The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-28

Tuesday evening was the Old Folks concert,
and on Wednesday evening the neghbors
and friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Burch
will pay them visit upon the thirtieth an
niversary of their marriage. Last week
Tuesday evening, the conundrum supper
drew out large number of people.
Mary Hewitt is at home. - E. s.
Wood is sick with the grip. Miss Low is ut
home caring for him. - A E. Perkins
is not so we'll
West Randolph.
Rev. G.. w. Morrow devoted the greater
part of last week to Sunday-school work, at
tending meetings at Sharon, South Royalton
and Bethel.
Members of Whitney Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, went to Barre last Wednesday to
attend a district meeting, at which they
worked degree
The Edmunds Club, Lyceum League
celebrated Washington's birthday with a
public meeting Thursday evening. The ex-
ercises were very interesting.
The band benefit, last Friday, was COM
plete success. The ladies of the place
served an excellent supper, from which $50
was cleared. The band, assisted by home
talent, gave concert which netted them
about 800.
Last week Wednesday evening, a party Of
twenty-five made u. Harris Bass and wife
a surprise visit. 1t was the twenty-nnth
anniversary vi IutlT marriage. III was a
very pleasant affair. The evening was
passed playing whist and games, and refresh
ments were served by the guests
| There was Sunday-school convention at
the Christian church last Friday. Rev. G.
w. Morrow, president of the State Sunday
school Association, presided, This meeting
was participated in by q large number. Adj
dresses were delivered by Rev. f. f. Lewis
| of Nergennes, Rev. V. w. Blackman and
Miss Annie Miller of Bethel, Rev. G. II.
Morse Of BrooSfeld, Revs V. NJ. Hardy,
Seward Robson, and Dea A. b. Cushman
| The West Randolph Library Association
| held its adjourned meeting at the residence
| of willard Gay on Saturday afternoon and
elected these trustees: A. b. Chandler, j.
/ w. Rowell, Mrs. Josephine A. KendrcS,
| William H. Dubois n. j Whitehill, l.. p.
/ Thayer aud Henry w. Tewksbury. The
! following Were appointed a committee on
| bylaws. DR.. III. H. Mcintyre, Professor n.
j, Whitehill and Mrs II. W. Tewllsbury.
| After some discussion, the meeting ad-
| journed until March 10, at the same place.
The town auditors will issue their report
| some time this week. From it we gather
some items of interest. Roads and bridges
! cost S5,649,4 The poor cost less than last
| year. 81 1856 68. Schools, S3,337 80. Total
| amount of orders drawn, S16,61S15. The
town is 81 90S 80 in debt. The liquor bus
mess furnishes some interesting food for
thought. The agency has been run in a
highly satisfactory manner by Mr.. Joslyn.
| The liquor has been sold as near cost as
| possible after paying expenses, and 1901 55
remains out of sale amounting to 81 ,251 80.
About onethird of this has been sold to
out-of-town parties We have not heard of
any complaints. The liquor sold has been
of an excellent quality il is said, and con-
siderable care has been exercised by Mr..
Joslyn in the sales. Many wonder where
all of this liquor has gone, and are sur
prised that there has been so much sick
ness in town the past year The auditors
recommend tax of forty cents on dollar.
R. T. Dubois has been elected director
of the Denison Building and Land Com
leave this week for Alaska, to remain
during the summer. - A. E. Carleton
was at home few days last week from
Dartmouth College.
South Ryegate.
Cankerrash has broken out here.
The Ladies' Society met with Mrs. j. j
Hall last Thursday.
The patrons of the creamery are we'll
satisfied, and new ones are coming in every
week.
The ladies of the Reformed Presbyterian
church hold their monthly afternoon tea a,
the house of M. f. Mcdonald on Thu rsday
| Of this week.
The town authorities find themselves
| dDOuJ UuOuSduu uOlldTS D6ulUu uIlS year.
! The larger part Of debt was incurred by the
school board.
M. f. Sargent has sold his house just be
yond the mill to William Berry, who will
take possession as soon as Mr.. Clark's fam.
lily moves out.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Reformed Presbyterian church will give g
sociable at the house Of M. +. Mcdonald
Thursday evening.
A Junior Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor has been formed in con
nection with the Reformed Presbyterian
church, and meets Saturday afternoons.
Mr.. NJ. w. Farman will deliver his lecture
"The One-armed Admiral" on Tuesday
evening in the Presbyterian church, post
poned on account of Farmers Club meeting
Thursday
Mrs. Reed, state president of Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, delivered g
very interesting address in the Presbyterian
church on Friday evening On account Of
the storm, the attendance was small.
Miss Bertha Mccall has gone to Chicago
menced work in Woodsville, N. II. -
Miss Maggie Arthur has returned home
from Bradford, where she has been spend
ing the winter. Charles Webber and
wife moved to Woodsville, N. H., last
Thursday, where he is to work at his trade
! 80 Wallace Terry returned home from