The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

President, Julia Benjamin: vice-presi-
dent, Murray Martyr; secretary, Kate
White; assistant secretary, Guy Bemis
treasurer, Frank Woodcock. - The
Week of Prayer will be observed as usual
Saturday evening Is to be devoted particu-
larly to the Christian Endeavor Society.
SOUTH RANDOLPH. 49, Luman Greene's
youngest child died of pneumonia last
week, after very short sickness. -
John Buzzel has moved into j. Wedg-
woods house and is to work for Booth &
Button at numbering. 60 Mrs. Andrew
Camp is teaching the school in the next dis
trict north of here. 60 A. A. Storrs has
moved the old shop adjacent to the grist-
mill about fifty feet up the stream and is to
use it for an ice-house for the creamery
which he expects to build next spring
80 There was a leap-year party at Smith
Morrells New Years eve to "watch the
old year out and the new year in" -
Edwin Clifford has been suffering with
rheumatism for some time past Emma
Dearmy has nearly recovered from her re-
cent severe illness. - John Hill, with
his wife and son, of Montpelier, visited
Charles Belknap last week. ~ The
ladies sociable met with Mrs. n. Fowler last
Wednesday afternoon and evening. 80
The branch has been entirely free from ice
for the past two weeks, which is something
unprecedented. 80 Grover Page of Lex
ington, Mass, a one-armed veteran, visited
II. NJ. Smith last week. - Dyer Parker
is living with Ezra Walker this winter.
- Mrs. Ioba Thayer, aged nine-two
years, is quite i'll at Isaac Thayers. 80
Several lots of wool have been sold in this
vicinity. Twenty-three cents was paid for
unwashed wool. - Quite number of
dairymen are contemplating putting in
Cooley Creamers.
MARsHrIELD.-Dr George NJ. Town is
quite sick. Fears have been entertained
that he would not survive long, but at last
accounts he was considered some better.
- The village school opened last
Wednesday, with Mr.. Edgerton, a student
in S. G. Shurtleffs law office at Montpelier,
as teacher. - The grist-mill is again in
possession of the owner, l.. w. Pitllin, WHO'S
running it, assisted by Ralph r. Ide. Frank
Pages lease expired January LIST and he has
moved on to George b. Wheelers farm and
Mr.. Wheeler has moved into that part of the
Meader house lately vacated by Carcel
Bemis. - Mrs A. p. Town and daugh-
ter May move to Barre this week Mrs.
Town, having purchased the millinery store
of Mrs, Jones, will go into business at
once. She closes her house on her farm for
the present. S. W. Cole has a pair of
raven black horses, five years old standing
sixteen hands high and perfectly mated in
every way. They are beauties-probably
the handsomest driving pair in town. 60
There will be a chicken-pie supper at the
vestry of the Universalist church next week
Thursday evening. There will be music,
singing and speaking. - Ira II. Edison
furnishes the music for the installation of
the officers of Green Mountain Lodge Of
Masons at Cabot this week Tuesday even
ing, and also for promenade at Plaintield
next Saturday evening. He has renewed
his engagement with the Danville cornet
band, which was broken off by his sickness
last summer, and will go there once a fort
night this winter.
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seriously i'll. - w. A. Averill narrowly
escaped serious injury last Friday morn
ing. He went to the barn before daylight
and fell backward froIn the top of ladder
to the floor. 1t was some time before he
recovered consciousness. He is now i'm
Mrs. l.. H. Gillette of Suffield, Conn, have
been visiting at w. p. Harmons. They
have made many friends during their So
journ here. - Mrs Martha Hyzer of
Randolph is visiting at n. L. Dckenson's.
- There was very enjoyable social
gathering at w. p. Harmon's last Thurs
day evening. - Mrs. Hattie Tracy and
children of Roxbury are spending a few
weeks at Eugene Roys'. - There is to
be sociable at g. p Stearns' next week
Thursday evening, to which all are cor
daily inv tied - 1t is becoming little
discouragng for the lumbermen. The best
month for Shedding is gone and no snow yet.
Hay is scarce at $500 per ton, which is
very unusual at this time of the year. -
| Christmas brought the usual amount OF
presents for the children The festival was
| not held at the church, but at the house OF
G. b. Stevens. - Judge Riford and wife
went to Massachusetts to spend Christmas
with their children. - There will be a
wood famine in town if we do not have
shedding soon. Dry wood, sixteen inches
| brings $500 per cord, and is hard TO get even
| at that price. - James Cardall who re-
4 y.,fsy los
Ford, is in poor health. He has been in
business here for nearly fifty years.
NEwBURY. and wood-draw
ers do not enjoy themselves this weather
John Hendricks is carting logs to the depot
and shipping them by rail 60 ID. &
Worcester of Michigan University gave 8
very entertaining lecture at Seminary hall
January ., on the Philippine Islands. Mr.
| Worcester resided there for some time anC
spoke from experience. He exhibited speci
mems of birds; also of domestic and war
like implements used in the islands. A
humorous lecture is to be given soon 10y
G.. w. Penniman, the prohibition orator
- The annual meeting of the First Con
| gregationa church was held January /
The following officers were elected: Clerk
George Swasey; standing committee, Dan
lei Kimball, S. Johnson, George Swasey
w. r. Shedd and the pastor; superintendent
of Sunday-school, S. Johnson; assistan
| superintendent Eugene tODielBHi llplt
rian, Thomas G. Reyes; assistant libra
rian, James b. Hale; treasurer, James r
Hale. - Union services are being helC
during the Week of Prayer. 80 james
Underhill, whose foot was INJURED by hi
horse stumbling and falling on him, has re
covered sufficiently to return to school a
Exeter, n. II. 80 The high school began
January ., with Miss Stuart as teacher
- Miss Renirew has returned from
South Ryegate, where she has been learn
ing dress-making. - Miss Maggie Law
RE goes to Boston this week to take lesson
in vocal music. - f. f.. Kimball /
wintering 225 cows He milks 100 of then
al carries the milk to the Haverhil
creamery.
HARDwICK.-T priluary school was dis
continued last week on account of canker
rash No new cases are reported anon
the pupils, so il is presumed the school will
soon resume. =- Cyrus l.. Wheeler ha
been for some time sick with bilious fever
60 S. =. Wheeler has so far recOvere'
from his recent illness as to be about tn
village again. 60 Ira Goodrich wa
stricken with paralysis on Thursday morn
ing last and died Sunday. He was a ma
tive of this town, but for many years, unit
recently, resided in Canada. 80 NJ. II
McCrillis and C. S. Cobb have plastered thei
new buildings the past week. They hay,