The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-08

with the pastor and deacons, j. NJ Com
stock, DR.. M, H. Corwin Mrs. Sylvia Dear.
born; business committee, A. II Powers,
j X Darling, W. H. Emery; treasurer, w.
| s. Hatch; trustee OF invested funds for
| three years, Mrs. Laura ID Stow, two others
holding over; choiister, W. 8. Hatch
II. e. X. Hall Camp, No. 2S, Sons of Vet.
| Grams, installed their officers, January 1, as
| follows; Captain, !. l. Hayward; first lieu
| tenant, d. n. Adams, Jr.; second leuten.
ant, w. A Reed council, b. II. Adams,
Jr w A. Reed, E. r. Coburn; chaplain,
qusrtermaster sergeant, II. o. Bixby; SER
| geant of guard, e. g. Reed; color sergeant.
l.. N. Lucas, Jr.; corporal of guard. E. M.
Coburn; principal musician, j. II. Griffin;
camp guard, r. W. Moulton; picket guard,
o. ID. Lyford delegate, II. g. Eastman; al.
ternate, o. ID. Ltford. AT the same session
the following officers of George 7. Hebard
Command, No 1, Union Veterans Union,
we're installed: Colonel, M. o. Coburn;
lieutenant colonel, L. N. Lucas; major, f.
day j. M. Sanford officer of guard, j. H.
Griffin; adjutant, @. Z. Abbott; quarter
master, K. f. Peters.
East Corinth.
Miss Laura Butler returned to her school
at Randolph last Monday.
Monday morning was the coolest of the
season-twenty degrees below zero.
The first Skim milk " will be held jan
uary 10. All are requested to bring lunch
box 10.
About thirty couples attended the New
Years ball in School Hall last week Tues
day evening. A fine supper was furnished
and all had pleasant time.
Several from this place attended the dedi-
cation exercises OF the Town Hall at
Topsham last Friday evening. A large
number was present and all enjoyed gen.
eral good time. Topsham has reason to be
proud of its Town Hall. The only thing
lacking now is few good seats.
At the annual crea merry meeting, last Sat-
urday afternoon, these officers were elected !:
Secretary and treasurer, b. T. Holland; d.
rectors, j. p. Dickerman, Frank Taplin, G.
ID. Martin S. l. Divoll and w. III. Thomp-
son; auditors, G. W. Jewell and G. M.
Payne. The average price paid for butter
was twenty one and seventy-nine one hun
dredth cents per pound. and the business
done amounted to S21 416.53.
Corinth Corner.
Miss Lizzie Burgin is visiting her brother
William
Clinton Carleton is drawing logs to the
steam mill at South Corinth.
Y. G. Sleeper has been helping Lyman
Porter repair his mill dam and building
Quarterly meeting will be held Tuesday,
January 81 Presiding Elder Beeman will
be pres mt.
Carl Rollins has moved from Chelsea to
his uncle Forests house and will care for
their two boys in their absence.
Relatives from here attended a family
gathering at Henry Heath's in Bradford on
New Years day. Mr.. Heath had just moved
into his new house, built the past year.
Friends to the number of about fifty
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
SnpQr Var9hira
evening, to celebrate their fifteenth wedding
anniversary.
Mrs. jeremiah Haskins and Mrs. j. Has
kins, Jr., are sick with the grip.
About forty attended the box party at l..
j. Durkee's last Friday evening. All re-
port good time.
Mr. and Mrs Max Greene and Miss Ida
Norton were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A
e Durkee, New Years day.
The heavy rain here last Tuesday night
raised the water in Ridley brook so that it
was the highest it has been for several years,
taking out one end of j. A. & l.. j. Dur
KEGS mill dam and washing out about fifty
feet Of the town road.
East Montpelier.
George Huntington is preparing to build a
barn the coming spring
Timothy S. Cummings severely injured
his knee while at work in the woods one day
last week.
| EVERY woman should read the advertise
ment, useful Books Given Away" on
page one. Cat out the coupon and send as
directed.
Rev. Mr.. Currier of Woodsville, N. H.,
! will preach at East Montpelier on Sunday,
January IL, in exchange with Rev Mr..
Cobb. All are cordially invited.
| A very pleasant occasion was the wed.
ding ef Miss Mabel Jacobs and Bert III. Nell
son, on New Years eve at the residence OF
the brides parents. They have many good
wishes for their future happiness.
There were fifty eight couples in attend
ance at the whist party last Friday evening.
The prize. winners were Perlie WILDER and
Annie Wheeler. Charlie Little and Edith
William rec lived the BOBBY prizes. The
next party is to be on Tuesday evening" the
14th.
A farmers institute will be held at the
East Village on Thursday and Friday OF
next week, under the direction OF the State
Board of Agriculture. The following inter.
estipg programme will be given: Thurs
day forenoon-Address Of welco ne. " San
itary Care of Cattle and its Relation to
Tuberculosis" G.. N. Winslow Of Brandon;
die 1sion. Afternoon" Breeding and Care
of the Dairy Cow" II. w. Vail of North
Pomfret; discussion; question box Even
ing-Music; Diseases of Plants" Qllus'
trated) Professor L. R. Jones of Burlington
discussion Friday forenoon" Shall Yer.
mont Farmers Breed Horses?" f G. Will
liams Of Coventry discussion. Afternoon
1.-THE Product IN and Application OF Ma
nnIe," j. o. Sanford of Stamford. Even.
ing-Music; Farm Management" V. L
Spear of Braintree; discussion. All these
meeting are free. and the ladies are espe
cially invited to attend.
Mrs. Fred Sibley is i'll. - T. G. Kel
ton recently lost one of his span of work
horses. - K. A. Pierce has moved from
the Center to his new farm. - Misses
Emma and Alice Foster are attending
school in Barre. George Foster anG
wife of Canada have been visiting relatives
here the past week.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on tfty-cen
bottle OF Greene's Syrup OF Tar II it fails t.
cure your cough or cold. We also Warrant
twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
(twenty five cents) on box of Neu Rol Pill
II they fail to cure your heada ,he. W. G
Nye, North Montpelier; George l.. Pray
North Montpelier; j. M. Willard, Eas
Montpelier.