The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-04

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those who were present were given an in
teresiinn insight into the work that has
been and II being done at the Kelley Insti-
tute at Montpelier.
Tue faTmers' meetings now In progress in
Concert hall, under the auspices of the
State Board of Agriculture, are well al
tended. A representative of the WATCH
MAJ will be present to-day and this even
ipR, and will be able next week to give its
readers a full and accurate report Of what
= is said and done. The attendance is good,
and the interest manifested is most encour-
aging.
The New Years party at the Congrega-
tional church,, Saturday afternoon aud
evening, was largely attended and very
pleasant. A fine supper was served aud
an Observation-Disclosures Of music,
speeches by jules Halbran and j. l.. Nose
ley, and original poems by w. W. Holden
and Jules Halbran-was given. The toast
to The Ladies'" by Mr.. Halbran, was
loudly applauded, and the poem by MIR.
Holden received maj ked expressions OF APP
proval.
Rev. W. S. Hazen preached a RETROSPECT
tive ermon last Sunday morning, before .
large congregation. He stated that he had
attended thirty-six funerals during the past
year, ten of which had been members OF his
church, OF this number one was over
ninety-seven years old, eight were between
eighty and ninety, eight between seventy
/ and eighty, five between sixty and seventy,
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thirty and forty, two between fifteen and
4 twenty, and three were under five years of
age.
w. +. Cushman Is at home for a vacation
of two weeks. - Mrs. George Averill
and son James visited in Bellows Falls
last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Plastridge and daughter of Swanton are
visiting relatives IN town. - Frank
Cox OF Swanton was at home over Sunday
with Mrs. Emma Cox, his mother. -
Mr9 = Riahtnnn1 nnl At.u A EMn ,,n,V
last Monday to Bellows Falls to visit friends
while EN- route for Florida. - Carl s.
Richmond and family and Miss Lizzie Knapp
start TO day for Florida, to spend the win
ter, accompanied by Mrs. Sophia Richmond,
his mother. - Mrs. j. Edwards is i'll
with pneumonia at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. j. Clough - Mrs. NJ. S.
Gilchrist returned, last Thursday, from
Boston. visiting Rev. A. H. Webb and fam
lily, in BratllebOro, on her way home. -
Fred G. Winch finished work last Satur-
day at the store of button & Richmond.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Denny and
Miss Josie spent New Years with Mr.. and
Mis-. K. E. Campbell in Middlesex. -
Miss Matte g.. Jones is at home from
Woodsville, N. H., for a short vacation.
= Rev. j. Paqnet of Lyndonville was
the guest of Father Donahue last Monday.
- Frank l.. Howe and family visited
Dorset, the father of Mrs. Howe. -
Miss Helen Kenyon visited last week in
West Randolph, returning Monday even
ing. - II. W. Smith has moved from
the house of Mrs. j. A Wakefield to Mrs.
Mary Blood's, ON Central street. -
W. III. Sprague returned to B rooktield, last
Monday, after a visit of two weeks in town.
- j. NJ. Bullock went to Springfield,
Mass, on Tuesday, and is to travel for a
patent medicine firm - Miss Hannah
Paine of FraLklin, N. H., visited Mrs.
Robert Paine, her mother, last week. 80
Professor G. w. Emerson and wife of Bos-
ton were in town last week. - Cadet
Walter G. Huntley spent last week in Bur-
'ingion. - Charles f. Russell is danger
ously ill with the grip. 80 Mrs. Eliza
Soper spent the holidays in West Randolph
with her sons. - James Farrell visited
in Brattleboro last week. - Assistant
Principal A. F. Booth of the graded school
spent the holidays in Hartford, Conn, and
Miss Catherine Brainerd, the preceptress, at
her home in st. Adams. - Miss Fame,
daughter of j. III. Talbot, visited relatives in
New York last week. - l.. p. Harris is
sick with the grip. - Miss Minnie
Stevens goes back TO Lowell, Mass, next
Saturday, after a stay in town Of several
months.
In school district No. s there are fourteen
scholars, eleven of whom are now mother
less.
| There will be a regular communication of
Wyoming lodge at the Masonic hall next
Thursday evening.
John Hill has purchased the dairy of
enty-one cows, lately owned by Joseph
ttei field, formerly of North Montpelier,
but recently moved to Westminster VT.
Southern Unionists in the War of the
bellion was Rev. l.. f. Fortney's sub
II at a public meeting of |. h. Richardson
Ibst, G. A. r., at Fairfax, last Friday even
ing. The post has requested Mr.. Fortney
10 repeat his lecture there III the near future.
The Congregational Sunday.school held
IA Christmas festival in Kinney's hall, on
the evening Of December "a, IN which the
children rendered the cantata, THE Tables
Turned" with pleasing effect. The parts
were well learned and showed much care
and painstaking ON the part of the commit
tee who had the matter in charge. All per-
formed their parts 80 well that it would be
invidious to discriininate; but the part of
"Jack Frost" by Clement Bartlett, with
she very difficult solo in 1t, and the solo by
Miss Blanche Kidder, deserve especial no
tice, as they were finely rendered.
Dan Holt from Fargo, Oak, who has been
visiting friends here for several days, started
for his home last Monday. His brother,
Henry Holt from Barre, was in town last
Sunday. - Eddy Nye from Barre WIS.,
tied his parents here last Saturday. -
Miss Nellie, a twelve. year.old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bdtchelder of West
Concord, came last Friday to Rev. l.. f.
Forlney's, to remain for an indefiuite time.
AAti 10 bOW az " L - odltu
elder, in this village. - Charles Smith
and family of Montpelier visited Mrs.
Smiths mother, Mrs. +. p. Bartlett, last
Thursday. - Fred Clark has bought the
Eaton farm in Calais and il To move there
soon. - Frank Harris fell on the ice,
last Saturday, and badly injured his left
hand and wrist. - Mrs. Orville Glidden
has gone to Cabot to visit friends for several
days. - Nelson Wheat and his daugh-
ter Mary, from Massachusetts, are visiting
friends here. - Miss Mittie Skinner, who
bas been visiting here for several days, has
returned TO her work of teaching, in Bristol,
Conn. - Miller Pratt of Burlington and
his brother, George G.. Pratt, of Montpelier,
visited at their home here last week. -
A. c. Slayton of Barre was in town on bust
ness last Saturday.
North Pomfret.
Hay is scarce and high and stock plenty.
Potatoes retail here for one dollar per
bushel.
Arthur Bugbee has bought Maurice Burn
hams farm, and Mr.. Burnham has moved
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