The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16


Cabot.
Mrs. s. c. Voodry has Chinese Sacred
Lilly in full bloom in her bay window next
the post-office.
Several young married couples gave s. j..
Norris and wife genuine surprise last
Thursday evening.
A meeting TO take measures to establish a
town library is to be held at the village hall
at half past eight this evening.
Meetings during the Week of Prayer were
well attended and good degree OF interest
was manifested at each meeting.
Forty members of Green Mountain Lodge
Benjamin OF Woodbury. last Thursday. In
spite OF the severe storm, the burial service
was read by Harvey Burbank, master.
Superintendent j. p. Lamson will hold
an educational meeting at the school.bouse
on Southwest Hill, January 81, at seven
P. M; at East Cabot, January 90 at same
hour; at West Hill, January %, same hour.
The next lecture of the library course is
to be given by f. W. Bancroft next Friday
evening. Subject: "Old English Bal
lads" No one should fail to hear this lee
ture, as 1t is highly commended by the press
and all who have heard it.
Rev. l.. Wild supplied the desk Of the
Congregational church last Sunday. His
sermon was clear and easily understood.
He is ready speaker and held the close
attention of the audience to the last. He is
expected to supply pext Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Wiswell fell and hurt one knee
seriously while going up stairs at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington, where she
had gone for medical treatment for her
eyes. This accident makes double in
trinity, as she is obliged to go on crutches
because OF her hip being broken about
year ago.
AT the regular communication of Green
Mountain Lodge, No. IS, f. & A. NJ the
following officers were installed: w. NJ,
Harvey Burbank; S. w, b. G. Rogers; j.
| w. e. w. Gilman treasurer, George
! Gould; secretary, Fred M. Marsh; chaplain,
James Bouldry; S. D., e. 7. Paquin j D..
j. I. Drew; s. s., L. Shortt j. S., e. H
| Smith; tyler, X. p. Freeman; marshal ).
| Swerdfeger
At the late meeting of the Sugar.makers'
Association at White River Junction the
! sweepstakes prize, for the best sugar with
out regard to shape, was awarded to our
| representative, A. M Foster, and the prize
for maple candy to Harry Foster. 1t is said
| the exhibit was far ahead OF that of
the Columbian Exposition Mr.. Fosters
| townsmen are not at all surprised, but they
| seize the occasion to offer their congratula-
| tons.
| Mrs. Fred Walbridge, who has been i'll
the past week. is slowly recovering. -
| Walter Sulham has moved into the first
!
| Cabot. - John Barr has been detained
| from returning to St. Johnsbury to school
! on account OF serious illness, but is conva.
! lescent.
Calais.
The Christian Endeavor Society have a
! box soclable Thursday evening, to which
all are invited.
Mrs. Alice Howard of Cambridge has
| been visiting in town. Mrs. Alice
Jones and children from Chicago are visit
ing Mrs, l.. A. Kent, her sister
East Calais.
Stowe Post G. A. r., has engaged Harvey
Burbank of Walden as orator to deliver the
| address on Memorial Day Mr.. Burbank
is well calculated to fill the position, and
has lots of friends in this vicinity who will
gladly avail themselves of the chance to
hear him on that day. His address at Dan
vile last year did much to bring him before
the people as public speaker.
Chelsea.
Tank T. Beckwith has bought for $500
of Edison Titus the grist-mill property con-
nected with his saw-mill.
The young people of the Congregational
church will give a sociable at the vestries
on Wednesday evening of next week
Herman j. Bugbee has finished his work
in Vershire, and has gone to Burlington to
take the winter course in the Agricultural
College.
An oyster supper will be served in Grand
Army hall on Friday evening by the
Woman's Relief Corps, to which everybody
| is invited.
j. Y. and j. G. Peavey have left the
farm owned by A. Ii. Powers, on which
they have been living for some time, and
have rented the Buzzell farm in Tunbridge.
Elmer Durkee comes from Tunbridge to
take their place.
w. F. Hood has sold to W. F. Davis, now
of Jacksonville Fla, the house he lately
paid is $3.50, and the house will be to rent.
DR.. Godfrey's household goods were sold at
auction on Saturday.
There was a promenade concert at the
town hall on Wednesday evening of last
week. followed by dance, the latter being
managed by party from South Royalton.
1t is reported that there is to be another
dance on Friday evening
The shoeshop is again closed financial
embarrassment having overtaken q. v.
Winship, the lessee. This result surprises
nobody, for it has been generally believed
to be only question of time. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Winship will be employed in the
shop at South Royalton.
George Washington Lodge, No Of, F. and
A. NJ, has elected the following officers
w. NJ, W. S. Hatch; S, W., l.. R. Denison
j. W, E. d. Barnes; treasurer, James
| dOSklnB, Jr.i secretary, ii, ". blADyi ..
D., w. II. Emery; j. D., B. II. Adams, Jr.
There will be public installation at some
time to be hereafter announced.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National Bank of Orange County, on
Tuesday of last week, A: n. King, j; B.
Bacon, H. E. Roberts, M. t. King, and G..
e. Kimball were chosen directors The di-
rectors organized with the choice Of A. N.
King president, j. B. Bacon vice-president,
and o. B. Copeland cashier. A semi-annual
dividend of two per cent was declared
At the annual fire district meeting on
Monday Of last week, the following officers
were chosen: Moderator, c. s. Emery
clerk, j. NJ Comstock; prudential commit
tee, Alonzo Noyes, III. W, Dearborn, E. D.
Barnes; collector, j. X. Darling; treasurer,
c. s. Emery; chief engineer, E. d. Barnes ;
assistant engineers, II. W. Dearborn, w
NJ. Nation. 1t was decided to raise no tax
this year.
Gilbert II. Kent met with an unusual &C
cident on Friday. While eating his dinner
he swallowed piece of meat containing a
small bone, which lodged in the esophagus,
completely obstructing the passage. He
lot,