The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-04


drifted roads the stage was unable to make
its accustomed trips last Thursday and
Friday. - Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mer-
riam have engaged to work in the family of
A. M. Kelley the present year. - Addie,
daughter of H. II. Churchill, is recovering
from severe attack of diphtheria.
Morrisville.
COMMUNION services were held at the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning. Three
persons united with the church. - The
Week of Prayer is being observed this week
by union meetings at the Congregational
and Methodist churches. - The Wiz
ard Oil Company are drawing large houses at
Town Hall this week. Their method of adj
vertsing is much like that of the Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa Company, though their en-
tertainments are of better class. -
The Academy students second lyceum on
Friday evening was largely attended. The
discussion of the evening resulted in the JUS
LITIGATION of the hangers of the anarchists.
- Miss Bertha Grout has returned
from two months visit among friends in
Franklin county. Saturday morning
was the coolest of the season-4o below,
which was A. colder than on the preceding
Saturday. - Communion services were
held at the Congregational church on Sum
day morning. The annual business meet
ing of the church was held on Saturday
afternoon. - o. H. Copley and wife of
Stowe.
On Saturday the thermometer stood at
"a below zero and on Sunday it was "a
above. - The campfire of the Grand
Army Post held on Wednesday night of
last week was not very well attended on ac-
count of the storm, only about twenty being
present. - 1t is said that two feet of
snow fell during the day Wednesday and
Wednesday night, but thaw on Sunday
Il,
ent week being the Week of Prayer, meet
ings were held Monday and Tuesday even
ings and will also be held this "wednesday
evening at the Methodist church. The re-
naming evenings of the week meetings will
be held at the Congregational church. -
In Mystic Lodge, No. 56, the following Off
GERS were recently elected for the coming
year G. p. Hopkins, worshipful master
ID. ID. Grout, senior warden; o. Il. Gerry
| junior warden: +. B. Cobb, treasurer; j
A. Stafford, secretary; +. Robinson, senior
deacon; M. e. French, junior deacon; c.
S. Clark, senior steward A. w. Town, junior
steward; M. w. Owen, marshal; A. G.
Raymond, chaplain; p. Quin, tyler. -
| Miss Emma Hale has returned from bust.
ness trip to Texas. - Mrs. Mary Brown
is at home from South birmingham, Mass
She is accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Boy
| ington. - III. G. Faunce and son have re
| turned from their trip to Boston, Worces
ter, Springfield and elsewhere. - Mr.
Gilman, father of Mrs. George Downer, il
now very low and not expected to recover
- Asa Cakes returned on Monday Il
Brooklyn to pursue his commercial studies
Wolcott.
BERNIE, youngest son of Dana and Kat,
| Hutchns, died of membranous Group las
Saturday. - G. Twiss and Mrs. Dor;
| Pike were married last week. - Henri,
Nelson is getting out timber to build a hous
| mi ha
bought his fathers sugar-place on the hill
- Peck & Fife had twenty teams draw
ing logs from the mountain last week. -
Don Cate has left w. M. Parker's store on &C
count Of poor health and a Mr.. Wheelocl
from Waterbury has taken his place, -
Charles Kimball is going to move to Wheel
ock this week. - Al lien Town and Will
lam WEIGH have gone to Belvidere to draw
logs in the lumber woods for the Wolcot
company. Alta Graves is very 10,
with diphtheria. 80 Frank McCrake
has been at his old home in Canada visitin
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