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

damaged. The horse has not felt like run.
ming since this escapade, but will come out
all right In time.
The stereopticon missionary lecture in
the Congregational church, Wednesday OF
| last week, given by Rev George Ii. Geuth.
| erson, was interesting.
George McAllister was taken by surprise
last Tuesday evening, when his school
mates gathered at the house of H. e. Cob.
| leigh to help him celebrate his twenty. first
birthday.
Miss Minnie Merrill came from Fitchburg
on Saturday to spend her vacation 60
| Charles Merrill came from college on Mon
day, stopping over Sunday at Fairlee to
preach for the Congregational society.
| - l.. A. Holt, from Barnet, was with
his sisters, Mrs. G. w. Leighton and Mrs.
W. II. Hinman, over Sunday. DR..
Sawyer and wife. from. Lisbon, N. H.. Wis.
tied Mr.: Sawyer's mother, Mrs. Greenleaf,
on Sunday. - G. A. Greenleaf, our pop.
ular creamery man, made visit In Nor
witch on Saturday. - Rev. j. L. Merrill
attended the Congregational Club meeting
at st. Johnsbury on Monday. - Will
Bailey and bride and Frank Bailey and
lady are spending a few days at home.
- #. K. Prichard was In town a few
days last week, calling on friends and visit
| ing the school at the Seminary. - Mr.
and Mrs. Henry White of Topshsm visited
Hon. Henry w. Bailey last week.
Mortified.
The stores present an attractive holiday
appearance.
A daughter was born, December 49, to
DR.. and Mrs. John Mayo.
The cadets at Norwich University are
enjoying a twoweeks' vacation.
The Mortified High School pupils are
luxuriating in two-weeks' vacation.
Mass will be celebrated at St. Johns
Church this morning at half past ten o'clock
by Rev. Father Donahue.
Hon. Frank Plumley and Sheriff j. It.
Davis were at Woodstock several days last
week, in attendance upon Windsor county
court.
Mr.. B. F, Humphrey of Springfield Mass ,
was in town last week, representing the
claims of that great work, History for
Ready Reference" of which he sold several
sets.
The Sunday. school of Goulds Vile, under
the direction of the superintendent Mrs.
Carrie Gale, gave last night at Thompson's
Hall Christmas cantata entitled "Santa
Claus Vision"
The churches observed Christmas Sunday
with appropriate exercises. There were
sermons appropriate to the day in all the
churches, and the musical features, espe.
cially at st. Mary's, were attractive.
Quarterly Conference will be held in the
Epworth League rooms at the Methodist
church Saturday evening On Sunday,
Presiding Elder Beeman will preach here,
and at Gouldsville at the usual hour for
service.
| The address of Mrs Ida " Woodbury. OF
Boston at Howe's Hall, Thursday night,
was graphic presentation Of the work of
the American Missionary Association among
the colored people and the mountain whites
Of the South.
| ba ob;IdraD ~ tba cnndou ,obool,
and small, will be treated to Christmas ex-
ercises either Tuesday or Wednesda y even
! ing. At the Methodist church the exercises
will be held on Wednesday; at the other
churches on Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church at Gouldsvile served chicken pie
supper at Crosss Hall on Saturday evening
which was well attended. The proceeds
amounted to SIS, which will be applied to
the building fund of the new church.
The local post of the Grand Army held a
campfire at Armory Hall last Saturday
night, at which Dr. George Nichols gave a
stirring address on the Monroe Doctrine
and its application to the Venezuelan ques.
ton, which aroused much patriotic feeling.
Monday was red.letter day for the Ladies'
Reading Circle, which was entertained by
Mrs. G. ID. Edgerton. A pleasing Christmas
programme, consisting of music and choice
readings, was carried out. The committee
presented each member and invited guest
| with a souvenir programme containing a
poem written for the occasion.
The students of the High School gave a
sociabe at the school building Friday night,
which was well attended and Melted a good
sum for the library fund The programme
was unique and well executed. Harold
Richmond is deserving of great credit for
hand drawing on the publicIbill- board in the
post.otfice, and in his bl Ack- board sketches at
the exhibition,
Jones Wark and Miss Jane Cross were
married on Tuesday evening at the hone of
the BRIDES brother, John Cross, of the firm
of Cross Brothers. Rev. L. p Tucker per-
formed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Wark
VIII make their home for the present with
| Mrs Mary Blood on Central street. Both
of the young people are highly esteemed
and have the congratulations OF large
circle Of friends.
Mrs. Elihu Stockwell, a former resident
of this village, died Saturday at her home in
Dodge City, Kan. The remains will be
brought here for interment, and funeral
services will be held at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. James Buzzell, on Traverse
street, this Wednesday, afternoon. Mrs
Stockwell was an exemplary Christian
woman, who will be sincerely mourned by a
large circle of admiring friends.
A largely. attended Masonic district meet.
| lnB WAS uelu ldSl frludy evening with De
Witt Clinton Lodge. The Entered Appren-
tice degree was worked by Granite Lodge
of Barre, the Fellow Craft degree by
Wyoming Lodge of Plainfield, and Aurora
Lodge of Montpelier exemplified the Master
Mason degree. Grand Master Kittridge
Haskins of Brattleboro and Grand Lecturer
Montague of Woodstock were interested
spectators and made brief addresses after
the work of the evening was completed. A
banquet was served by De Witt Clinton
Lodge.
Marshall Hedges died Monday morning
at his home on Union street on his sixty
fourth birthday. He had been in feeble
hoalth for some time, but was not considered
dangerously i'll till last week, when he SUI.
fered an attack OF pneumonia, which was
the cause of his death. He was quiet man,
honest, upright, and greatly respected. He
was the father of the late Rev. Stephen l..
Hedges. member of the Vermont Meth.
odisC Conference, who was well known in
this vicinity. The funeral will be held at
his late home this afternoon at one o'clock
His wife is confined to her bed and is very
feeble. Fears are entertained that she is
not rugged enough to rally from the shock
of her husbands death.
Miss Cora Edgerton, art teacher in Tilton
10 L.