The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23


O'Clock, in place of preaching service.
Miss Hattie Ingalls, is at home, little |
"uuder the weather." being unable TO at
tend to her school in Barre. Her sister !
Grace is rapidly convalescing from her at
tack of fever.
The Christmas sale by the Unversalist
Young people will be held on the evenings
OF December 16 and II. An interesting |
drama, entitled Our Folks" will be given
on one of the evenings
The masquerade was badly handicapped
Friday night, by the inclemency OF the
weather. Quite a number turned out, how
ever in spite of the storm, and all II port
very enjoyable evening
George d. Thomas has been in town for
several days. He goes to Bellows Falls to-
day, where he expects to stop for several
weeks. Ill.health has caused him to give
up business for few months.
II. G. Cady and G. j. Allen have erected,
iu Joint partnership, q billboard just east
OF the bandstand. 1t is a much needed adj
dition to the conveniences of the town, es-
pecially in view of the many attractions
just now coming along.
Rev. Walter Dole of Enfield, n. H., is to
give a lecture in Concert hall, December 3,
under the auspices of the Young Peoples
Christian union. The subject of the lecture
is I" Abraham Lincoln" aud is very highly
spoken of by all who have heard 1t.
The cadets went to Montpelier, last
Thursday, to drill before the members OF
the legislature. Judging from the manner
in which the bill granting the university
S2400 per year passed botn branches, they
must have acquitted themselves hand
somely.
Gene Plastridge and family of Swanton
are visiting at the home of Rev Ira Beard
g. Calvin Cady is quite i'll with kidney
trouble. Owing to his advanced age his
condition is precarious. - Mrs. Cush-
man and daughter Carrie, returned We'd
nesday night from quite an extended trip in
the West 60 Miss Florence Soper of
Randolph visited in town last week. -
Mrs. j. G. A. Spear of st. Paul, MINI, Is
visiting Mrs. Rhoda Severance on School
street.
GouldsviIIe.
George Chandler has moved his goods to
Boston. and is boarding for the present with
George Cass. - Julia Bell has gone to
Penacook n. H. to work - Lester
Warrington has moved into the house with
John Dumas. - Will Leger has moved
here from Barre, and is at work in the mill.
80 Royal Hutcbins and Mrs. C. f.
Beard are visiting at f. l.. Hutchins'. -
There is soon to be a juvenile temple here,
in connection with the Good Templars.
- The young ladies are practising for
- Miss McAuley of Barre is at Luther
Rich's. - Mrs. Braman is at Stowe,
caring for her brother. - Ernest Smith,
who is in the hospital at Burlington, is re-
ported as no better. - Mrs. Cora Ken
nedy and Dick Kennedy of Lebanon, n.
H., have been visiting l.. B, Yarrington's.
- Henry Hogan was at home from
Lebanon last week.
Marshfield.
Mrs. Lucy Twiss came to town from VOL
colt, last Saturday. - Aunt Iona Lam
berton has been failing rapidly the past
week, and her death is expected soon.
- H. G.. Carpenter has purchased the
Averill shop and is to engage in the manu-
facture of butter. boxes. 1t is reported the
new sign will read " Carpenter & Wood
bury" - A. I. Durant and wife visited
in Barre, last week, at W. K. Lamberton's.
- Alden Winch is expected home this
week from Newport, where lie has been
painting roofs this season. - Ira H. Ed
son played E-tiat clarionet for the Goulds-
Vile band at the celebration in Barre, last
Thursday night. - Christmas will be
observed at Bancroft's hall, where the three
churches will unite in a union celebration
appropriate to the occasion. - Dean w.
Edison is home to spend the rest of the
week. - The local democrats were
made happy, Monday night, in celebrating
at Montpelier. - Mrs. Martin Bullock
is very low. - Mrs. Jack Morrill, is ex-
pected to live but short time, her disease
having taken an unfavorable turn.
PittsfieId.
Potatoes are eighty cents per bushel.
c. w. Brigham is repairing his sawmill.
The democrats hereabouts are jublant
these days.
Augustus Spinney recently had one of his
legs broken by a falling tree.
Rev. S, G. VAIL who has been assisting
Rev. S. Van DeCar in a series of revival
meetings at Gaysville, returned home last
Saturday.
North Randolph.
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. Ezra Durkee the Wednesday after
Thanksgiving. - There are several
cases of whooping cough in this vicinity.
- Mrs. Nellie Rogers, who has been
visiting her sister in Bethel came home
last Thursday
Royalton.
Diphtheria is reported to be at the south
village.
Waldo & Doyle have just put in planel
at their sawmill.
Mrs. M. 7. Rix expects to spend Thanks
giving at Windsor.
Ira Russ died of pneumonia quite sud
denly, Thursday, November II.
The cemetery at the lower end of the vii
lage is to be improved by new steel fence
and the work is already commenced.
Miss Rachel Denison is quite sick. =-
Marion Gerrish is improving.
Stowe.
Whooping-cough is raging on the Branch
faunce N warren nave hung out aShlngl
announcing " Sleighs for sale"
Thanksgiving service will be held at thu
Congregational church at eleven o'clocl
A. M.
The Christian Endeavor society will hole
a socable at h. A. Savage's on Tuesday
All are invited
The high wind of Friday did much dam
age TO fencing and unrOofed barns TO
Seneca Poor and Charles Sargent.
Public spirit shines out of several new
street-lamps on South Main street. Would
that Maple street would do likewise.
One Shepard ran into a team belonging t,
Ira Mum, recently throwing the occupant
out and doing considerable damage, al
though no one was seriously injured.
The marriage of Miss Mary Gortou t.
Frank Darling of Hampton, Va occurre,
at the residence of Mrs. j. j. Irving OF
Wednesday of last week, Rev. Mr.. Drew
performing the ceremony.
Topsham.
w. II. Chalmers has removed the engn
from his sawmill
The nronartV Of .JamaS Allan will ha SoI,