The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-09

fair to exceed the amount expended for
building purposes the past year
Meetings for the Week of Prayer are
being held at the Congregational church,
and other evenings will be devoted to cot
tage prayer meetings in differ ent parts of
the village at four places each evening.
orrn S. Chamberin had severe acct
dent last Thursday afternoon at the Abbott
mill. The elevator caught, which he was
trying to ship on. When it started 1t
dropped several feet the cover knocking
Mr.. Chamberlin to the floor and hurting him
seriously. He is recovering rapidly aud
will b, out in few days.
The Randolph N itonal Bank has elected
the following directors for 1895: William
Il. Dubois, John w. Rowell, Willard Gay,
William b. Wall, II. T. Dubois. At a sub
sequent meeting they elected the folio wing
officers. William II. Dubois, president;
John W. Rowell vice-president; r. I.
Dubois, cash er; Fred E. Dubois, assistant
cashier. A semi.annual dividend Of three
per cent was declared.
The annual roll-call and supper of the
Congregational society was held Tuesday
evening at the church parlors. About 200
were at the tables, and 125 'sponded to the
annual roll call. A business meeting was
held and, after listening to the reports of
officers and committees, the business meet
ing was adjourned o the next evening. Rev.
Dr. Baker, a noted divine of Boston, de-
livered lecture on " Mission of the Prot
estant Church in America" Wednesd Ay
evening" these officers were elected Deacon,
w. F. Howard deaconess, Mrs. A. b.
Tewksbury; standing committee, K. w.
Tewksbury, o. j. Marcott, n. w. McCollom,
w. A. jones' clerk, ID. Q. w )odward re-
ceiver of offerings, e. A. Thomas treas.
urer, E. W Tewksbury; ward ans, A. @.
Holman, T. j. Adams, e. l.. Williams;
auditor, b. I. Lombard; Sunday-school
superintendent, l. Q. Fowler; assistant
superintendent, b. 7. Lombard.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Shepard of Mortified
visited at A. b. Fish's, Friday and Satur-
day. 60 Minnie Wiley of Berlin is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. l. e. John son. 80
MT. and Mrs. M. G. Metcaf of Washington
and Me-. and Mrs. Fred Flint of Williams
town lave been visiting Rev. w. n. Rob-
erts the past week. 60 Elsie Powers h ls
returned to the Emerson School Of Oratory.
- Misses Clara DUB )is and NJ Lucina
Saxton have returned to Mount Holyoke
College and Misses Eunice Dennison and
Carrie Tewksbury to Smith College.
South Ryegate.
Prayer-meetings every evening this week
at both churches.
w. L. Folsom lost a valuable colt, one
year old, last Saturday night by its getting
cast in the stable.
On Monday evening, January IA, the Re-
formed Presbyterian church will give an
entertainment at the church.
The Reformed Presbyterian Christian En-
deavor Society held a business meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Charles
Grant.
Rev S. A. Jackson will deliver a sermon
especially for the children next Sunday
morning. The older members may be bene-
flied 10y it,
Many of our farmers and village people
are Sc uring their ice this week. IL is
of excellent quality, owing to the severe
cold weather of the past few days.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Reformed
Presbyterian church will hold business
NEE ing at the home OF Mrs. A. A. Mel 1ud
on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
Robert Be lze has leased the old Peter
Martin farm in Newbury for five years, and
takes with it the stock and farming tools.
He will be much missed by friends here. II
The four creameries in town and some of
the leading diaries are represented at the
Vermont Dairymen's Association meeting
a White River Junction this week. They
are confident that they will not be beaten
very badly in this branch of farming.
George G. Nelson, our town representa-
tive, was MARI led to Miss Rosa Park of this
place, on New Years Day, by Rev. S. A.
j 4ckson at the home of the brides mother.
The wedding was quiet affair. They
went to Boston on their wedding tour and
they will receive their friends at Mr. Nell
sons home in Ryegate on Thursday evening
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
of the First Presbyterian church presented
the new vestry with two large Rochester
lamps; also new headlight to hang over
the outside door. They are large and very
attractive, and the little folks are deser wing
much credit for their energy and persever-
ance in raising the money in the way they
have.
AT a largely-attended farmers meeting
on Friday evening, Professor Hill of Bur-
lington delivered an interesting lecture on
tuberculosis. He answered the almost in
Vulnerable questions to the satisfaction of
all. The part o. the programme by home
talent was very good. Lottie Crow and Ida
Mary WEIGH deserve special mention for
the highly creditable man ner in which they
gave tn air recitation3
Bailey Gilfllan is very sick, threatened
with pneumonia. Burnest Terry and
Harry Exley were at home from their
school at Newbury over Saturday and
Sunday. - James Buchanan and wife of
Montpelier visited relatives and friends in
town asst week. - G. G. Stewart of
Hardwick visited his sister, Mrs w.
Bailey, and other friends last week. -
Charles Lamphere and William Bailey
were thrown from sleigh last Thur 3day.
Mr.. Lamphere was so much injured thaI he
has been unable to be out since. - Mrs.
Daniel Mcfarland of Barre is visiting at
A. A. McLoud's. - Mrs. Ronaldson Of
Newbury was in town over Sunday visiting
her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| liam Green. - S. g. Currier represent
tative of Griswold, Pearl & Co., St. Johns
bury, was in town on Monday.
STAFFORD.
There were eight marriages in town last
year.
Charles III. Brown has been building a
dwelling on his Ora Kendall farm, and will
| soon move into it.
The patrons of the creamery have reason
to be pleased with its operations in 1894.
Nearly one and half million pounds of
milk were received, less than ninete .n
pounds OF which were required to make a
pound of butter, which netted nineteen and
a half cents pound. The sales amounted
to more than seventeen thousand dollars.
The past year has been marked by I'M
usu al religious labor aud interest in different
parts of the town. Important accessions
have been made to the numbers of the Con
gregatioualists, Adventists and Freewill
Baptists. With these last the Crusaders
are ahOut ending a aariea of maatiuUs at