The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-06

j. M. Batchelder & Sons started the new
grist-mll on Tuesday.
w. e. Martin Post has disbanded and
will sell its furniture.
A large number attended the dance at
North Calais last Thursday night.
1t is rumored that Nelson shorey has sold
his livery business TO Harry Park.
The annual meeting of the village cor
poration was held last Monday night.
The woman's Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Walter PAGE this after
noon.
Plainfield Is much in need OF side
walk pillow. The town should see that the
walks are kept clear.
The village school began last Monday.
Carrie Smith of Cabot and Miss Holton OF
Mortified are the teachers.
Alverne p Daily and Mamie j. Seaver OF
South Woodbury. were married at Rev. IL.
ID. Williams last Wednesday.
Martin ODay died at the Plainield House
last Monday, aged flty-two. The funeral
was held at Montpelier on Tuesday.
The womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. Arthur Lane
next Saturday afternoon at two o'clock.
Two Of the local stores last week had
quite rivalry in the raisih trade and many
of the townspeople put in years stock.
NJ. Somnimi g. Co., granite cutters.
move to East Montpelier to-day, where they
have rented a portion OF Jarvis Wizards
stone-shed.
The lumbermen are all at work with their
teams The prospect is that more lumber
business will be done this winter than for
many years.
The Methodist Sunday-school will OBJ
serve Christmas with a service entitled
"Our Savior King" Christmas tree and
other novelties.
The funeral of Mrs. Leonard Hutchns OF
Waterbury was held in the Methodist
church last Sunday Rev. John ii. Evans
of Groton OBLIGATED.
Several gentlemen attended the Sunday
evening meeting last week who have not
been there for years before. 1t greatly en-
Outraged the pastor.
Uncle Nathaniel Keith spent his eighty
first birthday, last w, dnesday, in the
woods chopping. He is a very active and
Industrious man for his age.
Edward Fitzgerald and his lady friend
met with an accident last Thursday even
ing on their return from the dance. The
horse became frightened, throwing both OF
them out. They escaped with slight in uries,
but the wagon was badly wrecked.
The first lecture in the course will be
given by Rev. G. w. Morrow Of West
Randolph, on Thursday evening, on " Life
Sketches or Scenes from Both Sides" Mir
everybody should be present and show that
Plainfeld has life enough to support first
class lecture course.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Fisher of Bethel
spent Thanksgiving with their daughter,
Mrs. II. II. Dewey. - George Kizer and
Carl Fuss will attend school at the Vermont
Methodist Seminary this winter. - Rev.
Mr.. Williams entertained number of his
Barre relatives at his house on Thanksgiv-
ing day. - Helen Batchelder is con.
valescent. - Fred Dncett has finished
work and left town. g. Gertrude Greeley
spent thanksgiving at home. - Rev
G. w. Morrow and wife Of West Randolph
are guests at George ID. Kidder's. 1
North Pomfret
Abbie Perkins is at home from Illinois.
Our church has been remodeled, re-
dedicated and freed from debt.
The sick list increases. We have now on
II Peter Strong, Henry Harding, A. r.. Per-
kins and Mrs Mayo.
Victor Bushway is through work for Will
Whipple, who, having sold nearly half his
! herd of cows dispenses with the services OF
a hired man.
The usual amount of fall work has been
done. But little wood or lumber is being
cut, save what is needed for home use.
Hay sells for twelve dollars per ton at the
farm. Butter and eggs also rate high.
high as ever.
Emily Hewitt has returned from Wash.
ington, ID. q. - Eta Adams spent part
of last week in town. - Laura Thatcher
is at work for Mrs. w. A, Harrington.
West Randolph.
Rev. @. w. Morrow lectures at Plainfield
Thursday, and at Snowsville Friday even
ing
There will be special meeting OF the o
Z. S, Thursday evening, after which there
will be a sOciable in the ante-room.
The annual election OF officers of the Sons
| OF Veterans will be held Friday evening
and that Of the Woman's Relief Corps next
| Tuesday evening.
A billiard tournament Is being held a,
the rooms OF the hosemen. Only members
of the hose company are competing. Davis
Grove leads NO far.
There was union evening service
| Thanksgiving day at the Methodist church
Rev. w. n. Roberts, pastor OF the church.
preached the sermon.
Mr. Galen b. Fish, OF the Detroit Train
ing School, will give a reading Thursday
evening, assisted by Miss Caroline Hautiel
and the Ideal Male Quartette.
The new pews for the Christian church
have arrived and are being put in. The
new pipe organ il expected about the first o
January. The rehabilitation OF the church
will be about January 10.
Zeph. Miner and wife OF Higbgate are Wis
iting relatives in town. This couple, who
are about seventy years old, are the head OF
a very large family. They have twelve
children, ttty-eight grandchildren and six
teen great-grandchildren.
The recently-organized Rochester club o.
this town held its first annual Thanks
giving dinner in the Graud Army hall
Thursday. In the evening u banquet Wal
served and there were literary exercises
This club is composed OF people who are
natives Of the town OF Rochester.
A paper was circulated last Tuesday and
signed by forty-six OF the business men OF
the place, who agreed 10 pay $3.50 eacl
towards paying for night wstchman il
the business portion OF the village. X. w
Clark has been secured and commenced hi,
duties last week. He has been made
special policeman by the selectmen.
Grand Master II. G. Farrar OF Rutland II
on n tour Of inspection of the several Ode
Fellows lodges in this vicinity, and, Mon
day evening, with District Deputy Tay
Tor Of Montpelier, visited the local lodg'
here. Several of the members of this lodg,
accompanied the grand master TO White
| River junction to attend a meeting there.