The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-02

eventually receives its re ward.
Neelie Berry, from Boston, is at his
fathers, L. X. Berry's, for a few days.
- Allen Cummings returned to his
school in Littleton, Mass. last Saturday.
- Roger Howard is reported sick.
-~s Fred y Earle OF Boston spent last
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. A. Cum.
mings-Earle. - Arthur Palmer, who has
better.
Thetford Center.
A watch meeting was held in the church,
Monday evening.
Friday evening, the Epworth League will
| give free literary entertainment in the
| church.
On account of an accident at the cream
cry on Sunday, Pompanoosuc and North
Theford creameries kindly separated our
milk.
Mrs. Nellie Lucas Is sick. - African
Ladd returns to her school to-day
Agnes Sanborn Is working at Adna Porter's.
80 The Misses Simonds are at home
| - Allen Turner has returned from
| Lawrence, Mass, where he has been on
business the past week.
Union Village.
j. X. Baisdell has sold his Riverside
stock farm to Aldace Snow, who takes pos
session April 1.
The Epworth League has permission of
school.house during the cold weather.
The Loyal Temperance Legion Associa
ton will give pie supper at the hall soon
The time is not set yet, but everybody is
invited.
Professor w. E. Sargent of Lancaster
Mass, spen, Christmas at his fathers.
Charlotte Thomas teach ,r from Gardiner
| Mass, was with her mother, Mrs. G.. w
Benton.
The Christmas programme was varied
and interesting, all taking part acquitting
themselves commercially. kris Kringle !"
was well personated, and very pleasing.
Santa Claus" did well and performed
wonderful things with the magic ring; but
when he was run away with and broke one
of his reindeer's legs, then " Grandmother
Grey came to the rescue in her pleasing
manner. The little kids looked comcal
sleeping with one eye open, bobbiug their
heads up to see what Santa was going to
put into their stockings hanging by the old.
fashioned fireplace. The chimney, made of
boxes of candy looking like BRICKS was
very prettily arranged In fact, everything
was as pleasant as a marriage bell. The
tree was loaded with costly and beautiful
gifts, nearly every one being richly remem-
bered.
Tunbridge.
Monthly meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union at two o'clock, Fri
day afternoon, at j. M. Kibby's.
Homer Hutchinson has been called to
Lebanon, n. H., on account of the severe
illness of his mother. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Jones are happy with a nine pound
boy.
North Tunbridge.
Liberty Grange holds its annual meeting
on the evening of January II for the cleo.
ton of officers.
The Union Agricultural Society holds its
annual meeting for the election of officers
of ba NJ N briI Co urAa
II, at one o'clock
Waits River.
DIR. Minnie Leavtt will lecture in the
church next Friday evening, and it is
hoped that large number will be present
to listen to her.
At the reorganization of the Sunday.
school, December 80, d. 8. Prescott was
elected superi atendent; j. A. Dodge, first
ASSISTANT IL. NJ 81 npson, second assist ant
A. X. Beede, secretary and treasurer; Ora
Chynoweth, librarian.
Waitsf1eld.
The program for the Mad River Valley
Teachers Association, to be holden next
mary Reading" Della THOMPSON @Hn and
Carrie Joslin; (2) 1.-THE Best Method Of
Teaching History" Jennie Shea; (3) "How
to Conduct General Exercises" j. B.
Thompson, Hattie Mehuron. All friends
| Vi tuuCdIlOu are 10 aIu6nu
Waterbury.
The whist club will meet Friday evening
at d. ID. CIRCUITS.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this after
noon with Mrs. f. B. Taylor.
The public schools will open on Monday
for the winter term.
s. W. Jones will start singing-school IL
the town house at Duxbury Coraer, Satur
day evening.
, A merry sleighing party from Montpelie
were the guests of the Barretts last night
! and were royalty entertained.
The old adage, AS the days begin tt
lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen,
proves true with vengeance this year.
| The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Waterbury National Bank will bt
, held Tuesday, January 8, at 1870 A. NJ. al
| the bank rooms.
D The Junior Endeavor Society of the Con
gregational church gave very pleasan
New Years social in the church parlors las
a evening.
a A pleasant surprise was given AIMS
Booker at her heme in Colbyville, Monda
evening, by a number of her lady and gen
4 tlemen friends.
. B. E. Wallace attended the annual meet
Q ing and banquet of the Commercial Trav
elers Association at Burlington last week
| |
4 associ alton.
Q Rev. L. II. Elliot, secretary of the Vel
Y mont Bible Society, has enjoyed rest a
. home the past two Sundays. owing to tn
4 annual holiday financial stringency anon
< friends of the cause.
v The installation of officers OF Edwin Di
v lingham Post, for the coming year, vii
y take place at Grand Army hall next Frda
Q evening. Members Of Garfield Camp, Son
u of Veterans, are invited to be present.
O People are wondering why our village
I. trustees did not order the snow-plow on
Q last Thursday afternoon. If to save ex
g pense, it was poor policy, as now it is impos
r sible to pillow the sidewalks off, and all mus
o suffer for economy's sake.
Q Mrs. Morrow died at the home OF he
u daughter, Mrs. M. Devine, upon Woodar
Q hill on Friday, in her ninety eighth year
8 The funeral services were conducted iron
s. st. Andrews church, Sunday morning
It Rev. Father Donahue officiating.
= The directors of the Waterbury Nations
!, Bank have voted semi annual dividen
" OF three per cent upon the capital stock
q payable on and after January g. G. L
u Mcmahon of st lwe was made director t