The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-12

" fair " at the same time and place. This
will afford good opportunity to provide
Christmas gifts. All will be cordially well
coined to this winter festival.
EAST WARREN.-Mrs. Seth Sterling, aged
seventy-four years, died very suddenly last
Friday night of pneumonia, being sick only
forty-eight hours. Her funeral was held
Sunday in the church at the village Rev.
MIR. Howe conducted the services, assisted
by the Rev. Mr.. FislSe Mrs. Sterling was a
member of the Methodist church and
teacher in the Sabbath-school. She leaves
a wide circle of friends to mourn her loss
60 The farmers are busily engaged in
getting in their wood for the coming year
- The numbering business is enjoying
quite a boom at present and several mills
are going up.
CALAIs.-Most of the schools commenced
Monday, December 10. 80 The outlook
is for an advance in the price of hay. 60
Addison Drown has rented his farm to
Jerry Carr and moved to Hardwick. -
Everett Morse is teaching school in West
Woodbury.. 80 The snow-rolers which
the town voted to build last March are be-
ing made by NJ Bancroft and will be ready
soon. - Only twelve of the eighteen
scholars in district number eleven at
tended the fall term taught in that district
- l. Rich Kent is clerking in his
fathers store at Kent's Corner. - NJ. a.
Kent and family are in Massachusetts.
BARNARD.-Asa Adams was confined to
the house by sickness last week. - Mrs.
Anna Newcomb has been visiting friends
in Randolph and Brooktield. - The
Methodist society held a donation at the
town hall Wednesday evening for the bene-
| fit of the pastor, Rev. A. G.. Austin. 80
| Will Savage has moved to English Mills,
Mr.. Wheeler to Randolph and Charles Cox
to the Ira Adams place. - Judge Dan
forth, who before moving to Detroit was
| one of the most well-known and popular
men in the county, is expected in town
! next week, where he will spend the winter.
! His many friends will give him hearty
welcome.
GoULDsvILLE.-Myron Gould has re-
turned to school at North Hampton, Mass.
- Mrs. j. w. Gould and Mrs Carrie
Gale were in Boston last week. - Joshua
Sawyer and son Charles started for Water
bury last week Monday, but when about
two miles from there Mr.. Sawyer had a
shock. He was taken to a house near by
and died that evening He leaves four
children three in this town and one in
formerly of Waitsfield, has been visiting
friends in this place. - Mrs. III. X.
Eaton, who has been stopping with her
daughter at Bellows Falls has returned.
- Bert Cass of Jericho is visiting here.
EAST MONTPELIER. - Frank Bacon was
struck in the face by chip, while chopping,
last Friday, and severely injured about the
eyes. - Reuben Parker has been very
i'll for some time, but is now convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Dodge returned last
Sunday to II. Fl. Templeton's. - Mr..
and Mrs. Fayette Cutler were at l.. ID. Hills
is to be held December %. The question is
ReSolued, That the annexation of Canada
to the United States would be beneficial
- The Christian Endeavor Society
meets at Thomas Stevens every Sunday
evening. There were twenty-nine present
Lot ha laGf loo ul
spent last week with relatives at the Center
MIDDLEsEx. - The Ladies' Aid Society
will hold fair in Holden's Hall Thursday
afternoon and evening of this week. 1t is
earnestly desired that there may be a large
attendance. - Charles II. Sawyer has
closed his engagement with j. III. Holden
He expects to go to Kansas about the first Of
January. Enos Wilder of Watsfield takes
his place in the store. - Hon. j. III
Holden has been in poor health for the pas
eight weeks and unable to attend to his
duties in the store. - Mrs A. G.. Cousin:
of Salem, Mass, has been visiting at j. II
Hoden's for the past few days. - Rev
G.. w. Perry. state geologist, gave an illus
trated lecture, " A trip to the Moon" las
Thursday evening. 1t was quite well at
tended.
RocHEsTER.-Will Cook has bought thu
old tannery property and is to take pos
session this week. - The Grand Arm,
Years eve by giving ball. Music will b'
furnished by Curtis band. - Miss jew
EFT of Boston is spending few days a
Chester Pierce's. - Lola Allbee re
turned to Goddard Seminary Tuesday TO
the winter term. - Rev. Mr.. Marvin
will exchange pulpits with Rev S. A
Parker next Sunday. - Rev Mr.. Fa.
has accepted the call from the Congrega
tional society in this place and will serve a
its pastor during the coming year. 80
Mr.. Howe and wife of Mortified spent
few days last week with their daughter
Mrs. Ward Hodgkins
Professionalism E. Backus died O
pneumonia and heart disease on Frida
evening, December 7. Mr.. Backus was
Woodworking man whom every one re
spected. He was an old soldier and di'
valiant service in the war of the rebellion
: The family has the sympathy of the en-
tire community in its sad bereavement
- A. Il. Mehuron is on the sick-list
- The schools in town are all opened
with the following corps of teachers: Dis
, trict No. /, Eva Sullivan; No. ., Ira Rich
, ardson: No. 3, Mary Rafferty,; No. 4, Jenni
E. Shea; No. 3, Kate Mehuron; No. 6, j
b. Thompson; No. 7, Maggie Sullivan; Nc
9, Will Sprague. - Mrs. j. b. ThomI
, son has returned from Canada, where sh
, has been visiting her parents and othe
friends
NORTH MoNTPELIER.-The Justly cele
|
, an entertainment at Union Vestry Hall mex
week Thursday evening General admi>
sion is twenty-five cents; reserved seats
= thirty-tive cents. The club consists q
, twenty members, two of which are o. Il
HOLSTER and |. w. Cate of this village
60 Professor Dudley is conducting
series of very successful singing-schools q
2 | Vestry Hall this winter. - NJ. V.
Hollister lost his horse last week. TIL
- animal backed off the staging leading int
the barn, falling a distance of eight fee
breaking its back and killing it Instant,
1 - There was full house at Rev, NJ
Perry's lecture on Petra, the Enchante
> City," last week. Every one present pre-
nounced it a very interesting and instructiy
I address.
BRAINTREE.-Caleb n. Grow, eighty yeal
: of age, had shock of paralysis ON Frida
4 of last week. - Ned Hutchinson +,
4 turned from Boston last week by the wa
= of Vergennes, where he stopped to visit h
: sister, who is a teacher in the reform schoo
s - Fay Wells has gone to Providence
8 II. l., to visit his brother. - Ann
= Woodward is teaching at East Bethel til
q winter. This is her seventh term. 80
. e. Woodward has been drawn as "A jur.
3 man for the coming term of court at Che
e sea- 60 Belle Thayer is teaching in