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

| he may not recover,
Christmas will be observed next Satur-
day night by union services OF the three
| churches, when the caDtata, Santa Claus
House, or the Christmas Excursion" will
be presented. Every one expects present.
Lowell
Ben Kinsey, whose right hand was nearly
severed at the wrist year ago on circular
| saw, but which was saved by the skilful
surgery OF DIR. l., M. Bingham of Burling-
| ton, met with similar accident TO the left
hand, December 10, and again started for
| Burlington for treatment.
MoretowB.
Christmas tree at the Methodist church
next Saturday evening
May Taylor, an employee of Phillips hotel,
drove three-year. old colt to convey her
sister to her home in Waterbury, last Sat
urday. On her return the carriage was over
| turned and the colt ran and leaped a barbed-
wire fence. The colt was seriously injured
and the sleigh damaged, but Miss Taylor
was not seriously injured though badly
frightened.
Mr.. Spaulding of Burlington was in town
during the past week. 80 Albert Goss
has finished work for George M. Fletcher.
| - Fred Towle will work at his trade OF
watch and clock repairing and hair dressing
at the Aaron Goss house. 60 Homer
| Riggs, special pension examiner, accompa-
/
| government business.
Mortified.
Rev. l. 2. Booth addressed the Grand
Army and Woman's Relief Corps at Water
bury Center last Friday evening.
The fall term at Norwich University
closes on Wednesday. The high school
closes Friday for its usual holiday vacation
of two weeks.
The horse-show of last week was poorly
attended. TIE trick horses were well
trained and well handled, but the remainder
| of the entertainment was mostly on the
posters.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
| church meets this "wednesday afternoon
and evening with Mrs. Robert Silver at the
Center village. Mr.. l.. II. Keith furnishes
| conveyance.
On Friday and Saturday of last week the
| Universalists had a Christmas sale and the
drama, Our Folks" was presented in the
evening of each day. The net receipts were
about $50
Miss Mary Ann Reed died at the resi-
dence of her father, Freeman Reed, at the
Center, Friday, and the funeral was held
Monday afternoon, the burial being in the
| Center cemetery.
The trustees of Norwich University will
meet on Tuesday, the 9th inst, to choose
three trustees to fill the vacancies caused
by the deaths of DIR. Bradford, John p.
Davis and Hiram Atkins.
Mrs. George H. Fisher died at her home at
the South village on Sunday forenoon, of
Brights disease. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
She had been a sufferer from the disease for
a long time.
At the annual meeting of Eureka En-
campment of Odd Fellows, on Monday
evening, the following officers were chosen:
j. X. Egerton, q. P; f. w. Colby, 5. w;
G. ID. Edgerton, Fl. P; j. P. Brooks, scribe:
| l.. p. Harris treasurer; f. n. Cook, j. w. ;
l.. p. Harris, j. X. Egerton, g. ID. Edger-
ton, trustees. installation, January g
The Congregationalists and Universslists
will have Christmas trees on Saturday
evening. The Methodsts have no tree,
but the classes of the Sunday-school make
collections of money ,and useful articles for
the needy; at two o'clock they meet in the
vestry and report the contributions re.
ceived, and at four o'clock will be made of
the disposition of these contributions. The
morning service will be appropriate of the
day
Rev w. S. Hazen exchanged on Sunday
with Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of West Randolph
- e. K. Thompson has received "a per-
manent appointment as railway postal
clerk, at a salary of $500 per annum, and
continues on the night run from St. AL
bans to Troy, N. Y - Lieutenant kim
balls sister returned Friday to her home in
VI
quite ill with the grip. - The players in
" Ten Nights in a Darkroom " we're enter
tanned by Mrs. l.. H. Keith last evening.
- Miss Edora Rock is ill with the grip.
- Mr.. j. l.. Couch of Boston. noted
scenic artist, was in town last week.
East Orange.
News has been received of the death. at
Broadhead, Wis, November %, of Cyrus f.
Dickey, at the age of sixty years Mr..
IN 40 in I'm
and was the son of Rev. Ii. r. Dickey. He
il survived by his father, a brother (Hon.
Chester Dckey, formerly of this place., and
two ssters-Mrs. j. w. Burgin of Enos-
burgh Falls and Mrs. Rufus Fsrrar of La
coma, N. III. His mother died about five
years ago. Mr.. Dickey is will remembered
by many in this vicinity, who knew him in
his youthful days, and by many who had
met him on his visits to the Hast. Beside
the relatives mentioned, Mr.. Dickey is sur
vived by widow and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Cnrrier of Barre were
| in town last week, visiting Mrs Curriers'
father. Ransom Dickey, who is i'll. -
Jesse Baldwin of Bradford was in town
last week buying poultry, wool, etc. -
| Bert Prescott and his mother, who have
been i'll, are improving.
Plainfield
The granite business of John O'Rourke &
| Co, which for several months has been in
| the hands OF receiver, il settled Hooker
81 Martin of the firm are going on with the
business, and our stone sheds are full of
workmen for Hooker Il Martin and another
firm called the Cooperative Company.
Mrs. Charles Morse has gone to stay with
her daughter, Mrs. Leon Lombard, at st.
Adams Tor several weeks. Nathaniel
Keith of Barre is soon to move here into the
house of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Parks,
| to live for the present - Curtis Abbott,
| Esq a lawyer from Boston, with his daugh-
ter Alice is visiting friends here for few
days - The Congregational Sunday
school is to hold Christmas festival at
Knney's hall, next Saturday evening at
seven o'clock, with a cantata, entitled "The
Tables Turned" and other exercises, and
trees loaded with presents. All who will
are invited to come with Christmas presents
and take part in the exercises.
Randolph.
Quite an amount of sickness still prevails
in this vicinity. A new Inalady has struck
the children in the form OF chicken-pox.
| - Union Christmas services will be
held in the town hall, Saturday evening,
December a. the churches and normal
| uniting. - Send us a little more snow