The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27
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as large an attendance as usual, but those
who were there enjoyed the feast. -
We are having very cold weather nowadays.
The thermometer ranged from twenty to
forty degrees below zero in different
localities.
EAST CALA1s.-Henry Carley has moved
from West Farlee back again into Henry
Newtons house. - The ladies have lust
bought an Estey chapel organ for the
church. 80 The "organ party " for next
Friday evening Mt Lambs hall, is to be a
progressive peanut party. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts left j. o. Lambs last week
for some unknown place, the cause of
their fitting being Roberts thirst for aco-
hol, which led him to steal from his en-
ployer the alcohol used in preparing the
shellac in the box-shop.
ORANGE.-Azro Noyce closed his school
in district No. 10 last Friday. 60 One of
Edison Boards team horses dropped dead
while being taken from the barn last Friday
morning. - Mr. and Mrs. Edison Beard
were glad to shelter little stranger from
the cold weather last Saturday. 1t is a SON
60 A drama is to be presented at the
town hall next Thursday and Friday even
ings, entitled "The Lovers Stratagem.
The programme includes other exercises of
a laughable character. Admission, twenty
cents children, half price.
EAST ELMoRE.-Charlie Morse and Edgar
Gale are attending school at Morrisville.
- Misses Bessie and Edith Slloway
have gone to johnson to attend school.
- George LeBarron has rented his
farm to John Boyce and moved to Wolcott
to work for the Morse Manufacturing Com
Dany. 60 Ira Morse goes back on his
farm the LIST of March, as George "A. Keller,
who has rented it the past year, moves to
East Gilmore to work for George A. Morse.
- Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church Sunday, March 3. - Mrs. Cur
It's Brown is very sick
PLAINFIELD.-Last Saturday morning O..
l.. Hoyt was called by telegram to Fort
Payne, Alabama, to see his son Eugene,
who was considered dangerously i'll. A
later dispatch reports him better, and it is
the earnest prayer of his many friends here
that he may recover. 60 The ladies of
the Universalist society will hold Il cake
and ice-cream party tomorrow Thursday
evening with Mrs. j. b. Wells. 60 Ma
bel Lazelle is at home again for a few
weeks, having finished her school at Rich
mond last Friday. She has been engaged
to teach the same school another year
- The Washington County Good Tenn
plars Union, held here Tuesday, February
II, was success in every way.
NORTH FAYsToN - Mrs. Myria Fisher
has been very sick with typhoid pneumonia,
but is now improving. She is still in Mont
pelier. - Mrs. George Nelson has been
i'll, but is getting better. - Mrs. John
Grandfeld died on February 21st, after Il
painful illness. Funeral services were held
at the school-house. Mr.. Howe of Waits
field ofiiciated. - Miss Edna Boyce is
in town. 60 Frank S. Chapman is visit
ing in the northern part of the state 80
Wesley Benjamin attached property belong
ing to T. w. Neill on a company debt.
John Wing of Montpelier appeared for w.
benjamin and Charles H Heath for T. w.
Neill. The jury returned verdict in favor
of T.W. Neill. - The schools of districts
numbers two and four closed February %.
Both schools united in giving an enjoyable
exhibition.
MIDDLEsEX CENTER.-Henry Silloway has
moved from Bradford to the H. A. SAWYER
farm, which he has taken for three years.
III. A. Sawyer has moved to the Clark
place at the village. - G. G Graves has
Life Insurance Company in various parts of
the state this winter. He has met with
good success. - Paul A. Lewis and Miss
Nellie Lewis of Burlington were in town
last Thursday. - James NJ. Lawrence
of Concord, N H., former resident in this
town, died February II, aged sixty-three
years. The burial was at Middlesex last
Thursday. He was born in Middesex in
1925 and lived here until 1851 going to Con-
cord in the fall of that year. In 1852 he was
married to Nancy A., daughter of the late
William Chaplin of this town, she, with
their daughter Gertrude, surviving him.
Mr.. Lawrence was a man of upright charac-
ter and genial manners and made many
friends in the city of his adoption.
BARRE.-United States weather signals
are now displayed by the Young Mems
Christian Association from the top of Still
man Woods block. People who can read
the signals have learned that it has been
very cold. - The meetings in the inter-
ests of foreign missions held by returned
,nYi. tI,n
last Wednesday afternoon and evening
were well attended and greatly enjoyed. 1t
was announced beforehand that there
would be no collection taken. The objects
We're to give instruction in the subject of
missions and to procure candidates for mis-
sionares. The speakers gave interesting
talks about the people and customs in the
countries represented. - Quite a num-
Der are going from Barre to attend the in
auguration of President Harrison, among
them c. l.. Currier +. II. Glidden, w. A
Boyce, Esq. and DR.. Worthen. DIR. Wor-
then started Monday noon. - j. p.
Lamson, Esq, was in town Monday
DR.. Gale is still improving and expects to
be out in few days. - Miss Vance and
Miss Bickford, teachers in the Vermont
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier were in
town Monday.
MARsHFIELD.-A little child of Aaron
Brown died last week. He has a girl
very sick with lnfiammatOry rheumatism
- Orrin Hayes received bad cut above
the knee while in the woods telling trees
DR.. Carver was called ana dressed it. 80
j. ID. Bailey has bought the III G. Ptkin
house and all the land owned by the Gil
man estate in the village. Mr.. Swan who
lived in the Pitkin house, will move into
Benjamin Nown's house. 60 Mr.. Beckley
has rented the George Parks farm. -
Norman Nye has rented the ID. p. Spencer
place. - j. ID. Bailey was called to
Woodbury. last week to attend the funeral
of Mr. Ainsworth. We men and
women of ye olden time, take notice. The
Methodists will hold an old folks concert
at their church Wednesday, March g. The
ladies will endeavor to furnish "a light sup.
per of boiled victuals, beans, brown bread
hulled corn, etc. n. G. Tabor and b. NJ
Shepard of Montpelier and Mrs. Farnswortl
OF Plaintield are expected to help: also some
extra home talent - Promenade con
cert Saturday night at Meader's hall. 60
Rev. l.. Warren of North Montpelier will
preach at the u 'iversalst church next Sun,
day at two O'Clock P. NJ.
CoRINTH.-Elder Dickey closed his lahors
at the Meadow Sunday, February "a. The
town is now left without minister. 60
Efforts are being made to secure the serv
ices of Rev. Mr. Hatch of East Berkshire
for the Congregational church. 60 The
mercury ranged from twenty to forty
IL.