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

| ii. Shonio; chaplain, X. N Chamberlain;
sergeant Of the guard, II. A Gray; corporal
| +. III. Shonio; color bearer, @. A. Conant;
| principal musician, w. j. Chamberlain;
camp guard, j. II. Merrill; pi 'ket guard,
w. Chande' delegate, j. G. Russ alter
nate, P. Sh Jnio; delegate at large, A. e.
Durkee; alternate at large, II. A. Gray.
The first annual roll call and supper was
| held in connection with the annual meeting
of the Congregational church. The unani-
IN GUS verdict seems to be that IL was a great
success. The attendance was large, and the
interest throughout was mar ked The good
| effects OF the IN seting will doubtless show
in the year to come. The following facts
are taken from the reports given The
membership of the church is the largest in
| its history; the number Of accessions in 1894
has been equaled in only fl We other years la
the history OF the church; the benev olences
| in the past year were the largest in sixteen
| years, and more than double the average
annual gifts during that time; the average
attendance at prayer-meetings has been the
| largest; the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor has received thu largest
increase in membership in it's history; the
Junior Society has more than doubled; the
Sunday school has materi lily increas sd its
attendance over the last year; all bills have
been paid, and there is a surplus in the
treasury in all departments conn ected with
the church.
Fred Somerville went back to Worcester,
Mass, last Wednesday morning.
Mrs. ii Atberton is spending the week
at her old home in West Berlin
LENA Fullerton has accepted the position
| as music teacher at Green Mountain Sem
mary. - Mrs. F. A. Barrett and Carrie
Stckney were in West Berlin several avs
last week. - Father Gallagher was in
| town last week - Bessi Wells has
been visiting at Burlington the past week
80 G. w. Randall and daughter Pearl
were in Burlington on Friday. 80 o. l..
Ayers is slowly recovering from an alta TX
| of bronchitis. 80 Mrs Wilbur Henry
! left for New York city Monday morning.
== Mrs. G. G. Corse is quite low with
pneumonia at her home in Duxbury. 60
An infant son Of Mr.. aud Mrs. b A. Mont
gomery died at tn sir home in Dux bury,
Sunday. 80 Mae Seabury went back to
her school duties at Northfed, Mass, Fri
day. - Mrs. w. II. Giddings and
daughter Florence returned from a visit to
Bakersfield, Thursday. - Mrs. Heman
Morse has gone to st George to spend the
winter with her daughter - Rev. l..
Tenney preached in The Congre gational
church 1t Barre, Sunday. - Rev. l., II.
Elliot was at West Berlin, Sunday, in the
interest of the Vermont Bible Society.
Waterbury Center.
LENA Fullerton is teaching music in the
Green Mountain Seminary.
There will be a special service for the
young people at Little River next Saturday
evening Many excellent papers will be
read by the best representatives of the
Young people in the quarterly meeting.
Loyalty Lyceum will discuss the question
next Friday night concer hing the greater
injury derived from the removal of schools
or churches from the land At the close of
he meeting will occur the semi annual cleo
| ton of officers.
A most enjoyable occasion was had at
the residence of Mrs Sarah Cheney, last
Saturday afternoon Her neighbors and
| friends LEARNING that Satnr Law hpr
seventy ninth birthday, called upon her TO
offer congratulations and good wishes.
M my more would have been glad to have
been there had there been time to extend
the mott 20. A very pleasant time was en-
joyed. After bountiful supper, all left,
wishing Mrs. Cheney many happy returns
of the day.
Mrs. Swift of Danbury Conn, who has
been wishing her daug lter, Mrs. l..
Demeritt for the past two weeks, has re.
turned to her home. - Mrs. Alger has
gone to Stowe to care for sick daughter.
- Mrs. Hattie Hunter il caring for
Mrs. H w. Humphrey, who has been sick
for some time. - May Reeder of Cleve.
land, Ohio, is stopping with her sister Mrs.
j. \. Gilmore - Mr.. and Mrs. d S.
Stoddard of Waitsfield spent few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wheeler last week.
80 Mr. aud Mrs. Luther Towne We're
with Mr.. and Mrs. @. Towne, last week.
- Otto T.. Newcomb went last Mon lay
w W uop i'''hhOhj ~ iA'j w NOih III a hlJ
goods store.
Wiliamstown.
Messrs Lynde & Cheney are nov max
ing special market for fine ash timber
Agricultural meetings, under the auspices
Of the state board, lare to be held here on
Thursday and Friday, the 18th and 18th inst.
The Week of Prayer will be observed in
the usual union services, to bs held in the
Methodist and Congregational churches in
the evening.
The orange crop of Adney Benedi It, now
of Auburndale, Florida, was one of the
victi MS of the late cold wave that swe pt
over Florida.
Great sympathy is felt here for Oliver s.
Walker in the death OF his son John, COM
ing, as it does, after the loss of his wife and
all his other Qour) children.
A son was bocn last month to Mr. and
Mrs. James Bissett in Aberdeen, Scotland,
who to return here when tn g granite
business is well under way again.
Walter Grearson decides to engage in the
gra nite business with his brother + ed, in
East Barre They will run lathe for turn
ing )lumns, in connection with their work.
Wesley Demeritt has bought the Kimball
farm, near Mortified Center, and will take
possession in Marc !. He came here from
Waterbury Center, not many years ago,
and bought the Edison Martin farm, which
proved successful venture We are sorry
to lose him from our place.
The Good Templars had very successful
social entertainment at their room in the
Beckett & Gale block one evening last
week Among other things was a recita-
ton by Mary Jeffords, which was awarded
a prize at Good Templars' entertainment
in Northdeld not very long ago
X. P. Blanchard began last week to run
an express team to Barre twice day from
here leaving here at eight o'clock, and re-
turning from Bare at noon. In the after
noon he leaves here at one o'clock, aud
starts back from Barre at four O'Clock
Passeng Ars are carried at railroad fares.
The sickness that ended in John Walkers
lamented death in Washington, ID. c., last
Sunday week was typhoid pneumonia. On
Sunday morning the case was regarded
hopeful. At three o'clock his life went out
very suddenly-hardly more than FIVE
minutes elapsing when his heart began to
fail, and all was over.
Clinton w. Cram has reached Auburn
dale, Florida, having had one or two slight
1emorrhages Of the lungs since going from
here. 80 Mrs. Martha Martin wife of