The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-21

az the schoo.house vestry on the evening |
OF March /.
Remember the sing on Friday evening
and Saturday.
The town auditors have meeting at the
town hall on Thursday.
Washingtonian ball at Memorial Hall.
Thursday evening Of this week.
There will be donation visit for the
benefit of Rev. Grin Davis, on Wednesday.
February %, at the vestry of the Christian
church.
The town will be soon canvassed for
the "Story of America" Our people will
find it very interesting and VALUABLE
work, taking up the events in the four hun
dred years since the discovery of this con-
tinent, telling the story in a very fascin-
ating way, and is.profusely illustrated.
Chelsea.
Materials are now beginning to arrive for
the town hall.
Charles Dow of Vershire has moved into
the Hyde house.
Miss Lillian G. Lease of Milford N. H.,
is at A. II. Powers.
William A.. Hood is soon to remove to
Hyde Cabots house.
DIR. S. N. Goss, as local health officer, is
providing free vaccination for those unable
to pay.
G. s. Worcester was to have had an adj
ditional singing-school on Friday evening,
but could not get through the drifts.
Mrs. Lydia Hood, the oldest person in
town, celebrated her ninety-seventh birth
day on Saturday She is in vigorous health,
and has good prospect of completing her
century.
Miss Elsie Powers, a student of the Emer-
son School of Oratory, Boston, will give a
public reading in the hotel ball next Mon
day evening. Miss Powers is a leader of
her class in the School of Oratory, and is
said to be a reader of great promise. 1t is
hoped there may be good audience.
Corinth.
The separator at the creamery broke last
week, delaying business for one day.
Ichabod Robbie lost a valuable COW last
week by its getting tangled up in the crib.
The school closed at Corinth Academy
on Thursday, Mr.. Hillary having resigned
The worst blizzard of the season was the
one last week Friday The mail could not
reach this place.
The lyceum was not held last Friday
evening on account of the impossible roads,
and was postponed to March 2.
West Corinth.
The remains of Mrs L. V. Hill were
I brought to this place for burial last Wednes-
day.
|
riously i'll, is improving Her two sisters
have been stopping with her.
On account OF the severe snow storm of
last Thursday and the blizzard which fol-
| lowed it, our stage-driver failed to get here
with the mail on Thursday and Friday
nights.
East Montpelier.
The Ladies' Nickel Society will hold d
poverty sociabe at the village hall next
/ ca,
! the lady and gentlemen wearing the most
poverty-l0oking costume. All are cordially
invited to attend. Ladies will please bring
cake.
Groton.
NJ. d. Coffrin is putting in large stock of
lumber at the bobbin shop.
Wilbur Renfrew shipped carload of
sheep to Boston last Monday.
The roads were badly drifted last week,
and some of the back roads are blocked.
William Hayes reports he has the fastest
PAGER in town, and is now ready to trot
with any one.
A large company from South Ryegate and
| Ryegate attended the revival meetings last
Wednesday night.
| The remains of John Orr, who died at the
insane asylum in Brattleboro last December,
| were brought here last Saturday night and
placed in the vault.
Josephine Cochran returned from Wal
than, Mass, last Thursday. She visited
her grandmother, Mrs. l. N. Hall, at Plym-
outh, N. H., on her way home.
The evangelist. Rev. e. A. Whittier,
went to his home in Lawrence, Mass, on
| Tuesday, and will rest until he commences
his series Of meetings in Barre.
While William Hayes and Hiram How
| land were coming from West Topsham last
| Wednesday, their horse broke a leg in the
deep snow. The animal was shot
The auditors and selectmen met last Sat-
urday in the town clerks office and settled
up the towns business The town reports
will be out the last OF the week.
| The village streets have been rolled with
the Ryegate roller, and are now in good
condition. 1t is expected that this town
will be able to support snow-roller next
year.
| George Welch, formerly of this place.
| who is now in business in Montana, is a
guest at Henry Hutton's. He has been
| away twenty-three years, and his many
friends in this place were glad to meet
him again.
d. N. Richardson, of the Davenport Dem
ocrat, was guest at I. M. Ricker's last
week. He went to Barre and contracted
for the job for the Iowa soldiers monument
TO be erected at Des Moines, Iowa. 1t is to
cost about 500, 600, and will stand 1870 feet
high
The lumber business is better than it was
last year. T. B. Hall has $50, 900 feet; 1. NJ.
Kicker, $4,000; A. Fl. Kicker, 100000;
Corley WEIGH, 100000; WEIGH & Goodwin,
100000 j. r. Darling, 100000 feet,-mak-
ing total of 200 900 feet.
Cece Paul returned last Wednesday from
| Sheffield, where she has been teaching.
Miss Paul is an excellent teacher, and has
the offer of several positions for the spring
term. She went last Monday to Boston,
where she will spend her vacation.
The revival meetings have been very
well attended and thirty have requested
prayers. Rev e. A. Whittier, the evangel-
ist, has wonderful power, and is an earnest
worker. The pastors and people are work
| ing together, and the prospects are bright
for a large revival. The evangelist left yes
terday, but the meetings will continue.
Mrs. William Hayes returned from her
visit to Newbury last week. - Mabel
Dow of Barnet is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
G. Taisey. - Mrs. Edward Holmes WIS.,
tied at G. II. Welchs last week. - Will
liam Glover, formerly of this place, visited
his old friends here last week. - III. @.
Clark of Hardwick was in town last week.
- ID. f. Clark and Gertrude Cochran
were at home over Sunday. = Mrs. n.
A. Whitehill is reported a little better.
IS S. p. Welch was confined to the