The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-20


The singing-school commenced last Fri
day night with good attendance. Forty
five dollars have been subscribed.
Stephen w. Hooper and Lizzie V. Dennis
were married last week Tuesday at the
home of the BRIDE Rev. o. M. Boutwell,
OBLIGATED.
The Methodist Sunday.school will have
their Christmas exercises in the schOol-house
hall next Monday night. A very interesting
programme is being prepared and good
time is expected.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, breaches at Cabot
tonight. - Samuel Darling is i'll with
pneumonia - Josephine Cochran is
visiting in Waltham, Mass. == DIR. East
man il confined to the house. -- Mrs
w. N. Clark is i'll with inflammation of the
bowels.
Hardwick.
James McKeage has returned home from
his western tour, visiting friends and rea-
tives near Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs Frank George is teaching school at
Mackville, and Miss Florence MOnahan at
the Red " school-house on Wolcott road.
The masquerade promenade on Friday
evening was fairly a success. We under
stand nearly one hundred tickets were sold.
A. b. Thomas has sold his interest in the
granite shop, recently erected on the branch
railroad on Wolcott street, to A. b. Har-
rington.
Dr. Jackson and wife have gone to Florida
for the winter, We understand his present
destination and address is Palm Beach,
Dade County, Fla.
1t is reported that w. J. Spencer of this
place has purchased the John Warren farm
on the west hill of Mr.. Cummings of Mont
pelier. Price, about 81 800.
II. f. Carter, or the company for which he
is operating, is establishing steam power
polishing mill at the shop on the meadow
at Buffalo " road junction.
The winter term of our graded school
commenced on Monday last in the new
school building with a very large attend
ance-about 175 in all departments.
Charles II. Ward has returned from
course of Kelley treatment at Montpelier.
We understand he is an enthusiastic grad
uate Of this method of treatment and its
possible results.
The semi-annual village water rents are
now being collected by the village treasurer.
The aggregate rentals assessed in the pres
ent bill are S533.37, which shows an in
crease of about 500 over December, 1892.
We understand that A. b. Thomas has
decided to move to the village and occupy
the Shipman house on North Main street
owned by his wife, as soon as repairs upon
the same are completed. His new house on
Wolcott street will then be rented.
Winter seems to have become thoroughly
established, and is Keeling off a double dose
of zero weather for the first half of Deem
Der. Temperature, Thursday morning last,
twenty five to thirty-eight degrees below
zero - several degrees colder than last
winter.
MarshfieId.
John Ennis is rejoicing over the birth of
a girl-the eleventh child.
On Thursday the thermometer was 80
degrees below zero in the village.
1t is reported that George Folsom has
bought the Daniel Smith farm, paying
$1,000.
Lanesboro is being lighted by electricity,
and it is thought our village will be in a few
weeks.
The three churches unite, next Monday
night, for Christmas exercises in the Uni
versalist church.
There were seventy-fve at Silas Parker's
sociable, Thursday night. Ice cream and
cake were served.
Within the limits of the village, this win
ter, ST ,030 worth of swine has been
slaughtered, reckoning at the rate of So per
hundred pounds.
Allen Phelps has found granite on his
farm, one mile from the railway station and
one half mile from Kinneys Mills, which
looks as though it would amount to some
thing. He has had it tested, and it is said
to be good. He intends to work it in the
spring
Ellen Shepherd has finished a successful
term of school of sixteen weeks on New
Discovery" Grace Brown was not absent
during the term; Joseph Guyette, only one
day; Stella Brown and Ila Woodcock only
one day for twelve weeks. Some of the
scholars lived three miles from the school.
Mr.. HASTE of West Barnet was in town
over Sunday. 60 Burt West has moved
into the McCrills house, Mr.. McCrillis into
the tenement over his store. 60" 81
Sulham has moved into the Daniel Pitkin
house.
Maple Hill.
Lucius Harris has been lame from dislo-
cation of the knee.
Several teams began drawing logs for II.
S. Laird on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Kimball of Claremont,
n. H., have been holding meetings here the
past week.
Moretown
The village schools began last Monday,
with Misses Butler and Thompson as
teachers.
A dramatic recital by Ethylind Gould is
TO be rendered at the town hall on Thurs
day evening.
Elmer Farnsworth of South Duxbury was
fined last Friday, So and costs-S10 51-for
intoXication. He paid
Mrs. G. b. Evans of Waterbury was one
of large gathering of ladies at Emeline G.
Buckley's, Thursday afternoon, for an af-
ternoon tea
Professor Cleaves failed to put in an APP
pearance at the exposure of Spiritualism,
advertised to take place at the town hall
last Wednesday night.
The mercury of our village thermometers
ranged from twenty-six to thirty-two de-
grees below zero last Thursday morning.
The pipes in the creamery were frozen,
causing Mr.. Eddy much Inconvenience.
Morgan.
Henry Brainard is teaching the Cargll
school.
W II, Elliott has moved into the Seymour
Lake House
W. j. Scribner has gone TO Maine, where
he has a lumber job.
l.. H. Litchfeld had bad fall at the rails
ing of III. Calllins' barn. He was severely
bruised and cut about the head and neck.
No bones broken, but it was wonder his
neck was not broken.
James G. Morse died Dec. 10, of consump-
ton, leaving widow and two children. A
lifelong Methodist, of which church he has
been prominent steward, his many friends
mourn his loss, and extend their sympathy
TO the sorrowing family.
NeWbury.