The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27


MAN at Waitsfeld. He will receive new
subscriptions and renewals of old ones.
Every person having an item of local news
or Of general interest Is earnestly requested
to hand it to Mr.. Eaton for publication.
Matt b. Jones came home last Wednes.
day from Dartmouth College for three
weeks vacation
Will Eaton was at home from the Mont
pelier Methodist Seminary for a two days
Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Bushnell Of Thomp-
sonville, Conn, are visiting Mr.. Bushnell's
mother and ther friends in town.
Henry Richardson started last Thursday
on his return trip to his western home, after
spending little less than a week visiting
relatives and friends in town
Aunt Hannah Palmer is very sick with
pneumonia, and, owing to her very adj
vanced age, eighty-seven years, the chances
are but slight for her recovery.
Among those who spent their Christmas
holiday in town were Everard Marshall
from Lincoln, and j, G. Moriarty and Bert
Wimble from Shady Rll, Middlesex.
The following are few among the many
suffering with the grip, or something nearly
akin to it: Mr.. and Mrs A. ID. Bragg, Mrs.
Thomas Maxwell Mr. Tabor and son, and
p. K. Lockwood.
Last Sunday evening as Mrs. George
Bushnell, who is visiting in town, was com
ing out from the house of Captain II. n.
Bushnell, she slipped ard fell on the ice,
breaking one bone of her left arm near the
wrist, and badly spraining the wrist She
is thought to be doing well, although suf-
fering greatly from the pain.
On Monday afternoon, as Charles Mo.
riarty and wife, together with Mrs. Bennett
and daughter, and Jessie and Samuel Dana,
were returning from their Christmas din
ner with William Dana in South Fayston,
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pole straps broke, letting the sleds upon
the horses which became unmanageable.
They ran and soon freed themselves from
the sleds, but not until all except Miss
Jessie had either jumped or been thrown
out. Luckily, all escaped any serious in
jury, more than severe bruises and gem
eral shaking up. 1t was very lucky es-
cape from more serious consequences than
broken sleds and harnesses.
The Christmas exercises at the Congrega-
tionai church, Monday evening, called out
large audience, notwithstanding the very
rainy weather and dangerous travelling, and
all seemed well pleased with their even
tata, Santa Claus Mistake or the Bundle
of Sticks" was beautifully presented by
the scholars of the Sunday-school under
the leadership of Mrs. Charles II. New
comb, with Charlie as est Nick" A few
Rotations, with some excellent singing,
added to the variety of the evenings pro-
gramme. After these exercises an impair
tial distribution was made amongst the
young folks with an occasional remem-
brance of some of the older ones) of the
load of fruit found on two beautiful Christ
mas trees, which were laden in such a man.
ner az to indicate that the ravages of the
"hard times " had not yet reached our
! happy little valley.
Warren.
School in district No. s did not keep part
! of last week on account of the illness of the
! teacher
There was a dance at the town hall last
Friday evening. The Montpelier orchestra
| furnished music.
Waterbury.
Rev. Father Donahue conducted mass al
st. Andrews last Sunday.
Walton's Vermont Register for 1894 is fol-
sale at Frank Griggs' news stand.
The Waterbury National Bank will close
Friday, December 80, at three p. NJ.
K. r. Ober is once more able TO be out at
ter about ten days pull with the grip.
Morris Daley has moved his family into
the lower part of the S. w. Jones house.
The annual meeting of the Congregations
Sunday-school will be held next Sunday.
DIR. Spiller, the optician, will be at Water
bury Hotel from December 26 to the 29th
Mrs. G. d. Robinson and son are visiting
the parents of Mrs. Robinson in Compton
Pc.
The annual meeting of the Congregations
church will be held on Thursday evening a
seven o'clock
The souvenir edition of the VERMONT
WATCHMAN is for sale at the news stand o
Frank Griggs.
On January l. T. 7. Farrell will be il
the office of George w. Morse, prepared u
fill out pension vouchers as usual.
Mr.. Hunt, of Hunt & Babbitt went t,
East Hsrdwick, Monday, on business re
lating to the closing out of their brancl
store at that place.
The annual report of the Vermont Bibl
Society, prepared by its secretary, Rev. L
II. Elliot, has been published and will b.
ready for delivery this week.
Subscriptions for any newspaper or maya
zine taken at the news stand of Franz
Griggs. Prices as low as anywhere, and
saves all trouble and expense to the sub
scribers.
Rev. f. w. Hamblin will preach mex
Sunday at the Methodist church on topic
appropriate to the New Year. Subject TO
the morning sermon, The Time of Day"
for the evening, What to Forget"
The literary society of the Congregations
church at the last meeting elected Mrs
G.. II. Haines president and Miss Lott
Carpenter vice president, who constitut
the managing committee. AT their meet
! ing, held last night at Miss Pearl Randall's
the reading of Shakespeares King Henri
VIII" was begun
Mr. Waller, former manager of the Ver
mont Methodist Seminary Banjo Club, Q
Montpelier, now representing large pub
fishing house at Springfield, Mass, was tn
unwilling guest of the Waterbury Hote
over Sunday, owing to the neglect of tn
conductor on the night express to announc
Montpelier Junction when that point wa
reached. The Messrs. Barrett cared 70
him in a way that made him rejoice tina
sleep overlook his weary brain on the cars
| The Christmas exercises of the Sunday
schools of the Congregational and Metl
odist churches were held in their respectiv
houses of worship, Monday evening, an
were largely attended Each school pre-
? vided an unusually interesting programme
and to the little ones who performed thei
, parts so admirably, as well as those of large
growth, much praise is due. The mammot
Christmas trees were bountifully loade
with gifts for all, and their Distribute
q; made every heart glad, and was tttin
close to the pleasing exercises.
The following present or former resident
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