The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-18

MIS-. JOnu severance started Tor sioux
Falls on Tuesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Ozias Pitl<in. - Lyman Clark an
old townsman, died Sunday night AT the
home of DR., Carver, where he was boarding.
- Mrs. Levi Benton is confined to the
house with mumps. =- A. G. Mears has
sold his span of horses to Mr.. Frost of Massa-
chusettS. Prize reported, $500.
Middlesex.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. Joseph Knapp Thursday afternoon Of
this week.
Tie teachers of the village school and the
school across the river in MOretOwn are
preparing to have Christmas tree Wednes-
day evening, December %.
The fair and clicke pie supper given by
the Ladies Aid Society at Holden's Hall,
December ., was well attended and was "A
success The receipts of the evening were
S102. Mrs. Nancy Brown and Mrs Marion
Webster, who formerly lived here, but now
reside in Manchester n. H., sent "A box of
fancy articles and the society extends its
thanks and appreciation for the same.
Henry p. Cousins, who has been stopping
with Mrs. G. b. Holden, returned on Mon
day to his home in Salem Mass. - Mrs.
Joseph Arbuckle is quite ILL., - Mrs; n.
Nj. Carpenter has closed her house and is
living with her daught r, Mrs. II. l.. Tap
lin - Bell Holden has bought house
in Mortified, and is to move there this
week.
RoXbury East.
+. o. Allen goes to Chelsea this week to
attend county court as one of the Jurors
- Miss Lell j. Webster is spending a
three weeks vacation from her school at
birmingham, Mass, with her parents.
- Aaron Webster has received a box
of nice fruit from his brother in California,
who spent last summer with friends here
abouts. Miss Matte HAYWARD is
work. I fnr Frank AinSyNnrtb Af
Brooktiell. - ID. l.. Buck is through
work in the west part of the town for the
present.
Wait sfield.
Matt Jones, Fred Bushnell, Herbie
Fisher and Ida Fisher are at home from St.
Johnsbury on vacation.
There will be appropriate Christmas exer-
ciseS at the Congregational church next
week. The matter is in charge of the follow
ing committee, appointed by the Sunday
school superintenient; Fred Bushnell, Her
bic Fisher, Eddie Jones, William Wilder, lIda
Fisher, Louise Gleason, Angie Skinner.
Ella Kennedy. There will also be Christmas
exercises bv the children and Christmas
tree at the Methodist Episcopal church
Wednesday evening, December %.
The following OIL GERS were elected at the
last meeting of the Mad River Valley
Teachers Association: Vice president, Ira
richardson's; secretary, j. b, Thompson;
''tdShltl' l. MA I1ONttf llDl dIldl, INllt
Jones. The ce-president appointed George
Wallis. Lulie Jones Ida NJ Thompson and
Miss >. NJ. Thompson executive committee
The programme for the next meeting, Fri
day, ID cemher 20, al seven r NJ, is " Dis
cOun and Present WORTH" George Wallis;
"Geouaphs," Mrs. Carrie Juslin; " English
Gramnar-Is Change of Textbook De
sirable?'' Edna Boyce; " How to use the
charts" Ida VI. Thompson.
Warren East.
The Mite Society is to meet with Mrs.
Charles Cahee Thursday afternoon.
There is to be Christmas concert and
tree AT the church Tuesla evening, Decem-
Der a,
Hosea Newcomb died November II, at
the advanced age of eighty-siX years. The
funeral services were held on + idaY, at the
home of his son, q. b. Newconb, with
whom Grandpa and Grandma Ncwcomb
have resided for the past sixteen years. The
remains were taken to Waitstield for burial
Grandpa Newcomb had been for sixiy-three
years an earnest, noble Christian, of whom
" none spoke but to praise" He had been
a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for more than sixty years. For
sixty-two years he and his estimable wife
have walked LIES journey together, and
she has the sympathy ofall in her loneliness
Daniel Brown aud wife of Berlin have
been visiting at G b. NewcOmh's. -
Mr.. and Mrs f. A. Trask of Bethel visited
their numerous friends in town last week.
- Bert Curtis of Barre has been
spending several days IN town.
Woodbury. South.
Mrs. j. ID. Bailey was very badly burned
last week while frying pancakes. One OF
the pancakes burst in the kettle and went
ON to the stove, taking nearly teacupful
of hot lard with 1t. The lard struck Mrs.