The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
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The remains of s. s. Towner, late OF
Montpelier, were brought to this place last
Saturday for interment.
Freeman Cunningham has put in new
watering trough in the woods above the
mill, and 1t is nice one.
Alvah Davis of Hardwick and Drew
Daniels of South Woodbury. were in town
over Sunday. 60 w. b. Bagley, who has
been very sick with pneumonia, is conva-
lescing
waitsfield.
Mrs. Harry Jones picked bouquet in her
garden last Sunday, Dec. 81. Who is ahead
this time?
The boilers of the Waitsfed Lumber
Company came on Friday, from the appear
ance Of which one will think there is a
chance for Waitsfeld yet.
The annual church meeting OF the Con-
gregational society was held at the church
and parlors Friday, Dec. %. A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed, dinner being served
in the vestry.
Mrs. p. e. Lockwood started for church
Sunday morning, and when opposite the
residence of William Palmer she stumbled
and fell. She was picked up and carried
home. The doctor was called, and found
she had dislocated her shoulder.
III. Bates of Manchester, N. H., who
has been in town for few days visiting his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il.
Bates, returned Monday. Homer has sit
uation as shipping clerk in one of the facto-
rieS of Manchester.
The Christmas exercises at the Congrega-
tional church. Thursday evening, were well
attended. The cantata given by the society
and children was good but the weather for
the occasion was not so favorable as for the
Methodist society, who had their exercises
on Friday evening. The church was crowd
ed, even the asles and all the standing
room taken. The trees were adorned by
many be utiful presents, among which was
lovely silk quilt for the pastor and his
wife. The exercises by the children were
exceptionally fine.
Nina Newcomb met with quite painful
accident recently. While swinging in some
way, as she had done thousand times be-
fore, she accidentally slipped, and her arm
caught the hammock hook in such a manner
as to hold her fast till released by her
mother.
J.H Hastings, who has been in the West
for some time, returned last Thursday.
- Charlie Wilder has been quite badly
off for several days, but is better.
Waterbury.
The scarlet fever has run its course in the
Little River district, and Miss Stowell re-
sumed her school on Monday of this week.
Every one will rejoice in the thoughtful
ness which resulted in the making of a
Christmas purse of $50 for the venerable
and much.loved Deacon Muzzey.
The measles having become epidemic in
the Kneeland district, the school will be
closed during the present week, but it is
hoped that it can be resumed again on next
Monday.
The Christmas festivities i'll the Congre-
gational church on Thursday afternoon and
Friday evening passed off according to an
nouncement, and were enjoyed by multi
tude of people.
The Methodist mission Sunday-school at
Duxbury Corners had pleasant Christmas
exercises on last Sunday afternoon. This
school is flOurishing, and is receiving con-
slant acCessions.
Sam Shonio of Crossett hill and Lois Raw
lin OF this village were married at the Meth
odist parsonage on Thursday morning of
last week. They will reside on Crossett
hill for the present.
A large and pleasant party assembled at
the residence of DIR. ID. ID. Grout on Tues
day evening of last week to celebrate the
tenth anniversary of his marriage. The
congratulations were many and sincere.
In the elaborate and interesting descrip-
ton of the new National Life Insurance
building at Montpelier, in the WATCHMAN
of last week, the writer, in telling where
the different materials came from, omitted
to state that the brick came from the yard
of g. e. Moody of Waterbury.
The exercises in connection with the third
quarterly meeting of the year will be held
at the Methodist church, next Sunday morn
ing, Presiding Elder Truax officiating. The
quarterly conference will be held at the ves-
try of the church at eight O'Clock on the
previous Saturday evening. A full attend
ance is desired.
Pursuant to previous agreement the mer-
chants will quite generally resume the GUS
tom Of closing at six o'clock on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings of each week after
the first of January. This notice is given
that the patrons may govern themselves ac-
cordingly, which they will doubtless be glad
to do, as they have been in the past. There
is no valid reason why any should carp at
the custom.
Fred A. Rowland has returned from his
home in Lisbon and is at Governor Dilling-
hams for short time Notwithstanding
very 1attering inducements held out to him
by Judge Young of Minneapolis, in whose
Office he has been the past year, he has con-
clnded to remain in the East in order that
he may be near his mother Many friends
will be glad to know that he is to remain in
the East.
The revival meetings will be continued at
the Methodist church on Tuesday, Thurs.
day and Saturday evenings of this week,
with meeting at the school-house on Blush
hill on Wednesday evening. This is the
seventh week of the meetings. The work
seems quiet, but sure and steady. OF late the
attendance has been somewhat diminished
by reason of widespread sickness; still the
numbers have been good and the interest
far from waning.
A novel feature of the observance of
Christmas was the praise service under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. Nearly $50 were present. and
the participation in the exercises was gen.
eral. A pleasant feature of the occasion
was the recitation of different verses of
praise by the children on one side of the
house, and the recitation in concert of a
psalm of praise by those on the other side
Several teams conveyed the members of the
Sunday-school at the Corners to the gather
ing, where they participated in the exer-
cises.
The annual report of the village officers
is published. From the statement of the
trustees it appears that they have drawn
orders for the past year to the amount of
S7,773.32, and that there were outstanding
and unpaid Dec. 81, orders TO the amount
OF S6,042.41. The expenses for the year are
classified as follows Conereting S3,867 81;
lighting S288.s2; highways and sidewalks,
$1,044.47; tannery bridge, S468.95; Jones
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