The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-11

French chaplain; II. b. Howard, secretary
George Brown, gate-keeper; Mrs. Susan j.
Flint, Pomona; Mrs Ann S. Blanchard,
Flora; Mrs. l.. b. Howard, Ceres; Hattie l..
Williams, lady assistant steward.
Broo<field.
The moonlight evenings of last week were
well improved in skating upon the pond at
the village.
Rev. G. A. Curtis preached again at the
Second church on trial last Sunday. The
attendance was good, several from the First
church being present.
The quarterly meeting for drawing books
from the library was held at Library Hall
last Wednesday. 1t is ninety-nine years
since the first formation of the library, dur
ing which time the books have numbered
nearly two thousand
Marshall Green, who has been to Phila-
delphia again for the removal of tumors, is
expected home this week. - NJ. b. Gay
lord is in poor health. - Frank Buxton
has returned from Massachusetts, where he
has been spending a few weeks. - N
w. Frink of Montpelier called on friends in
town last week
Chelsea.
Cashier John L. Bacon of White River
Junction was in town with his bride a few
days ago.
Lyman r. Denison has opened a grocery
in Mrs. Hyde's building, west of Townsend
& Dickinson's store.
H. f. X. Hall Camp, Sons of Veterans
chose G. l.. Hayward as captain, E. E.
Wallace as first lieutenant and G. H. Put
ney as second lieutenant.
Fred. A, Ordway and family have re-
turned South, going to Aberdeen, n. c.,
where Fred is to manage some lumber
mills for his brother-in-law, DR.. G. E, Wood
bury.
Waterson Post G.. A. r., has chosen as
commander for the ensuing year j, O.
Smith, for senior vice-commander, Nathan
Noyes; for junior vice-commander, f. S.
Noyes.
Carl III. Corwin has accepted an appoint
ment as principal of the high school at
Jericho, and begins his work there this
week. Frank Skinner of Washington takes
his place in j. A. r. Corwin's store.
Mabel Wallace died on Saturday night at
the home of her brother, Elmer e. Wallace,
of diphtheria. 1t can not be told how the
disease reached here, and it is greatly
hoped that it may not spread further.
Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Robbins, with their
daughter Edna, have gone South to spend
the winter on account of Miss Edna s
health Their first objective point is
Southern Pines, n. c., but whether they
will remain there is uncertain.
A list of teachers in the winter schools
will be given as soon as the returns are all
in. We furnish other towns with the fol-
lowing teachers; Washington, Laura r..
Fuller and Jennie f. Moore; Brookfield,
Myrtle e. Sprague; Tunbridge, Hattie f..
and Emily f. Carpenter; STAFFORD, f. Her
bert Dearborn; Vershire, Sarah E. Hemen-
way.
Corinth.
Aaron Prescott died Friday morning,
the 9Th.
Perley NJ. Hastings is very low with heart
disease and johnson Moulton with pneu-
monia.
Hon. A. f. Kinney is suffering intensely
from having his right hand pierced with an
old nail
Mrs. Frederick p Eaton died the ID in
slant. She had been in poor health for a
long time. Funeral services were held on
the 4th, Rev. G. f. Davis of West Topsham
officiating
Corinth Corner.
District No. has not as yet secured a
teacher for the present winter term.
The people here at the Corner are very
busy hauling wood moving hay, etc, ex-
pecting to see larger depth of snow soon.
1t is expected that the personal property
and some of the real estate of the late Moses
Spear will be sold at public auction Decem-
Der q.
Julia, wife of Frederick Eaton, died De-
cember 3. She had been sufferer from
consumption. She was a lady of great en-
ergy and force of mind, and as long az her
health would permit she took prominent
part in all the church affairs at the Meadow
She was in the true sense a beautiful lady
Newbury.
The heavy rain of Sunday night last caused
the snow to disappear.
School at the seminary began December
10. Miss Stuart and Miss Dunlap are the
| teachers.
Mrs. DR.. Watkin and family have gone
| to North HAMPTON. Mass. for the winter.