The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-03
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The Week of Prayer will be observed
here by union meetings by the two So
oieties, commencing with union services at
the Congregational church, Sunday even
ing, January Z, and continuing each even
ing through the week-the latter part OF the
week at the Methodist church.
Rev. w. e. Douglass, pastor of the Meth
odist church here, received very inter-
esting Christmas present from his North
Fayston parishioners, it being a complete
and neutrality-suspicious. Christmas tree,
bearing a considerable quantity of sound,
ripe, and substantial fruit in the shape of
silver coin.
Christmas day was observed at the NJ eth
odist church with a dinner and exercises
consisting of Rotations by the children and
the gathering of fruit from the Christmas
tree. Although rainy morning threatened
to interrupt the pleasures of the day, it was
not only a merry company but large one
that found its way to the church and helped
to make it Merry Christmas"
Let all bear in mind that the annual re.
union, and family dinner, of the Congrega-
tional church is to be held on Saturday,
January 6, at their house of sworship. The
exercises in the forenoon will consist of re-
ports of the work of the church and auxil-
iaries for the year, and reading of letters
from absent members. Dinner will be
served in the vestry at 1890 by the ladies.
Plan to be present.
The wedding bells are ringing out mer-
rly on the crisp frosty air of our Happy
New Year On Monday, January / at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Allen e. Mehuron, Rev. w. f. Douglass
performed the marriage service for Edmund
w. Perrin of Lunenburg, Mass, and Miss
Jennie K. Mehuron Of South Fayston. On
the same date he performed a like service at
the Methodist parsonage for Arthur l..
Boyce and Miss Katie e. Neil, both of North
Fayston.
Our Mad River Valley Creamery is doing
very prosperous business for the season of
year, satisfactory alike to proprietors and
patrons. The amount of milk received has
increased in the vicinity of 100 pounds since
December (, and now amounts to about
1000 pounds leach alternate day. from some
thirty different patrons. The amount of
butter made averages about one pound from
each nineteen pounds of milk, and it is ex-
pected that for the month of December will
net the patrons twenty-five cents per pound.
In recent issue of the Northfield NelDS,
in the Waitsfied items, it was stated that
1t had been demonstrated that the only
trouble in warming our new school.house
properly was owing to the mismanagement
of the heating apparatus. If the NelCS cor
respondent will take little pains to post
himself on the results of some of the more
recent efforts of the same engineer, and at
the same time rely to little less extent on
mig opinion, and barroom theories, he may
possibly Ue dDle 10 guess llJtle nearer Jl6
facts in the case next time.
The Lowell Htgh School ReuieC has the
following concerning Elmer A. Baird, who
was to have been admitted to the Suffolk
Bar at Boston in March, had it not been for
his recent severe illness, which will necess-
tate at least years rest: The following
paragraph was clipped from one of our
morning papers: Following the prelimin-
airy meeting of the Brotherhood of Andrew
and Philip in the side vestry of the First
Congregational church, at 80 last evening,
lecture was given at eight o'clock in the
main vestry under their auspices. The
speaker was Mr.. Elmer A. Baird of the
Boston Law School. His remarks on the
subject, A Menace to Our Social System"
considering the dangers of unrestricted i'm
migration, were very thoughtful and sug-
gestive, showing thorough scholarship and
deep research. A good attendance was
present, and the strict attention that was
accorded the speaker showed the deep in
terest taken in his remarks Mr. Baird,
as editor-n. chief, successfully carried on
The ReUie,C in '90-'91. He was elected presi-
dent of his class in the latter year and grad
uated with high honors. While in the
High School he was known as an energetic,
intelligent fellow, sure to make his mark in
the world. The ReUieW wishes him all sue
cess in his law career"
Washington.
The Q. o. Calef assault case has been set
tied out of court.
The Washington Cornet Band is to give
a theatrical entertainment in the near fn-
ture.
Special Pension Examiner Martin was in
town on official business last Thursday and
Friday.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets at the
town hall on Wednesday afternoon and
evening of the present week.
-.
stion as clerk in the store of F. G. Hun
tington last Saturday, much to the regret
of all its patrons
George M. Seaver is taking a much
needed rest from his labors for the Watch
man Publishing Company, and is to be at
home for the present
The life and works of Louisa M. Alcott
formed the subject of discussion at the
Reading Circle last Thursday night, and
the same subject will be continued at the
next meeting.
The Christmas tree at the Union church,
last week Monday evening, was loaded
with gifts, despite the hard times, and an
enjoyable programme was carried out I'M
der the able direction of Mrs. DR.. Warner.
All our citizens who have been on the
sick list are improving, with but few eXcep-
tons. Mr. L. =. Barron remains in an al
most helpless condition, and Messrs. Harry
White and George Peake are still confined
to the house.
Fish Warden Cleugh will soon make a
requisition upon the fish commission pre-
paratory to stocking our streams with trout
There are some twenty miles of fishing
ground in town, and future disciples of
Isaak Walton will have rare sport'and fruit
full sources of supply.
A farmers institute will be held here on
Thursday and Friday, January 4 and 3, under
direction of the board of agriculture, with
the following programme: Thursday fore
noon" Farming for Profit" j. o. San
| ford; discussion. Thursday afternoon
1.-THE Dairy Cow and Her Food" II. w.
Vail discussion. Thursday evening-Mu-
sic; Dairying," G. L. Gabrilson secretary
of Iowa Dairymen's Association; discus
sion. Friday forenoon" The Outlook for
Horse Breeding" G. M. Winslow; discus
sion. Friday afternoon" Swine and Their
Diseases" d. p. Ashburn Gibbon, Neb
discussion. Friday evening-Music; "Ver-
mont at Chicago" II. M. Arms; Revenues
of Vermont" " l, Spear; question box.
The secretary will have a number of reports
of the board of agriculture at the meeting
| for distribution. All meetings are free.
The ladies are especially invited to be pres
| ent.
Miss Alma Clough is attending school at
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