The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-28
I. d. Hopkins of Montpelier and f. G

a representative OF the state grange has
been in town working up an interest in that
order with view to establish grange in
town. The names of but few more farmers
and their wives are necessary to organize
All who wish to join are invited to leave
their names with H. r. Hill or o. II. Mi.
mott.
Kathie Dillingham; closed a very sue.
cessful term of school in Colbyville district
on Friday. Number OF scholars on the roll,
80; average attendance, 80. The following
scholars have no tardy marks; Nettie Giles,
Lillian Ather, Julia Edwards, Gertrude Ed
wards, Ellis Mason, Henry Edwards. Miss
Dillingham; will teach the win or term and
have an assistant teacher.
AS was predicted in the last ISSUE the
amount OF Thanksgiving poultry brought to
market was very large. Upon Wednesday
large amount was brouyh the price rang.
ing from twelve to fourteen cents for
turkeys while good chickens brought from
ten to twelve. Early Thursday the dealers
shut down upon buying, so many lots went
begging and were bought at very low
price. This is surely no year for "demo-
cratic" fowls.
The Advent Christian church at Colby
vile held its annual meeting in the vestry
of the new church building last Saturday
for the election of officers, which were as
follows: Local elder for Stowe Hollow, e.
A. Gibbs; deac ms, Benjamin Gibbs and
George Gibbs for Stowe Hollow, and Ma
than L. Collins for Colbyvlle; clerk and
treasurer, Charles Fl. Bailey. The meeting
adjourned for four weeks, when the remain
ing officers will be elected
AT its last regular meeting, Edwin Dill
lingham Post, G. A R., passed the follow
ing resolution: Whereas the enemy,
Death, has removed another honored men,
Der of our fraternity, we deem ii fitting that
our grief be appropriately expressed, there
fore, resolved that in the deaf of Comrade
Daniel Russ, we are again reminded of the
uncert ainty of life and OF the fact that in
this life we are in the midst of death; that
in the death of our c)mrade we have lost
one whose uprghtness of character and
energy of mind, frank and cordial manner
has endeared him to all; that we extern
our sincere sympathy to his bereaved wife
and children who mourn so deeply for the
dear one who has b sen taken from them;
that these resolutions be put upon the rec.
ords of tn post, and that copy be sent to
the family of the deceased"
A very unfortunate affair happened at
our graded school.holse during the past
week. A slight fire occurred, and the
young men present were so lacking in dis
erection that they pnt it out 1t may be
said of them as has been said of SOP emf
nent men, "they showed more valor than
judgment" 1t is to be hoped that should
such thing ever occur again, on day
when there was no wind, their first care
would be to save themselves, and their
next to save the adjoining property. The
pupils in the rooms below have had their
usual attacks of vertigo, nausea, etc during
the past week, and one day one of the
teachers, after excusing four or five pupils,
fearing she would lose them all, adopted
the heroic measure of opening the windows
and doors (of course at the risk of colds and
pneumonia and was rewarded by having
one little one come to her and say,
teacher, my head feels better now"
Rah her nice way this is of ventilating a
school room in the winter and it should
add largely to the income of our physicians
Elder George w Tabor has moved into the
Henry Collins house on Blush Hill. -
Ed. Demas has moved from Little River
into the Deuel. house, Colbyville. ==sgD
Ed. Wood ward has.rented the Stearns farm
on Blush Hill for the coming year. -
Melvin Gibbs of Stowe Hollow h ss moved
into DIR. Minard's house on Winooski street.
- l.. j. Roberts has ret IT ned from
business trip to Rutland and vicinity. -
Rev L. III. Elliot was at Swanton on Sun
day. - Mrs. Charles H atch OF Bristol is
visiting her parents in town. - Bessie
Devine of this place and John Dillon of
Starksboro were married at St. Andrews
church, Monday morning, by Rev. w. Don
ahue. - 7. T. Farrell attended, he dedi-
cation exercises and banquet Of the new
Grand Army hall at Essex Junction last
Thursday evening. - Ernest Dow of
East Hardwick visited in town last week.
- Gertrude Richardson of Waitsfeld
NlSlbtu dJ LIT. VI. I1OOkbT n, saturday.
- Eta Straw of Hartford, Conn, is
visiting her parents. - William Mullin
of Worcester, Mass, the owner of the
creamery, was in town over Sunday. -
Flora Scagel, a teacher in the public schools
at Sharon, is spending her two weeks vaca-
ton in town. - II. j. Conant of 10 we'll,
Mass, is visiting at G. S. Commits. -
Fannie Rhoads has been ill, but is now con-
valescent. - II. ID. Buchanan of st. AL
bans is acting as night operator at the sta
ton during the illness of Allen Bohonon,
the regular incumbent.
Cabot.
The James Patterson estate, over which
there has been so much controversy, is set
tied at last and the final distribution made.
A poverty party and box supper will be
held in the Good Templars' hall ON Friday
evening. The ladies are requested to bring
boxes.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Co lgregatonal vestry on Thursday
evening at seven o'clock. Rev. j. A.
Dixon will lead the meeting.
The schools commence next Mond ay.
The village school will be taught by War
rem Burbank Fred Blodgett and l.. Lillian
Wells; the Lower Cabot school by Mabel
Walbridge.
Hannah Severance, an elderly lady living
alone, had shock of paralysis last Sunday
morning. She was found in an uncon.
sclouS condltlon, Win llttle nope OF ner re-
covery.
The Epworth League held Thankoffer-
ing service in the Methodist church last
Sunday evening in the interest of missions
A profitable and entertaining programme
was carried out and about ten dollars in
thankofferings con ,ributed.
A large number of people gathered at the
Methodist parsonage last week Tuesday
evening in res ponse to a call from the pres
ident of the Woman's Home Miss )nary
Society in behalf of the sufferers in the
Northwest. A large amount of good and
comfortable wearing apparel, bedding, etc,
was contributed and quite an amount of
money. Refreshments were served
The courts committee appointed to lay a
road from the village to Walden station had
hearing last Wednesday on three excep.
tions granted by the court on their report,
submitted last May. To this thirteen ex.
ceptions were taken by counsel of oppo-
nents of the road, j. p. Lamson. OF the
thirteen, three we're granted Two were in
relation to slight land damages, and one to
the survey of a short piece OF the old road
j. p. Lamson appeared for the oppon ants
and S. o. Shurtlef for the petitioners. AT
the outset Mr.. LamsOn attempted TO open
again the whOla II hiapt for hsariny ,ffar.