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

n. H., to Albany, Saratoga Springs and Newly York
and Fort Ann, Through in two days and 4 half
from Haverhi to Saratoga Springs and Albany
S Sos d so9s nyeh every T
Tuesday, Thursday and saturday, at half past A NJ
2nd day Sundays excepted at o'clock A NJ; and
day leaves ou"ey OF or Fort Ann and arrives at
bany same day in Season to take the afternoon boats
the order above mentioned and arrives at liaverhl
every Monday, W, duesday and Friday. Fare from
Springs, 1918. (signed) smith
NIB. should any arrangement take place, differ
ent from the above, notice will be given in this pa
IL seems hardly possible to realize that all
our railway and telegraph and telephone
system with two mails daily from New
York and intermediate points is the creation
of the last sixty years. While we scarcely
appreciate our peculiar privileges, neither
do we estimate sufficiently the push " of
our fathers who could run stage from Ha-
verhil TO New York in three days, though
their route lay across Wright's mountain.
Braintree.
James Marsh died last week at Seth Ban
ister's
The board of agriculture will hold a meet
ng at this place January 16 and II.
Ofiicers-elect of Snowsvlle Grange: X. II.
Howard master; X. w. Dewey, overseer;
stewards G. T.. Wakefield assistant stew
ard; ID. w. G. Blanchard, treasurer; Hattie
l.. Williams, chaplain; Ella NJ. Dewey, sec
Rotary; o. II. Angler, gate keeper; Mrs.
Anna Packard, Pomona; Mrs Ida Holman,
Flora; Mrs. Julia II. Perham, Ceres; Bertha
Wakefield lady assistant steward. A large
delegation attended the state grange at
West Randolph.
Broolxfield.
The creamery was closed for the winter
last week.
News has been received of the safe arrival
of Mrs. d. A. Morse in California.
Miss Mamie Goodrich of Goddard Semi
nary is spending the holidays at home.
Mr.. Elliot Bowman of Essex was the
guest of Deacon Marcus Peck last Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Morrow will give his popular
lecture " Life Sketches" in the grange hall
on Friday evening, December %.
a course of lectures will be furnished by
Brookfield grange the coming winter. Free
TO the public. All are cordially invited.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a So
ciable at the parsonage Thursday afternoon
and evening. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
The thermometers registered from twenty
five degrees to thirty nine degrees below
zero in different sections of the town last
Thursday morning.
w lllldu IeTuOj WHO Is suffering from
gradual paralysis was taken to Hiram
Coburn's last week by j. X. Sprague, over
seer of the poor, where he is to be cared for
for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius Peck, Mr.. and Mrs
Chase, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Durkee were
among those who attended the annual
meeting of the state grange at West Ran
dolph last week,
The Sunday.school of the Second church
ar ha
church next Monday evening. The princi-
pal attraction for the children will be the
Christmas tree, as usual
Cabot.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. E.
p. Walbridge last week Tuesday.
Rev. j. O. Sherburne was called to Plain
field on Sunday to see his mother, who is
dangerously sick.
Mrs. Edwin Burnham attended the meet
ing of Rob Morris Chapter, No. "a at Mont
pelier last week Monday evening.
Luke c. Fisher has been attending agri-
cultural meetings in West Concord and
other places during the past week.
The creamery is receiving milk enough to
run every day and is giving excellent salts
faction. Its patrons were paid twenty-five
cents for October butter
Mrs Wiswell fell last week Wednesday,
while standing on tub in the cellar, and
broke her hip bone, which will necessitate
long and painful confinement, during
which she will have the sympathy of her
many friends.
There will be meetings in the Methodist
church on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings. Rev. o. M. Boutwell, of
Groton will be present Wednesday even
ing, and Rev. j. G. Farrow of Plainfield
Friday evening.
Christmas is to be observed at both
churches. The children of both Sunday
schools are preparing a cantata to be pre-
sented upon that evening. The ladies of
the Congregational church will give an
oyster supper in the vestry after the eXer-
cises of Christmas evening.
The sample of butter made by the Cabot
creamery and sent to the Worlds Fair was
marked ninety-seven by the awarding COM
mittee. This speaks fairly well for the
quality OF the butter, when 1t is remembered
that the sample which secured the sweep
stakes was marked only ninety-eight.
Christmas is to be observed in quite elab-
crate form at the Congregational church.
Besides the usual Christmas trees, the OPP
eretta The Tables Turned " is to be pre-
scented, making an interesting entertain
ment. Al the Methodist church there will
be cantata, entitled, The WATTS
Christmas"
Chandler Bradish, aged seventy-seven
years, died last Saturday at the residence
of Albert Noyes, where he has been resid-
ing for the past year. His body was taken
TO Woodbury. for interment. Mr.. Bradish
has daughter in Chicago and a son in Cali
fornia, but neither of them was able to be
paesent at the funeral,
East Cabot.
Mrs. George Heath is sick - Maud
Hall is attending school at Hardwick. 60
Mrs. Frank Chandler is gaining. 60
George Heath is quite busy with the snow
roller. - Myrtle Walbridge visited at
e. ii. Clark's over Sunday. 60 Many at
tend the Masonic meeting at Montpelier
this week.
Calais.
G. V. Kent and wife attended the ball at
East Montpelier
The Worcester Band had promenade at
Sodom, Saturday evening
Harry Hawkins has been in Boston re-
Gently. He has a new top on his stage so
that passengers can travel with comfort.
The annual meeting for the election of
officers of w. r. Burnap Camp Sons of
Veterans, will be held next Saturday even
ing. Stow Relief Corps will elect their
officers the same evening.
The Sunday-school at the Corner unite in
Christmas exercises with the Sunday-scbool
ofthe Christian church, on Monday even
ing, at the church vestry. A pleasing pro-
gramme is to be rendered. consisting OF