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

assistant COnduCtresS; Eta Nj. HalneS;
guard, Luela A. Peck; organist, Clara e.
Burnham; delegate, Maria Dow; alternate,
Clara Il. Dow.
The officers of Green Mountain Lodge, II.
e. A. NJ, were installed in the presence OF
a large assembly, on the 18TH by Past Mas.
ter Nj. ID. Warren, after which musical ana
literary exercises were as follows: Singing
by quartette, under the direction OF e. M.
Foster; singing of Mrs. Swerdfeger's iuven-
lie class; recitation by Mrs. George Gould ;
historical paper, by Hon. j. Nj. Fisher, upon
The Start and Growth of the Lodge"
He said that during the twentyeight years
since the lodge was organized, 1852 members
have been admitted, and at the present time
there are 101 working members. Referring
TO the clock in the hall, he said 1t had
called the hour of high twelve for century
The paper was listened to with marked at
tention and interest to its close; after which
Grand Master Bacon of st. Johnsbury Cen
ter gave an address on Masonry, its OBJ
iects and Aims" About $50 of those pres
ent then sat down to a bOuntiful repast in
the banquet room of the lodge. The occa-
sionAwas pronounced by all present to be
among the peasantest of the season.
G. c. Hatch will soon occupy the tene-
ment over his store. - Fred Blodgett
is attending school at Derby Academy.
East Calais.
The Sunday-school will have Christmas
tree and appropriate exercises at the church
next Monday evening. There will also be
a special service of song in connection with
the preaching service on Sunday afternoon.
Chelsea.
County court opened on Tuesday of this
week, Judge Munson presiding.
The following are the officers of Waterson
Relief Corps for the year ensuing: Presi-
dent Mrs. Jennie NJ. Atwood; senior vice.
president, Mrs. Martha j. Atwood; junior
vice-president, Mrs Ida Smith treasurer,
Martha i. Noyes; chaplain Mrs. Philura
Davis; conductor, Mrs. Susan A. Stanton
guard, Mrs Nancy j. Corliss; delegate, Mrs.
Eunice A. Adams alternate, Mrs Susan A.
Stanton.
Carl H. Corwin, who went this fall to
Chicago to attend the Chicago Theological
Seminary, has accepted a call to the pastor
ate of the Congregational churches at Har-
mosa and Cragin, situated about a mile
apart and within the city limits of Chicago,
and was ordained to the ministry at Her.
mosa church on Friday of last week. He
hopes to be able to continue his work at the
seminary.
Edmund NJ. Coburn, who has been work
ing at Northampton, Mass, for some
months has returned home. - The Con-
gregational Sunday.school library has just
received a valuable addition of books.
- Norman g. Burbank has gone to
Boston to work for Hadley & Corwin. He
has gone only for a few weeks we hope for
no longer. - There will be Christmas
tree on Saturday evening at the Congrega-
tional church and at the West Hill church.
- Kate X. Darling, now of the Fitch
burG Sentinel, was in town last week.
East Montpelier.
Walter, son of Captain Timothy Davis,
stepped backward through a scuttle-hole,
one day last week, and fractured three ribs.
Groton.
The lumbermen are busy, but there is not
set enough snow for good business.
A yoke of oxen belonging to j. h. Oar
ling x Sons got into the pond last week.
1t is reported that there will be no
lnmber business done at Groton Pond this
winter.
The school in Hosea Welchs district was
closed last week on account of the sickness
of the teacher.
Rev. w. N Roberts will preach next Sun
day New Years sermon. 1t is hoped the
church will be filled.
Quite number of the young folks at
tended the Shepard concert at South Rye
gate last Friday evening
William Goodwin has put steam engine
INTO his saw-mill and expects to do a large
business the coming spring.
There is to be a free entertainment and
supper for the benefit of the Baptist Sun
day-school in the Baptist vestry next Sat
urday evening
Mrs. w. N. Roberts has compiled some
" Words of Comfort from the writings of
Frances Ridley Havergal in prose and
poetry which she has published in the form
OF tasteful booklet, on heavy paper. Mrs.
Roberts will offer the work for sale. A
copy will make handsome and very ac-
cepJable Christmas present. 1t is from the
press of the Watchman Publishing Com
pany, Montpelier.
The Argus reporters well.developed
brain is in a fever on account of his inabil-
ity TO keep up his end OF the row in report
ing Groton news. So he fills up his
"GrOton Grist " with slurs on the "unde-
veloped brain" OF the "callow youth "
who reports for the WATCHMAN. Well,
there is always chance for youth He is
generally "callow" at the start, but
his feathers grow and he overcomes this
early disadvantage better than some of the
disadvantages a man sometimes contracts
or has born in him. 1t il observed that
many of the Arglts' Groton items are TAX en-
from the WATcHhAN, and items are warmed
over-a week late, but the Argus readers
don't know it. Come again. Mr.. Grist.
Jennie Wrinkle is visiting at St. Johns
bury. - Mrs. Betsey Honers has moved
from the Mrs. Bliss house into the Baptist
parsonage. - Mrs. l. p. Dunn is sick,
having symptoms of fever M. ID.
Cotfrin has bought the bobbin shop of j. q.
Harvey. Mr.. Coffrin intends to stock it.
= Minnie Chaplin is to work at Rev,
W. Roberts this winter. - Leslie Page
was visiting at st, Johnsbury over Sunday.
- young son of Timothy WEIGH is
quite sick with rheumatic fever. - j.
X. Darling has erected a fine monument in
the village cemetery. = Robert Rich
ardson has begun his school in district No.
I. - Judge L. b. Hall has returned
from court. - William Cassidy is re-
ported about the same. - Mrs. Cochran
and Mrs. Whitney and son are visiting at
Albany this week. - Mills Mandigo
has returned to work for |. NJ. Kicker
- Ross Clark is slowly falling
Hon. /. N. Hall has been quite sick for the
past week, but is reported little better.
- Willie Russell of Plymouth is visit
ing at his grandfather's. 60 Morris
Keenan,, formerly of this place, died at his
home in Colorado, last week. He was an
estimable young man, and will be much
missed. He leaves wife and one child.
- Mrs. Carrick of st. Johnsbury was
visiting in town last week.
East Hardwick.
Following is the list of officers of the
Caledonia grange for the ensuing year
T. G. Bronson, master; W. w. Sutton,