The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-12-17

Christmas services will be held at both
churches next week, as usual.
No one need go without presents this
Christmas, judging from the looks of the
loaded counters and shelves of our traders.
The village schools began on Monday Of
this week. Mr.. A. G. Fuller of Bloomfield
has charge of the higher department and
Miss Lehe Lewis of the lower.
The ladies of the Universalist society
hold their annual fair and oyster supper on
Thursday evening OF this week IL is
hoped that large number will be present,
~ good time is expected
Danville.
Miss Emily Trussell has moved into her
new house. =-= j. Il. Tinker has moved
his jewelry store into the new Trussell
house. - Mr.. Wells, the barber, has
moved into the rooms in Il. j. Davis block,
recently vacated by j. e. Tinker. -
The pound party given to Rev. w. ii.
Stewart, Friday night, was well attended,
considering the inclemency of the weather,
shout fifty being present, Quite a number
Of valuable pounds were left. - j. G.
Fuller has been in town for a few days.
East Montpelier.
G. A. Foster of Barre is reported to have
narrowly escaped freezing to death while
attempting to walk from here to Montpelier
last week. The suowdrifts made his
progress very slow and difficult, ana Tor
portion of the way he was compelled to
crawl on his hands and knees. To add to
his misfortune, he lost S15 from pocket.
North Montpelier.
We are having a very successful term of
school in this district this winter with Miss
Ada Nye as teacher.
Rev. j. j. Lewis of South Boston, Mass.
IL to deliver his justly popular lecture, "
Trip Through Europe" at the church in
this village on the evening of January l.
We have now four tracks scraped upon
the pond, subscription having been taken
to keep them open during this winter.
HOrsemen will find here fine chance TO
exercise their trotters.
The stage horses ran away from the depot
at Plainfeld last week Saturday night, and
brought up AT the Union house stables,
Montpelier, and, strange to say, no damage
OF any amount was done.
North Montpelier is being well repre-
sented at Goddard Seminary this term by
Misses Julia HOLSTER, Blanche Spauldiug
and Bertha Nye and Messrs. Van Bennett,
Fred Little and Rodney Willard
Money has been raised sufficient to in
sure a term of ten or twelve evenings of
singing. school, which will be held in Yes
try hall, with G. f. Dudley as teacher. The
FIRST school is this week Saturday evening.
The night before Christmas is to be OBJ
served at the church. Besides the usual
trees, the young folks will present the can
tata, " The Waits Christmas. A cordial
invitation is extended to every one to be
present.
Cards are out announcing the marriage on
Thursday, December Is, of Carrie, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Foster of this town.
and Merton l.. Towne of Barre. Their many
friends here wish them long and happy
married life.
Mrs. l.. c. Hammett is in Philadelphia
TT Al.
sisters in that city. - Mrs. Lucy Hollis
ter Of this town starts the first of next
month for Hot Springs, Ark, where she is
TO work in a hotel for Barron & Fabyan.
East Gilmore.
The new school law has not caught us.
There is to be Christmas tree at East
Klmore Wednesday evening. December "a,
and there will be one at West Woodbury.
Thursday evening, the 18th.
George LeBarron and wife were recently
called to Montpelier Center to attend the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. Elisha Cove.
- Mrs Edward Shackett goes to Bos-
ton this week to visit her daughter. -
Hattie Silloway is quite sick with fever.
- Charlie Morse, who is clerking for
s. A. Fife of Wolcott, was at home over
Sunday.
Hardwick.
The new houses on the Drenan meadow
are all bCtuIlltu. dlOTulUR Recommendations
for eight families.
1t is reported that A. A. Goodrich of West
Hill has made arrangements to supply 8
portion of the village with milk.
The masquerade promenade of the Good
Templars on Friday evening was quite sue
eessful Notwithstanding the extreme sever
ity Of the weather
The new school law must leave many oil
our schools " out in the cold " as to the
legal distribution of public money, il the
stale superintendent s version is the true one
The suit of Aiken u.s. Dreuan, which has
been in active preparation for trial at This
term of court, has been continued to the
June term, on account of the illness of Mrs
Aiken, an important witness.
The thirty-feet spire for a monument, Gu
Mt Carter's Standard quarry in Woodbury.
is finished and was expected to be draw
here Saturday, but did not arrive. 1t viii
be landed here soon unless some unforeseen
delay occurs in its transportation.
The many friends of Eddie Reed will re
greet to learn of his serious injury while a
work upon building at Worcester, Mass.
through the fall of a staging. Edwin Reed
mis- father, of this place, when notified of the
accident, went at once TO his assistance.
S. S. Woodmansee's farm buildings, il
the west part of the town, were burned ont
day last week. The fire was supposed t.
originate from the contact of bed-clothin,
with the stove-pipe. But little propert.
was saved Thee was insurance for abou
! 600, of which 5000 was upon the build
Kings.
George Gilmore purposes holding serie
dancing parties or schools at the Cen
nnal house this winter. - Charles w
prthen son of Rev. ii. w. Worthen i
at home. He has been attending med
lectures at Dartmouth College and is a
ent assisting Mr.. Kimball at the re
E-store. - The venerable Natha
ver of East Hardwick recently fraC
his colar-bone by falling in his room
advanced age and feeble condition rem
he accident serious one. - b. A
Gd, ESQ, lawyer OF North Hyd
pas here one day last week prospect
"a professional business location. w
Rnd he has some expectation {
an office here if suitable rooms
60 A. 1. Cummings, son
lmmings, is home from the Yves
row has moved into one
ents in his fathers new hous,
b. Thomas has moved to his ne'
down the river. o. j. Paquett,
ruggist, is to occupy Mr.. Bridg,
ement, vacated by Mr.. Thomas
first Of January. - Mr.. an
n of this place and John Barre