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

for the farm of Sim IN Parker Of sodom.
- Mr.. and Mrs John Thomas spent a
couple Of weeks at Malone, N. Y, returning
last Saturday. 80 Mrs. A. d. Pearce
broke theindex finger of her left hand last
Saturday.
E. l.. Harwood has moved into the Dens-
more saw-mill house.
Harry w Bacon is temporarily clerkng
in the meat market, taking the place OF
Henry II. Luce, who has taken to himself
wife.
Rev. G.. w. Morrow of West Randolph
will deliver his lecture, entitled Life
Sketches, or Scenes fr I'm Roth Sides" in
the town hall next Tu ssday evening. Both
the speaker a I'd his lecture are highly
spoken of, and deserve good house.
Mrs. Perley Chandler of Barre has pre-
sented the public library with three of Jane
q. Austin's novels The books sent by
Mr.. Alden Speare prove TO be valuable
addition. The library is slowly growing,
and Is becoming more and more appreciated
by our people.
There was hardly enough at the 'dedca-
ton ball !" to chronicle 1t proved a fiat
| failure, not enough couples appearing to
form the necessary sets for dancing. We
presume that all are now con vinced that the
| demand for such an entertainment in this
| town is somewhat limited.
| The Week of Pra' or is being observed at
both the Congregational and Methodist
churches At the Methodist church there
| are services each evening of the week, end
ing with Friday; at the Congregational
| church, there ART meetings on Tuesday and
| Thursday evenings, and at three o'clock on
the afternoons of Monday, Wednesday, Fri
| day and Saturday.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega.
tional lhurch, held on Thursday last the
following officers were chosen Clerk, j
M. Comstock; executive committee j NJ
Comstock DR.. M, IL Corwn, and Mrs
Sylvia Dearborn, acting with the pastor
and deac ms; business committee, A. II
Powers, j. X. Darling w. II. Emery treas
urer, w. S. Hatch; trustee, DR.. NJ. II. Cor.
win; chorister w. S. Hatch.
At the anuu II meeting of the Orange
County Creamery Company, held the frs
inst, j. A. Sta Hey, T.. G.. Waldo, W. p
Townsend. A. w. whitney, and William
Robbins we're chosen directors, and e. A
COrwin, f. f, Moxley, and e. G. Thorne
auditors TO exami re the treasurer's &C
counts 1t was voted to apply the mex
dividend toward the payment of the in
debtedness, which is being well decreased
The directors organized with choice of A
w. Whitney as president and w. p. Towns
end secretary and treasurer.
Corinth.
Mrs. G. G. Cooke and family have closed
their home and gone to Barre to spend the
winter
A team was put on the road Sunday
morning to carry milk from Cookeville t
East Corinth creamery.
Rev. F. j. Sargent, pastor of the Soutl
Meadow church, will, it is said, leave tow
this winter and preach at West Topshan
the coming year. 1t is hoped the report il
not true, as Elder Sargent is liked very
much here.
East Corinth.
A singing school has recently been org an
lied, conducted by K. j. Winslow, princi
pal of the Corinth Graded School.
The third annual stock company ball wa
held in the school.house hall, Monda,
evening. About forty couples were pres
tnt. Supper was furnished at E. G.. Saw
yer's and all had pleasant time.
The annual meeting of the East Corintl
Creamery Company was held Saturday
The creamery has been running one year
is out of debt, and is TO oay dividend o
six per cent on the stock During the pas
year it has done about $1,000 worth o
business. The following officers wer
elected for the following year: Secretar,
aud treasurer, Wilson Chapman directors
p. G Crafts, q. S. Prescott, j. P. Dicker
man, E. X Taplin, Frank Taplin.
The pu lie installation of officers o
Woman's Relief Corps and Ransom Post
No. G. A. R., was held in the churcl
vestry Saturday evening. The officers o
the Relief Corps are as follows: President
Mrs. A, II. 4itcbelder; senior vice presi
dent, Mrs. j. B. FAREWELL junior vice-presi
dent, Mrs William Creggy; treasurer, Mrs
Leet; chaplain, Mrs. II. A Jackman; sec
rotary, Mrs. George Eastman The officer
of Ransom Post, No 7, are as foil WIS
Commander. Henry Leet; senior vice.com
mander, w. Chalmers; junior vice-com
mander, E. h. Corlss; surgeon Matthe v
Allap. nm I, MpA lliater chan
lain, r. f. George; officer of the day
William Creepy. After the OIL GERS wer
installed, fitting remarks for the occasion
were made by j. r, McLam, Hale X Oar
ling OF Chelsea and Rev. e. W. Hatch, a
the conclusion Of which supper was served
E. R. Grant and daughter of Akron
Ohio, are in town visiting at Wilson Chap
mans. - William Page, who has beel
! in Bozeman, Mont, for the past twenty
eight years, is in town visiting his brothers
} Frank and Charles Page.
West Corinth.
Mr.. Hicks, who has been sick for lon
time, was moved on bed to Marshfield las
! Wednesday. His two daughters cam
down and accompanied him to their home
, where he will live in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remission were taken C I'm
pletely by surprise on New Years eve
when between twenty and thirty of thei
friends assemble there. Nevertheless, al
met with a hearty welcome and the even
ing was happily spent.
North Duxbury.
Road Commissioner Lucas Morse has lie
the job to keep the road open from Dux
bury Corner to Bolton line this winter /
Zerah Hills, e. Morse and W. H. Pixley.
j. A. Durkee is still confined to the house
- J. G. Russ commenced work for A
K. Durkee last week.
South DuXbury.
The sick ones are improving so they CA
ride out.
The lumbermen are improving the sleigh
ing at a lively rate.
Frank e. Stevens and Angie b. Willie.
were united in marriage by Rev. s. Q. Vail
January B. Both of Moretown.
The following officers of the Congrega
tional Sunday.school were elected Januar.
g. Superintendent, William N. Ward; as
sistant superintendent, Albert M. Phillips
secretary, Mrs. Charles Louzell librarian
Walter Turner; assistant librarian, Samue
Somerville.
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