The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-30

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expected that w. II. S. Whitcomb of Bur-
| lington will speak in this place February 10
Further notice will be given. Subject
Temperance.
EAST CoR1NTH-Rev. e. w Hatch occu-
pied the pulpit at the church last Sabbath
= w. j. Butterfeld, who has been
visiting i'm Dover, N H.. returned Thurs
day. - There will be a sociable in the
vestry Tuesday evening, February 3. =
! Mrs. Karl Morse and daughter of East
| Haverhill n. H., are visiting Mrs. Charles
| Page. 80 Miss Addie Wyman is board
ing with E. p. Sawyer. 60 Several from
this place attended the concert held at
/ Bradford last week. 60 G. l.. Kemp Of
Dartmouth College was at home recently.
- George f. Way was at home over
/ Sunday.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Harley Fisher
had a thumb accidentally pulled off Mon
day by getting it caught in dralt-chain
| 80 A debating society is held once a
week, with such adiuncts as paper, a read
/ ing or speling-match, and lively interest
| is taken in IL. The question this week is on
the comparative merits of homeopathy and
| allopathy, on which the local doctors will
disagree. - Miss May Clough is in a
critical condition with an abscess. -
Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson, Universalist, breaches
here every Sunday for the present -=
Diphtheria still fingers here. Helen Han
chett is the last to come down with it.
There are several cases of scarlet fever.
CHELsEA.-Albe Carpenter for a long
time resident of the town farm, died there
on January 10. - William Carpenter,
now of Andover, Dakota, is visiting his
family here. =- Robert w. Laird has re-
ceived a pension of IS a month. 80 Past
Master c. c. Sargent of Corinth installed
the following officers of George Washing
ton Lodge, No, 81, L. and A. NJ. last Thurs
day evening: w. NJ, w. S. Hatch: S. w,
w. II. Emery: j. w, j. p. Fish: treasurer,
IL A Cpruius II II Lyon 8
D., +. il. Godfrey; j. d., Il. D. Barnes
S. S., G.. +. Hatch: j. S., +. II. Tracy
chaplain, Ezra Hood marshal c. S. Emery
- Miss Mary f. Hopkins is danger
ously i'll.
MoRETowN-George Robinson returned
from Texas last week. He has been an en-
listed soldier for the past five years and his
time has expired. - Americas Phillips
and George Dale and wife were in town the
past week visiting friends. - The lum-
bermen are improving the shedding and
making things boom. The logs drawn are
chiefly for Allen & VanDeusen for chair
stuff. Business is lively also at H. o.
Wards box-factory and grist-mill -
Alvin Pierce has sold his farm to Harry
Buckley for $1,000. 60 Mrs. Lola Pierce
former teacher being called home on ac-
count Of sickness in her family. 80 Frank
Buckley and wife are happy over the adj
dition of a daughter to their family.
EAST ToPsHAM. 49, Frank Lombard and
wife have sold out and have gone to Massa-
chusetts. 80 Edwin Frost has been con-
fined to the house for several weeks by
bronchitis. Hopes are entertained of his
recovery - Addie Wyman is stopping
at Everett Sawyer's. - Rev. A. j.
Langdell delivered stirring address on
Temperance last week Thursday evening at
the Methodist Episcopal church. - Mrs.
DIR. Warner of Washington was guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Buchanan last
week. - Hattie Clark's many friends
met at her home last Friday evening to cele-
brate her birthday. 80 Mrs. NJ. g. Keller
closed successful term of school in district
No. 10 January H. - Sidney Hood
went to West Randolph last week and
brought home load of goods On his re-
turn he sprained one of his ankles.
GRoToN.-Rev. Mr.. Langdell member of
the Northwest Iowa Conference of the Meth
odist church. visited friends in town re-
Gently, in company with his brother-in law,
Rev. S. c. Vail of TOpsham - At re-
ception given to Mr.. and Mrs Ira o. Kicker,
at the home of Benjamin Kicker, on "A recent
evening, large number of invited friends
were present and pleasant evening was en-
iOyed. - The village schools are to close
next week with an entertainment, consisting
of declarations, music and other exercises
by the scholars. The work of the term is
highly creditable to both teachers and pu-
pills. - The work of rebuilding the
, early spring - Business is unusually
, lively since the fall of snow. 80 1t is to
be hoped the new school law will greatly
improve the schools, but as yet it does not
meet with universal favor.
EAST ORANGE. The Freewill Baptist
quarterly meeting was held in the church
vestry January 10 and 20. Rev. Mr.. Da-
: vison of st. Johnsbury delivered two excel
lent sermons during the session a mission
meeting was held Saturday evening, con-
! Quoted by Mrs. Chester Dickey of Wash
ington. Rev. G. II. Richardson, formerly
. of Washington, now of Bates College, de-
livered the closing sermon Sunday evening
returning the Monday following. - Rev
II. f. Reynolds went to Ludlow on business
last week. - Henry Blake of Marsh
field was in town last Sunday. His brother
II. M. Blake, accompanied him home. -
Cora Lazelle and Edgar Trask of Brook
field were in town week before last can
) vassing for fruit-trees. Trask is still here
- Quite number attended the socia
, party and dance at Henry Grants last week
Monday evening. - The Home Aid So
ciety meets at the church vestry this
"wednesday evening.
WHEELoCK.-There was a large attend
ance at the oyster-supper and donation fol
l Rev. X. Christie at the town hall las
p Wednesday evening. About SS2.70 were
realized. 80 Samuel Miles is sick will
, pneumonia. - Milo Matthews, who liveC
| in the southwest part of the town, nea
Y Danvlle, died quite suddenly last week
He was a soldier in the late war II,
, leaves a wife and ten children to mourn hi
l loss. - William Ranney and wife at
tended the Baptist quarterly meeting a
> Derby last week. - Mrs. w Leslie fel
, last week and hurt her hip quite badly, bu
: no bones were broken - A societ,
called the Kings Daughters was organized
: last week, with Mrs. John Nelson as presi
1 dent and Mrs, Horace Bradley as vice-presi
dent. - Arch Craig is sick with fever a
n West Burke. - Mr.. Sullaway is in quit
feeble health at present. 80 Cheste
. Bradley is learning the taxidermists art
t - Our Oldest men say they never knew
: a winter so mild as the present one.
= EAST CALAIs.-George Drew and Fitcl
{ Willard are running the snow-rollers in thi
. part of the town - The annual election
=, of officers and teachers in the Union Sun
day-school took place January 20, A. Dwi
l nell was elected superintendent; Mrs. w
8 l.. Pierce, assistant superintendent G. r
4 Dwinell, secretary; IncZ Pearce. treasurer
Z The old board Of teachers was reelected
- and one new class was formed, with ID.
Dwinell as teacher - George Pierre
II narrowly pSCaDpd having a Dair of horse