The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-25
Christmas. - Maude Hall Is at home
from her school in Marshfed.

sick list.
Timothy Blake and family have moved to
Montpelier.
Charles Hood has bought the Oscar Tenn
pleton farm and moved his family there.
There has been no school the past week, ,
owing to the illness Of the teacher, Mr.
Jacobs.
Mrs. Minnie Templeton is reported as
teaching school on Hampshire Hill in
Worcester.
Mr. Lawrence from Barre has moved into
the house lately vacated by M. j. Bailey,
who has gone to Worcester.
There are to be Christmas exercises at
Barney's Hall this "wednesday evening.
Mrs. Henry McCloud is the leading spirit In
the Sunday school and Christmas enter
prises.
1.-THE news last week failed to reach the
mail in time. Some of it is given this week,
while some is too old to be news any longerJ
There are special meetings at the Congre-
gational church this week and next each
evening except Saturday.
Herman j. Bugbpe has gone to Concord,
N. H., to take charge of the barn belonging
to the New Hampshire asylum.
Eugene H. Kennedy and wife have re-
turned to town for the winter, and their son,
born the 18th, will have the honor OF being
q native Of Vermont
Maud s. Merrill who lately went to Win
throp, Mass, has begun study at the New
England Conservatory Of Music, in COM
pany with Annie K. Goss.
Edwin d. Fuller met with an accident at
the creamery few days ago. A ladder on
which he was standing slipped, and he was
thrown to the floor, his shoulder being dis
located. He Is now doing well.
The annual meeting of the Congregational
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2. The business session is appointed at
eleven o'clock, followed by dinner for the
families OF the church, and roll call after
dinner.
Mrs. Gustus w. Cleveland, who has been
in Topsham for some months, has been adj
judged insane by Judge Nichols, after ex-
animation by Drs. Godfrey and Watson,
and has been taken to the Brattleboro
asylum as state patient
A flood made us plenty of excitement on
Sunday. heavy rain ia the latte part of
the night started the ice, and it went out
shortly before daybreak, Private bridges
belonging to Willis Scales and o. p. Bacon
were destroyed, and the bridge leading to
Mrs. II. A. Bacon's house and the so.csled
Bagley bridge were seriously injured. An
ice-dam formed between the Methodist par
sonage and G. M. Davis house, and the
latter house was for some time entirely
surrounded with water and 10 serious dan.
became a channel of the stream, and was
completely filed with ice. A gang of men
was kept busy from early morning till late in
the afternoon, and greater damage was pre-.
vented The Methodist church was not
opened for service in the morning.
4. L. HARDWOOD has rented the rooms in
the Tarbell block lately occupied by r II
BIZ Gilmore and G. n. Simons - Owing
to the decision in recent divorce case, Mrs.
j. b. Corliss has removed to Barre. -
Will Il. Titus has bought the home farm
belonging to his fathers estate. - Mrs
e. o. Tracy and her daughter Lyle have
returned home. Lyle has obtained, it is
believed, entire restoration to health from
her treatment at Krksville, Mo. - Mrs.
Harriet A. Bacon is falling and cannot, it
is feared, long survive. - Lou e. Bacon
and Belle Judd are at home from Mortified,
Mass, for the Christmas holidays. and Jen-
ME l.. Pierce from the same place, is at Rev.
b. b. Sherman's. - Gail c. Hood is at
home from Lowell Mass. - Principal
w. H. Cummings and daughter of Meriden,
n. H.. are at A. a. Powers.
Copperfield.
James l.. Sullivan returned to st. Adams
last Wednesday. Miss Kate Sullivan of
St. Adams is expected home through the
holidays. - Mrs DR.. Bixby, who has
returned home.
Corinth Corner.
Mrs. Oren Hood is sick.
The school is taught by Mr.. Washburn of
South Corinth.
Sidney Ward moves his family to Post
Mills this week.
Several from here attended the meetings
at Vershire last week.
Miss Kate Burgin was called home last
week to attend her mothers funeral.
Rev. L. e. Taylor of Montpelier preached
here December 10, and baptized six people,
Mrs. William Burgin died Monday De-
cember 16, after long and painful sickness
The funeral was held at her late home on
Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Cross officiating. She
leaves a husband
East Corinth.
The rain ON Saturday night and Sunday
morning did considerable damage to the
roads in this vicinity. The ice in the river
broke up, taking out half of the bridge.
West Corinth.
Rev. j. Wright of Barre has been holding
a series of meetings in this place the past
week. He is stopping, with his wife and
two children, at r. II. Williams.
Charlie Bombard is living at George
Maguires and attending school. John
Clogston Of Strafford visited his daughter,
Mrs. Williams, last week. - Charles
Buffers is very sick.
North Duxbury.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o.
Young died December II of membraneous
Group, The afflicted parents have the sym
pathy of the entire community in their be-
reavement.
The revival meetings held here for the
past two weeks by Rev. V. b. Goodwin
closed last Wednesday night on account of
there being one or two cases Of diphtheria
in the place.
K. j. Hewitt of Wilmot, N. H., COM
menced work for j. A. and L. j. Durkee
last week. - Eddy Conely, who has
been quite sick for the past week, is some.
what better. - Mrs. j. o. Young is
quite sick with diphtheria. - Mrs. Orrin
Hills is on the sick list
East Montpelier.
Henry Coffrin was in town last week.
taking orders for nursery stock.
Mrs. Martha Scribner spent a week re-
Gently with Mrs. l.. W. Ormsbee.
G. III. Foster has moved on to the l.. ID.
Hill farm, for which he pays $500.
Mrs. Susan Dodge has purchased of L. A,
Pierce the Woodward place at the Center
The Christmas concert has been postponed
until next Sunday evening. 1t is hoped
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