The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-03

Lease, secretary; May Seabury, treasurer;
Pearl Randall, librarian.
Deacon Albert Arms, whose visit here to
his old home last fall and who spent his last
birthday in the same house where his first
was celebrated, died December 20 at his
home in Kendall, Mich, aged eighty-seven
years.
A very pleasant wedding occurred Mon
day afternoon at the residence of Mr. Ed
ward Farrar, in the presence OF few
friends and relatives. Miss Jessie Haselton
of this place and Mr.. Clayton Il. Crane of
Middlebury were united in marriage by
Rev. A. j. Covell. After pleasant social
hour the happy pair took the express for
Washington, ID. c., their future home.
There were several very pretty presents.
The Week of Prayer will be observed by
union meetings, held the first half of the
week in the Congregational, and the last
half in the Methodist, church. Rev. f. w.
Hamblin will preach next Sunday evening.
The topics for the week are as follows.
Monday, January 8, A Vision and
Voice." Genesis xviii: 10 %, Acts XVI:
u 20. Tuesday" Prayer of David 1.
Wednesday," A Prayer of Solomon" II.
Chronicles vi: 1912, a conservation. Thurs
day" A Prayer of Daniel" Daniel tx: 3 10,
a confession. Friday" A Prayer of Jesus"
John xviii a benediction.
Walter Haseltne, while at work in the
mill Of Mr.. Seabury at Mill village last Fri
day morning, met with an accident that
near a revolving shaft upon which his
clothes caught and wound up, carrying
him around it at the rate of sixty times
a minute. The noise attracted the attention
of Will Seabury and Ed. Grout, who i'm
mediately stopped the machinery and re-
leased Mr.. Haseltine from his dangerous
position, none too soon to save his life, az his
clothes were wound around his neck, chOk-
ing him. DIR. James was quickly summoned,
and Mr.. HaSelton was removed TO his home
in Duxbury No bones were broken, and
it is expected he will soon recover from the
terrible shock.
The Congregational church closes its year
auspcously. The average attendance at
preaching services and at Inc weekly prayer
meetings he's increased. Benevoences
have more than doubled, and home eX-
penditures have been increased The diff
ferent departments of church work have
been thoroughly organized, and several
new departments have been successfully in
augurated. At the annual meeting, held
last Thursday evening, encouraging reports
were read from all the branches of work
that center about the church. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Rev, l.. H. Elliot, clerk; j. G.
Griggs, superintendent of Sunday school;
Charles Wells, treasurer; Mrs. II. NJ For
Mrs. Seabury, Miss Mertie Huntley, Mrs. j.
G. Griggs, Mrs j. Mcintosh, Mrs Charles
Clark, Mrs E. l.. Sanborn, Mrs. Huse, Mr..
T. I. Farrell and j. j. Colby, pastors aid
committee.
Charles Foster has sufficiently recovered
to once more appear on the streets. -
Mrs. Ella Emerson is visiting at Mr.. f. A.
rem returned to Bradford, Mass, last Tues
day. - Fred Luce returned from a
hasty trip to Boston, Thursday. - Mrs.
Charles H, Haines is confined to the house
with the grip; - Bessie Wells went to
Burlington, Monday. - Mr.. A. V.
Carrie, were the guests of Mr.. G. w. Rich
ardson, New Years. - Hattie Loveland
of Mortified is visiting in town. - n.
p. Wheeler of Montreal is the guest of
Francis Joslyn of Colbyville. - Jessie
Wheeler, visited Lyman Wheeler, her
grandfather, in MOrrisvlle last week.
- Lizzie Holman of West Randolph
was visiting in town last week.
Waterbury Center.
The Loyalty Lyceum discuss, next Friday
night, "The Effect of Poetry and Art upon
Mankind"
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at the
Hayes hall, as the guests of Mrs. John
Hayes, this afternoon and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson will preach the fifth
of his series of sermons at the Baptist church
next Sunday, entitled, "a Satchel of Let
ters.'
The funeral of Frank, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Luce, was attended by Rev. G. II.
Richardson, last Monday afternoon, from
their residence. The Seminary school at
tended in body, to show their respect and
love for their fellow student.
Stella May land Mrs. r. H. Mather are
sick. - Myra Scribner has been spend
ing few days at her home in Lyndonville.
- Mrs. David Pratt, from Winooski, is
visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackman's.
Williamstown.
Miss Ella Martin succeeds Miss Bernice
Sibley in j. X. Lynde's store
The recent rains and warm weather have
done much to replenish the springs.
Mrs. Harry L. Cheney has given up her
work as bookkeeper in j. X Lynde's store.
The fine new house of Mrs. Martha ST.
mons Beckett is nearing completion and
will soon be occupied.
Misses Charlie and Laura Ropes of
Montpelier were the guests OF Mrs. j. X.
Lynde on Saturday last.
A fine quality of ice is being harvested at
the Cutter Pond, and quantities of it are be-
ing stored in our village.
There is hope that the Congregationalists
may save their parsonage from mortgage IN
order to maintain worship.
The annual New Years reunion and din
ner of the Lynde family took place at the
home of j. X. Lynde, last Monday.
Wilbur F. Adams left on Monday for his
home in Puyallup, Wash. He finds entire
relief from the asthma on the Pacific coast.
Miss Dianatha Jillson, sister of the late
Squire Nathaniel Jillson, and for years
resident of East Randolph, died on Sunday
of last week.
The owner of certain good farm in this
town, for which $1,000 were offered years
ago, has lately offered it for 81, 500, but finds
no purchaser,
There is hardly another such sad case of
sickness in our town as that of Mrs. Charles
Perry. 1t is almost four years since she has
been able to sit up at all.
Mrs Mary Wheeler Sibley, whose first
husband was Rev. James Hall of Barre,
has just buried her husband of typhoid fever
at Austin, a suburb of Chicago.
Melvin s. Burnham being about to return
TO his house in the village, Christopher
Hood, who has occupied it, moved last
week to the house of his fatherin-law, Mr..
Silas Stone, near the Gulf.
Grearson & Beckett, successors to the
granite firm of Grearson Moore & Co., re-
port work enough already taken TO occupy
ha . A II IL oaiI hot az . a