The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-13

George Ladd's, Thursday afternoon.
The district school closes this week.
Teacher, Miss Atwood of Woodstock.
The young people gave Charlie Cook a
surprise party Saturday evening. A fine
time was reported.
North Tbetford.
Social at Mr.. Berfy's last week About
forty were present. The extreme weather
kept many at home.
Rev. Elihu Snow OF White River juno
ton will give lecture in the church on
Friday evening. Proceeds to go toward the
church debt.
o. Bowman, travelling salesman for Boyd,
Leeds & Co. of Boston for the past twenty
years, made us a farewell call last week
before going south for his health. -
Mrs, William Murfey has gone to York
state for indefinite stay. - Mr..
Cleasby has gone TO Providence, II. l.,
to spend the winter with his children. -
Wesley Waterman has been sick for the
past week. 80 Harvey Wilmot is visiting
his son in Somerville, Mass. - Mr..
Prescott of Boston spent Sunday with
friends at Mr.. Dow ner's. - Mrs Julia
Murfey is expected at the old home this
week.
West Topsham.
Water has stopped at four or FIVE resi-
dences in the village.
The stage did not go to East Barre two
days last week on account of the storm
Mr.. and Mrs. N. d Wood have daugh.
ter at their house, weighing nine and one
half pounds, which arrived last Sunday.
Della Cunningham is convalescent, -
Louise Sargent is in feeble health. -
Albert Forbes is very sick at M. Aliens
with typhoid pneumonia. g l.. f.
Smith, a comm srcal traveller, was snow
bound here three days last week. -
Sylvester Tillotson is sick, threatened with
rheumatic fever.
Tunbridge.
There is to be meeting OF the Local
Union, followed by Bible reading, next
Friday afternoon at two o'clock at j. NJ
Kibbys.
Mr.. Campbell and housekeeper are away
on visit. Dell is keeping house in their
absence. - Mrs. Bugbee returned to her
home in Hartford last Saturday. -
George Miller of OamptoD, n. H., visited
Jones is ill - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tut
tie are the happy possessors of little girl,
born Friday. Mrs. Susan Slack went
to Hanover, N. H., last Thursday to spend
the rest of the winter with her sister.
Vershire.
The Center school, taught by Alma
Adams, closed last Friday after a very
profitable terms work. Those pupils hav-
ing no marks were Nellie Mabel and Alice
Spear. Henry Spear was absent only one.
half lay. The school had prepared treat
for the friends and patro ms Of the &C lool in
the form of an entertainment of literary
character, to be held in the school house
Friday evening. The inclemeucy of the
weather prevented this, to the regret of all
Waitsfield.
Thomas Poland is failing slowly. Orange
Gale, Mr.. Foley and Mrs. P. M. Gay lord
have all been very sick, but are reported to
be gaining.
Mrs. Marian Boyce has sold her place in
the village to George N. Billings of South
Fayston for 81 400. Mr.. Billings is to re-
pair the house and move into it in the early
spring,
Maggie Patterson passed away Friday
evening, after long sickness with con-
sumption. Her funeral was held at the
Congregational church parlors on Monday.
Rev K. S. Fisk attended
Mrs. oardon Bushnell, who has been very
sick for some time, is much better and
hopes are entertained of her recovery. Her
son Fordis and wife. from Worcester Mass,
are with her for short time.
Althea M. Kneeland, who will be pleas
antly remembered by the people Of this
town as the daughter of George s. and Mary
Eliza Kneeland, was m arried to Clarence
Page, December "a, 1894, in Sinaloa. Mex.
L. r. Joslyn's four.horse team took six
teen of our young people to Warren to a
sociabe, last week Tuesday evening, and,
with the mercury at twenty below zero,
the young ladies said it was not one bit
| cold.
! The next teachers meeting is to be held
February 10, with the following programme:
Physiology" Miss M. j. Folsom; =" Exam
| 'nation," George W. Wallis; "Civil Gov
ernment" Miss Jer ME Shea; " Bank Dis
count and Present WORTH" j b. Thompson
| question box.
The Misses Gene and Josephine Boyce,
who have visiting in the West for several
months, retu ned home Monday night.
- William Palmer was in Waterbury
on Sunday to attend the funeral of his
niece, Miss Alice, daughter Of Hon. Edwi n
| Palmer. -W W. M. Strong, who has been
| at work in St. Johnsbury for nearly year,
is spending few days with his family.
Warren.
Underwear at cost this week at B. G.
Sterling & Co 5.
The poverty sociable was success, about
| eighty being pressnt-nine couples from
| Waitsfield.
The fifth annual ball and oyster-supper
held at the town hall on Friday evening,
February %. Gilson's orchestra will fur.
nish music. Bill, 81 80.
Waterbury.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus
King was buried last Saturday.
An addition of about eighty books has re-
| Gently been made to the public library.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Charles Wells
Cadet r. A. Gray has finished success
full term of school in district No. /, More
| town.
The Junior EDdeavor social, which was
to have been held last Friday, took place
| last evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this after.
noon with Mrs. G. ID. Robinson. This will
| be the annual meeting.
| The whist club did not meet last Friday
evening, but will meet next Friday evening
with DR.. and Mrs. K. G. Hooker
A special communication of Winooski
Lodge, #. and A. M, takes place this even.
ing at the hall. Work on Entered Appren.
| tice degree.
Mr. and Mrs. Page Colby have the SYM
pa by OF the public in the loss of their little
son, who died Monday morning of pneu-
monia. The funeral was held yesterday
| afternoo