The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-25

rowly escaped first class conhagration, on
the afternoon of Friday last
There will be prize speaking at the Meth
odist church, Friday evening, under the
auspices of the Epworth League.
School at the village closed last Friday.
The same teachers, Harvey Burbank and
Miss Lillian Wells, are to be retained for
the winter term.
There will be Thanksgiving service,
Thursday evening at seven o'clock, at the
Methodist church. There will be a praise
service and sermon by the pastor.
Lucia Wswell and Matte Hersey from
Johnson, Sarah McAlister and Henry Nc
Allster from Barre, Alice Webster from
Montpelier and Myrtle Boyles from Orange,
are among those home for their Thanksgiv-
ing vacation.
Benjamin Boyles died on the 18th utimo
at the residence of his son-inIaw, Henry
Hills, aged eighty-three years. Mr.. Boyles
had resided in Marshfeld for nearly sixty
years. When he came to this town he en-
Joyed the confidence of all who knew him
as an honest, upright Christian man.
Merton d. Wells and wife gave a cobweb
party, Wednesday evening of last week. 1t
was very enjoyable time to all present.
- Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Baker have
closed their summer residence. Mrs. Baker
has gone to the city and Mr. Baker goes in
few days. - l.. p. Cole has bought the
Chelsea.
Miss NJ. Emma Hatch has returned to
Hanover, n. f., where she has music
class.
f. L. Woodbury. is to close his livery sta
BILE, and will sell his stock at auction, on
Saturday next.
Joel Y. Peavey and his SOD Gilman from
Tunbridge are to move upon A. H. Pow
ers' farm, now occupied by g. A. Luce.
A warning is posted for a town meeting
to be held on Saturday, December >, at the
hotel hall, to consider the matter of build
ing a town hall.
On Thursday evening at eight O'Clock
there will be a "clothes-pin sociable," what
ever that may be, at the hotel hall, for the
bentit of the piano fund.
Charles G. Bacon, brother of John b.
Bacon, died in Boston on Monday of last
week, and the funeral services were held
here on Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Sherman Of
floating.
The union Thanksgiving service, which,
as announced, will be choral service rem
dered by the two Sunday-schools will be
held in the Congregational church on
Thursday evening at six o'clock.
Caspar p Abbott of South Royalton has
rented the Hatch harness shop. 1t is under
stood that he does not intend to remove
here, but will run the shop in connec ion
with his business at South Royalton.
Fred j. Alderman has bought Daniel
Burnham's farm, and will soon take pos
session; and E. B. Dickinson has bought
Albert Aliens place for $500. Mr. and
Mrs. Allen have gone TO st. Adams, to live
with their daughter, Mrs. Leach.
A telegram on Friday announced the
death, at Orangeburg, S. c., of Mrs. Emma
NJ. (Dickinson) Webster. She had been
very i'll for several months, but late news
had been encouraging. Her unexpected
death gives great shock to her family and
friends here. She was married to Eugene
A. Webster of Orangeburg September 30,
1890. The funeral services are appointed
for Tuesday, at which Rev. Mr.. Sherman
will officiate.
East Gilmore.
School in district No. 4, taught by Mrs.
Ann Parker, closed successful term,
November IA. - Mrs Jewett Carr is at
Calais taking care of daughter who was
recently badly hurt. Mrs. Edward
Shackett and Mrs. William Renne were
called to Morrisville, Saturday, by the
death of young child of their sister. -
Mrs. F. b. Morse is quite low, suffering
with heart trouble. - Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dugar went to Morrisvllle to attend
the funeral of Miss Goodale, cousin, last
Sunday. Miss Edith Silloway closed
her school at Island Pond this week and is
t6pbCUeu
East Montpelier.
Mrs. j. NJ. Willard has been dangerously
ill. - Several weddings are reported
on the programme for this week. -
Miss Annie A. Bliss is engaged to teach in
district No /. - Frank j. Parker is at
Montpelier, serving on the petit jury. -
Mrs. p. d. Willard has returned from Wis
iting relatives in the West. - A little
son of Fred LaPoint died last week Sun
day. - Mrs. j. S. Dodge who has
spent the last two weehs with relatives in
this and adjoining towns, returned to her
home in Lincoln on Monday. W. A.
Kelley is to teach in Williamstown, G. l..
Pervier at the East village, Miss Allie B.
Clark in her home district, Helen Goodw win
in the Dix district, and W. j. Goodwin in
Middlesex.
Fayston.
Charles Belts has bought the A. d.
Bragg place, and stock on the same, for
$4,000.
The buzz of John Chase's shingle-mill
may be heard, and c. II. Mehurons new
steam lumber-mill is progressing finely.
Miss Della A. Thompson is spending her
vacation at home, but returns to Barre vii
lage after Thanksgiving, to teach the win
ter term.
No more talk about dull times. Patrick
uel Maxwell has young daughter, and
John Kelly has baby girl.
A family named Bartlett, from Waitsfied,
has moved into William Careys house near
the Center, which will add to the popula-
ton, as a reliable young man said he
" counted seventeen outside and heard 9TH
ers crying in the house"
Dan and Neal Mclaughlin have built two
new arches for evaporators, fourteen feet
long. Mrs. Martha Kew has built a new
sugar-house. j. b. Thompson has put a
new evaporation into his sugar-house, and
others are making extensive repairs on
their sugar-houses. Not only this, but the
waste places are being filed.
G. ID. Billings is much dissatisfied with
the goings-on at Montpelier He thinks
there is no need of keeping a gang of wit
nesses in Montpelier from Monday morning
to Saturday night and then not using them.
He thinks that Montpelier is not a good
place to stay on account of so much drunk
enness and sale of intoxicants.. " Uncle
Eek knows what he is talking about.
MarshfieId.
f. I. Crane will preach in the Universalist
church, Sunday, at one o'clock P. NJ.
A child of Charles Sulham was quite badly
burnau with karOsana Sun6av ni0ht