The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-29
Orange County.


presents Tor the children ana others. There
were also several trees at private residences
Saturday evening. - Mrs Dr. j. N.
Clark, formerly of this place but now of
Burlington, Kansas, has recently received
pension of SIG per month and $500 arrears.
Her oldest son, Will g., is private secretary
to NJ. f. Stone. editor of the Chicago Dddy
Ne1CS, at 1913 Fifth avenue, Chicago. 60
Rev. T. p. Frost of Montpelier delivered
temperance lecture to a good-sized audience
at the Methodist church Monday evening.
- Our legal fraternity, with f. II. Wei
ton and William G.. Sanborn as jurors are
attending court at Chelsea. - John =.
Stearns of Santa Barbara, Cal, paid his
cousin, Mrs n. II. Everett visit on Mon
day. He is also visiting relatives in New
port this state. and Iittleton, n. II. -
Our dealers in holiday goods report very
good trade during the past few weeks.
Braintree.
HIRAM LUCE has bought the house for
merly owned by Birney Pratt with one acre
of land, for SIPS. - Under the head of
Willamstown," last week, was an item in
regard to the mind-cure" For the benefit
of all interested your correspondent would
say that there are four ladies in West Ran
dolph who are treating patients in this way
with good success. - More Snow last
week, which made Asa smile. 1t is a girl.
- Willie Fits and wife of South Roy
alton spent Christmas with his parents.
- G. e. Woodward visited his mother
in Roxbnry last week. - The brothers
and sisters of j. II. Bass gave him nice
clock as a Christmas present.
Chelsea.
THERE were very ENJOYABLE Christmas ex-
ercises and a tree at the Congregational
church on Friday evening, and similar en-
tertainment at the West Hill church on Sat
urday evening. - a government officer
was in town last week and arrested Edison
Magoon of Washington for Illicit distilling.
The sudden disappearance of two we'll
known citizens is connected in common re-
port with certain disclosures said to have
been made by MagOon - The Sons of
Veterans are to give a musical entertain
ment at the town hall on Friday evening.
The Norwich University glee club will as
sist, and a cantata entitled New Years
Eve " will be brought ont by local talent.
The programme bids fair to be very at
tractive one. - Alonzo n. Clark of Par
ishvlle, n. Y, has been visiting at ID. p.
Stevens. j. T. Sabn of Montpelier,
secretary of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance Company, made us a visit last
week and cut down the risks taken by the
| company on several of the business blocks
to an amount aggregating $4,000. The
owners have placed insurance to the amount
of the decrease in various stock companies
represented by the Montpelier agency of
Senter & Kemp. - John Nj. Comstock
was chosen superintendent of the Congrega-
tioual Sunday-school at the annual election
| last Sunday, Deacon w. S. Hatch ahso-
| lutely declining to serve longer in that
capacity.
East Corinth.
HENRY KEMP, student in the University
of Vermont, is at home on vacation. -
A dramatic entertainment is soon to be
given at school-houSe hall. - Christmas
exercises were held Friday evening.
Among the attractions was tree well
! loaded with presents.
Orange.
ROBERT CARR gave Christmas dinner in
honor of his mother, Mrs Mary Carr, at
which were present her seven children, with
their families, numbering in all twenty-five
| persons. G.. l.. jackson and Il. f.,
| Beard We're at Chelsea as petit jurors last
week. - The Sunday-school had a
| Christmas tree at the church Friday evening.
The attendance was good and nearly every
one received present. - Mrs. b. f.
lockwood is spending few days with
| friends.
West Randolph.
AT the Baptist church the usual literary
exercises were held Christmas eve, after
which a supper was served. At the Chris
tan church the exercises were very fine
being mostly by the young people and
largely musical. Santa Claus and wife ar
rived late in the evening and large num-
Der of presents We're distributed. At the
| Congregational church a very fine pro
gramme was carried out, most of which
was repeated Sunday evening. The Meth
odst church had a cantata, A Visit tC
Santa Claus House" The Sunday-schooI
went then on a special limited train over
the great Arctic railroad. The exercises
were pretty and well presented. A goodly
number of presents were picked from the
train. The Catholics observed midnight
mass. - George Pearl is very i'll again
- Byron Goodwin has married a lady
in the northern part of the state. -
There will be a New Years dance in Cornet
hall Friday evening. - The firemer
will have ball the last of January. -
l.. ID. Smith and wife of Williamstown were
at w. S. S. Bucks over Sunday. 60
Leonard Wheeler and family of White River
Junction were in town Christmas. -
f. j. Shattuck and wife of Boston, j. G.
Hurdly and wife of Cambridge, Mass. anC
Arthur Hunter are guests of f. A. Shat
tuck. - Only sixteen couples attended
the Masonic dance at Dubois & Gays hal
Christmas eve. - Will Wardner has
moved his family to town. - There were
Christmas services at the Episcopal church
last Sunday.
Tunbridge.
Mrs. MARY A. RrDDALL died last Friday
after long and severe illness. The funera
services were held at the Congregational
church and were largely attended. -
Fred Chapman is wished happiness and
many blessings by MS lrlenuS. L ncrt
is to be a temperance meeting at the Con
gregationa church next Friday evening
60 Nellie Fiield died of malignant
canlIer-rash last Friday. - Mrs. j. $
Gay came home last Saturday. - There
is to be "A public installation of the officers
of Whitney Post 80 The canker-rasl
scare is subsiding. - James A Whit
ney, travelling salesman for Arbuckle x Co
of Burlington, was at home Christmas
- Sabin DurIee, an aged and respected
citizen, is very i'll. 60 Horatio Foss spill
one toe with an axe last Thursday and the
toe had to be amputated. - DIR. JOIN
Durkee, who has been in Kansas for somt
weeks, returned last Thursday. - Edgal
Reynolds is confined to the house with /
foot that was badly hurt by log falling
upon il lately. g. Potatoes are now wortl
forty cents at South Royalton. - TIT
Gay Brothers are running some of thei
machinery night and day -" The Christ
mas trees were well filed and the children
were pleased, Some of the presents have
been seen many times, but the children vii
not care il they only come again. -
George Il. Wood e. c. Sleeper and Il. W
Loomis are the only old soldiers in THU
vicinity who are known to have been pris
oners of war. Are there others
Williamstown.
Mrs. HENRY IL. MARTIN died on Frida,
last, after severe illness of several weeks
She was the daughter of ARA King,
former resident of this place, and had beer
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