Sunday, followed by a
snow-storm on Monday, makes the weather
varied. - Miss Josie Fuller is at home
from Montpelier, where she has been EN-
ployed during the fall 60 Alpine Luce
cut his foot very severely last week, nearly
seveling one of his toes. - Lucius
Faunce goes ON crutches, occasioned by
cutting his foot. &c. n. Thomas has
received notice from the government of his
appointment as postmaster at this place,
and will assume the duties of the Office
about January LIST. = George White has
opened store on a small scale in the Luce
block. He is poor and needs patronage.
wOLCOTT.
NJ. j. LEACH has gone to Boston to see
about purchasing fire engine, and his wife
has gone to Massachusetts to visit her broth
ers and other friends. Lewis Russell
has sold his farm to Nathan Thompson and
is going to Worcester to put in mill A
company is to furnish him a million feet of
lumber year for five years. He is to saw
and dress it and carry it to Montpelier for
stated sum. - f. n. Harris is expecting
soon to move the post-otiice into the Red
field block, over Benefits grocery. We I'M
derstand he is intending to put in groceries
also. 80 Samuel Pennock has sold his
colt to William Cheney of Morrisville.
- Charles Bennett has gone to Ran
dolph to work. - Human Slayton and
Silver boy have been accused of burning
building and lodged in Jail. - The goods
from the Miles store are to be sold at auc-
ton the goth, commencing in the afternoon.