The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20

to stay the rest of the winter. Mr.. GRAY
will remain here few days.
Nelson Manchester and wife, who have
been taking carriage trip through this
state and New Hampshire, visited last
week at A Il. Manchesters - Mrs. S.
Burton Adams of Somerville, Mass, has
returned to her home. - Lizzie O'Brien,
of the Ldndndrk office, White River juno
ton, visited Carrie Haufer last Tuesday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Porter have
been in town from Chicago, visiting Mrs.
Porter's parents, DIR. and Mrs M. l.. Scott.
80 Henry Kemp has sold his farm on
Riford brook to l.. S. Rice. 60 E. o. Hib-
bard has been elected ilustrious potentate
of Mt. Sinai Temple of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, Montpelier == Mrs. ID. d. Howe
of Burlington visited here last week. &C.
W. Il. Vial is seriously i'll with umbago.
- Dan Morse was called to Mortified
last Thursday on account of the serious i'll
ness OF his father with the grip. - Hon.
William II. Dubois, inspector OF finance,
went to Hyde Park, Morrisville, Hardwclt
and other towns in Lamoille and Caledonia
VERNE Mills of South Tunbridge visited
over Sunday at Frank b. Copeland's. -
Misses Elsie Powers, Ethel Gould and
Louise Chase of The Emerson School of
Oratory are at home for the Christmas
vacation. - IEllory Maxham Of Middle
week. - William Mears, K. f. Smith
and 9. II. Sawyer of Barre were in town
Monday evening to visit the local lodge of
Odd Fellows. 60 DIR. Gilman Frost of
Hanover, n. H., is visiting at Willard
Gays.
Roxbury.
Billings Spalding is quite low, but is be-
lieved to be improving.
The auction sale of the personal property
n To-
tended and fair prices were realized
The large woodshed belonging to the es.
tate of the late e. N. Spalding was blown
down Saturday night. But little damage
was done.
Miss Ladd closed a very successful term
Of school in the Cram district on Friday.
She begins winter term at the East village
on Monday.
The Gouldsville amateur dramatic club
presented the drama, Borderand," at the
town hall Saturday night. Owing to the
weather aud the bad travelling, but a small
audience greeted them. Those that at
tended report it to be of more than usual
excellence, and that the members of the
club did credit to themselves. Towns de-
string to furnish pleasant evenings en-.
tertainment for their young people can dc
no better than employ them.
East Roxbury.
Della Ladd is to teach the school this
winter.
Leon Allen is teaching school in district
No. in Brooktield this winter.
Jacob Wardner is putting in an elevator
at his saw-mill to save the sawdust.
Raymond Hall killed hog last week that
weighed nearly five hundred pounds.
There will be a Christmas tree at the
school-house on Monday evening and exer-
cises by the young people.
South Ryegate.
Mrs. Orson Kicker is visiting at her son s.
A reading club has been organized at
Ryegate, to meet every Friday evening.
The Ryegate Granite Works Company
commenced work last week with all their
men. The company expects to do large
business this winter.
The auction of II. G.. Darling was very
lightly attended, but few of his horses
were sold. Mr.. Darling intends to move
to Providence, II. |.
Rev. E. A. Whittier, the evangelist, is
holding meetings at the Presbyterian
church, and is meeting with good success
Fifty rose for prayers last Sunday morning.
Rev. f. A. Whittier is conducting series
of evangelistic meetings in this village, both
churches uniting. Under his earnest and
searching preaching, many have expressed
continue afternoons and evenings all this
week and part of next.
Stowe.
There will be union Christmas service
at Trinity church Monday evening.
The goods of DR.. Stephen Gillett arrived
on Saturday, and the doctor is soon to fol-
low
An imported French coach stallion is on
exhibition here for a few days. He is a
fne-looking horse.
Arthur Lapage, who has been in Mont
real during the past year, has returned and
opened harness shop in his old quarters
under George wilkins office.
The friends and neighbors of A. G. Ray
mond and wife made them short but
pleasant call on Friday evening last, it being
the tenth anniversary of their wedding.
Carrie Bigelow is visiting in Salem, Mass
- Mrs. III. e. Jenney is again quite
low. 60 Lucia Laid, who has been stop