The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-11
Washington County.
Barre.


late residence last Thursday afternoon. A
portion of Granite Lodge of Masons were in
attendance and escorted the remains to the
depot. They were taken to Northfield for
interment we believe. - Considerable
more help has been engaged in the fork
factory and workmen are paid once in two
weeks, instead of the first of the month, as
formerly. - The railroad folks are busy
on the cut near w. ID. Hooker's at present
- The granite business is in very
satisfactory condition this winter, there
being much more work on hand than in
former winters. - A greater share of
the merchants are closing their stores
Thursday evenings at six o'clock during the
rest of the winter. - The annual re-
union of the Universaist society and Ladies'
Union will be held at the vestry of their
church Saturday evening. A chicken-pie
supper will be served during the evening
- There is to be an antiquarian ball at
the Park House Thursday evening, the 18th
Old-time costumes are to be worn. -
Angus Smith of Canada is spending few
days in town. Charles E. White and
family of South Deertield, N. H., have
moved into tenement in the French block
- II. A. Hoar has returned to his law
studies in the office of Boyce & Boyce.
Berlin.
THE semi-annual supper and the opening
of the Chldren's mite boxes was held at
Temple Hall on the evening of the 9th in
stant. A very nice time is reported. -
A. G. Crandall and wife have gone to Bos-
ton. - Mrs. John Woodbury. is said to
be improving. - j. NJ. Covill is suffer
ing with shingles. His wife recently fell
and broke her arm. - Mrs. Maria Lull
has been i'll for several weeks and her re-
covery is considered very doubtful.
Cabot.
The Masonic lodge, finding its present
quarters too small, has leased the hall in
Union block, for the term of ten years, of
Fowler Ford. The hall is spacious one,
with two large anterooms and main en-
trance in the east end. On the floor below
is to be banquet hall, twenty by twenty
eight feet in size, with kitchen, cupboards,
and all the necessary fixtures for festivals
and social gatherings of the lodge. This is
to be reached by a flight of winding stairs
| leading from the west end of the hall. 1t
is intended to make it one of the best halls
! in the district. - The ladies of the Con-
| gregational church and society met at the
house of their pastor, Rev. III. a. RUSSELL
| Wednesday afternoon, January 4. After a
| general handshaking with the hostess and
each other and social chat they took the
! liberty to invite Mrs Russell into the back
| parlor, where, to her great surprise, she
| found her bed covered with fine silk quilt,
the gift of the ladies. The quilt contained
thirty squares, with the initial of each
| donor upon the same. Mrs. Russell very
modestly asks your correspondent in this
weeks items to express her gratitude as
well as her surprise to the donors for this
very beautiful gift and she hopes the richest
of heavens blessings may be theirs. -
| We are pleased to announce this, week that
| Mr.. Wells is improved in health, so that he
has been able to ride out, and it is hoped
that at no distant day he may be able to be
in his old position. - L. c. Batch
elder is in town introducing among our
farmers the Ferguson heater for heating
] f..t tl...s,, ~.
receive a fair consideration by our farmers
- Frank Davidson has leased the
blacksmith shop at Lower Cabot and COM
menced work in the same. - A two
year-old child of Albert Sulham fell from a
chair last week and broke its arm below
the elbow.
FaystOn.
THE school in district No. is closed for
one week on account of the illness of the
teachers child. - Mary j. Folsom is
finishing the term of school in No. 7, Miss
Thompson having been obliged to leave on
account of ill-health - James Baird
9TH is very i'll with typhoid pneumonia
He is very much in need of assistance, as he
has no one to do his chores and lives about
a mile from his nearest neighbor on the
road. - The schools in districts No.
and 8 were closed last Friday on account o.
the funeral of Eddie Baird.
Marshfield.
AT the school meeting last week Thurs
day night it was voted to build a new
| school-house next summer. - The
Ladies' Social Circle of the Congregations
society met with Mrs. l.. ID. Mute last week
Thursday. About thirty persons were pres
ent and it was an occasion of profit as wei
as one of pleasure. - Rev. Mr.. Knapp
of Cabot preached at the Methodist churcf
last Sunday. - Remember the crazy >
tea at the Universalst vestry Thursday
| IN hn iSif of Ia.
Methodist parsonage to-day wednesday,
- The Week of Prayer was observed
at the Congregational church The at
tendance was good and meetings yer,
interesting. - Mr.. Loveland recent,
had a slight shock of paralysis, but is nov
more comfortable. He is ninety.siX year
of age. - Erwin Peters had some of hi
fingers sawed off Saturday night at Hatch,
mills. DIR. Carver was called to dress the
wounds. - Mrs. Eli Edison has kni
seventeen spools of thread into edging thi
winter, besides doing her other household
duties. She is siXty-seven years old and il
somewhat poor health. She has sent tn,
same to friends in Portland, Oregon. -
Frank White took seven couples to Nortl
Montpelier in four-horse team last Frida,
and daughter Mrs. Kelley, have gone t,
Massachusetts. - The youngest chill,
of James Newton was badly scalded Monday
REV. PERRY MARSHALL of Stowe is I,
preach in the village church next Sunda,
at quarter-past two p. NJ. - The Wild
Awake Club presented the drama, " Dowi
by the Sea-" in a very acceptable name
at Hudson's Hall Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 3, to a large audience. The club feel
highly encouraged and will no doubt tr,
again. - The ladies' socable will NEE
at the parsonage this "Wednesday afternoon
and evening. - Rev. w. A. Evans has
few relics of aye ancient days" amonI
them pair of spectacles, tea-cup anC
saucer that are at least one hundred fift.
years old and tall clock" that is yer.
nearly a hundred years old. - Gil
bert L. Miles and wife have returned from
quite an extended trip West. - Jane
Cameron is to have a cotillion party a
Hudson's Hall this "Wednesday EVENING"
- Mr.. Jacobs has bought the Johl
Cook farm in Moretown and taken pos
session. - George Thompson has move,
from Mrs Carpenters tenement into tn
Alfred Long house on the Moretown side O
the river.
MOretOwn.
THE hotel in this place has recently beer
purchased by Messrs. b. & ID. Phillips
- There was a gathering at G.. q
Sleeper's on the evening of January 3, tn
occasion being marriage anniversary.