The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-03


ity of this people, and every one seemed
happy.
Carl Fisher is at home from Vermont Ag-
ricultural College and Selden Smith from
Dartmouth, for the holidays. g. Miss
Lucia Wiswell, who is teaching in Water
bury, was at home over Christmas. -
Leon Cole worked in the store of Wells
Rogers through the holidays.
East Cabot.
William Carr is working for w. Barr at
Cabot - Mrs. f. e. Hall is ill., 60
Mr.. and Mrs. g. T. Adams have been spend
ing few days in Barre. g. w. 5. and Il.
X. Abbott, with their families, spent Christ
mas with their father, n. X. Abbott -
William Glidden and wife are visiting rea-
tives here. - Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Clark
attended the wedding of M. G. Hooker at
Montpelier last week - Ida Heath is
visiting in Montpelier through the holidays.
Calais.
Mrs. Clark Doty is sick.
Mrs. Lucy Kent is improving.
Howard o. Kent arrived in town from
Boston, Monday night He is to spend the
winter at home.
There will be apublic installation OF the
officers of Stow Post, G.. A. r., STOW Re
lief Corps, and Wyman X. Burnap Camp
Sons of Veterans, at Memorial Hall, Satur-
day evening, January 6'
The OttiCerS el6Cleu ny OdldlS NlICu-
lating Library are as follows Mod
orator, Edward Wheeler; secretary, M.
S. Hathaway; treasurer, G. A. Slayton;
librarian, Mrs. G. e. Robinson. The Ii
brary Association will hold a sociable at the
school-house vestry at Maple Corner,
Thursday evening, January A. Al are in
vited. Ii is hoped that there will be an in
creased interest in the library, for the peo-
pie will find very good collection of books,
and there has been quite an addition of
new books recently.
East Calais.
About fifty attended the union aid social
at L. o. Leonards last Thursday evening.
There is to be a prize. speaking contest
among the members of Moscow Lodge, the
contest to be held in the Union church on
Monday evening of last week, to which the
public are cordially invited. In addition to
the recitatons will be music, etc.
On Thursday evening of this week, Rev.
Edgar Banks gives lecture at the church,
Among the Ruins of Nineveh and
Babylon" The lecture will be illustrated
with stereopticon slides. MIR. Banks, it will
months few years ago.
Remember the box sociable next Tuesday
evening.
The Worcester Cornet Band will give a
pTOmtudu6 COuCtiJ at hcy . NAIL Eiluuy
evening
There is much sickness just now, some
serious, and some apparently not so.
Calvin Goodwin has retaken the title to
his farm, which he had sold to the late
Charles f. Edwards. "a,
Dick Tracy has gone to Boston end
the Bryant & Stratton commercis Dol,
under convoy of Ben E. Sargent, 'no re-
turns there.
John Stanton, who has been in failing
health from consumption for a longtime,
died on Sunday. He has been well known
as veteran of the late war.
John B. Bacon has been CHI osen to repre-
sent the Congregational oh urch at council
meeting at South Royalton, on Wednesday,
for the ordination of Mr.. II M. Goddard.
On Thursday noon dinner will be served
at the Congregational church for the mem
bers of the church and their families, and at
its close the annual business meeting of the
church will be held.
Mrs. Maria r. Coburn died on Monday Of
last week at the home of her son-in-law, l..
H. Bohonon, after a painful illness The
funeral services were held on Wednesday,
Rev. Mr.. Sherman officiating
The Congregational Sunday-school chose
on Sunday the following officers for the year
ensuing: Superintendent, John NJ. Com
stock; assistant superintendent, Willard s.
Hatch treasurer Maud S. Merrill; choris.
ter, Rev. B. B. Sherman; assistant chorister,
Mrs. Anne e. Goss
The officers of George T. Hebard Com
mand, No. 1, Union Veterans Union, are as
follows: Colonel, MO. Coburn; lieutenant
colonel, Smith Taylor; major, l.. n Lucas
surgeon, b. II. Adams chaplain, L. G.. AL
drich; officer of the day, II. B. Lyford; Off
Ger of the guard, j. M. Sanford marshal,
E. +. Peters.
W. A. Lord and f. A. Mutt lectured at
the Methodist church last Friday evening
in behalf of the Kelley cure. The audience
was fairly large and well interested OF the
four Chelsea graduates" of the Montpelier
establishment, three appear to be cured of
the disorder for which they were treated,
and no one blames the treatment Oh &C
count Of the relapse of the fourth.
Corinth.
Several from this way attended the New
Years ball at East Corinth on Monday
evening
The A. G. F. society held conundrum
supper at M. II. Dickinson's last Friday
evening.
People up in West Corinth are trying to
start milk team from there to East Corinth
creamery.
Rev. f. L, Sargent and wife lave gone to
STAFFORD visiting 9" r; KiIhey read a
sermon Lest Sunday.
Professor T. A. Hillary is eeries
of writing schools at the acad ues-
day and Thursday evenings PIX
Harvey Sumner has hodIIt sth lyle
machine that is in Joel BfH MSS Ind
will remove it to his mill atf;HStse d
Earle Davis and Homer &f<&rE we
been hone from the Univat 10 bnt
for Christmas, but Davis M<*Xed lily
to Burlington to attend U{N&e 4 ing
school which he is teaching N9M
The question for the lycd ~ B at
the town hall Friday evening we'd,
That the American Indian has @MlKated
one is cordially invited. The hall has been
cleaned up in good shape, and DOM forget
the time-Friday evening, January 8, Z {; 80
p. M. sharp.
The people in district No. ceIebra ed
Christmas by neighborhood gathering at
the school-house, which was packed by a