The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-25

week Wednesday, has cast feeling OF sad.
ness over the entire community The
funeral was from bis late home on Friday
afternoon, Rev Mr.. Farrow OF Plainfeld
officiating. The bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy OF large circle OF
neighbors and friends in this their sad
affection
Our pastor, Rev. Mr. Cobb, gave his hear.
ers very eloquent and instructive Christ.
mas sermon last Sunday, taking for the
foundation of his remarks the second
chapter OF St. Luke.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. j. Hamblet return their
heartfelt thanks for the very helpful kind
nesses shown by their neghbors and friends
during the sickness, death and burial Of
their little boy, George.
A. j. HOLSTER is In Westminster on a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. j. w. Butter
field, intending to stay several days of this
week. - Miss Nellie Conway Is at her
home in Barre, where she is to stay until
after Christmas. - Robert B. Little
junior warden of Wyoming Lodge, No. 80,
f. and A. NJ, was at Mortified last Friday
afternoon and evening in attendance upon
the district meeting. - Mrs. Burt Of
Mansfield, Mass, the youngest sister Of the
venera BILE Rev. l.. Warren OF this village, is
here on a several days visit.
Fairlee.
The social at Mr.. Paine's was a success
Miss Slack OF Hanover was in town last
week. forming class in instrumental
music.
There will be Christmas tree at the
Union church this evening for the benefit OF
the children.
Rev. Mr.. Merrill of Yale College preached
acceptably last Sunday. He will supply
again in two weeks.
Il. N. Lovewell is home from the Univer-
VarmOnt MpInnna from
Thetford Hill for the holidays.
Wedding bells are ringing merrily. Cards
are out announcing the marriage of Miss
Cora Silver and Fred Bancroft to take place
this "wednesday evening.
Groton
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. 9. FL, WEIGH next Fri.
day afternoon
A musical convention will be held in this
place the first week in February, con-
Quoted by Mr.. Dudley of East Montpelier.
Christmas tree and exercises in the High
School hall this "wednesday evening. All
are invited to participate in loading the tree
with presents.
The literary and musical entertainment,
with oyster supper, announced at the Bap-
list church for New Years evening, has
been indefinitely pos poned.
DIR. Folsom of St. Johnsbury was called
to see w. K. Goodwin, who is still very i'll.
Mr.. Goodwin's two sons, Herbert and Hor-
ace, from Michigan. arrived last week
The high water and ice Sunday morning
at the bobbin shop moved the bridge from
the abutmelts The rain did considerable
damage to the highways. This Is hard
weather for lumbermen who have men
and teams waiting for snow.
Mrs. G. f. Heath and Mrs. Samuel OAR
ling are suffering from rheumatism. -
Miss Gertrude Cochran, who has been in
the Boston Conservatory of Music the past
four months, came home last Saturday.
Miss Jessie Blanchard is home from
johnson Normal School. - NJ III.
Whitehill goes to Waterbury to assist his
son in the Record office. II he likes he will
move to Waterbury in the spring. -
Mrs. Loren Vance has moved from Wells
River into Mrs. Coles house on Minard
Hill. - j. X. Dunn, who has been con.
fined to his bed by rheumatism for the past
four months, is able to be about the
house.
Kicker Mills,
Mrs. e. d. Kicker is very sick.
Peter Brickey has been sick for a few
days, but is now improving.
G. II. Hendry, who has been living in the
West for nine years, is visiting j. G. Harvey
and others here.
The station house here was built by A.
FL. Kicker, instead of the railroad company,
as the Argus has it.
@. +. Dudley was sick last week and not
able to hold his singing. school last Friday
be there on Friday next We are expecting
him to conduct musical convention the
first week in February at Groton.
The rain of Saturday night and Sunday
caused the branch from Westvlle to rise
so as to carry out the ice and bridges
between Westville and the Divolve fats.
1t formed dam below the bridge, turned
the river across the highway and through
the meadow to Wells River, filling Halls
mill pond and cutting into the road again.
1t has done much damage.
Hardwick.
L. T. Daniels is building a shed near
Brush's stone-shed.
There will be no school this week We'd
esday, THU sday and Friday.
We are sorry to learn of the death of the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. McNair
Qnite number from this place attended
the dance at Craftsbury last Friday night
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs A. B.
Batchelder last Sunday morning. Con-
gratulations.
Down the Black Canon, or The Silent
Witness is the play the band will present
here in the near future.
The sale by the Congregational society
was very largely attended in the afternoon
and evening Of both days. The proceeds
were about $50.
The recent rains did considerable damage
in this locality Had the ice not gone out
near G. III. Goodrich's just as it did, it
would have wrecked l.. w. Spauldings
new house. The water and ice took planks
out of the bridge. One corner of the grist-
mill was damaged and Wheeler & Ship.
mans slab pile carried away.
Marshfleld.
Hark for marriage bells this week.
Daniel Tibbets lost horse on Saturday
night.
Christmas exercises this "wednesday
evening at the Methodist church.
Q. K. Shepard has been appointed con-
stable in place OF j, II. Bullock, resigned
Ice went out of the river last Sunday, and
formed jam, so that ice and water were in
the roads.
Sayles Carver passed his seventy. eighth
birthday last Friday and remarked that it
was the warmest birthday he remembered
celebrating.
The schools in the village were in session
last Saturday, to enable the teachers to more
fully enjoy Christmas week.
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