The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-10

JWO WeeRS.
We understand that Hon. G. NJ. Dear
porn mas received an appointment as custom
house othcer at Newport, TO which place he
and his family will remove next sprinp,
East Corinth.
creasing.
The village school commenced on We'd
nesday with w. h. Rowland as teacher
The second annual New Years hall
which took place in the ,chool house hall
Monday evening, January f. was we'll al.
tended, about fifty couples being present
George r.. Chamberlin Of New York citv
was in town recently, visiting friends and
relatives. 80 Mr.. and Mrs G. w. George
visited friends in Wells River on Saturday,
- Hugh b. Tabor, attending college at
Hanover, n. H., was in town over Sunday
visiting at Charles Dickeys.
West Corinth.
Mrs. Lydia Harvey is very sick at the
nome OF her brother, j. II. Quimby.
An effort is making to secure the services
OF our minister, Rev. f. l. Sargent, for
another year.
One member was added TO the church
last Saturday, and the Sunday-school was
well attended on Sunday.
West Concord.
Mrs. William Pratt who has been sick
for long time, is constantly falling
Higgins & Harvey are receiving good
stock of timber at their mill in this village.
at which night gang is employed.
Mabel, thirteen-year-old daughter of
William True OF this village, was struck nv
sliding near the school-house, and her leg
was fractured near the ankle.
East Montpelier.
Mr. and Mra Thomas Stavana ara ,,;s;+
ing Mr.. Stevens sisters in Ferrisburgh and
will attend the Vermont Dairymen's Assoc
citation at Burlington.
Fayston.
William Shepard fell on the ice, while
getting pail of water, and dislocated his
shoulder
Rose Twaddle, aged eighty years, died at
the residence of NJ S. Strong last Wednes-
day night: Miss Twaddle was one of a
family of thirteen, and the oldest person in
tow 2
North Fayston.
Jennie Marble is spending the winter at
home. - L. W. Neill has returned from
Canada.
Granny.
Mrs. H. w. Matthews has returned from
Rutland, where she went to visit her sister,
Mrs Morse.
The lumber business in CRANKY and Vic
here needs to go hungry or cold for want of
work.
The Good Templars' reunion at Gallup's
Mills, Deco %, was largely attended,
In the prize speaking contest, Mantle Evans
won the first prize and Rosa Phillips the
second. Both were from Riverside lodge at
Lyndon.
Groton.
Mary Eastman OF Topsham is working for
f. NJ. WEIGH.
Newton Hall has purchased the j. Fl.
WEIGH farm for 81 800.
Communion services,were held at the Bap-
fist church last Sunday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rhopie
Carpenter last Saturday.
If your time has expired for the WATCH
MAN, you can leave your subscription at NJ.
III. Whitehills.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, preached last Sun
day morning from Luke tx: oil" He stead
lastly set his face to go to Jerusalem"
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. o. NJ. Boutwell,
next Saturday afternoon at three o'clock.
William Russell of Plymouth, who is
well known in Groton, has position as
bookkeeper in the National Bank of New
bury.
Rev. Mr.. Telier's family has come and is
nicely settled in the new home. The Bap-
fist society has put the parsonage in good
condition.
The Week of Prayer is being observed by
union meetings-the first four nights at the
Methodist church and the remaining nights
at the Baptist church.
Several of the Groton locals in the St
Johnsbury Republican last week look very
familiar Can it be possible that the cor
respondent copied them?
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Weld and children
have returned from Massachusetts, and will
stay at home this winter. Mr.. Weld is an
enterprising man, and Groton gladly well
comes the return of one of her old boys
Several democrats have been talking to
our merchant, Mr.. Welch, i'll regard to free
wool. AS the reporter was talking with
him last week, he showed him statement
of hides, calf skins, and a sleeps pelt, which
he received from Peck & Cummins, Mont
pelier. Each was carried into the money
column with satisfactory price, except the
sleeps pelt, which was represented by two
ciphers. Mr.. Welch says if that is not free
wool, he does not know what is.
S. X. Dexter of Lowell was in town last
Monday. - The little child of Sewell
Carpenter was ill last week. 80 Emily
Corey has gone to South Ryegate to work
for DR.. George Darling - Mrs B. NJ.
Kicker is visiting her daughter in Rhode
Island. - Maggie Sinclair has hired
with w. n Clark for year. - Mrs.
Henry Ialsey returned to Auburndale,
Mass, last Saturday. - William OAR
ling and wife are still at Montpelier with
their sick daughter. AT last reports, the
child was slowly gaining.
Hardwick.
Mrs. Perley is getting better at last ac-
counts.
There is diphtheria scare here but it is
not serious.
The Congregationalists hold services in
the Advent church every Sunday afternoon
The merchants banquet at the Centen-
NAL House last Thursday evening was a
complete success, Landlord Batchelder sur
passing all previous records, The next so
cal and banquet will be to celebrate
Washington's birthday.
1t is only few days since this commu-
nifty was startled to learn of the sudden
death of one of our respected citizens, DIR.
A. n. jackson at Palm Beach, Florida. On
Wednesday we We're again panied to learn
of the sudden death of Martin V. b. Hath
away of this village. We all knew Mr..
Hathaway had been sick for a week with
pleurisy fever, but no one supposed he was
dangerously so until Tuesday night, when