The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13

mer at the beach and the fall in Chelsea
Mass. Mrs. Conant has been an invalid for
two years.
George Heath, from Brattleboro, was in
town last week to visit his brother. -
Mrs j. T. Hosford has gone to Alabama to
visit her sister, Mrs. Carr - Byron
Earle was at home from Chicago to enjoy
Thanksgiving with his mother and sister.
Vershire.
| Carl Yanson has moved to Olcott.
Arthur Cotton and family and Deacon II.
Cotton will spend the winter in Massachu-
sets.
There will be a box party at the hall
Monday night, proceeds to go to the organ
| fund.
Mrs. Harry Waters, after some months
absence, has returned to her home in YER
shire.
Rev. e. Roper Oakley has been hired to
! preach for a year at the upper village. He
began his labors in November.
Work at the mines has been suspended.
Rumor says there is some prospect of their
being sold to new company in the spring.
Waitsfield.
Mrs. Luana Wait is seriously i'll.
George r.. Heath and wife are boarding at
the Waitsfeld House.
Will Eaton returned to his studies at the
Vermont Methodist Seminary at Montpelier
on Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. e. w. Douglass and Mr.
and Mrs o. G. Eaton attended the conven.
ton of Epworth Leagues at Morrisville last
! week.
The annual reunion and oyster supper of
Waitsfeld Lodge, No. 06, l. o. G. T., is to
be held at the Congregational vestry, Friday
evening, December 10.
The many friends of Elmer A. Baird are
glad to know of his improved condition.
His father, who was sent for, has returned,
and his aunt, Miss Sarah Thompson, is
expected the last of this week.
The Florida trip of Eugene McCarty and
Alfred Joslin only extended as far as New
York, owing mainly to the sickness of Mr..
McCarty, and they returned to Vermont
last Saturday. Eugene is now stopping
with friends in Barre.
Warren.
The ladies of the Unitarian society will
give an oyster supper and dance in the
town hall on Friday evening, December
o. Music will be furnished by the Mont.
pelier orchestra.
Some of the customs of past civilization
still survive the onward march of time and
progress. One Of these was observed few
evenings since, when band of kids,
headed by daring cowboy, visited the
, dDOu0 Vi d newly UUdTTlbu couple IOT UDt
purpose of demanding their just dues. Thei
+ demonstrations, however, failed to awaken
Z their host until, out of consideration for al
invalid member of the household, he wa
summoned by another inmate of the hous,
to appear and receive his guests. Perform
/, ances of this kind suggest the propriety o
, forming a Law and Order League rattle
than more bands of a similar kind.
: East Warren.
. The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. ALDER
0 Murray died of pneumonia last week.
i There will be meetings at the churcl
o every night this week. Mr.. Manning, a.
/ evangelist from Forestdale will be present
n Washington.
/, Mrs e. f. Brown returned last Frida
from weeks visit to relatives in norther
. Vermont.
= Mrs. George w. McAllister and Mis-
Maria White of Montpelier were in tow
last Wednesday.
A fine trotter, with a four-year old recor
Of :19, will be placed in the hands of a wei
# known horse-trainer here next spring to d,
velop still better speed.
q Clinton Pittsley has purchased the Dav
Houghton farm in the edge of Orange frol
, Charles e. Carpenter for 81 300, and wi
= take possession at an early date.
, Mr.. and Mrs Moses Metcalf celebrate
u their twenty-ffth wedding anniversary o
~ Friday last and large company OF neigl
bors and friends were entertained by thel
le in the afternoon and evening.
10 Miss Alma Benedict daughter of Mr.
James Burnham of Williamstown and TO
y merly a resident of this village, died
Is Middletown, Conn, last week. Decease
was sister of Mrs. George M. Seaver
w this place and a young lady greatly believe
10 by wide circle Of friends.
Ouincv n Ca1ef was arrasted nv Damn
ia Sheriff g. w. Downing and taken to Che
g. sea last Thursday, where he gave bail
" the amount of $500 for his appearance {
the next term of the Orange county court
49, answer to the charge of assault brought b
y the state in behalf of Frank Yeartaw, Il
I; complainant A suit for private damag
u. has been instituted by Yeartaw, to be trit
co at the next term of the Washington coun
court.
10 Sickness from severe colds and lung di
~ eases is unusually prevalent in this comm
40 nifty. Willard Clough is recovering from
~ severe attack, under the treatment of L
~ Warner, while Mrs. Clough is still confin'
to the house. Harry White has been la
OF up the past week, but is gaining slow
st under the care of DIR. Jackson of Barre; al
s. Mrs. T. r. Tillotson, Aaron Richardson al
&c George Peake are among others who ha
been afflicted
~ Waterbury.
: Remember the lecture of Mrs. Lockwood
~ 1t will be well worth listening to.
Rev. Father Donahue conducted servic
in St. Andrews church last Sunday.
:, Hon. w. p. Dillingham; and family ha
III removed to Montpelier for the winter
u The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methods
III meet with Mrs. W. h. Elliott, Wednesda
30 There was meeting of the asylum trr
..9 tees, last week, Governor Levi X. Full
presiding.
-, The Lend-a-Hand Society of the Met
'ai odist church is to give an oyster supper
20 Assembly Hall next Friday evening.
~ Rev. A. j. Covell preached very int
va va esting sermon on the Woman's DEPARTING
M. of the Worlds Fair last Sunday evening
There will be an election of officers of t
Epworth League for the year ensuing, ne
Thursday evening, at the Methodist churc
ed The creamery company at st, Alba
2 has secured the services of William Deal
b. superintend the building of their new flo
ay and feed mill.
The county commissioner has reappoint
al T.onIt EunOr w hi