The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-19

= There will be Christmas tree al the
Corner on Christmas eve. All are invited.
RoXHURY.-Sylvester Ellis has moved to
Mrs. Peavey's house in the village. -=
John Crimmins has moved to NJ. V. B.
Cross farm -= Preparations are being
made for Christmas festival at the town
hall. - Myrtle and Emma CObun have
gone to Lawrence, Mass. -== Mrs. S. b.
Mansfield has been ill, but is now better.
- Cornelius Chaffee and wife of Boston,
Mass, are visiting at o. A. Flnt's.
EAST RoxBuRY.-M L. j. Webster is
spending two weeks vacation with her
parents =- II. p. Abbott and wife were
at Montpelier last week to attend the meet
ing of the state grange. - Matte Hay
ward is at home for a few weeks -
Mrs Warduers health is somewhat inn
proved. - S. II. Allen is to try his hand
at sheep-raising again, in hopes that it will
pay better than for a few years past.
WoRCEsTER.-There is to be union
Christmas service at the Congregational
church. -= Maud Wilson is teaching
school at Putnamsvlle. Minnie Swazey
of Calais is teaching the Corner school,
with forty-three scholars in attendance.
Myrtle Seaver teaches in district No. 2.
- Mr. Stone has moved to North
Worcester to live with his son George.
Mr. Bagley has also moved up to the
Corners.
ORAYGE.-E. G. Peake and his daughter
has returned from her visit at Concord,
n. H., and is to work for Edison Beard.
60 Christmas exercises will be held at
the church Monday evening. - 1t was
expected that Rev. Mr.. Merrill OF st. Johns
bury, state missionary, would preach Sun
day evening, and large congregation as
sembled to hear him, but for some reason
he did not come.
EAST WARREN.-The Ladies' Aid Society
meets with Mrs G.. p. Stearns next Thurs
day afternoon. - Stephen Goodspeed is
visiting in Waitstield and Moretown.
Mrs. Mary Hall, who has been visiting for
several weeks with her brother, j. l.. Til
lotson, has returned to Brooktield. -
Genie Dickey has gone to Washington to
spend few weeks with her mother. -
Mrs Harriet Pike is visiting her daughter,
Mrs j. X. Sterling, in Walpole, n. II.
EAST MoNTPELIER.-The Roxa Gould
| farm is to be sold tomorrow afternoon at
two o'clock at public auction. 1t contains
! about seventy-tive acres and has an ex-
| cellent wood lot. == Miss Etfie Tarbell
of RoXbury was the guest of Miss Helen
! Goodwin last Sunday. Both expect to enter
the senior class of Randolph Normal School
| in the course of few weeks. - j. Il.
Young has sold his yoke of handsome young
cattle, weighing nearly forty-two hundred
pounds, to Charles Hambln.
WEST WARREN-There has not been a
bluer time with the farmers in this valley
for many years than at the present. With
the corn crop cut off and no sale for surplus
stock at any price, there is but little
money left after paying taxes with which
to buy meal. 1t seems strange that our
| last Legislature, composed as it was of
majority of farmers should have been so
lavish in making appropriations that might
have been deferred to a time when they
would not oppress the taxpayers as they
now will.
NoRTHFIELD.-The Alonzo Jackman me-
mortal window will be placed in ST. Mary's
church this week. - f.. A. Booth and
w. E. Hassam, class of 'S7, Norwich Uni
versity, are home from Massachusetts for a
munication of Dewitt Clinton Lodge, No. Is,
f. and A. NJ, will be held this evening.
- F. L. Howe & Company will place
a large monument in Elmwood cemetery
this week. - Lieutenant f. H. Catlin
and wife are at Washington, ID. G.
Chauncey Denny and wife went to Florida
last Monday to spend the winter
BRooKFIELD.-Br Brookfield Grange will hold
irs annual meeting Friday evening Decem-
| Der u. - Julian H. Morse has been
drawn to serve as one of the jurors at the
coming term of the county court at Chel-
sea - George Mason has bought all of
| Will Blanchard's stock. Mr.. Blanchard is
soon TO leave town. - A singing-school
is to commence this week, with G. II. Bige-
| low as teacher - East Brooktield peo-
pie are anxious to see the railroad survey
ors get over the line into Brooktield -
The Second Congregational society is to
have Christmas tree. The entertainment
will be furnished by the children.
EAST ORANGE.-It is expected that the
vestry in the new church will be ready for
use January |. - There is to be dona-
ton at the residence of Rev. III. f. Rey-
nolds next Friday evening. A general in
vitation TO all is extended - Mrs.
lNl,.r Do, % No. L,-,,
tied friends in town last week Thursday.
- p. S. Crofts of Bradford and d. III.
Houghton of Orange were in town last Sat
urday on business. - Aaron Chubb
dressed an eght-months-old pig last week
weighing 81 pounds. - A tifteen-pound
boy put in an appearance in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Bowen December 6.
BERLN-Charlie Perrin returned from
Chicago last week. - A Christian con-
ference of the Washington county churches
was held in the Congregational church last
week Tuesday. - Eagle Grange held
meeting last week Tuesday night. -
The second monthly sociable of the Y. p.
S. G. e. will be held at the church next
Friday evening, the 21st. All young
people are cordially invited to attend
- Rev. G. II. Merrill of St. Johnsbury
will occupy the pulpit of the Congre-
gatonal church next Sunday. His subject
will be The Religious Destitution of Ver-
mont" and the discourse will be illustrated
by colored maps and charts Turn out and
give him rousng congregation.
MDDLEsRx CENTER-The newly-repaired
school-room proves much more convenient
than the old one - Myron j. Long has
moved into his new house. - II. b. and
w. A. Chaplin captured fine fat raccoon in
a big pine stump on the land of G. III. Stone
last week They tracked pair of them TO
the stump, but could not get the other.
w III. III. Buck has bought G. c..
| Graves horse, " Old jim" Mr.. Buck be-
longed to the First Vermont Cavalry in the
late war and his pension has been increased
! by special acts of congress, first from Sc to
! Sl2 in 1886 and in 1883 from Sl2 to S24.
- Mrs. Cornela Graves has been quite
sick for some time past. - Mr.. Spencer
of Marshtield is staying with I'll. A. Sawyer,
his brother-in-aw, who is in poor health.
! GRoToS.-The funeral of Mrs. Mary
James, who died of dropsy, was held at the
Methodist church, of which she was
worthy member, on Monday, December II,
! the pastor officiating. A large audience
was present - Arrangements are be-
ing made at both churches for an observ-
ance of Christmas. =-= Rev, Mr.. kilburn
preached at the Methodist church Sunday,
December l6. == Rev. H. Bushnell pas
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