The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22
Windsor County.
Bethel.


THE finest literary treat our people have
enjoyed in long time was the lecture de-
livered on Saturday evening on Mexico
and its People by Hon. f. b. Taft of Bur-
lington. Aside from the lecture ITSELF Mr..
Taft exhibits a collection of articles found
in that country which alone is well worth
the price of admission - Rev. G. II.
Dutton will preach in the Congregational
church next Sunday morning from Matthew
vi; s." Consider the lilies" etc. In the
evening his subject will be " The Deluge."
Rev l.. IL. Elliot, agent of the Vermont
Bible Society, will preach in this church one
week from next Sunday and administer the
sacrament of the Lords Supper. 1t is
hoped every member will be present. -=
Rev. John Kimball will lecture in the Uni
versalist church next Sunday evening on
The Reward of Drudgery." - Quite
number from this town attended the circu-
lar conference at Braintree last week. -
VIII Fisher came up from the junction and
spent Sunday with his parents. - Sixty
five couples attended the leap-year ball at
the Bascom House St. Valentines eve.
80 Dea. Fisher is very i'll with a disease
thought by some to be neuralgia. -=
Kate Martin of Rochester is visiting her
brother, f. l.. Martin, and family. -
Mrs. T. A. Chadwick is i'll with the bilious
fever. - George Edison and family of
White River Junction visited in this town
over Sunday - III. G. Durham has
gone to Missouri on a business trip.
East Bethel.
THE many friends of Sim. Jones will re-
greet to learn that he is very sick with pneu-
monia in Brattleboro, where he is engaged in
earring ice. Edith Fowler is visiting
friends in st. Adams. - A large num-
Der from this vicinity We're well entertained
Friday evening at the closing exercises of
the school in Painsville. - The house oc-
cupied by the Weeks family came near
being destroyed by fire last Saturday by
chimney burning out. The woodwork
caught fire around the pipe, but the flames
were eXtinguished before much damage
was done. - Mrs. Emma Gould and
Albert King are on the sck.list. 60 Rev.
o. j. Taylor has rendered his resignation to
the Baptist church, to take effect the last
of March.
West Hartford.
THE next meeting of the local union of
Christian Endeavor Societies of White
River Valley will be held here on Thursday,
March |. G. II. Dutton, president of the
society, will speak in the evening on " Our
Endeavor-w what it is and what it is not"
AS large number of delegates and many
prominent local speakers are expected, it is
thought that the meeting will be one of
more than usual interest
Sharon.
THE republican club met on Monday even
ing. There are now about fifty members
anu unere VIII DE dU least SeNenly-nNe
before March meeting. The next meeting
of the club will be held at Smiths Hall on
Saturday next at one o'clock p. NJ. Come
one, come all! - The Good Templars'
Lodge will hold public meeting on Friday
evening of this week, to which all are in
vited. There will be a discussion, recita-
tions, music, etc. - The depot caught
fire one day recently, and had it not been
for timely assistance it would have burned.
Little damage was done.
Gaysville.
REV. JOHN KMBALL began his labors
here as pastor Of the Universalist church
last Sunday. - DR.. G. l.. Emerson and
wife were in town Sunday to attend the
funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Caswell
- Mr.. o. A. Bartlett is at work in the
steam mill at Notown. - The village
school closed on Friday with appropriate
exercises. - Julius Davis is soon to
move into his fathers house and will sell
the place now occupied by himself.