The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-18

the winter, this week. 80 Mrs. Il. M.
Harvey visited with the family of DR.. o. l..
Watson at Montpelier last week. -=
Chester M. Huckins is again in town after
an absence of several weeks. - Mr.. and
Mrs, s. G.. Howard of Middlesex visited at
DR.. Watson's few days last week. 60
Edmund Eastman and daughter Anna Wis
tied in Warren, n. H., last week. 80
George Newton and wife returned home
from Philadelphia last Friday. = Lewis
y. Wilds and Mrs. S. Payne were in Post
Mills a short time last week. == Mrs.
John Wilds is visiting her brother, S. X.
Dexter, in Lowell Mass, for a short time.
Waitsfield.
Report says the school in No. / has closed
for the winter.
Rev. e. S. Fiske exchanged with Rev.
Mr. Wheeler February 10.
There were eight sick with measles at G.
w. Folsom's at one time last week.
There was no school in the upper room,
the last of last week on account of the ill
ness of Mr.. Shaw, the teacher.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Congregational church will
give " bonnet sociabe " this "wednesday
evening
There will be an orange" sociable al
the vestry of the Methodist church on
Wednesday evening, February %. Oranges
cake and coffee will be served. There will
also be short literary programme. AL
are cordially invited
A. w. Bigeow is moving out of the hote
and j. j. Kelly is moving in. A. o. Thayer
brother-in-law of Mr.. Kelly, has rented
with him. Mr.. Thayer has worked in g
hotel considerably and Mr.. Kelly has made
himself popular as stage-driver. This com
munity deserves COED and well-kept no
tel and that the present propretors may
give us such is the demand and desire of all
Washington.
On Tuesday evening of last week friends
and relatives, to the number of about sew
enty-tive, of Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting g
Cheney met at their pleasant home on tn,
occasion of the forty-fifth anniversary o
their marriage. Among the presents mad,
were two pairs of gold-bowed spectaclei
from their children and fine plush easy
chair from their neighbors. Refreshments
were served, and the occasion was en-
joyed by all The host and hostess return
their heartfelt thanks to all the guests, VIII,
wish them many happy returns of the ami
versary of the day which made the twair
one.
Waterbury.
Sheriff Howe has appointed Charlie
Keene of this place as deputy sheriff, ant
Charles feels proud of the appointment.
Rev. l.. G.. Clark, who left Waterbur,
nearly seven years since, but now of Maine
moves to Wentworth, n. H., the presen
week to make it his home.
The dramatic club gave its play in Stow
last Friday evening to full house. 1t in
tends giving one more entertainment her
before closing for the season.
While George o. Boyce of Montpelie
was taking home two colts on Friday, which
he had bought from Mr.. Brown one of then
rao ra1 n foil va 10
1t may recover.
Bert Phillips has fitted up meat marke
in the store of William Ashley and opened
this week. He intends to keep all western
meat for the present and will run a car
when spring opens.
As Herbert Coffrin was drawing load o
sawdust with DIR. James team the whiffie
tree broke letting the load on to one of TIT
horses and breaking his leg. The docto
put the horse out of misery by shooting
him. 1t was his best horse.
Nine young people went to Plainfeld las
Friday to attend the convention of tn
Washington County Christian Endeavo
Society. Miss Myrtle Huntley read pape
which was we'll received. The society ha
been gaining rapidly lately.
The lecture by Major Henry Dane on tn
The Naval Battles of the War" Monda
evening" was well attended. Too much ca
not De Salu III luS praise. Inc lecturer Ut
serves the very highest COMMUNICATION, an
the entertainment committee the thanks c
the community.
The scientific photograph exhibition t
be given this "Wednesday evening in Hote
hail. under the auspices of the Citizen
band, ought to be well attended. 1t is yer
highly spoken of. 1t will be a treat for al
besides the band boys ought to be well rC
membered by the town folks.
A Waterbury item of the Argt
and Patriot last week. as to a farme
from Lisbon, n. H., being appointed to tn
state asylum farm, is misleading. Jane
Shipman is appointed as the farmer but h
is not from New Hampshire. He is a ne
tive of Vermont and has been for the las
! twenty-siX years a resident of Danvillt
! He is a practical farmer and the state
| fortunate in having man of such eXper
| ence at the head of the farm. There is n
need to leave Vermont to find man fo
that position.
James Newton has been sick for severe
weeks, but is around again. - Fran
| Joslyn of Colbyvile has been sick fc
several weeks and is now afflicted with th
| pleurisy. 60 Miss Parker, sister of job
| Parker, while driving to Duxbury CornC
last week, upset the sleigh and broke he
arm She is doing as well as can be eH
pected - Mr.. Ira Cakes of LisboI
n. H., is studying law in the Office of w.
Dillingham;. - Mrs. Arad Graves ha
been to Fitchburg, Mass, visiting her so