The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
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You'll use one-third less OF Harmless Soap.
A daughter is born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bissett, now of Adrian, Mich
George Il. Adams loss by the late robbery
of his drug store in Fairhaven, was about
800.
John Dow went to Boston last week to
spend the holidays with family friends in
that vicinity
Segee Moore returned from Atlanta, Ca,
last week, not as well as when he went
there some weeks ago.
Walter Changers mother, Mrs. j. Ban
croft, has moved the house built by Mr..
Granger near his own residence.
Miss Fannie Simons was taken seriously
i'll from indigestion one night last week.
and was unconscious for time.
James X. Lynde has just provided an en-
trance to the post-office, from the north side
of his store for the accommodation of
women.
The young women OF the Methodist So
ciety have lately organized Queen Esther
Circle of their general missionary society,"
and are doing active work already.
At the annual chicken pie supper of the
Universalist ladies' society, last Friday
evening some $50 are reported as having
been added to their treasury.
The Methodist Sunday school will hold a
Christmas festival at the town hall on
Thursday evening of next week. The
school will be assisted by a Miss Brigham
an elocutionist.
Mrs. Anna Dickerman Davis has opened
a studio at No. 3 Park Square, Boston,
where she receives vocal pupils. AS So
prano sooist she is available in concert,
oratorio, etc.
Malcolm McAulay, a brother of Murdo
McAulay, foreman on the Grearson & Beck
EFT quarry, had the forefnger of his right
hand crushed badly by blow of a hammer
while holding drill.
Messrs. Will Kibbee and j. Frank Carter
who came here from Mortified, have formed
a partnership for cutting granite, and will
occupy a portion of Lynde and Cheney's
granite shed, in company with the Nixon
Brothers.
AS showing the scarcity of help for house,
work here, one of our farmers whose family
is sick tells US of lately riding more than
100 miles in search of help and finding none.
In his travels he encountered others on a
similar errand.
Fred Whitney has sold the wood on some
twenty acres OF his sugar place for S55 per
acre, the wood to be taken off within four
years. 1t is judged that there are on the
land three thousand or more single cords.
A large amount is being cut at present.
Twice in late months, and the last time
on Sunday, fire has been started in Horace
Farnham's house, in the absence of the
family at church. Cans Of cream had been
left near the stove to warm, and some arti-
Gle of cotton placed near, or about them.
In this article fire had taken as II by sparks
from the stove. Both times the fire was
discovered just in time to save the house.
General w. H. Gilmore Camp, Sons of
Veterans, elected officers last Saturday
night, as follows: Captain, II. E Smith !;
first lieutenant, f. G. Little; second lieu
tenant, M. e. Church; first camp council,
T. ID. Poland; second camp council, Dan
Daley; third camp council, A. III. Norris;
delegate, f. G. Little; alternate, j. A. Perry.
At the recent annual meeting of the Con-
gregational society, the old board of officers
was reelected. A deficit of less than ninety
dollars was reported by the treasurer, to be
made up by immediate subscription il pos
sble. 1t was stated at the meeting that the
income of nearly So $50, which had been put
in trust by the late Mrs. Alvah Simons, was
supposed to be available, henceforth for the
benefit OF the society. With good courage
the church will enter upon its work for the
coming year.
EXCUSE me-" observed the man in spec
tacles, but am surgeon, and that is not
where the liver is" Never you mind
where his liver is" retorted the other. eff
it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's
Little Early Risers would reach it and
shake it for him. On that you can bet your
gig-lamps" w. K. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, vt.