The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27

anu IUt llttllDHA are W ne tuullHutN tlllS
week every evening except Saturday, sew
eral ministers assisting Pastor Reynolds.
The Chelsea Cornet Band has reOrganized
under the leadership Of l.. ID. Parkhurst.
The Sons Of Veterans advertise a fancy
dress promenade NJ Hotel Hall Thursday
evening of this week.
There will be "A union Thanksgiving serv-
ice at the Congregational church on Thanks
giving day at eleven o'clock.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank voted on Tuesday OF last week 10 re-
duce their capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000, and to pass the amount OF reduC-
ton to profit and loss. similar action
was taken some time ago, but the coup
trOller of the currency ruled that he had no
authority TO allow such a reduction. The
present comptroller intinates a different
understanding of the law, hence the repeti-
ton of the vote.
George f. Reed has bought the G. w.
Robbins farm of f. b. Robbins for $500, but
will not take possession ill spring. ==
f. ID. Fuller has taken mp butchering, and
is prepared TO do work in that line for all
corners. --= John b. CUrliSs has obtained
a pension. === j. i. Hemrnway was
adiudred an insolvent debtor bv the pro.
bate court last Thursday. The debts amount
to some "a, 400 and the assets are considerably
less. =- G. Il. Corwn handled some
thing like over six and half luus of poultry
last week. an amount much smaller than IN
some wears, Illt turkey crop ntln2 TESS IMAM
usual. - Rev. b. A. Sherwood of Graf
ton, Mass. preached at the Congregational
church last Sunday.
Corinth.
Benjamin Lucas died November 18th, after
short but severe illness, of typhoid fever.
He was iifty-nine years of age.
At w. b. ID. AverY's auction wheat sold
at ninety five cents per bushel, corn at fifty
six cents and OATS at forty-hve cents;
meadow lay, S4 to So per tom sheep, 81 TO
$3.50 per head,
There is a good deal of sickness in town
the present fall. Homer Sargent is very low
with rheumatic fever, while in the central
part OF the town sCarlatina is having quite a
run and sore Threats and other diseases
prevail
Newton Walkers horse which was taken
from his stable in the night two weeks ago
was found about ten days afterwards on IL
back farm within a mile of home, with its
name aud tail closely sheared. A horse
supposed to be the same one had been seen
there by people at a distance for several
days.
Orange.
Scion Curtis, who has been In California.
will spend the winter in Vermont. - j.
P. Lord is suffering from a head trouble
Strafford
Daniel and William II. Billiard have con-
veyed their farm to Mansel Nelson of Tun-
bridge.
George f. Chandler has resigned his
clerkship at Washington and returned home
to assist his father, Charles Chandler, in his
business affairs.
Mrs. Edna Chambers has reconveyed TO
James Thompson the real estate he decided
to her, year or two since, to secure his sup
port and maintenance.
There will be union Thanksgiving serv-
ice at the Congregational church in this
village at eleven o clock A. M, the Free Bap-
list pastor and members mt South STAFFORD
participating.
The village schools closed last week
Wilbur Sleeper, teacher of the Grammar
School, is engaged to teach at Ely the COM
ing winter, and Miss Mabel Hatch, who has
had charge of the primary department, is
expected to conduct the united schools.
Edwin Sharp and Gardie Cobb had no alb
sent marks the past term.
Washington.
The Relief Corps gave an entertainment
at Town Hall on Tuesday evening.
Granite boulders from Gilman Smith s
farm are being drawn through the town. A
large boulder has been found on Charles
McAlliSter's farm.
Parties from Burlington have been here
the past week looking up farms. There is a
fair prospect that Enoch Martin, Ernest
Smith and William Cheney will sell to them.
Henry Fifed of Montpelier has been in
town to dispose of some real estate belong
ing TO the Orange Fifeld estate. =- Miss
Maria White has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, Il. G. White. =- Mrs.
Wayland White of Burlington, formerly of
this place, is ill with pneumonia. The
young daughter, Helen, is recovering from
an attack of tonsiitis, == Sylvester
Tillotson has purchased the Pittsley place
in the village. MIR Bishop has rented the
tenement in SINNERS block lately occupied
by Mr.. TillOtsun. Eleazer Smith has pur.
chased the house just vacated by DR.
Warner.
West Fairlee.
The teachers institute and examination
held here two DAYS last week WAS well al