The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-21

JHe near Inbure, WnlCn Will contain new
and enjoyable features.
The Christmas tree for both societies here
is to be at the UnivPrsalist church on
Christmas eve. There will be yeritable
Santa Claus" who will figure in the pro-
gramme, as well as music by a mixed quar-
tette.
George A. Bohonan has returned to work
for George w. Downing. Harry
White has been confined to the house for
several days with "A severe cough, but has
recovered sufficiently to drive TO Barre on
Saturday. - Miss Fannie Prescott has
been engaged for the winter in the family
of ). Il. Carpenter. - The cedar oil pro-
ducers from Orange have moved to town
and taken possession of the Gideon Down.
ing house. 60 1t is rumored that Warren
Pepper is about to wed. 60 Miss Ida
Case of Mortified visited at DR.. Warmers
last week 60 T. Il. s. Thurber has been
improving the appearance of his residence
10y enlarging the front windows. - The
amount of meat supplied to citizens of
Graniteville by l.. ID. rillotson of this viii
lage is something surprising, and forms an
important item in the business of our town.
60 Charley Brown is gowing to Iowa
Falls, Iowa, this week.
WiIliamstown.
There will be children's Christmas exer-
cises at the Methodist church on Sunday
evening next.
We hear that the Universalist society is
taking steps to improve the inside of their
house Of worship.
Elliott Brothers have engaged Ernest
Riddell to quarry boulders for them on the
Martin Seaver farm, ON the east side of the
town. 1t is said Mr.. Rddell will get out a
large quantity OF wood on his James NJ .
Bass farm this season.
A new railroad timetable went into eff
feet here, last Monday. The morning train
for Barre leaves at 1920, returning to reach
here at 10: 20 o'clock. After stay of forty
minutes here, it returns to barre, to arrive
here again, perhaps, as usual at about 3: 30
p. NJ.
There is to be public installation of the
officers OF the Grand Army post here Jan
uary 3, 1898. COMMUNICATIVE chief Hon
Hugh Henry of Chester will be present. A
public supper will be served on the occasion
and everybody will be welcomed who shall
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lougee are to remain
here for the present, after an absence of
some years in the West, He has bought a
promising colt of Newell II. Farnham, and
IL is To be hoped that free, outdoor life in
the old home will tone up his health to the
old-time pitch.
When one is chock-full of influenza,
somewhat after the manner of year ago,
as is this itemizer, it is kind of comfort To
be told that 80 many are having it," not
only in the immediate vicinity but in other
Vermont towns, as also in Massach use It's
towns. We judge it may be- of a degree
milder type than that of last year, but it is
bad enough yet.
1t is with sincere regret we chronicle the
probable failure of the project for an even
ing school here this season, simply for
want of patronage. 1t can hardly be that
there are not at least twenty young men in
our vicinity who could spend five evenings
of the week most prOhtably in such d school,
IL they realized, as they are sure to do later
ON (4nd, alas, hopelesslyD, the worth of
such opportunities.
The Christmas festival is to be held at
the town hall on Saturday evening of this
week, and most cordial invitation is
given to everybody to attend and bring any
gifts Tor distribution they wish. We expect
The cantata alone will pay well to go good
distance to hear and see, and then there
will be the usual Christmas trees, or ladders
anu altogether the outlook is for one of the
pleasantest entertainments in years here
noteworthy thing in our place is the
tenacity with which the Free Baptist So
ciety i'll the southeast corner of our town
has chung to life in all these last years
nearly always maintaining religious ser
vices, we believe, from its establishment
many years ago. They are now coupled
with the church of this denomination in
Washington, Rev. William Fuller of that
town supplying the pulpit regularly. He
was recently the recipient of "a donation -
OF upwards of TWEEN dollars from this
church.
We hear that Rev. Alvaro Webster is to
preach in or near Burlington. - Erwin
Covell and Edwin Whitney were drawn as
petlt Jurors Tor the present term of the
Orange county court. - G. U. Lathrop
commander Of our Grand Army post, re.
Gently entertained at his house the mem.
beers of the post and their wives. -
Charles Ingalls, Is taking "A vacation OF some
weeks with friends in Fayston, and
will return to work for Messrs. Smith
81 Seaver in their meat market. -
Tom, son of ED " Martin OF Barre
and for many months past III the employ oi
X. p, Blanchard, now has work with
Lynde & Cheney. - Mrs. S. +. Perrin
is staying in the family of his son-in-law
gun an apprenticeship in tho stone sheds OF
the Nixon Brothers. - Perkins Bass
family Will spend the winter, as usual, in
Boston. - Mrs. Lucy Earle Holt is i'm
proving materially in health since coming
~ the old home here.
Woodbury..
There was good audience present at the
church services last Sunday to hear Profess
sor Bishop OF Seminary Hill.
By vote of the Methodist Sunday-school,
last Sunday, 1t was decided To mold the
Christmas services ON next Saturday even
ing The final rehearsal for 1t viii be- held
at X. F. Drenan's on Friday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Batchelder has met
with severe bereavement i'll the death of
their little child. - Mrs Batcheder is
quite ill from overwork and anxiety.
Merton McKinstry has sold his place 10
Harlow Chase, and is moving to the Nelson
place recently purchased by him. - X,
II. Carter has leased his quarry 10 Ashley
Sntn and Milo Winters Tor the winter
80 George Daniels has wearied OF life
of single bessedness, and has married a
lady from Danville. Elgin Bill has
given up his job as canvasser for Brown
Brothers & Company and gone to Lowell
Mass. - e. q. Benjamin has purchased
"A standardized stallion OF parties in Stowe
for his stock farm. IL will be- kept for the
present at the Old homestead. - Fred
Busney has moved on to the Cudworth
place To be near his lumber job recently
taken of the WolcotU Company.