The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30

Mrs. Sebra Lafrania; a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. George Gonyou.
Fred Wilder has returned from eastern
New York. A. K. Denny will go to
Swanton and johnson with the trustees
to investigate electric light plants. -
Rev. 1. p. Booth was in town Saturday.
PIainfleId.
Frank Yatter has sold his place on High
street to lisa &c Austin for 1926.
Willard Harris, an old resident, died at
Newport last week and was brought to this
place for burial.
Fred Perrin and John Ryan made fish
ing trip to Lake WinDepesaukee recently
and brought home seventy pounds Of trout
and one eleven-pound cusk.
The Christian Endeavor Society is to have
"hit-or miss" social In the vestry OF the
Congregational church next Friday evening.
All are invited to attend and are requested
to bring pencils.
At the annual me sting of the Ladies Aid
Society OF the Congregational church, the
following officers were elected: Mrs. Bell A.
Hoyt, president; Mrs. Roswell Reed, vice.
president; Mrs. o. l.. Hoyt, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. Eutheria Spencer, Mrs. Ar
thur Coburn, Mrs. @. e. Woodland, Mrs. G.
d. Kidder, Mrs. W. e. Lazell, Mrs. Beede,
directors; Mrs. H. Dewitt Williams, Alice
Lascelle, Della Reed, literary committee.
| ETtubTlCk NICE mas SOlU MS place on MAIN
street to John Hill. Fl. t. Batchelder
is again sick. - .. l.. Hoyt Is slowly
improving, and hopes to be able to attend
TO his business in few days.
Peacham.
Cummings Priests harness shop at South
| Peacham was burned last week Sunday
with all its contents. No insurance.
The next lyceum at the academy will be
held next Friday evening in the academy
hall to wuvt.t lob. NhA hi ta tnrrt NAd
cuss the question whether it would be bene-
fetal to have Canada annexed to the United
States.
Randolph
The spring term of the Normal School
opens next Tuesday.
Mrs. James WEIGH, a long time and we'll
known resident Of the Center, died quite
suddenly Monday morning. She had been
failing in health for several months, but was
apparently no worse than for some time,
until few minutes before her death She
was not far from seventy-four years OF age.
Roxbury.
The storm and blow, Saturday and Sun
day, drifted the roads severely. The mail
stage from Warren, due at Roxbury at nine
o'clock Monday morning, had not arrived
at seven o'clock in the evening.
South Ryegate.
Fred D. White and wife had reception
| inoO 1huloudy oNOhiuBs WhlCu W DO ROiy
attended.
A horse belonging to Hugh Gibson and
one belonging to William Green have been
found dead in their stables.
w. e. Batchelder, representative of A. p
Tapley, Of Boston, wholesale dealer in
boots and shoes, was in town Monday last
DR.. j. B. Darling was called to Woods
vile twice last week as counsel with Dr..
Gibson. Mrs. Edgar Miller former resi-
dent of this place, was the patient. At last
reports she was doing we'll and in a fair way
to recover
1t is hoped and expected that many SUM-
day-school workers will attend the conven-
tion at Groton on Thursday, where they can
get lots OF useful information and hints how
to carry on this good work to the best
advantage
William Goodfellow has left here to join
Evangelist Whittier at Rockand, Maine,
where he is to assist him in his work for q
few weeks. They expe, 1t to visit Portland,
Augusta, and other places of note, before he
returns home.
Mrs. L. f. Carpenter fell down stairs
last Saturday evening. No bones were
broken, but her brain was injured. She
was unconscious for four or five hours. DIR.
G.. w. Darling, the attending physician,
thinks she is now past all serious danger.
The Missionary Band will meet at the
Reformed Presbyterian parsonage Saturday
afternoon. All wishing to contribute to the
sufferers Of Nebraska can leave money,
clothing, or unperishabe goods with Rev.
s. A. jackson and wife, as they, intend
some time in the near future to send large
box here.
III. G. Boynton, agent for Cross, Abbott
& Co., wholesale grocers, of w lite River
Junction, was in town last Monday. -
Miss L. M. Morse has recovered from her
illness and returned to ST. Johnsbury. -
James b. Darling and son OF Barre are
staying with his father, John B. Darling
for few da, 8. f. z. Goodall is cutting
stone for Robin & Darling. - Joseph
Murphy and wife went to Barre last Satur-
day to visit friends.
Thetford.
Mrs. Belle Morrill, Watson of Lowell is at
home attending her mother during her
sickness.
The Week of Prayer was observed here
last week. All Of the meetings were well
attended and several manifested a desire
to enter upon new life.
We are all grieved to learn that Ann 4
Poore was so mentally deranged as to make
. it necessary to remove her to Brattleboro;
but we look for speedy recovery and an
: early return to again assume her duties
with us.
The Old Folks Concert Troupe, which has
been carefully and painstakingly drilled by
II. E. Coombs, will give the first concert in
this place on Monday evening" February 4.
costumes and hear their excellent music
The young people of Thetford are thor
oughly aroused to sense of the duty they
owe tho "old academy, and they only ask
the presence of the older ones at the enter
tainments which they are preparin to make
, the new academy +" not a fictitious term,
. but true and abiding reality.
The village school closed last week, after
a successful term of eight weeks, with Alice
Kinney as teacher. The school gave a very
interesting entertainment in Academy Hall
, ON Monday evening, and the little ones
performed their parts admirably, rejecting
much credit upon the teacher.
A geographical party will be held at Mrs.
SHADES tonight. Every one will be ex-
pected to represent in some way geograph-
ical name. There will also be music and
readings. Proceeds will be used in pre-
pairing for the entertainments to be given
for the benefit Of the new academy.
' East ThetfOrd