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

ping with Deacon Savage, has returned to
her home in Woodstock.
STAFFORD
Principal c. f. Avery of Athol, Mass, is
at nome on vacation.
Mrs. DIN Rich, who lately had cancer
removed, seems rapidly failing.
Will j. Brown has sold the Lester Bar
rett residence to #. Annette Bragg,
Nine young ladies of the place have
formed magazine club, and have sub
scribed for IA many standard monthles.
George Worcester of Thetford begins
singing school here this week. and NJ, S.
Colburn of Union Village already has one
at the lower village
Charles A. Webster, long a skillful and
obliging blacksmith at South STAFFORD, has
become incapactated for labor by reason Of
severe and protracted illness, and has sold
his residence, shop and tools to George
Huber, German of good repute. Mrs.
Huber may be remembered as the daughter
OF III. o. Dockham, years ago a resident Of
STAFFORD.
There will be Christmas carol service at
the Congregational church at three o'clock,
Z. M, next Sunday On the evening OF
Monday the 25th, the Society of Christian
Endeavor will give a Christmas entertain
ment at the town hall. A Christmas tree,
music, reCitations and refreshments will be
avails are to aid in the building of a vestry
for the Congregational church.
West Topsham.
f. Cunningham dressed a hog one day
last week that weighed $50 pounds.
Flora Smith of Tunbridge is teaching the
winter school here, and is liked very we'll
Rev. Mr.. Nelson of Wheelock has been
hired by the Baptists of this place and East
Orange and is boarding at Dr. Watsons,
with whom he is study ng medicine.
G. NJ. Tubbs returned from one Of his
trips for c.. +. Smith & Co. and was in
town over Sunday. s. X. Dexter re-
turned last week to his home in Lowell,
Mass - Will Reyes is very sick with
Inflammation of the bowels. - Dan
Pike has returned from a long visit in
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
East Topsham.
Christmas will be observed in the Meth
odist church Monday evening.
The young people of Topsham will give a
literary and musical entertainment in the
town hall on the evening of December 81.
1t is given under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and
the proceeds are for the benefit of the
Young Peoples Library fund.
Waitsfield
When in want of anything in the line of
picture frames, large or small, call on o. NJ.
Eaton, Waitsfield, Vt. A good assortment
of mouldings to select from, and frames
made on short notice.
Mrs. j. g. Harris and Clara Mehuron are
among the worst afflicted with the prevail
ing malady.
The snow roller made its first trip of the
season through to Moretown line and return
on Saturday.
Uncle Abijah Whitcomb is reported as
considerably improved from his condition
of few weeks ago.
The primary department of the village
school is closed on account of the sickness
of the teacher, Lula Jones.
Walter E. Jones and Fred Fassett are at
home from st. Johnsbury Academy on a
two weeks Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Joseph Palmer and Mrs. Clark Bill
lings are seriously i'll, and not much i'm
provement is reported in the case of either.
Rev. w. K. Douglass is just able to be
out again after being confined to the house
for several days by the prevailing distem-
per.
Rev. S. c. Vail of Moretown officiated at
the Methodist church last Sunday on ac-
count of the illness of the pastor, Rev. w.
e. Douglass
Mrs. William Waite, mother of II. NJ.
Waite of this village, died on Sunday even
ing of pneumonia. Funeral services at
Irasville on Tuesday.
The Good Templars' anniversary and
oyster supper was fully attended, nOtwith-
standing the severe storm of last Friday
night, about eighty sitting down to the
feast of good things.
Sarah Thompson is said to be quite sick
with the grip at Lowell, Mass, where she
went recently TO help care for her nephew,
Elmer Baird who was so seriously i'll with
hemorrhage of the stomach.
Deacon E. A. Fisk is reported as recover
ing rapidly from the effects of his encounter
with his vicious bull a week ago. One
broken rib and general shaking up he
animal.
o. NJ. Eaton is local agent for the WATCH
MAN at Waitsfeld. He will receive new
subscriptions and renewals of old ones.
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