The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-15

remember tne meeting at the school
mouse, wednesday night, at half-past seven
o'clock.
Mr.. Weede preached here last Sunday I'm
place OF Mrs. Weede, but she expects TO
preach here next Sunday.
Mrs. M. d. Hackett is gaining in health.
- William Shepard has moved back 10
his old place here.
Braintree.
Mrs o. S. Thayer died on SATURDAY. after
short illness from typhoid fever.
Beautiful weather. 1t is many years
since the farmers were 80 well along with
their fall work as now.
The Good Templars had a reunion last
Saturday at this place with a very small a..
tendance, both afternoon and evening.
Miss Lura b. Williams is expected homo
from Saratoga, N. Y, this week, Her
brother George is expected to accompany
her.
The grange at this place is to have a ma
steal service at its next meeting, All pat
rons are invited for Saturday evening, No
vember 49,
1t is expected that the people of this
place will begin on dam to bring water
to the village. 1t is being mostly done by
subscription.
G. B. and K. o. Mann went TO a back pas-
ture after sheep, leaving their horse hitched.
He lay down, breaking both thills 50 that
they had to go home on foot, drawing the
wagon and leading the horse.
BrookfieId.
A daughter was born to Monroe Wheatley
and wife last Tuesday week.
The friends OF Frank Wilcox gave him A
surprise party last Friday evening
AFRO Camp of Plainfeld pressed about
seventy.fve tons of hay for Joel A. White
ney last week,
A. d. Reed is working in his brothers
livery stable in Williamstown village.
- Levi r. Blanchard, travelling sales
man for Reed & Taylor Of Burlington, was
in town Saturday. - Mrs. n. Wheatley
and son Tenney returned from Chicago
last week. 60 Fred and Miss Myrtle
Holmes have returned for two weeks
visit in Barnet. - George W. Jeffords
of Barre visited his brother Daniel recently
- j. III. Sprague and wife visited In
Chelsea and Washington last week.
Cabot.
Special sermon to young people at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning.
Green Mountain Chapter, No. 80, is to
give promenade at the village hall on Fri
day evening, November II.
l.. w. Burbank has just closed successful
term of school in the village, and is to teach
the same school this winter.
Adde and Carrie Smith, Myrtle Boyles
anu buoiD EAthlho nave IbtuIutu from tUtlr
schools, and are to teach the same schools
this winter.
Aunt Jerusha BOWS Album drew a
good crowd at Danvile last Thursday even
ing. Many stayed away from the entertain
ment and took in the free promenade which
was intended only for those that paid for the
entertainment.
The Congregational church was filled last
Sunday evening at the temperance rally,
under the auspices of the Epworth League
and Christian EndeavOr Society. The ex-
ercises were as follows: Recitation, Down
with King Alcohol" Emma Laird; decla-
nation, John Barr; temperance army, eight
little boys; defamation, The Evils of To
bacco," Angus Smith; singing by the child
rem, conducted by Mrs. Burnham; recits-
ton, Signing the Farm Away" Cora
Lance; selections, showing the evils of to-
by children, conducted by Miss Wells; rec-
tation, " The Best Drinking Place." Nellie
Swerdfeger; reading, Rev III. A. Russell;
reading, "The Prohibition Movement"
Julia Fisher; singing, Messrs. Collins, Lance
and Wells; reading, 1.-THE Well of Bethle-
HEM" Mary Haines; singing, Messrs. SHEER
burne, Lance and Collins. Interesting re-
marks were made by Rev. j, .. Sherburne,
Rev. Mr.. Williams of Plsinfeld, Il. @.
Smith and j. NJ. Fisher.
East Cabot.
The personal property of the late James
Patterson was sold at auction on Saturday.
School, taught by Miss Luna Atkins,
closed Friday with a spelling school and
speaking OF pieces in the evening.
n. L. Wilson is making needed repairs on
his buildings. - Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il.
Lane are spending a few days in town.
- Mrs. Sydney Miles has gone to Bos-
ton, where Mr.. Miles has work.
Calais.
The school at Maple Corner, taught by
Miss Drew OF Hardwick and Mrs. Towne OF
Worcester, closed on Friday.
Dorman Kent of Montpelier was in town
Monday and Tuesday. - Bernard How
ard is at G. V. Kent's for the winter -
Z. III. Burnap was at home from North
field, Friday. - Clarence Wright of st.
Albans and Lillian Spaulding of Perry,
Iowa. We're in town last week - Rev,
Henry Howard and wife have been about
town recently.
East Calais
Fanny Hicks will spend the winter with
Mrs c. IL. Dwinell.
A ten-and. a-half. pound boy was born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Dwinell, Novem-
Der 9th.
ID. ID. Lamb had the little finger on his
right hand separated from the others during
the ball game on Saturday last.
Rev. L. Warren will not preach here
Rev. NJ. b. Davenport will hold a service
here next Sunday afternoon.
The boys from this way went to South
Woodbury. last Saturday for game OF base
ball, playing against the Woodbury. nine.
and brought home the prize.
The Union Aid Society meets on Thurs
day afternoon and evening with Mrs. w. l..
Pierce 1t being the semi annual meeting.
the members are requested TO meet at 2:3o
T. M
DIR. and Mrs Wilbur Wilcox, who went
from here to St. Johnsbury the morning OF
the day l. 5. Dwnell died, returned for the
funeral services, which were held Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Dwinell had just re-
turned from taking them to the railway sta
ton az Plainfield when he was stricken
with apoplexy.
SOdom.
There is TO be singing school at the new
hall next Saturday evening, &. r. Dudley
teacher. All interested are invited to at
end.
Chelsea.
A young peoples sociable at the Congre-
gational church last Friday evening was
we'll attended and enjoyed.
nonald tha vOuug son of g. =. Emery.