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

to resume her work as a teacher in one OF
the pubic schools - George Chamber
lin returned to Hanover, Tuesday -
Irwin johnson returned to the Boston Den
tistry College, Saturday. 60 Lota Alb 30
has been the guest of Bell Human for 5ev-
eral days. 80 viii Persons, from The
Wers, spent Sunday with his mother.
Wells River.
At a meeting of the hotel direc ors, last
week, it was decided to call the new house
The Albion"
ROSCOE Leslie who has been treasurer of
the Wells River Savings Bank for the past
year, has resigned and Samuel Hutchins
takes his place.
The Smith and Winchester Company is
erecting here the largest windmill in the
world under the supervision OF Nathan
Dobdell of Danbury, Conn. The tower is
IT'S feet from the ground to the center of
the wheel, and is the property OF Erastus
Baldwin of this place, who is putting in the
plant for his own private use. Connected
with the tower is a cypress tank holding 2,OOO
gallons. The wheel to bs placed on the top
is thirty feet in diameter and is capable of
pumping 1000 gallons an hour.
Elsie Allison returned to Andover, Mass,
last Thursday. - Cha les Gage returned
from a weeks visit at Rochester last
Wednesday,
Mortified.
Regular communication of Dewitt Gin
ton Lodge of Masons this evening. Work
on first degree.
f. j. Houston, II. Cutler and G. d. Saw
yer are securing fine ice crop. The ice is
very clear and of good thickness.
A special village meeting has been called
for Monday evening, January IA, to see If
the village will vote to allow G.. Il. An
drews to set electric light poles in the
streets of the village. Many of the voters
are in favor OF the village owning nd oper-
ating the plant.
AT the annual meeting Of the hook and
ladder company these officers were elected:
Foreman, f. :. Mead; first assistant, IL. K.
Reed; second assistant, Frank Dumas;
clerk and treasurer, +. l.. Howe; steward,
Patrick German; executive committee, G..
S. Richmond, Charles Cofrin, II. e. Reed
Post Boyntou, G. A. r., held a public in
stallation of officers saturday evening, fol-
lowed by banquet. Several invited guests
were present John l.. Moseey acted as
POSTMASTER and the following sentiments
were proposed and responded to: =" Our
Nation" Hon. Frank Plumley; "Grand
Army of the Republic" Rev. G. j. Suther-
land; Vermont" Editor F. n. Viii iney;
The Commander-elect," James Evans;
"Our Honorary Members" Edward In
gals; Sons of Veterans" George b. Hall;
Mortified" Hon. George Nichols; 1.-THE
Ladies'" Rev. G. r. East. Music was fur
nished by the Columbian Quartette.
H. j. Bean will work for Editor Whitney,
having finished selling books, and will now
try the printing business. - William
Garvey is quite sick. - George Davis
has returned from Boston. - George
Thomas, class of 10, Norwich University,
has position as city reporter on tn Boston
Herald. - Helen Kenyon has gone to
Loveland, Colo, to visit her sister, who is ill.
Peacham.
Schools reopened on Monday after having
been closed two weeks.
John Jennison died at the home of his
mother last week Tuesday at the age of
forty-three. - Henry Wilson of this
place and Jennie Chaplin of East Mont
peler were married New Years day. -
Nellie Varnum is i'll with scarlet fever.
PlainfieId.
At the Congregational church, last Sun
day, four united with the church by confess
sion and two by letter.
The first lecture of a course of three IL
Illustrated lectures, to be given by Rev. j.
Edward Farrow, takes place in the Metho-
dist church on Saturday evening, January
-. Subject, "Chris ianlty and Heathen-
ism" There will be fifty coored views of
the South Sea Islands and several of fine
European c4thedrals.
Con Parks has been conf ned to the house
with the grip - Fred Townshend has
commenced keeping house in the Charles
wife have just returned from weeks visit
with their son Ernest at Cambridge, Vt.
- n. w Keith was taken seriously ill
Monday morning, but is improving.
Randolph.
Various ice-houses were filled last week
with an extra quality of ice from the foundry
pond.
No service was held at Grace Church last
Sunday, on account of the continued illness
of Rector White
The closing exercises of the Normal
School was the all-important thing of the
present week beginning with the sermon
before the graduating class on Sunday even
ing by Rev. e. NJ. S NTH of Montpelier
His sermon was a little out of the ordinary
rut Of baccalaureate disc purses, having as
its theme Service" with three subdivi-
sions-the need of service, obstacles in serv-
ing, and the rewards of service-in which
many plain, practical truths were for ;ibly
presented. From Monday to Wednesday
examinations were held under the direction
of Superintendent Stone. Thursday morn
ing oral examination of the graduating
class; /: 30 P. NJ class. day exercises; even
ing, the exhibition; Friday, at 10: 80 A.
lecture by Proft ssor w. e. Howard Of
Middlebury College, followed by the grad
uating exercises. The next term OF the
school begins February D.
South Randolph.
John Morrell is on the fox trail with his
hounds, and has taken quite a number.
Mrs. S. Booth recently died of consump-
ton, leaving husband and little daughter
Burial at Randolph.
White River Pom ma Grange will hold a
session with Middle Branch Grange on Sat
urday at ten A. NJ. in East Bethel
P. A. King, about twenty years old, died
last week of erysipelas after long and
painful sickness He was the last child of
widowed mother.
Andrew Camp is making his home with
l., g. Kelsey. - Ethan Jones has gone
TO work on G. l. Hoods stock farm ia Low
ell, Mass. - Mr.. and Mrs Hazen Wood
of Randolph were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. &. @. Paine recently. - Charles
Monkey is improving from his late sickness.
- Sylvester Wilder and wife are NOV
ing from the Nathan Hunt place back to
Chicago, where they formerly resided.
g. Mis-. Mary Camp has been on a visit
to her brother in Hanover, N. II. -
Gertrude Camp has finished her term OF
school in Bethel and is at home
East Randolph.