The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-25

the school there as soon as Vhe ulseaSe
subsidies.
Moretown.
There was Christmas tree at the Meth
odist church Tuesday evening.
Iumbermen are praying for snow, having
large quantities of logs piled in the woods
Veterans all over the state will be sorry
to hear that Captain o. 9. Wilder of Waits
field is no better.
Homer VanDeusen is negotiating for the
rental of what is known as the Newhall
mill property, between Moretown and Mid
dlesex.
Miss susanna Strong returned from Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, last week,
where she had been for treatment. The
doctors there decide that her case is in
durable.
Plainfield.
Memorial services will be held at the
residence of Edward j. Hamblet, in Plain
field, on Saturday, December Is, at two
o'clock P NJ, in memory of their departed
children, Ernest E. and Bernice Hamblet
Professor Bishop will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening at
seven o'clock, to be followed during the
week by Rev. Messrs. Hough, Hanlin
Clapp, Raymond, and some OF the seminary
students. The following week similar
services will be held at the Congregational
church. The churches will unite in these
services each week.
Rebekah Perkins. aged seventyone years,
died at her old home in Perkinsville, Plain
field, Tuesday, December II. For several
wears she had been great sufferer from
rheumatic and other difficulties, which
much of the time rendered her helpless,
but she bore it all with the most patient,
Christian fortitude. Joining the Methodist
church AT the age of eighteen for over half
century sine has been "A humble but
shining religious landmark in the town.
| With her sister, their home was a weekly
| prayer-meeting resort until her death.
| Her personal interest for the bodies and
| souls of people was remarkable. David
| Perkins and wife, another sister of the de-
ceased, were untiring in their care for her
! day and night. third sister, Mrs Joel
! Sherburn, is blind. The funeral services
were held Friday, and were conducted by
Revs. G. II. Farnsworth and j. a. Sher-
burn.
Roxbury.
Mr. and Mrs. E. p Durham have both
been seriously i'll, but are now reported as
better. 60 Zed S. Stanton was in attend
ance on Orange county court at Chelsea
last week. =- George Flynn is again at
work at the station here, taking the place of
Mr.. O'Gradv. II. Carl Ellis is in
Franklin county selling school charts
Roxbury East.
Mrs. c. c. Spiller spent few days with
her sister, Mrs. j. Steele, the first of
Mrs. Fisk is in quite poor health at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. II. p. Abbott.
60 Dexter Horner is boarding at Jacob
Wardner's and going to school 80
| Charles Bennett is working in the west
part of the town. - Jason Freeman has
finished work at Brooktield.
Waterbury.
The bank will be closed on Christmas
and New Years days, both being legal holt
days
Mrs. Remington is contemplating raising
her house to the level of the new sidewalk.
Probably Henry Coburn will not care to do
it by the job.
William G. Clark of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary preached Sunday for the
Congregationaists and has been engaged
for next Sunday
The unfavorable weather has not lessened
the Christmas trade. On the contrary, the
merchants are all happy over the lively de-
mand for their wares.
Supervisor Booth found in this town one
district-that in the Cotton brook region
having only five children These all belong
to one family. The father is committee and
the mother is the teacher The supervisor
says it is bright school and is well taught.
Not many years ago there were some twenty
school children in this district
All of the children in the village were in
vited to the Congregational church on Tues
day evening to enjoy Christmas service
which consisted of music and recitations
and last, but not least, to sit down to
spread especially prepared for the little
ones. They will remember that Christmas
means a good time, if nothing else.
AT the union Christmas praise service on
Sunday evening the following music was
rendered by a choir of fourteen voices: An
them, Sing o Heavens" Tours anthem
80 Zion That Bringest Good Tidings
Stainer; hymn" Creation" Haydn; carol
at Came Upon Midnight Clear" hymn
Antioch" The service was very well at
tended. Such an interest was manifested
by the choir in the preparation of the must,
} that the formation of permanent singing
} society is being considered.
B. F. Pickett recently slaughtered two
thirteen-months-ol pigs, pure White Ches
ters that weighed l,050 pounds. Ben ha'
shown also in his dairy and crops, on hi
little DuXbury farm, what can be done b,
industry and calculation on a Vermont
= farm, even at existing prices of produce
) His cows make two hundred fifty pounds
each of butter and he gets good price 70
} it. Room in the market for many more o
r the same sort. Farming, like merchandising
a requires thrift, calculation, adaptation t,
S circumstances and conditions.
? Don't forget the readings, Friday evening
by Professor j. w. Churchill, He is tn
most popular elocutionist i'll the country
having appeared repeatedly in the lectur
courses in all the large cities of New Eng
g land. The season tickets for the lectur
0 course have had large sale, and a fin
course is assured. The following is tn
completed list of attractions Professo
= Churchill, elocutionist and reader, Decem
Der 27; ex.Congressman II. G.. Horr, lectur
, on The Labor Problem" January 4
Senator j. w. Patterson, subject to b
! announced, January 81 Frank Beard, tn
= artist, " A Chalk Talk" February IT. Bos
ton Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Clul
n March %. There is not more choice serie
+ of entertainments in any lecture course i
the state.
= There was an unusually large attendant
a at the village meeting on Monday night, a
y good deal of interest had been arouse
! regarding the election of village presiden
q and trustees. The first business was tn
. action on reports of officers for the pas
: year. In the report of the trustees, MI
Clough defined the position of the trustee
regarding the proposed new street. TIL
board had been willing to lay out the street
IS provided those directly benefited financial
v would bear part of the expense and nc
ir otherwise. The following board of trustee
was elected by ballot: President. f.
, Atherton; first trustee, G.. w. Atkins; sec
n und trustee, j. G. Griggs. The election {