The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-27

The popular Scotch bumorist OF Philadel-
phia, James s. Goldie, will give Scotch
concert at the church, January %. Come
and be cured Of the grip by good laugh.
stowe.
Crows and other birds are quite numer.
GUS this winter, az are rabbits, foxes, etc.
in some places on Wednesday morning
last the thermometer stood at thirty-fOur
degrees below zero.
There have been twenty-five deaths in
town since the fall months commenced
| a remarkable mortality.
Judge Bradley, late OF the United States
supreme court, whose death was announced
| last week, had been for many years a sum.
| mer resident of Stowe.
Rev. Mr.. Walbridge, state evangelist, will
hold, his first service here at half past ten
| on Sunday, January 81 at seven o'clock on
| Monday evening, and the rest of the week
| at two and seven P. n.
A fatal accident occurred on Monday of
| last week which resulted in the death of
Charles Ploof. While drawing logs down
the mountain in Nebraska" he received
such injuries as to cause his death in short
| time. One OK was also killed. As no others
were present, it is not known how the acct
| dent happened
Nathan Barron died of pneumonia last
| week. - A. A. Warren has a singing
school at his residence. - Funeral of
| Mr.. Jenney took place on Sunday. -
| Mrs. @. M Watts is sick with pneumonia
60 Miss Cassandra Lovejoy died last
week.
Tunbridge.
The centennial of the organization of the
| Congregational church will be celebrated
on Friday, February 5. 1t is expected that
many of the old pastors will be present
| among them Mr.. Alden, who preached here
| more than twenty years ago. Rev. Mr..
Ramage will deliver the historical dis
course.
Among those sick are Mrs. Cooney and
Mr.. Buzzell. - Alice Moxley has closed
her school at South Tunbridge. - Lizzie
Hayward will go back to Boston this week.
- Gail Hood, Annie Goss and Maud
Merrill of Chelsea, are visiting Effie Kibby.
North Thetford.
There were no services in the church last
Sunday, because of the illness Of the pastor.
Mrs. Clarke died Saturday morning at an
advanced age-over eighty. - A few of
A. b. Hosfords friends met him last week
to celebrate his eightieth birthday.
Mrs. j. T. Hosford is visiting in Massa-
chusetts. IS s. X. Berry has returned
from Boston. - Mrs. Barrett and her
daughter Eva have been quite ill of late.
Waitsfield.
There is much sickness here.
Mrs. David Gale had shock OF paralysis
Sunday morning, and at last accounts re.
NAMED unconscious.
John Waterman, aged seventy eight
died Saturday evening He had lived in
town for long time and was much re-
spected.
Union services have been held for the
last three Sundays at the Methodist church
on account of the illness of the Congrega-
tional pastor.
Orvis Jones, another Of our older citizens
was buried on Sunday, aged seventy-four
He was kind neighbor, had a kind word
for all in trouble, and the word was fol.
lowed by pecuniary aid If needed
The friends and neighbors of f. w. Ben.
nett assembled at his house Friday evening
and left 1886 in money, an easy chair and a
spring bed Mr.. Bennett has been ill fol-
some time and unable to do any work.
w. A. Jones and NJ. f. Hadley are quite
low. - The snow has shortened the
faces of the lumbermen and logs are
already moving millward. - Enos Will
der, clerk for w. A. Jones, is keeping
house over the store.
East Warren.
There is less sickness in town, and ou
doctors are coDgratulating themselves tina
they can take needed rest
Two more deaths the past week-those o
the widow of Lewis Cardel and the wife o
o. X. Robinson, who has been in feebl
health for years. Mrs. Cardell's funera
was held on Sunday at the village church.
David Moriarty has returned from Provi
dence, r. I. - William II. Bradley
who has been living in Iowa for the pas
twenty years, is soon to return to town Il
make il his permanent home.
,, Washington.
, The Ladies' Aid society meet with Mr.
and Mrs. q. w. Tucker this evening.
, Mrs. j. F. Calef, who was not expecte,
: to live at the time of writing last week
has rallied and is now gaining.
) The promenade by the Woman's Relic
, Corps which was to have been held mex
Friday evening has been postponed indel
| initely,
, Waterbury.
Will Nichols has rented the other stor
! in the Davis Crossett block, and will put i
= a stock of drugs.
v Through the secretary, Rev. l. II. Elliot
the Vermont Bible society will donate
. Bible for each of the wards at the insan
= asylum.
I Lee Kirby's pension has been increase
4 from six to twelve dollars a month, with
a hundred dollars back pay, I. 7. Farrell ac
r ing as his attorney.
: G. Il. Moody has moved his brickmakin
a machinery to Worthwhile, where he will ru
. yard every other year, the one here bein
a used on alternate years.
Fifteen or twenty will go from this plac
v to attend the state encampment of tn
It Grand Army next week. Comrade Fare
# has arranged for reunion of his regimen
), at the rooms of Brooks Post at Montpelie
IS at nine A M, Wednesday,
: The second lecture OF the course wa
0 given on Monday night by Rev. DR.. j. {
II Peck of New York, who spoke on " Pluc
Us. Good Luck" DIR. Peck completely cal
tured his audience, and gave them facts q
. well as fancy, fire as well as fun, and som,
q thing to remember as we'll as something t
u enjoy.
y DIR. j. 7. Wheelock of this place an
+. Miss Orpha s. freeman of Moretown wer
=. married at the Methodist parsonage on Wee
II nesday, January 20, by Rev. II. Webste
They have gone on wedding trip I
Auburn, Rochester and Buffalo. The do
; tor may expect warm congratulations frol
= his many friends.
Wyman & Wallace claim that the yer
!, moderate winter and no snow until til
a present. month has left them with I'll
largest stock of goods ever on hand at tn
time OF year and they have decided to max
y extremely low prices, in order to reduce an
u make room for spring. Cash and less gooC