The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-18
From Town Correspondents.
Washington Berlin.

Ana now Jefferson Williams reports tn
slaughter of an eight-months-od pig tina
| tipped the beam at three hundred seventy
five pounds. beating the East Montpelie
pig by twenty-five pounds
At the Congregational church, on Snnda
morning, the pastor will preach the anuua
| Christmas sermon, and on the Wednesda,
evening following the usual entertainment
Will he given, consisting Of "A Christine
tree, with appropriate musical aud liierar,
exercises. cordial invitation is EXTENDED
TO all.
Cabot.
o. p. BoyleS has leased his farm for on
year to Even Mcleod. Mr.. Boyles will
move to this village.
The new school law has made it rathe
difficult for the school at Lower Cabot T.
begin the winter term.
The band is to give masquerade prone
made at Village Hall on Tuesday evening, DE
cember 81. and good time is guaranteed Il
all who attend.
Mrs. George W. Lyford died last weel
Thursday. The funeral was held at Mr.
Lyford's residence, on West Hill, last Satur
day, at eleven o'clock
School opened at the village last week
with a large number of students. Mis-
Alice Hancock and Miss Mabel Kidder
both of East Hardwick, are the teachers.
The first meeting of the Cabot Teachers
Association will be held at the High Schoo
room in this village, Friday evening, De
cember 20, at seven o'clock All teacher
in the town are requested to come and to joii
the association. All others interested il
the work are invited to be present.
AT the annual communication of Greer
Mountain Lodge, f. and A. NJ, on Decenbe
3, the following officers were elected for tn,
year ensuing: NJ. ID. Warren, worshipfu
master; III. A. Rogers, senior warden; +
A. Thomas, Junior warden: George Gould
treasurer; L. p Cole, secretary; S. G
Voodry, senior deacon; l.. G.. Lance, JUNO
deacon; w. II. Putnam and James Baldrey
stewards; Charles French, chaplain: Will
lam Ptkin, tyler; l.. ID. Smith, marshal
A public installation of these officers wa
held at Masonic Hall The ceremony wa
performed by Past Master g. NJ. Webster
There were also Rotations, select reading
and vocal and instrumental music, afte
which cake and coffee were served in tn
dining-hall of the lodge.
Payson Walbridge is teaching at the Cen
ter. Miss Edna Batchelder in Marshfield
Miss Jennie Gould at East Cabot, Mrs JOIN
Crane in district No u, Miss Addie Smith ol
the Northwest Hill, Budd. Bruce on til,
Southwest Hill, Miss Josie Beedle in III,
High School al Marshfield village, Arthu
Lance in North Calais, aud Mary McAllSte
has taken the school on the Whittier Hill
- Misses Flora and Susie Atkins an,
Miss Alice Webster are attending school n
the Seminary in Montpelier Law
renee harrington, A. b. lIickie Solder
Smith and Dean Fisher are home from S.
JUhnsbury Academy to spend their Christ
mas vacation of three weeks.
Calais East.
The Christ as exercises of the Sunday
school will be held on Christmas night a
] "a.
Canlata. The Waits Christmas
Mrs. ii. S. Sumner died quite suddenly OF
Sunday, aged eighty-one years. She wa
apparently in her usual good health half al
bOur before she died. - A ID. Pearc,
will enter upon the discharge of his durie
as postmaster January l. 1890. - Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas are moving into Otis Stay
tons house
Calais North.
Christmas will be observed at Memoria
| Hall ON Wednesday evening, ID cember %
with musical and literary exercises, trees
stereopticon views and lunch A cordia
inYii alton is extended to all.
Marshfield.
| Quite number from this place ATTENDED
the dedication of the Methodist church a
Groton last Wed esday.
The Methodists will have a chicken.pi
supper at the vestry of their church Thurs
day evening, December 10. An address viii
be delivered by Rev j. y. Sherburn on tn,
subject, Fair day Tomorrow, for the SIX,
| is red"
sad accident happened at Kinney
Mills last Wednesday mornin,. Two work
men were loading wood outside the mill
when the balance wheel that runs the cir
cular saw burst and killed them instantly
The names of the unfortunate men wer,
Sewell Brown and Frank Dale. Mr. Brown
was from Worthwhile, bat no clue could bC
lunnd TO Lhe Lnma of tho frinnls of Mr