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

There is inst enough snow TO make the
best OF sleighing on the roads, hut not
enough for business In the woods and fields.
But lew farmers have secured their yearly
supply Of wood.
A fine farm OF 200 acres. located In Kirby.
standing in the list at 81. 700, was sold at
81, $50. This and other forced sales of real
estate show a decided depression in the
business of farming.
j. II. Walbridge Is about to make the
tour of Essex county as .canvasser and
new book about to be issued by the Trans
cript Publishing Company Of Holy oke,
Mass.
o. f. Harvey and G.. I. Higgins, who
bought the sa ~mill in this village owned
for u long time by D.. w. Hib6ard, have
built an addition, put in a palmer aud
thatcher and are daily receiving train-loads
OF logs from the northern part Of the town.
Chelsea.
County court adjourned Friday night till
Tuesday OF next week.
Fred f.. Atwood, who il attending a com
mercial school in Boston, is home on a va
cation.
Miss Eunice Peck, who has been In feeble
health for some time, died Sunday evening
at Dr.. NJ. III. COrwin's. where she made her
home. The funeral services were held at
DR.. Corwin's GU Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Gun was N idihuihi hibIlDbT VI Jnb OODRT0-
gational church.
The annual meeting Of the Congrega-
tional church was held on Thursday after
noon, preceded nv a dinner at the church.
The following officers were elected: Clerk.
J. ~. Cotnstock; executive committee, j.
NJ. Comstock, DIR. NJ. II. Corwin, Mrs. s. r.
Dearborn, with the pastor aud d%eacons;
business committee, A. Ii. Powers, r. Delr-
born, j. X. Darling; treasurer, w. s.
Hatch; trustee for three years, j. b. Bacon;
chorister, w. s. Hatch. There were four
additions to the church on confession of
faith on Sunday. The Week of Prayer is
observed this week.
Duxbury.
Mrs. A. A Lewis and son of Burlington
visited their friends here last week. -
Fred Funke returned last week from his
visit to New York. - Grant Russell il
an attendant at the asylum. 80 Mrs.
George Davis Is sick with rheumatism.
- Mrs. L. j. Morse is sick. - Miss
Ethel White spent her vacation from school
at Amherst, Mass, at home. - Lewis
Hills is sick with whooping-cough. -
Miss Mary Henry is teaching in district No.
9. - Miss Y tnah Hills is quite sick with
bronchitis and whooping-cough.
Groton.
B. NJ. Kicker shipped a car Of oxen to
Boston, last Thursday.
Miss Alice Willard OF Waltham, Mass,
is visiting at Alex Cochran's.
Miss Minnie Chaplin gave her Sunday
school class a sleigh ride last Saturday af-
teruoon.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
at the Methodist church a week from next
Sunday.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. T. b. Hall next
Saturday afternoon at three O'Clock.
The Epworth League society Of the Meth
odist church was Invited to Rev. w. n Rob-
erts' house last Monday for a new years
reception. A very pleasant time was re-
ported.
Wallace Clark and wife celebrated their
twenty-hfth anniversary last week. The
house was well filed, aud many nice pres
ents were given. Refreshments were
served.
Marsbfield.
Warner Smith is home from Tufts College
to spend vacation, and will return next Sat
urday. - c. NJ. Shepard was home from
Montpelier part Of last woek. - George
Bliss and wife went to Montpelier or Sun
day and returned on Monday. - Tyler
Spencer went to Craftsbury, last Thursday,
to see his brother Silas, who has been sick.
- Eugene Merrill returned home, last
week, to spend the winter, aud will soon
cutting ice on Knob Hill pond.
- The dancing schools in Wheeler's
''hN'h %sC ttP6 N'IA' A'1Sfg
being in attendance at the last one. -
Ten couples attended the dance at Danville
last Friday night. - Landlord Wheeler
has an opening promenade at Marsilield
house hall, next week Wednesday,, free to
all. The Marshfeld cornet band will fur
nish the motive power. - Two persons
were admitted into the Methodist church by
letter last Sunday.
Moretown.
| Tho o,o onlJ maatbar haa cauaa6 a
| scarcity of water in the streams and springs
= this vicinity.
Mrs. A. E. Lovejoy has been in Water
bury the past week, visiting her daughter,
Mrs. f. q. Evans.
George Parker had the misfortune TO
break a leg of a horse belonging to ii, ..
Ward, while working it in tine mill-yard,
| last week Monday,
The town and village people have been
busy, the past week, getting their ice. 1t
is of a good quality, being nearly a foot in
thickness and as clear as crystal.
There was a wedding anniversary partv
at Frank Jobhson's, at The upper end of the
village, last Wednesday evening. Friends
numbering about thirty. Ave called on him,
leaving hun a nice chair, a snug little sum
OF money and other presents.
Nearly one hundred of the young people
of Middlesex and this town called on Jessie
Knapp, Friday evening last, anu had an
enjoyable time. The entertainment con-
sisted of music, dancing and "a regular
house-warming. Friends from Barre were
also present.
Northfield.
Heman AVerill broke one leg, last Friday,
while unloading logs.
The winter term of the graded school
opens next Monday morning.
The ladies' reading club met last Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. George Nichols.
The Universalists held their annual meet
ing in their vestry last Saturday evening.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches are observing the Week of Prayer
by holding meetings every evening.
An enjoyable social was held, last Wednes-
day evening, in Odd Fellows hall by the
members OF Northtield and Rebekah lodges.
Miss Ellen Badger is reported as danger
ously i'll at Mary Fletcher hospital, Burling-
ton, where she went for treatment several
weeks ago.
Mrs, NJ. S. GilChrist was the recipient of d
case OF handsome gold-liued orange spoons,
last Sunday, from the Sunday. school class
at Gon!dsYille, to which she SO faithfully