The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-18

the skin, feet and head weighing 119 pounds,
and the carcas ninety-seven pounds. SO
says Flin'um, but Fulsom does not want to
be known in the affair.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Reformed
| Presbyterian Church will give concert at
the church next Friday evening. Q. r.
| Tsggart of Topsham will furnish the prin-
| cipal part of the entertainment, assisted by
Matte j. Nelson of this place. The enter.
| tainment will consist Of instrumental and
| vocal music, with select readings and a few
| short speeches. All who have attended Mr..
| Taggart's entertainments will surely avail
| themselves OF this opportunity to listen to
| him once more, and those who have not will
miss great treat II they do not attend
Thetford.
Luther Warrington has been drawn as one
OF the jurors at the county court at Chelsea.
There is a report that there will be a
| Christmas tree in the church on Christmas
Eve.
| There was a church sociable at DIR. Paine's
last Friday, which was well attended and
| enjoyed by all.
There will be a sociable at Mrs. Nellie
Palmer's on Friday night. All are ex-
| pected to be present.
| All are anxious for more snow, in order
to begin their winters work. But very
| little has fallen yet
Thursday was the coolest day we have had
this winter, the thermom, ter registering
| fifteen degrees below zero.
School began at the usual time, with Miss
Alice Kenney as teacher. She has taught
successfully here several terms.
Thetford Center.
Mrs. Nellie Lucus is improving slowly.
| Mrs. Mary Moss is still quite poorly.
Rev. Mr.. Evans will supply the pulpit
| Sunday, December %, and administer the
| sacrament
Our Wednesday evening meeting is to be
held on Friday evening. We hope to have
good attendance.
Congratulations to NJ. and Mrs. William
Chamberlin. A daughter was born to them
last week Thursday.
Thomas Moss killed a ten-months' pig
weighing 450 pounds. When any one beats
this Mr. Moss will try again.
A singing.school is anticipated directly
after Christmas. We trust we may have
full school. 1t is under the direction of
William Tucker.
East Thetford
School commenced December o, under
Maud Sanborn as teacher, with only FIVE
scholars.
Rev. Mr.. White from the Center has been
holding meetings in this place. There will
be another one Tuesday evening al Pressey's.
Bealey Turner is very sick with pneu-
monia, DR.. Mliken from Post Mills attend
ing him, and nurse from the Hanover
Hospital,
Post Mills.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs George
Douglass on the 9th instant.
Misses Kate l.. and Frances L. Dodge,
| after a sojourn of several weeks in Boston,
have again opened their house on Union
| Avenue.
Wellman Brothers of Chester have
cree ed a studio on Main street -
Elmer T. Hart was in Concord and Man
chester, N. H., last week - Frank
| Rob 1son is home from Olcott - Mr..
Baggs was called to Bern ardston, Mass,
last week, and Mr. Trumbull to Manchester.
n. FL. - Mr.. Bartlett of Montague City,
Mass one of the firm of the 7. II. Chubb
Rod Company, was in town last week
Topsham.
There will be a Christmas tree in the
Methodist church on Tuesday evening, De-
cember "a
Miss Katie Mckay died at her home on
George Hill of typhoid fever, and was
buried last Friday, Rev W. II. Morrow
officiating
Rev. M S. Killougl will preach in the
Reformed Presbyterian Church next Sun
day at one o'clock. Sunday school at twelve.
Mr. Kilough is expected to remain with us
four Sundays.
Vershire.
VI D.
Drake December g.
School at the Upper Village began last
Monday, with Nina A. Fuller as teacher.
At recent hearing before the commits
sioners of the Elias Avery estate, several
| large claims were not allowed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill of Plainfed Wis
tied in town last week. They were for.
merly residents of Vershire and have many
friends here. - VERNE Lackey has been
suffering from badly -scalded foot. -
Fred Straw is working in Barre - f.
ID. Richardson is the librarian of the new
library, which is located in his store at Yer
shire Village. - Miss Toby, the evan
gelist, finished her work at Corinth last
Sunday evening She will spend part of
Of this week in Vershire. Samuel
Cunningham has moved to Corinth.
East Warren.
Warner Moore went to Boston last Mon.
day to work
Sheriff Collins has made j. l.. Gleason his
deputy in this town.
There will be Christmas exercises at the
church on "Wednesday evening, December
25 All are cordially Invited.
There never so heavy a stock of logs
cut and skidded in one season AZ is now
ready for the sled in this town. Parker &