The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-04

DlnallS Ileuge, next frluay evening"
The regular communication of Dewitt
Clinton Lodge will be held this (Wednes-
day evening. There will be work on the
third degree.
The regular sociable of st. Mary's parish
will be held at the rooms in the depot
Thursday afternoon and evening. The
Guild will meet at the parsonage Saturday.
The first of series of camp-fres, or
lectures, was held at Howes Hall Tuesday
evening, under the auspices of w II. Boyn-
ton Post, G.. A. II. General w. w. Henry
of Burlington was the principal speaker,
and gave very interesting account of his
experience, in lecture entitled From
Cold Harbor to Ceder Creek" Music was
furnished by the University Glee Club.
A village meeting will be held at seven
o'clock, Thursday evening, to see If the viii
lage will vote to establish a system of lights
on the streets, and il so, in what manner
and to what extent; to see If the village will
raise money to pay for the same, and to
transact other necessary business. Some
residents are in favor of electric lighting,
thinking it will be the best and cheapest
mode of lighting, taking into consideration
our excellent and abundant water power.
l.. j. Wing, agent of the Thomson-Houston
Company, will be present and speak. Let
there he a large attendance of the legal
voters of the village.
Edgar f.. Wright of Bellows Falls has
been in town for few days, returning Mon
day === Samuel Loveland and wife of
Rutland have been visiting in town for the
past week. == Miss Eva Southwick of
Springfield, Mass, is visiting at f. S. kim
balls. - f. H. Soper has finished work
at South Royalton and returned home.
- w. c. Shepard and family have
moved to town from Randolph. -= w.
a. Shaw Of Bangor, Maine, visited in town
last week, returning Saturday. - Miss
I7t,Il 80 g,l,, ind
the coming winter. - Miss Angie
Badger is teaching in RoXbury. her school
commencing Monday. = Hon. G.. p.
Hogan and family spent Thanksgiving with
Frank Plumley ESQ. John Jones of Bur
lington also spent the day in town. 60
Lewis Rock is employed at the granite
sheds sharpening tools, =- Charles and
Frank Houston were at home last week.
Plainfield.
The village schools began last Monday,
with Mr.. Kimball as teacher in the higher
department and Miss Laura Gale in the
primary.
w. ID. Marsh has recently purchased a
piece of land in Barre village, and report
saws he is to convert the same into a
vegetable garden.
The school in the district for which JEFF
ferson Savory is the committee began this
week Monday. w. b. Earl, a Dartmouth
College student, is teacher.
The ladies of the Congregational society
will give their annual chicken-pie supper in
the vestry of their church Tuesday evening,
December 10. Supper from five to eight
o'clock
Albert Johonnott administrator of Charles
II. Heath's estate, was in town a few days
ago. He made sales of a house owned by the
estate to Louis Lupien and piece of land to
Rrastus Batchelder. Mr. Lupien has since
sold the house to C. E. McCrllis.
AT the annual village meeting on Monday
evening the following officers were chosen;
Bailiff, y. c. Lombard; trustees, Nelson
Morse, John Ryan, G. j. Foster, Charles
Lombard and Clark Reed. A committee
was appointed to investigate the subject of
the protection of the village against fire.
Miss Mittie Skinner of the University of
Vermont made her sister, Mrs. w. ID. Marsh,
flying visit last week. - A. n Greeley
has gone to Groton to work for Darling &
Co - II. ii. Dewey returned from Fort
Payne last Saturday. He considers the
g boom" there one of large dimensions.
Arch Batchelder has just gone to that local
ity. - Fanny Fisher of Bethel and Nina
Paddock OF Seminary Hill are visiting in
town. - Ezekiel Skinner has moved
from his farm, recently sold, to his village
residence. - Messrs. Berry & Wallace
have arrived in town and will commence
work in the granite shed at once. -
Rev. and Mrs. Thayer returned on Saturday
from Mora, n. Y, where they were called
by the sickness and death of Mrs. Thayer' $
mother. - Station Agent Cutting is
quite sick with rheumatic fever. His place
is filled by Fred McCrills. Miller
Pratt was home from the University of
Vermont and Henry Remission from his
work at Hardwick to spend Thanksgiving.
Roxbury.
The village school began on Monday,
with Miss Angie Badger of Northfed as
teacher.
The body of Mrs. Horace NJ. Nichols of
Calais was brought here for interment on
Thursday last.
Mrs. f. p. Burnham and Mrs. George
Andrews are both quite i'll, and pneumonia
is feared in both cases.
A. A. Joslyn and NJ. f. Flynn have pur-
chased of G.. w. Eaton his mountain lot of
woodland and will engage in numbering.
Two well-known young men of our town
have peculiar reasons for giving thanks this
year. For particulars see the marriage
column.
Among the former residents that came to
town during Thanksgiving were A. j. Wal
bridge and family of Peterboro \. H.
who were the guests of e. p. Rurnham
Mr. and Mrs, Chamberlin of ST. Adams, Mr..
and Mrs Frank Eaton of Saranac Lake, N
Y, who visited at George w Eaton's, and
John Bracket of South Framingham Mass,
on visit to his mother. - S. w Latham
has broken up housekeeping and gone to
Barre to live with his son. His daughter
Cora has gone to Montpelier. - Elias
Wheeler has moved on to the Jehiel Allen
farm that he bought of John Ferris. &C.
Mr.. Martin Kendall of Lebanon, N H., was
in town last week. - ID. II. Fassett and
family spent Thanksgiving in Rochester.
- c. w. Lockln of Montpelier was
here on Monday - Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S.
Davis and Doras l.. Spaldng, former resi-
dents of Roxbury, are now located at Jack
sonville Florida.
RoXbury East.
u. n. Paige's mother, who is over eighty
years of age, has become almost totally
blind. = Jennie Conland of Brookfield
has commenced her second term of school
here. - Jacob Wardner has been on
the sick-list Of late. - Mrs Jen-
ME (Freeman) Duraway, who has been Wis
lting her parents here. returned to Worces-
ter Mass, last Thursday. 60 Bertha
Wardner, who has been stopping with her
grandparents for several weeks, returned to
her home in West Randolph last Wednes-
day. - The sister of Mrs ID. ii. Allen
accompanied by her husband) of North
bridge, Mass, is visiting her. 80 Charlie
and Leon Allen are attending school at
nrtb 81 L.. 4.