The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

Free Baptists being without pastor. -
Henry Prescott and family OF Bradford
spent Thanksgiving with his mother and
other friends - Mrs. Simpson returned
on Monday after spending two weeks with
her daughter in Manchester, N. III. -
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Paine spent Thanks
giving at II. A. Calef's in Washington with
his mother and others 60 Nellie Hutch
inson is at home from South Corinth spend
ing her vacation, intending to return for
the winter term. - A large number at
tended the oyster supper and promenade at
West Topsham Friday night. 30. ID.
Burgin was thrown from horse on the
Darling farm in Corinth, some two weeks
since, and is not able to get home. -
Miss Varine Button is spending a few weeks
at no ne.
PlainfieId.
One of our old landmarks is gone. In the
death of Joel Sherburn, Sunday morning,
November 20, at the age of eighGy-six years
we have lost an earnest Christian and an
excellent citizen.
North Pomfret.
Uncle Isaac King is very low, if alive at
present writing. 60 Scott Parker was
thrown from wagon last week and seri-
ously injured. - Miss Eta Adams has
closed her home for the winter and now in
tends spending the winter in North Carolina.
~ w. Fay has taken his "bed and
board" and moved to Bridgewater -
John Dana and daughter visited here last
week. - Misses Lou Wood and Myrtle
Thacher were in town for Thanksgiving
- Messrs. Higgins and Snow from
Massachusetts were at Mr.. Kings. -
There was box sociable atlE. S. Woods,
Friday evening, netting about eight dollars.
North Randolph.
| Some of the whooping-cough victims are
having the chicken-pox
Mrs. Walter Wilson is to assist Mrs. Allen
at the hotel during the absence of her
| daughter, Miss Lula Allen, who teaches in
| Royalton this winter. - Guy lDurkee
was in Montpelier last week. - Mrs.
Nellie Rogers is in very poor health -
| Clyde ID. Moulton is working for Albert
Edison. - Asahel Durkee and wife were
in Essex last week. - Mrs. Banster of
Bethel spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
! Mrs, Nelson Carpenter. - Ira o. Calef
| of Washington, trustee of Goddard Semi
nary, has been in town to attend the auction
of the Weston farm, bequeathed to the
seminary.
RoyaltOn.
Mrs. d. C. Stearns has opened select
school.
The village school opened on Monday,
with Miss Nellie Stoughton as teacher.
| The attendance is small owing to preva-
| lence of whooping-cough.
|
happy by surprise party, Saturday even
ing, it being the twenty-tifth anniversary of
their marriage. They were recipients OF
many nice gifts.
A. w. Kenney writes from Lakewood, n.
j., that he is comfortably situated and i'm
proving in health. - James O'Grady is
moving to Hanover, n. III.
South Ryegate.
School in the village begins next Monday,
| having been postponed a week on account
of the sickness of one of the teachers.
III. G. Darling is at Groton trying suit al
| law with ID. Mckay. Mr.. Darling claims
that Mr.. Mckay did not saw his lumber &C.
cOrding to contract.
Dan McFarane, while working in the
shops of the Blue Mountain Granite Works
| November 10, was the victim of a painful
accident. He was running the steam der.
rick, when his coat-sleeve caught on a
thumb-screw in the shaft His arm was
| wound round the shaft several times crush.
ing the bone from the wrist to the elbow
Drs. j. b. and G.. w. Darling amputated
the arm below the elbow. Mr.. McFarlane
has the sympathy of the community
Mrs. Christie Richardson OF St. Johns.
bury is helping care for Mr.. McFarlane
- A. A. Mcdonald began work in Sam
Whitcher of Manchester, n. H., was al
home Thanksgiving - John Whitehil
is to begin work ia the blacksmith shop
this week. = James Gardner sold his
stock and hay at auction on Monday.
Mrs Joseph Quint sold her farm at auction
moved into the DR.. George Darling house
- The well-known merchant, Pringlt
Gibson, and Miss Emma Tucker were mar
ried November II.
Stowe.
The box social given by the Good Tenn
plars, Friday night, was a success.
Mrs. Bailey has exchanged her hote
property with Mark Lovejoy for his resi-
dence on Maple street.
j. j. Vearen's horse took a flying trip of
mile and a half, without driver, Saturday
night, and demolished a rOad-cart
The states attorney was in town las
week, looking after the liquor traffic here
Several dollars in fines were paid as a re
suit of his visit.
Waitsfield.
The annual meeting of Ainsworth Grand
Army post will occur on the evening O
December 3.
The Good Templars' lodge will celebrat,
their anniversary by an oyster supper Oh
the evening of December 10.
d. o. Joslin will sell at auction, on Satur
day, December 3, part of his real estate
j. Homer, aged about sixty years, died
his residence in this village on Thursday
November "a, from Bright's disease, after
long illness. Funeral services were con
Quoted by Rev. K. S. Fiske last Saturday
and his body was buried in the villag,
cemetery.
o. III. Foster is quite i'll, and is under tn,
Doctors care. - Bert l.. Joslin was mar
ried to Mae Lewis on Thursday evening
November "a. - DR.. Gorham is in towI
buying horses. Word left at William Hasel
toms will reach him.
Warren.
There is to be a dancing-school in towI
this winter.
The schools throughout the town begir
next Monday. The teachers are, in No.
young man from Mortified; in No. 2
Mr.. Coda of Waitsheld; in No. 7. G.. K
Moore; in No. 8, Annetta Bostwick; in the
south hollow, w. &C. Moore; in the village
Miss Cuthbert and a lady from Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Roys spent last weel
in Montpelier. - w. A. Blair com
menced his school in Granville last Monday
- G. E, Moore went to WaterburX