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

ary Mr.. Haynes has just died, and the
will is to be contested; but this will in no
way affect the interests Of the school, az
the money was paid in the lifetime OF Mr..
Haynes.
The case of trover, for the conversion Of
sixty-two bushels of apples from farm in
Vershre, was heard at the office of j w.
Gordon on Monday afternoon before @. n
Barber, with Kimball Chynoweth of Gran
iteville as plaintiff and @. F. Reynolds and
Fred Morey OF Vershire as defendants. j.
w Gordon, w. w Lapont for plaintiffs;
H. X. Darling and II. A. Hoar for defend
ants The decision was reserved
The Congregational society held its
eighteenth annual reunion and dinner in
the vestry last week. Dinner was served
to $50 people. Many interesting remarks
were made and letters from absent men,
bers were read. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are as follows: G. NJ Winch,
moderator; William Mari, clerk; w. f.
Morse, treasurer; A. G. Whitcher, superin.
tendent of Sunday school; Israel Wood,
James Adie, A. G. Whitcher, business com
mittee; G. l.. Wallace, deacon for six years;
William Jacks, James Imlah, collectors
L. G. Strong, senior member of the gran
tie firm of Strong 81 Grannis, New York,
was in town last week. - @. r. Dem
ming, the druggist, visited last week at his
old home in Mechanics Falls, Me-, -
Maurice Gilbert closed his labors with L.
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ing school at Champlain, N. Y. - II. S.
Mckay of Boston, president of the Vermont
Granite Company, was in town last week
- w. p. McManus OF Rockland, Me-,
is working in G. r. Dsuning's drug store.
80 Mrs Charles Hutton was taken to
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, for
treatment last week. - Miss Edna
Clark and Miss Nadine Nichols returned to
Boston last week to continue their course
of study at the Emerson School OF Oratory.
- #. II. Dyer acted as chorister at the
Congregational church on Sunday. So
Hale X Darling, formerly of the Fitchburg
Sentinel now a lawyer at Chelsea, was in
town on Monday. - Mrs. w T. Kener-
son has been visiting at White River juno
ton. 80 j. w. Gordon and w. w. La
point were at Vershire on Thursday. -
Nettie Butler has resigned her position as
clerk for II. u. Mills == Charles j. Da'
Wis has returned from Philadelphia.
East Barre.
Rev Mr.. Wright is to preach al the Riv-
erside House next Saturday evening.
Mr.. Draper of Fairhaven is at work for
W. NJ. Carnes, lettering monuments
Hon r. NJ. Harvey of West Topsham has
opened branch law office at East Barre.
A new stove has been placed in the opera
hall the past week, and it can now be
warmed in the coolest of weather.
Several from this place went to Mont
peier last week to be naturalized. Three
received their full papers, and several more
took out first papers.
A Christian Eudeavor Society is to be or
ganized this evening after the regular
prayer-meeting About fifteen have signi'
fed their willingness to join
Bills are out advertising for sale the per
sonal property owned by K. X. Houghton,
at public auction, January 10. The farm
will also be sold at the same time.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized
here last Friday night with about twenty
charter members. Several OF them went to
Graniteville, Saturday night, to assist in
the organization of a lodge there.
f. L. Sargent has sold his half interest in
the grist. mill and stone-sheds owned by
Sargent & Eastman to K. X. Houghton OF
Washington. Mr.. Houghton took posses.
| sion January /. Consideration, S4 900.
The lecture by Rev. George w. Morrow
of West Randolph, given in the opera hall
last Thursday night, was of high order,
and those who did not attend missed one OF
| the best en- rertainmeuts of the season. His
subj ct, Life Sketches" was ably handled
presenting to the audience different types
of human nature and showing by sketches
| from the lives OF our noblest men and
women, both here and abroad, the high
standard to which it is possible for every
| one to attain. Numerous anecdotes, some
| of an amusing nature, pointed many OF his
! best thoughts. Shou ID he come here again
he would be greeted by large audience.
| Considerable Indignation has been ex
| pressed during the past week over the &C
ton Of the board of health, whose repre-
! sentative physician was in the place last
| Wednesday and vaccnated all of the sChoo
| children whose parents would consent &c
their being vlccinated, and dismissing from
school those who refused. Whether the
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known, but the circumstances certainly die
not warrant it, as 1t has been nearly 6
month since any possibility of infection
from smallpox existed. They evidently
receded from the posi- ion they took, for 6
notice was received last Monday allowing
! all to attend sclool as usual.
Barnard.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
| church next Sunday.
The dancing. schools are now held or
Thursday evenings.
George Badger celebrated his twenty
first birthday by candy-pull last Saturday
night. His friends gave him some nice
presents
The Universalist sociable was held with
Mrs. Henry Wood on Tuesday of last week
Frank Angel had slight shock severa
weeks since and has been very sick ever
| since.
| Charles Badger has returned from Glare
mont. - Abbie Badger # Claremont i:
spending few d iys at her fathers. -
Bertha Hammond of Webster, Mass, who
has been spending her vacation at home
returned last Saturday. - Lille Put
nam of Ware and Miss D. Putnam of Han
over, Mass, are spending their vacation
with their father, Nelson Putnam. -
Edward Chamberlain of Saxton's River
who has been attending school there, spen
the holidays with his father, Joseph Cham
berlain.
West Berlin.
Clara Jacobs of New Haven, Vt. is visit
| ing at Mrs Streeter's. - Mrs. Marcis
Stiles and daughters Myrtle and Daisy were
! at home from NJ )ntpelier during the holi
| days. - Rev. l.. III. Elliot of Waterbury
spoke for the Bible cause at the Methodist
church last Sunday.
Bradford.
Henry w Porter has his new grist-mil
in operation ON the Juth Plain.
There were about 200 present at the roll
call and social at the Congregational churcl
Thursday evening.
Thraa naraOna wara recaivad nv Latte