The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-05

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ably at the Methodist church on Thanks
giving day, on the subject, Z" The bag with
holes" Haggai : 6. = Rev. Mr.. Bara-
kat a missionary from Syria, lectured quite
interestingly on Egypt and Syria at the
Methodist church in the evening of Thanks
gan last Monday. Mr.. George Pilsbury is
to teach the higher department and Miss
Sherburne the primary. 80 Hon. /. n.
Hall and wife are spending week or two
with relatives at Plymouth, n. II.
EAST CALAIs.-Mrs. Flora Stoddard and
Miss Ola Leonard are to follow the example
of Mrs. Lamb, by giving Pink Tea at
Lambs hall next Friday evening. The pro-
ceeds, as before, are to 90 towards buying
a church organ. - The Sunday-school
children are learning a little operetta
The Land of Nod" which will be pre-
scented soon. 60 The side pews in the
east corner of the church are being CON
verified into raised platform for the choir
thus. supplying longtime want. GO The
young " old folks " who do not quite like to
be called old, are very enthusiastic over the
old folks ball which comes off the 18th at
North Calais and quite a company are
going from this part of the town, thus en-
surfing good time, and little help to Stowe
Post.
SOUTH RANDOLPH Alice Clifford, who
met with an accident some time ago at a
railroad crossing near Plainfed, has re-
turned home nearly recovered from her in
jury. go The Ladies' Aid Society met
with Mrs. c. S. Paine on Wednesday even
ing 60 Mrs. Hattie (Prince) Tenney and
child and c. c. Paine have started for Fed
eral Point, Florida, she to join her husband
at his home there and to spend the winter
and returning in the spring. He is to stop
over at Augusta, Georgia, TO exhibit some
of his fine poultry at the great exposition
the present week. 80 James NJ. Fowler
and wife were tipped over the other day and
quite seriously injured. - Mrs. Jones
of Brattleboro has been visiting William
Harlow, her father. 60 John Judd has
returned. 80 Mrs. IL. w. Fowler has
been quite i'll for the past week. 60
Eddie Kent has returned home.
STAFFORD Union Thanksgiving serv-
ices were held in the Freewill Baptist church
at South STAFFORD, Rev. II. Cummings of
the upper village preaching the sermon and
Rev. b. p. Parker of East Randolph con-
Quoting other parts of the services The at
tendance was large. Perhaps the greater
number came to witness the marriage at
the church, of the pastor, Rev. j. d. Wal
dron, to Miss Carrie e. Godfrey, Rev. Mr..
Parker performing the ceremony. In the
evening the newly married couple gave a
reception at the parsonage, providing re-
freshments and receiving tasty and valuable
gifts. - f. G. Avery, principal of Wells
River graded school, is at home on short
has chosen n. B. Cobb, S. b. Buell. and G..
b. Dow executive committee of the town
library for the ensuing year. - William
M. Lang has sold the Albert Bacon place to
ID. G. Hyde.
EAST ORANGE.-Rev. G. +. Davis preached
Sunday morning, but was unable to be pres
ent at the evening service, Rev. III S. Rey-
nolds conducting it in exchange with Mr..
Davis. 60 Miss Orpah HOughton of
Orange resumed her labors as teacher last
Monday-her sixth term in this district.
- Aldee Prescott and family of Barre
spent Thanksgiving in town with his sister,
Mrs. Waldo Patterson. Their parents and
other brothers and sisters were also present.
- Herbert Sargent and wife of Wash
ington spent Thanksgiving with G. w.
Colman, Mrs. Sargent's father. - Henry
Prescott and family of Bradford were in
town to spend Thanksgiving with Aaron
Prescott, his father, and other friends -
George Merrill visited friends in Corinth
last week. - Nellie Hutchinson COM
menced school on Monday, at the red
school-house, so-called, in Washington
where she taught this fall.
STowE.-The death of Mrs. Oscar Alger
took place Thursday night at about ten
o'clock. This removes from our midst one
of a lovely Christian character and one
who will be greatly missed by The whole
neighborhood. She has been a member of
years. She leaves husband and an
adopted child besides several brothers and
sisters to mourn her loss. The funeral was
Saturday, Rev. w. l.. Anderson officiating
- Dow Lovejoy of Kansas is visiting
friends in town. - Thanksgiving week
brought back several old residents to enjoy
the hospitality of the day. - Report
gives to Alfred May afourteen-weeks baby,
weighing twenty-seven pounds - Miss
Alice Douglass of Thetford, VT. arrived last
Saturday to spend the winter with the fam
lily of her brother, Rev. w. e. Douglass
- Warren Newton spent two or three
days in Montpelier attending the session
CONTAMINATION. Frank Plumley and
! family returned home Saturday evening
- w. f. Shepard went on Monday
evening to st. Augustine, Florida, where
| he has a situation in the boot and shoe
store of G. B. Abbott & Co. Mr.. Shepard
has been with button Il Richmond the past
three years - The Norwich University
cadets enjoyed a short Thanksgiving vaca-
ton. - William II. Boynton Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, held sociable Tues
day evening. Refreshments were served
and pleasant time enjoyed. - Frank
Bacon is home from Boston and will remain
during the winter. - The cadets have
| organized a reading-room association, with
Professor Brill as president and H. j Dane
secretary. - Miss Nell Badger CON-
menced a term of school last Monday in dis.
trict No. 10. Helen Howe is at heI
brothers in Wentworth, n. H., for a few
weeks. - There is talk of building gran.
lite sheds in town on the Central railroad
! grounds near the depot.
BERLIN-Frank w. Pearson, of Omaha
Nebraska, died on Tuesday, November q
of typhoid fever. He was the oldest son OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. ID. C.. Pearson of this place
! He was born November 80, 1855, and re.
ceved his early education in the district
school at the Corner and later at the Union
school, AT Montpelier. He was married in
| 1876 to Miss Ella Jones of Montpelier. In
| 1880 he went west, and finally settled in
! Omaha, where he followed his trade, that
of carpenter and joiner, He was an earn
est and devoted Christian. He joined the
Congregational church at the Corner at an
early age. The remains were inferred in
| Omaha. A special service was conducted
in the Congregational church on Thanks
! giving day. - Miss Eunice House left
! town on Monday. She goes to Lakewood
n. j., where she will spend the winter at
the Laurel House. 80 G.. r, Bosworth
spent Thanksgiving week at home, -
Rev. j. j. Hall will exchange with Rev
| Idyra Jones of Williamstown on Sunday
| next.
! CHELSEA Erastus Bugbee of Corinth
has bought what is known as Daniel
Burnham's back farm, and is to remove
| there at once. - Cornelius Pettes has