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

George SwerdfeZer, George HOyt; cnle1 OF
fire department, Edwin Burnham
Chelsea.
Minnie b. Whitney succeeded Flora M.
Corliss as clerk in the post-office on Mon.
day.
Lou. e. Bacon goes this week to North.
field, Mass to enter the framing School
for Christian Workers.
w. f. Hood has bought DR.. #. II. God
frey's house for $500. The doctor is to take
rooms at the hotel.
Calvin NJ. Brown has bought the G. W.
Coburn house near l.. N. Lucas, and will
move there at once.
The town hall has been furnished with
200 opera chairs which with the seats pre-
viously owned by the town, make an am
pie supply.
On Saturday, December %, Emma Ger
trude, daughter of George II. Hardy, was
married at her home to William j Long
heed Of White River Junction. The GER
emory was performed by Rev. Homer
White of West Randolph.
The Congregational Sunday-school chose
on Sunday the following officers for the en-
suing year: Superintendent, j. M. Com
stock; assistant superini endent, W. s.
Hatch; treasurer, Maud s. Merrill choris
ter, Rev. b. b. Sherman; assist ant choris-
ter, Mrs. A. e. Goss.
The oldest inhabitants memory is taxed
to find parallel to the recent cold snap.
Saturday was a day of great severity, and
the Thermometer went down as low as
twenty.six degrees below zero that night.
Had IL not been cloudy the latter part OF
the night, Sunday morning would have
been one of the coolest on record.
Corinth.
Homer Sargent has been visiting his home
during his Christmas vacation.
Mabel Worthy has been promoted to the
position of head nurse of a ward in Mary
Fletcher Hospital.
j. b. Farewell and wife have invitations
OUT for the celebration of the thirtieth ami
versary of their marriage on January l at
eight o'clock P. M
Three scholars from district No. in
Topsham are boarding in Town and attend
ing school in No. B. Corinth This school
has nineteen scholars under the instruction
of Mrs. Emma Thurston.
Many farmers in this and adjoining towns,
who we're well to do when sheep husbandry
was alive are seriously feeling the pinch
of the times, some of them having more
crops of wool than of cash on hand, with
heavy taxes staring hem in the face. One
ma in a neghboring town, having bills to
meet, sold a large lJt of wool for ten cents
per pound to raise the money.
East Corinth.
H. A Jackman is soon to put an engine
into the saw.m mill
The annual meeting of the East Corinth
Creamery Company will be held in the hall
Saturday afternoon.
Christmas exercises were held at the
church Tuesday evening of last week.
Singing and speaking appropriate for the
occasion formed the entertainment for the
evening, after which the presents were dis
tributed.
West Corinth.
r. Richardson of Lebanon, N. H., re-
Gently sent several of his old neig hbors
OF autiful calendar for 1895.
Christmas exercises were held in the
church the night before Christmas. Among
the numerous presents on the tree was a
gold watch for Mabel Farwell.
John Clogs len of Strafford is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. h. Fl. Williams. - Mrs
G. f. Blake spent Christmas with her sis
ter at Waits River.
Corinth Corner.
Coryden Fellows is now able to go with
his milk team to Vershire creamery. -
Mrs. Warren Tullar has returned from Con-
cord, N. H., where she has been visiting
the past few weeks. - Alma Adams of
Chelsea spent Sunday With Mrs. Clinton
Carleton. - Mrs. Ada Harrington, with
her youngest daughter, returned to. Burling-
ton on Saturday. - L.. ID. Heath, and
three daughters, with several others, joined
the church here last Sunday.
North Duxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pierce of Morrstown
spent Christmas with Mrs. Pierce's sister,
Mrs. Minnie Durkee. - Mrs. Minnie
Durkee is visiting friends in Richmond.
- Maggie and frankie Callahan are
visiting relatives in Malone. N. Y. -
j. A. Durkee is still confined to the house.
- Mrs. Fred Davis is somewhat better.
South Duxbury.
David Bedding is sick, but his friends are
hopeful of his recovery - Mrs. Irwin
her parents. - william Phillips is still
feeble in health, and has the sympathy Of
many friends in his great sufferings. Other
sick ones are more comfortable.
East Montpelier.
Arthur Coburn is confined to his house
with tonsilitis.
Mr.. Staples of Barre has been visiting his
schoolmate Lewis Sibley, a few days.
Dancing-school this evening, and whist
party, with refreshments and dancing, at
the village hall to. morrow evening.
Our old and respected townsman, Andrew
Doty of Mortified, is making his annual
visit to relatives and friends in this village.
Hattie Foster has been at home spending
Christmas, but returned to her musical
studies in Boston last Monday, accompanied
by Hattie p. Willard.
Thursday evening, January 10, is the date
selected for the annual Old Folks Ball and
chicken-pie supper. The Montpelier Mill
tary Band Orchestra, six pieces, will furnish
the music. No cards will be given out, but
everybod is cordially invited.
North Montpelier.
The next of the series OF singing schools
will be at the vestry h all on Saturday even
ing next.
The East Montpelier Dramatic and
Musical Club will hold its annual drive
whist party at the rink hall to MORO "
evening.
On Wednesday evening of last week, Mrs
Villa Campbell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
j. p Carnes, was married to Austin Cove
the ceremony being performed at the resi-
dence of the parents Of the bride, Rev Mr.
Fortney of Plainfield officiating The happy
couple received the congratulations Of abou
forty relatives, neighbors and friends, who
were present to wish the newly Unmarried
couple many years of happiness together
The wedding presents were numerous anC
costly, consisting in part of many articles o.
silver ware, furniture, china ware, books
ETC., and showed conclusively the high es
TEEN in which the young couple are held