The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-02

quainted with the subject upon which he
was talking. $50 At the annual commu-
nication of Green Mountain Lodge Free
and Accepted Masons, held December is.
the following officers were elected: Worship
full master, NJ ID. Wallen senior warden
| Herman Rogers; junior warden, Herman Os-
good; treasurer, George Gould; secretary,
II. G.. Williams; senior deacon, l.. W. Bur
bank; junior deacon, S. G.. Noodry: stew
ards, +. l.. Duniin and W. r.. Putnam:
chaplain, Rev. j. Il. Knapp; tyler William
Pitkin == At the annual village meeting,
I held Monday evening, December -, the
following officers We're elected President
Is. j. Lance; Clcrk and treasurer, George
Hoyt; collector Il. g. Rogers; trustees, c.
j. Lance, II. j. Lance, +. ID. Walker, George
IIoyt aud II. l.. LNfOrd chief of fire depart
ment. William Baker The village is free
from debt and has $50 in the treasury
- DR. w l.. Goodall has bought the
practice of DR.. +. =. Gale. His headquarters
are at the hotel DR.. Gale will 90 to Florida
as soon as his health will permit
EAST INSTRUMENTATION J. Sherburn
is expected to preach at the Center one
week from next Sunday January 10. 1900
There was concert and Christmas tree at
the Morse schoo.hOuse last week Monday
evening. The usual good time is reported
- j. w. wilkins of Montpelier has
made arrangements to give lessons in pen
manship at the Center, commencing this
"wednesday evening. =- The singing
school at the Morse school-house is taught
| by Professor Foster. $500 The question be-
| fore the next lyceum is " RcsOlced, That
foreign missions are more worthy Of sup
port than home missions The lyCeum is
to be held next Saturday evening and the
literary exercises are in charge of Miss Jen-
ME Bailey. = Mrs. Lucius Sanders had
a paraytic shock last week. == Arthur
Hubbard returned from Boston Saturday.
== Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews of Moretown
i-ft of 1a Ty.
Margaret Barnum died last Sunday morn
ing at the residence of Captain \. p Stay
ton in Calais, where she had gone to spend
the winter. == The friends of Miss Belle
Camp, who taught at the Center last VIM
ter were anticipating visit from her the first
of the week, but learn with regret that she is
i'll at East Granville, where she was engaged
in teaching. - Last Thursday the mer-
| curry was mp to IS and no snow could be
seen. a wood-chopper tells us that butter
flies We're fitting about in the woods the
day before Christmas.
BARRE.-Tm Murphy was badly burned
about the face last Wednesday by prema-
ture blast at T.. l.. Smith & Co.'S quarry.
His eyes We're badly hurt, but it is hoped
that he will sustain no permanent injury to
his sight. Dr. Gale attended him. =-
| The Barre railroad has drawn few carloads
of granite from the quarries == The Of
| flee of the Barre railroad has been estab-
]
| Barre granite finds its way to all parts of
the country. At one time there were cars
on the tracks here loaded with granite for
| Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan
and Indiana besides some for nearer states.
- Buchan q Mcdonald have lust
shipped ten carloads of granite for the Ger
mania Safety Vault and Trust Company of
| Louisville, Kentucky. -= The first trial
of electric light in Barre was made Satur-
day night, and the citizens were well pleased
with the result Stock of the Standard
| Light and Power Company is offered for
sale at the Savings Bank The contract
calls for light on January /, 1889, and the
fact that it was furnished three days before
that time speaks well for the company.
- a social New Years gathering was
| held at the Methodist church January l..
| Dinner was served in the vestrv at noon
and reports from the pastor and from the
various societies of the church We're read
i'm the afternoon. A lunch was provided
in the evening and followed by literary and
musical entertainment by the Young
Peoples Christian League == Stores
and other places of business will be closed
at eight o'clock, excepting Saturday nights,
from January till spring.
wayland Baldwin, superin-
tendent of the Ogdensburg railroad, with
| his family, spent Christmas with his mother,
| Mrs. Annis Baldwin. - Nearly fifty of
the friends of c. +. Woodward, Jr., gave
him pleasant surprse-party Friday night
| of last week. 60 The Braintree Hill Star
Club is holding interesting lyceums every
Saturday evening. =- c. T.. Woodward,
| Jr., is at home from Richmond for week 5
| vacation. = NJ. l.. Bruce moved his fam
| lily last Saturday to the new house he has
| been building at West Randolph. -
/ Walter Archer cut his foot last week while
/ choppmg wood - Two sons of A. w.
| Ferry of Saratoga, y. Y, are visiting friends
! in town - The PethVille people had a
/ tree Christmas evening at their Schoo-house,
- NJ. -. LapOrte has sold his carriage
| shop 10 the Nessrs. Brigham TO be converted
/ into a creamery as a branch of the one at
/ prove a great accommodation to the farm
/ ers in this vicinity. -= q" Pete" Jerd
| cur his thumb nearly OFF while choppng
| wood recently. - The grange met Satur-
| day night, December To- and chose the fol-
/ lowing officers: G.. l.. Hebard, master, ID.
| lecturer; Ira Mann, steward; w. +. Sar-
| gent, treasurer: NJ. r.. Flint, assistant
| steward; Susan j. Flint, chaplain; II. b.
| Howard, secretary; S. Williams, gate
! keeper; Mrs. Ann S. Blanchard, Ceres
| Mrs. l.. b. Howard, Pomona; Mrs. Lucy
| Williams, Flora; Mrs Ella Dewey, lady as
| sstant steward. w. 4. Blanchard has
! sold his farm. =- The farmers are look
ing anXiously for the snow that never comes.
= The young people have organized a
! lyceuin, Whlcl meets MONDAY nights IN Oanu
| hall
WATERBURY, Mr.. Stewards benefit at the
hotel hall last Friday evening was largely
attended, about forty dollars being taken at
the door. - A party of twenty-five
young people met at the Misses Haynes
Monday night to "see the new year in !"
- The schools reopen Monday morn
ing next. = On Christmas day Rev.
Mr., Sheldon received a hearty and unani-
nous call to his charge in Topeka. 80
! The excellent musical instruction at the
Montpelier Seminary is evidently apprec-
ated in Waterbury. Besides the regular
attendants at the school, Miss Evans and
Mr.. Lyon regularly visit the capital for
vocal lessons. 60 Those wishing to eX-
anime an ingenious machine in the shape of
a small steam engine should visit Mr.
Boyces market and inspect the motor
which runs his sausage-machine. Heat is
furnished by a burning spray of kerosene
oil, and the engine is so far automatic as
would seem possibe-the action of the
pump the furnishing of fuel and even the
starting and extinguishing of the fire being
self-regulating. Mr., Boyce's integrity as a
dealer is so well established that knowl-
edge of the existence of this machine has
not influenced fond owners in any instance,
TO limit the WauderinpS of their pet CANNES