The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-02


one foot, while chopping, nearly severing
one toe.
w. E. Bliss has been singularly unlucly
during the past month"; having lost a colt
COW and a hog
The annual meeting of the East Calais
Circulating Library Association will be held
ut the residence of A. Pearce next week
Tuesday at one O'Clock p. NJ.
The village school does not begin until
next Monday, one week later than usual
Miss Clara Pike has been engaged as
teacher. Mr.. Whitney of Marshfieid teaches
in No g, Dora Haskell in No. 8, and Mrs,
George Slayton in Pekin. Lee Leonard has
finished his work rs clerk for w. l.. Pierce,
and will teach in No. 10 during the winter.
l., q. Dwinell has recovered his colt
wnlch was supposed to have strayed or
been stolen from the pasture, a couple of
months ago. The latter seems to have been
the case. On Wednesday of last week he
learned that colt answering to the
description of his, was owned by a man in
CABOT. Friday, in company with Constable
button. he traced 1t out, and found IL to be
his. The colt had been owned by several
different men in Danvile, Peacham, Wal
den and Cabot, and 1t remains to be seen
how far back it can be traced.
Chelsea.
Daniel BurDhan, having sold his farm
removes at once to West Corinth, In his
departure the town loses citizen long and
well-known and prominent, and the dem
ocratic party of the old school its most pic.
turesque representative. He had been JUS
tice of the peace for many years, and has
often stood as the candidate of his party for
county offices - Revival services are
being held, this week, at the Methodist
church, Pastor Howard being assisted by
Mrs. s. Harrington, who has been at work
on the West Hill for some time.
Groton.
A union Thanksgiving service was held
at the Baptist church, Thursday evening
- Our village school opened Mondav.
with Mr.. button of Dartmouth and Miss
Jennie Wrinkle as teachers. - George
Mills, Orlo Gibson, Anna Olney and Josie
WEIGH are attending school for the winter
at Peacham. - II. G. Whitehall, Josie
and Gertie Cochran will return to the Sem
mary at Montpelier next week. - Lum-
bermen are longing for snow, but the black
smiths rejoice in the present conditions.
- Hall IL Hutton expect to put about
100000 feet of lumber into the yard from
the Cassidy lot in West Groton. Henry
Vance and Fred Parker have the job of
hauling the logs to the mill. - Alexan-
der Renfrew is quite sick with pneumonia.
- daughter of Fred Laro is sick with
typhoid fever. - Fuller Weld had a
young colt so badly hooked by some OF his
cattle, one day last week, that he gave it to
DR.. Eastman for repairs rather than to care
for it himself. - Carlyle Renfrew has
sold out at auction, with the intention of
going West again. - Josiah Keenan,
and wife have gone to spend the winter
with their sons in Kansas and Colorado.
Hyde Park.
Charles Crane is very low with apoplexy.
His case seems critical.
County court convened Tuesday fore.
noon; Judge Thompson of Irasburgh, pre-
siding. The term bids fair to be about the
usual length.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Crowell. who
died last week in the insane asylum at
Waterbury, was held at Centerville. Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Taylor oficiated
Rev. p. B. Fisk of Morrisville, in ex-
change with Rev Mr.. Taylor of this place
occupied the pulpit in Union church here
last Sabbath. His sermon was an excellent
one.
Andrew Cowan was thrown from his
wagon while driving around a turn in the
street near the east end OF the village, and
received injuries which rendered him I'M.
conscious for some time. The fall was so
violent as to cause conclusion of the spine
Henry Putnam has moved his family
from the Bishop house to the tenement
recently vacated by G. A. Slayton -
Governor Page has returned from Boston,
where he spent Thanksgiving with his wife
and children. - George Seymour is
clerking for G. Crane & Son. - Monday
morning last the thermometer stood twelve
degrees below zero. - George f. STRAIT
ton occupies the reporters chair in the
county court here this term.
MiddIesex.
Rev. j, E. Wright will preach at Union
church, next Sunday at l.; 80 P. M
Mortified.
The graded school took a recess from
Wednesday to Monday.
Monday was very cold day, many of our
thermometers registering sixteen degrees
below zero.
The excelsior shop was started Monday,
Frank Harris having taken job to manu-
facture the article.
Rev. w. S. Hazen exchanged Sunday
with Rev. V. M. Hardy, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at West Randolph.
Quite number of the members of our
Odd Fellows lodge go to West Randolph to-
day to assist in instituting lodge of that
order.
The union services of the Congregational
and Methodist churches were held at the
latter. house, this year. and the pastor
preached
Colonel Albert Stevens, commonly known
as " Uncle" Albert, died at his home on
Ccutidi StIteli ouuudy nlRlU, AZ Ule age OF
eighty-seven. He was one of the oldest
residents of this town and village.
Our Good Templars lodge has had much
success for the past month. Twenty-one
have been initiated, making the total mem
bership POI, and the average attendance has
been nearly 100 On account Of the lecture
in the University course, the meeting this
week will be held on Thursday evening.
Principal j. Wesley Spencer of the graded
school died at seven o'clock Saturday even
ing, having been i'll since the 18th ult.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist
church, Tuesday afternoon, the school being
present in body. The remains were taken
to Montpelier for burial. Mr.. Spencer was
a young man of much ability and promise;
he had conducted the school successfully,
and had secured the respect and esteem OF
the whole community. Great sympathy is
felt for the bereaved family. His age was
twenty-three years.
Miss Lizzie Knapp goes tomorrow to
Worcester, Mass, TO remain for some time
with her friend, Mrs. A. w. Edison. -
Rev. w. s. Hazen and wife spent Thanks
giving at Enosburgh Falls. Frank
Plumley ard family and Miss Grace Ladd
Wera at ST. Albans Thankspi wing with