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


at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ID.
Hurley. 80 Mrs. b. Cuthb ,rtson met with
a serious accident the other day, falling and
fracturing her collar bone.
Groton.
The railway station is nearly completed.
School district No. had Chris tmas tree
and exer Uses by the children, Saturday,
We are to have q new station agent,
Charles Bailey of South Ryegate, recently
from b IRE.
The Womans Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. o. M. Boutwell,, Fri
day afternoon.
The Methodist church in Westville is
nearly completed and will be dedicated
within four weeks.
T. b. Hall has sold his sheep and lambs,
about 49, for three and one-half and five
cents a pound, to be delivered January 20
Hall q Cochran have sold TO Il. Il. Clark
their lot on Main street, except forty-five
feet fro N their store-shed extending to the
Peacham road, for $3.50 Mr.. Clark intends
to put up nice set of buildings next spring.
They have also sold to c. II. Welch land
extending 100 feet back from his lot for $40.
If Grot)n pond were only near some of the
ceuters of civilization, it would indeed be a
paradise for skaters these days. The entire
pond-three miles long-is smooth AZ glass,
the possibility of danger. Not 50 much as a
lone hunter has been seen on its CLASSY
surface of late.
Fed e. Morse of Walden, who has been
running a shingle mill near Simeon Ho-
bart's, has gone to parts unknown, leaving
several mourners and a yearling colt which
cost him sos. The colt will be sold next
Saturday afternoon at Hall q Cochran s
store, and the remains of the single mill
will be sold january 3.
Mrs Pearce is very sick with pneumonia.
80 Alex. McRae, who has been at work
for Neal McRae the past two years, has
gone TO his home in Canada. - MAJOR
Little has lust completed his wood job for
North Ryegate Creamery Company. 80
Mr.. Rowe Of Manchester, n. H., is visiting
at A. H. Ricker's. - Timothy Welch
and family left on Monday for North Car
DINA - Sophronie Morrison has fin
ished work at f. NJ. Yields and gone to w.
b Plummer's to work 60 Carrie Drew
of Hardwick and Grace MAJ tyn of Windsor,
teachers in the village district, have gone
to their homes to spend the holidays -
Walter Carnes spends the holidays at his
home in Calais.
MarshfieId.
Lyceum next Friday evening.
Byron Pitkin has the Kinney mills nearly
ready for use.
Deputy Sheriff w. Cowles of Crafts
bury was in town last Friday on official
business.
Fifty tickets were sold at this station for
Barre at the time of the Masonic district
meeting.
Governor Woodbury. has appointed Ira II
Edison justice of the peace in place of 9. e.
Shepard, declined.
Mrs Vernon Wheeler vas called to Hard
wick last week to attend the funeral of her
/ mother u died in Pro yi1pnCp. r..
The body OF Henry Kelloggs mother
was brought here last week, accompanied
by Mr.. Kellogg and his wife, and was taken
to Walden for burial.
w. e. Gladding of Lowell, Mass, was in
town last week. - daughter of Aaron
Brown is i'll. Herbert Eddy has
now IN to the Mrs. Ada Spencer farm
- Mrs. Sias Packer is improving
- Addison Merritt is stopping with
iting in Berlin and Montpelier last week
- w. d. S NTH is at home from Tufts
for a va ,aton. - Sabin Pike cut his
foot quite badly last week. - A son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. CHARLES Pike last
week.
The state board of agriculture is making
arrangements for series of meetings, to be
held here this winter.
Rev. Charles r. East OF Mortified
preached a very interesting sermon to the
Unitarians last Sunday.
The family of Henry Backus moved t
town last week. Mr. Backus is to work fol
O. Fl. Richardson this winter.
The store of Postmaster Dutton is worth,
of mention as being one of the finest 10
Gated in any Of the small towns of the state
Those who attended the dance at Chan
dler's last Wednesday evening were at
| forded amusement beyond their expecta
tions, and all report the most enjoyable
event of the season.
Ray, youngest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Knapp, died last Thursday morning after
long illness. The funeral was held Satur
day afternoon, and the interme at was a
the Lewis cemetery. He was very brigh
little fellow, and his loss is deeply mourned
Shady Rin.
Mrs. j. w. Markham is spending Christ
mas at Barre with her children.
There will be candy-pull at the grang
hall, December 81. All are invited.
MoretowH.
Chicken pox is raging among the schoo
children.
There was a Christmas tree at the Metho
dist house, Tuesday evening.
Many young people attended the Chris,
mas exercises at Waitsfield, Monday even
ing.
Mrs. E. A. Heath who has been sick fo
some time is gaining slowly. - Altar
son, Eunice and Hattie Vail were at HON
at Christmas time.
Newbury.
The scholars at the seminary were give
half holiday last Wednesday which mos
of them enjoyed by skating on Bailey
eddy.
Friday evening of this week there will b
a sociable at the Congregation al parsonag
under the auspices of the Christian Ell
deavor Society.
!. Christmas exercises were held in tn
Methodist church on Monday evening an
in the vestry of the Congrega Iional churc
. on Tuesday evening.
Among tn )se who came home to spen
the holidays are Minnie and Charles Me
!, rll, Mary b. Ford, Frances Atkinson
Frank Bailey and Irving Johnson.
Although Sunday was cold windy da.
Rev, G. Holt the advent minister, baptize
Ernest HumnhreV and Master Brock son