The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-12-14

The proceeds of the lecture, together with
those of supper served at the town hall,
were given to Rev. s, 9. Vail. -= Mrs.
@. w. Brigham has been on the sick list for
several days, but is at present convaescent.
60 George McCollum has returned from
a visit TO his son in Boston. - Rev. Mr..
Hubbard, pastor of the Congregational
church, has closed his labors here on &C
count of i'll health.
Randolph.
Christmas exercises will be held in the
town hall this year. - There are many
cases of sickness about town, just now.
Colds, whooping-cough, canker-rash, bilious
fever, etc, are the prevailing complaints.
- Mrs. Daniel Eaton fell on the ice,
Sunday morning, sustainnga serious injury
to her spine. - S. G. worse, the village
blacksmith, has secured the help of one of
the best horseShoers in town.
North Randolph.
Bert Durkee did job of mason work in
Chelsea last week. - School began last
week Monday. Kate Gillett, who has
taught so many terms here, teaches again
this winter, to the satisfaction of all. -
Ella Churchill of New York visited her
aunt. Mrs j. b. DurlSee last week. Carrie
Churchill of Barre also visited in town.
- Freeman Richardson of Brookfeld
had one foot badly hurt by falling tree,
Gently, deer that had been seen in this
vicinity several times approached them, I'M
til, seeing the dog, it turned, gave one
bound and was away. A deer running at
large is rare sight in these parts.
West Randolph.
The ladies of st. Johns church realized
about 800 from their sale and supper last
Thursday.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church held a very pleasant
Bellamy supper in their vestries last Friday
evening.
The Arion concert company will give one
of their popular entertainments in the
Methodist church, Wednesday evening,
December IA.
Milk is only taken in at the creamery every
alternate day now, the cream being shipped
from the Adams and Braintree creameries
on the other days.
Charles Bass of New York is in town for a
few days. - George Priest of Ware,
Mass, is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. E.
Dunn. 60 Mrs George 5. Moulton visited
her daughter, Mrs. b. G. Briggs, in Hart
ford last week. - Mrs. Rebecca Wilbur
passed her ninety-frst birthday Thursday,
December s. Her friends and relatives
made her many useful and valuable pres
ents. - Colonel j. b. Mead camp No
~, Sons of Veterans, held their annual
election of officers on Friday, December 9.
- Salisbury Brothers are having the
interior of their Office remodeled and fin
i>hed in hard wood, making decided i'm
prOvement.
Rochester
The Rochester graded school has an at
tendance of ninety.
The annual ball of the Grand Army post
will be held Monday evening, January 2.
Lovers of frst-class musical entertain
w ha nj tn thn+ 81,
Tufts College glee and mandolin club has
been engaged to play at Grand Army hall
on Saturday evening, December 81.
Charles Angel is spending week at his
fathers. - Mrs. A. f. Whitney was
buried Saturday. December 10, Rev. Mr.
Wright officiating. - William Cush-
mau, Jr., and wife of Ripton spent Sunday
with NJ. NJ. Ball and family. - X. A.
Guernsey has bought the Daniel Coolidge
farm-price, $1,000. G.. G.. Hubbard
and wife are spending week in Brandon.
South Ryegate.
w. T. George was at home over Sunday.
lie returned to court on Monday. = p.
Gibson has nice display of Christmas
goods. - The Shepard family is to give
a concert in the depot hall next Friday
evening. - There is to be a Christmas
horn is the new landlord in the Ryegate
Granite Works hotel. - The first lee
ture in the course was well attended. The
ladies will make success of the course
- Mrs. Jane George has been quite
sick for the past week. - Mrs. Samuel
Mills, Jr., has been quite sick for some days,
but is now able to be ON the street. -
The next entertainment in the entertain
ment course will be concert by the St.
Johnsbury orchestra, December %.
Warren Frinton is spending his spare
time training his "pet " to drink -
Peach Thomas was in Boston, last week.
and brought home with him some nice
horses. - Greeley Darling went to Phila-
delphia, last week, to spend the winter.
- Mrs. V j. Kennedy of Lowell, Mass.
is visiting in town.
STAFFORD.
The contest over the village postmaster
ship has begun, and wakes warm.
Charles f. Avery has been appointed
liquor agent for another year, and Hiram
Hyde has received the appointment of dep
uty sheriff.
j. B. Hoyt and wife have conveyed to
their son Harry their real estate, condi-
toned for a life support - The Simeon
b. Cook residence has been sold by the
heirs to M. j. Robinson.
North Thetford.
Christmas will be observed by a cantata
and tree, gotten up by the young people of
both societies.
Messrs. Babcocl1 & Howard are making
improvements at the steam mill, putting up
buildings for the new machinery.
Mrs Eugene Howe has been quite sick