The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-12-31
NUMBER So.

East Calais.
The measles scare has died out, there
having been only two cases in this part of
the town, and neither of those in the vii
lage. 8, e. saas9 .,i,.sa O.. 90 a
The members of Moscow lodge, T. o. OF
G.. T., are TO have their annual oyster sup
per in their lodge-room on the evening OF
January /.
Mrs. d. b. Dwinell presented her hus-
! band with daughter on Christmas eve.
| Dell thinks it little the incest Christmas
present he ever had. 80 Walter Goodell
an employe in Levison & Lambs box-shop,
sawed three of his fingers cutting one of
them nearly off one day last week. -
| Wallace Hayford has left the farm of j. N
Bliss, and Samuel Meader has moved there
and will carry on the place the coming
year. - G. A. Wing spent last week 1t
his old home at New Bedford, Mass, with
his parents and sisters.
Chelsea.
Mrs Henrietta NJ Hatch died at the
home of her daughter, Miss Lavia G. Hatch
on Friday, at the age of ninety years. The
funeral services were held on Sunday, Rev.
Mr.. Reynolds officiating. Mrs. Hatch was
| the mother of nine children Of whom six
survive.
The Congregational society, at its annual
meeting on Saturday, voted to surrender its
property to the church, which became in
corporated some months ago. This is praC-
tically the decease of the society," and the
Cnurcn Will hereafter DO all It's business in
its own name.
The remains of Henry Godfrey who died
at the home of his son-n-law, l.. p Barron
in Washington, Friday morning were
brought here for burial on Saturday. Mr.
Godfrey, who had nearly completed his
eighty-eighth year, formerly lived in town,
and was we'll known here.
East Corinth.
There will be roll-call at the church next
Eri1 Ion A nj inv tati
extended to all.
Several from this place attended Profess
sor d. NJ Bristol's horse show at st. Johns
bury on Thursday.
A large number attended the Christmas
tree exercises held in the church Thursday
evening Rev. E. w. Hatch was presented
with gift of over thirty dollars by the peo-
Pile.
Mrs. Charles w. Jewell is convalesCent
60 Charles L. Kemp of Dartmouth Col
lege is spending four weeks vacation at
home.
Danville.
, Both churches had Christmas trees
Wednesday evening.
Silas and Moses Bane have purchased the
Cameron To-" west of the Green, contain
ing seventy eight acres, for $500.
{ Mrs. Charles B. Pope of Chicago, who has
given the elegant building to the Young
, Ladies' Library Association, as a memorial
of her late husband was rendered public
reception in the library rooms Thursday
t evening, December %. 1t was a very en-
joyable occasion to all present Mrs. Pope
5 left town Friday morning for Littleton, N. Fl.
A w. d. Mattocks of Boston made flying
: trip home at Christmas. - James Weeks
and sister and the Misses Weeks of Haver-
3 hill, n. H., were the guests of Mr.. j. B.
1 Mattocks and wife Christmas. - Mr.. p
q r. Waller and Mrs. Emily Trussell are in
= Troy, y. T., with their relative, George e.
a Eaten, who is very low with consumption.
- Mrs Joseph Clark of Barton Landing
e is visiting her daughter Mrs. Charles s.
: Dole.
East Montpelier.
II The school at the East village is taking q
= two weeks vacation on account of the
II measles
= Invitations are out for whist parties on
;. Thursday and Friday evenings at E. r.
> Dodge's.
$ 1t is estimated that there are some thirty
e cases of measles in town among the num-
l. Der are LenOra Stevens and Henry Holt,
+ several members of A. g. Halls family and
d five of A. S. Fosters children.
If Lottie Woodward closes her engagement
1t at Webster's store and returns home this
y week - Winnie Dodds of North Hero
e is spending a few days in town at III. b.
!. Woodward's. - Sylvanus Angel is re-
II ceiving a visit from his aunt Mrs. Cowdry
y 60 4" Uncle jeff " Dodge, who has a
II cancer, is failing, and has been confined to
L MS Deu SOLlt IWO WethS
- - North Montpelier.
e The Rev. John Jay Lewis, former East
e Montpelier boy, will deliver his illustrated
l. lecture " Through the Canadian Rockies"
d at North Montpelier January l. This is the
10 same lecture that Mr.. Lewis gave in Lon
t, don, under the auspices of Lord Lorne and
d Sir Charles Tupper.
Ie Fairfax.
y o'S The selectmen have appointed DR.. G. F
A. Hawley health officer.
a, Rev. c. A. Smith, pastor of the Methodist
To church, is holding prOtrdcted meetings. with
good success.
At the annual meeting of L. Richard
son post the following officers were elected
III for the ensuing year. Fred S. Hunt, com
a mander; e. Ortou senior vice-commander; ;
Henry Jackson, junior vice-commander,
$. T. Messia chaplain; b. S. Davidson, quar-
al termaster; G. D.. Currie, otticer-of the-day
ne G. III. Watson, officer of-the-guard; b. s,
ID Dawson, deegate e. Orton, alternate.
Sc Page Ufford who is located at Island
Pond, was down to attend the annu ! meet
ing of the post. == Ms. John b, Bell,
as after spending a pleasant time with friends
in Boston, has returned home. - Mrs.
"a Eliza T. Purmont has returned home from
her visit to her sister in Wisconsin,
n Fayston.
The scholars in districts No. and held
he a town meeting on Tuesday evening OF last
,y week Young America showed off to good
advantage by conducting the meeting ac-
. cording to parliamentary rules, keeping
% good order, and not only allowing the
- - ladies to vote but electing them to fill i'm
" portant Offices.
m David McKay's brother from Pittsburgh
or or Penn, is visiting here. - Mr.. and Mrs.
u. "a Prindle of Barre spent Christmas with the
70 parents of Mrs, Prndle.
II, North Fayston.
Il. Measles are the order of the day. Several
10 cases are reported.
. Mrs. Irene Fisher was startled recently
y, by her little grandson running into the
a. house, eXcaming, I" Oh, grandma there is
a. something in the barn soaring the colt aud
H. hens" Mrs. Fisher hastened to the barn
u ~ and, opening the door, discovered large
m 81 hawk upon the floor. She struck it with a
~ hoe, when the hawk showed fight, but the