The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-26

Grant. - Frank Durkee, Robert and
Arthur Smith, are home from Tufts Col.
lege for the holidays. - Mrs. Mary
Berry is at Lebanon, caring for Mrs
Clarence HUI crimson, who is very sick.
- Fred Hutchinson came home the last
of the week.
WaitsfieId
The teachers meeti lg, last Friday even
ing, was very in -erestng aud instructive
affair The topics were thoroughly dis
cussed in social way. The association
was recognized by electing George Wallis
president; Louise Gleason, secretary; Dell
Thompson, treasurer; j. b. Thompson,
Nellie Brown, Lulie Jones, exec ltive com
mttee The next meeting will bs holden
on Friday evening, Janu sry A. The pro-
gramme will appear in next weeks issue.
The funeral of Robert Maxwell was
largely attended at his late home in South
Fayston on Sunday, December 49, At a
recent meeting Of Valley Lodge, No. 16, 1.
o. o. F., of which he was a MEMBER,
the following resolutions were adopted:
" Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God in
his wise providence to remove from our
midst our late worthy and esteemed brother,
Robert Maxwell and whereas the intimate
relations, long held by our deceased brother
with TINS lodge, render il pepper that we
should place on record our appreciation of
his services to the order and his merits as a
citizen and a man, therefore, resolved that
we deeply deplore the loss of Brother Rob
ert Maxwell, as genial, generous and
warm hearted brother, one who was ever
ready TO relieve this distressed" visit the
afflicted and cheer up the down hearted,
and tn 1t we are saddened at the thought
that he will meet and greet US here no
more in fraternal associations; that we ten.
der to his afflic ed family our sincere con.
dolence and our earnest symp THY in their
affli Jtion at the loss of one who was good
citizen, devoted Odd Fellow and an up.
right man; that the charter and regalia of
this lodg, be draped in mourning for
period of sixty days in memory of Brother
Maxwell, and that these resolutions be in
scrbed on the records of this lodge, and
that a copy be forwarded to the family of
our deceased brother"
Warren.
V. l.. Perkins has hired out to James
Pierce to drive the stage this winter.
Christmas exercises were held at the
Congregational church last NJ )nday even
ing.
Washington.
Christmas exercises in the church are sus-
pended for this year.
Miss Powers the elocutionist, will give
her reading in the Washington lecture
course on Friday evening next.
Will Downing the proprietor of the new
East Barre meat market, was in town the
first of the week and reports business good.
The daughter of John Eastman, at whose
house Mrs. Ramsdell died of small pox, is
now sick with the same disease. No other
cases are reported, and nearly all who have
been exposed a e out of quarantine.
The recent improvements on the Wash
ington town farm are all completed and our
town can now pride itself on having one of
the finest sets of buildings for their pur-
poses in the county. The new barn is two
and half stories in height, thirty Oy forty
feet in dimensions, and thoroughly and
substantially built. Every requisite con-
venience for stabling and feeding sLock is
supplied. There is a splendid silo and suf-
fcent barn capacity for storage of the hay
and grain which this farm, under its pres
ent management, is made to produce 80
bount;fully. The latest additions to the
plant have connected the entire set OF
buildings together, with frontage of nc
| feet, and present to the passer-by a com.
Portable outlook. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Emery have managed the farm the past
ear and managed it well. The cows,
horses, sheep and swine show good care
and unusually good success has rewarded
/ the labor expended in raising stock. De
spite the cry of I" little wool and nothing fol
it," sheep pay well for their keeping uI
here, aud, though the flock is a small one
it makes up in quality what it lacks in size
| There are fifteen cows on the place, so ne Of
which can be sold at highest prices, but are
kept at good profits. The improvements
made have been designed and carried ou
by M. w. Chamberlain, the present over
seer The needs and necessities of the
place have been allowed to accumulate
year af jer year until the time came wheI
" forbearance ceased TO be- virtue" Tn,
owe rseer shouldered the responsibility an(
the work, and went head. He has bull
for the future as we'll as for to-day, and il
willing to take all blame, for the expense
from any who will visit the farm and thor
oughly investigate the subject. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Emery will welcome all townspeopl
who wish to look over the property, and /
will be we'll for all who are inclined I,
criticise to inform themselves in that way
They will find the town paupers are wei
treated and the property of the town com
fortaby housed
The S. .. Smith Post, No. 81, G A. r re
Gently passed the following resolutions oil
the death of their late comrade: Whereas
il has pleased our Heavenly Father to Ie
move from us our much loved and respecte
comrade, Warren Pepper, therefore. be it re
solved, that we as members of s. G. Smit
Post, No 81, will cherish his memory an
think OF him as kind friend and faithful
member of our ranks; that in the loss c
our comrade we humbly bow to the will c
him who doeth all things well; that we e2
tend to the family our sincere sympathy an
would remind them that we, too, shall mis-
our COmTdu6 from our Talks anu WlJn incl
mourn his loss that the charter of this pos
be draped in mourning thirty days as
tribute Of respect to Comrade Pepper; this
copy of these resolutions be given to tn
bereaved family, and spread upon the re,
ords of this post, also printed in the Wi
Jamestown Herald and the VERNON
WATCHMAN. Willard Clough, II. A, Row
ell, b. ID. Beede, committee"
Waterbury,
The whist club meets Friday evenin
with Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Atkins.
Mrs L. II. Elliot's Sunday-school elias
of boys visited her at her home, Monda
. evening, and presen led her, as a Christine
token of love and esteem, with fine silvt
syrup pitcher.
Members of the Junior Endeavor Socet
visited the asylum, Monday evening, anC
for the amusement of the inmates, gave ii
fan drill and burlesque, and also san
Christmas songs
, Bert Gaberee, while out in the wood
Monday, received serious injuries by n
falling of tree upon him, breaking h
, leg, disocating his shoulder and seVerel
bruising his face,
AT the annual meeting of the Epwort
League for election of officers, held Thur
day evening, the following were cleo 9,
President, Maude Fuller; vice president