The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-17

The funeral will take place at the old Low
homestead. Miss Low was born at Brad
ford, May Ia, 1896. She was woman OF
great integrity universally respected, pos
sessing elements of original genius IN some
lines.
Professor Campbell Of Dartmouth College
preached at the Congregational church last
Sunday. Rev II. Il. Barnard OF west nut
land will preach there next Sunday on
trial
Lyman r. Woods has bought of George
W. Brown the building occupied by him for
a meat market He will take possession
March 1, and contemplates fitting it up as
restaurant.
There will be meeting of the Library
Association at the academy on Thursday at
seven O'Clock p. NJ, to receive the $4,000
legacy from the administrator of the James
l.. Woods estate.
Cummings e. Cunningham, the contract
ors on the new school building, are pushing
the work with commendabe energy, and
expect to have it completed and ready for
occupancy for the spring term.
The death of Rufus f. Ormsby occurred
at his home on the South Plain Monday
morning. He had been i'll for several weeks,
and his death was not unexpected. lie was
born in Bradford near Wright's Mountain,
October T. 1915. In 1913, on December IA,
he married Mary II Colby, who survives
him. He has had four daughters, one OF
whom has been with him in his final illness
He was greatly respected by his neighbors
and fellow-citizens, has held prominent
town offices, been conspicuous for rare Dusl,
ness energy combined with scrupulous ana
sterling honesty.
A union prayer-meeting was held at
Grace church Sunday evening, and union
Young peoples meeting at the Congrega-
tional vestry Monday evening, On Thurs
day evening the churches will unite Tor
prayer-meeting at the chapel OF Grace
on Sunday pNTOiuU AT the Con-
gregatonal church. Next Monday union
revival services will be begun under the
direction of the Rev, ID. p. Brown, evangel-
list, of Waterloo, Iowa. The first service
will be held at the chapel of Grace church
at seven o'clock. The following day SER
vices will be at the Congregational church
at two and seven p M Thereafter the SER
vices will alternate between the two
churches daily. Rev. Mr.. Brown is man
of great power and large success, and an
able and dignified preacher All are in
vited to the services.
Mrs. Avery of Iowa is spending the win
ter with her sisters. Mrs p NJ. Hastings
and Mrs. Polly Woods. - Mrs. Beede
has moved to the North Plain. - Mrs.
Oliver Bushaw had a stroke of paralysis
lately, and is helpless. 80 Miss Fannie
Eastman returned to the university at Bur
lington on Monday. - Miss Ellen Davis
is very sick with tonsilitis.
Braintree.
If report be true, George Sanford is a
much married man, having two wives liv-
ing.
The board of agriculture will meet with
the farmers of this vicinity on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
e. E. Burnham has carload of ashes that
he and his neighbors are to use this season
to make their farms more productive.
George Flint and Nellie Lintield of this
tod Loot n al nj
Saturday evening, in presence of the grange
of which they are members.
BrookfieId.
Mrs Marcus Peck has had a severe attack
of grip.
Most who have been afflicted with the
grip are convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Alis have returned
from their wedding trip.
George Smith has been quite i'll with
pneumonia the past week.
Miss Almira Fisk, who has been quite Ill
for the past few days, is more comfortable
again.
Skating on the pond has given way to the
harvesting of ice, which was commenced
last week.
This vicinity was treated to an old
fashioned blizzard on Friday aud Friday
night of last week.
Mr.. ana MIS-. CdSSluS IeCK anu MT ant
Mrs. William Clark attended the meeting o
the Dairymen's Association at Burlington
last week.
A union prayer-meetng of the First ant
Second churches was held at the Firs
church last Sunday evening, it being tn
close of the Week of Prayer.
The lecture which was to have been givel
at Grange Hall last Friday evening by A +
Booth of Mortified was postponed on &C
count of the inclemency of the weather.
Mrs. C. f. Morse of st. Johnsbury, VIII
has been spending few days with her son
Rev. Q. II. Morse, on account of the Hines
of his wife and little son, returned HON
last Monday,
The school in Deacon Allis' district
which was postponed until the first week G
January on account of sickness in tn
neighborhood, WAS discontinued after on
weeks session by reason of the illness c
the teacher Miss Mary Tilson of West Ran
dolph.
In late Milford, Mass, Journal there
very pleasant reference to the celebrate
of the eighty. seventh birthday anniversar
of one of the eldest of our townspeoplt
Deacon U. A. Clark, at the home of his sol
in-law, Captain @. w Wilcox of that place
where Deacon Clark has spent the winter
for several years past.
Cabot.
There will be a union service at IL
Methodist church al 7 10 next Sunday evel
ing.
Green Mountain Lodge, No 6S, of Masol
and Green Mountain Chapter, o. e. S., n
80, will give a public installation and su
per at the Masonic hall on Friday evenin
January 10.
A certain man in this town hitched h
horse in the church sheds last Sunday eve
ing and left in his sleigh whip, Whe
he went to get the team the whip was gon
When new, the whip cost twenty-five cent
had been used three years, and WI
broken. The one who took it must ha'
been hard up, " hen he can buy one as GOO
for ten cents, or two for fifteen cents. If Il
one that took it will call and apologize, 1
names will be called; otherwise, the own
will call on hip.
Chelsea
E. G. Brown recently lost valuab
horse
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist churt
last Sunday, Presiding Elder Beemt
preaching in the morning
The worshipers at the Congregation
church were delighted on Sunday to see
choir again in the seats which have be,
unoccupied for over year.
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