The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-28

thanksgiving service will he held at the
Congregational church on Thursday even
ing. - The Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union lately elected the follow
ing officers: President Flora NJ. Corwin;
vice-presidents, Mrs. Hattie Tracy, Mary
A. Burbank, s. Ada Hall; corresponding
and recording secretary, Eunie A Moves:
treasurer, Sarah Il. Cummings; librarian,
Mrs Bertha A. Dearborn The Union now
contains eleven members.
NORTH FAYsToN.-Mr. b. Corliss a grand
father of over seventy years, was made
happy on election day by the arrival of a
republican son, who was christened AZ Ben
jamin Harrison Corliss. 80 Mr.. Davis of
Waterbury has bought the Nathaniel Stock
well farm, and Chester Wilbur has moved
on to the Horace ingalls, place. -= Mrs.
Eugene Griffin is very sick. 60 Timothy
Chase is i'll with heart difficulty and Stew
art Ferris with erysipeas. -= Fred Boyce
has gone to ROXbury to work for Spaulding
~ Co. - Jennie Shea is engaged to keep
the school in District No. 4, and Ira Rich
ardsou in No. .. 80 Mrs. Grandfied il
recovering from her severe illness. -
The house of Thomas Somervile was
burned, with all its contents, Monday morn
ing, November 49, The fire caught from
burning chimney. Insured. - Miss Ma
tilda Gotta has been discharged from the
asylum at Brattleboro and is expected home
Wednesday. Her many friends rejoice at
her recovery and are glad to welcome her
home.
STowE.-H. f. Straw is moving into the
house with Mrs Hodges, Mrs. Straw's
mother. 80 Schools begin next Monday,
and in most of them the same teachers are
employed for the winter term. - Mr..
Freeman Smith is gaining slowly. - A.
M. Perry has moved upon the Poor place
on the West Hill - Rev. w. Il. Doug
lass preached the first of series of sermons
on a Of bat
are both interesting and instructive and
should be well attended. - Willie
Mum has returned from his work at Crown
Point, n. Y. - Walter Benson goes to
Boston to-day to take a commercial and
musical course. - The box party for
the benefit of the drum corps was success.
- Several attended the dedication
of the Methodist church at Morrisville
g. Walter Bgelow is at home for a short
vacation. - Carrie Bigelow returned to
Salem last Monday. " farley wax
sociable on Friday evening. - There
will be a union service at Unity church,
Thursday evening.
PLAINFIELD.-Rev. w. T. Swinnerton and
family have returned from their visit to
Connecticut. - Miss Alice Batchelder
has just closed a second very successful term
of twelve weeks school in district No 2.
- The village schools taught by Mr.. j.
Miss Clara Pike of Calais closed last Friday.
They were success in every particular.
Mr.. James Rogers came near being severely
injured one day last week, while driving in
lumber wagon near the residence of Il. j.
Colby. He turned through bar-way to
cross the field. The wagon tipped, throwing
him out striking with great violence on his
head and shoulder on the frozen ground.
Mrs Colby saw the accident and went to his
assistance. He lay unconscious for several
minutes, was badly shaken, but fortunately
no bones were broken. - John Fowler
has commenced blacksmithing for the winter
in Fred Bruffey's shops. - The Chautau-
qua circle will meet with Miss Gertrude
Greeley next Saturday afternoon at half
past two. - Village meeting at the
school-house next Monday evening, Decem-
her 3. at half-past seven. Mr.. Edwin
Fisher of Bethel was in town over Sunday
visiting his daughter, Mrs. II. II. Dewey.
MARsHFIELD-The band will give prom
enade concert at the hotel hall on Thanks
giving evening. G. II. Robinson was
on the road last week for Davis. - j.
G. Graves has moved his family into the
house he lately purchased of Henry Blake
and has become citizen of our village
- Willie Graves and wife and Johnnie
Graves have gone to Mansfield, Mass, to
work in straw shop. - Presiding
Elder Truax was present Saturday night
and Sunday and preached as laid down last
week. - Rev. o. ID. Clapp went to
Plainfeld to supply for Rev. c. H. Farms
worth who was called to Providence, X. T.,
to see his sick mother. - Minnie E.
Davis is expected home from Bradford to
spend Thanksgiving with her mother.
- The Methodist choir meet at Ira II.
Edson's this week Friday evening for re-
hearsal, the first of a series to he held each
week during the winter Mrs. o. ID.
Clapp is expected home the first of the
week to be at home THANKSGIVING.
School begins in our village next Monday,