The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Marshheld.

cember "a.
The Fortnightly Lyceum will be inaugu-
rated on Saturday evening. 1t Is COM
mendable exercise for the young people,
and should prove not only pleasurable but
profitable. 1t should be given the hearty
support and encouragement of all our peo-
pie.
There were good congregations at both
morning and evening services at the Uni
versalist church on Sunday. Miss Goldth-
waite spoke in the morning on strength
and Courage" and in the evening on
"Amusements, or the Attitude of the Chris
tian Toward the World"
At the Universalist church on Christmas
night there will be Christmas tree for the
children and Christmas exercises. The
Congregationalists and Universalists will
unite in the celebration of this festival.
Mrs. Eli Spencer has charge of the musical
festival and Mrs Edwin Pitkin, Mrs Harry
McCrillis and Mrs. George Wooster have in
charge the literary exercises and the deco
rations
Allen Phelps is sick with pneumonia.
- The Methodists will hold an enter
tainment in their church this evening. Sam
uel Currier of Danville has been engaged
for the evening. - The daughter of p.
G. Bemis is not expected to recover from
the cankerrash - Mrs. Ira Bemis is
sick with quinsy sore. - G. e. Shep-
ard has been re.appointed liquor agent for
the coming year. - Q. L. Preston has
finished carpenterng in Cabot and is at
home. = A new tin shop and new paint
shop has been added to our village in the
past two weeks. - M. ID. Bemis has sold
a lot of butter-tub slaves to A. ID. Kimball
of Cabot. He has moved them to Cabot to
make them into tubs. - Ira II. Edison
has made about twenty-five meat barrels
up to date besides several large water tubs.
- Charles Robinson and his sister,
Flora A. Edison, went to Greensboro Bend
last Saturday night in answer to a telephone
Al...r 1a,, ,n1.
sick. Mr.. Robinson returned Sunday leav
ing Mrs. Edison there for few days. He
reported his brother very sick man with
small chance of recovery. - The schol
ars in the higher department Of the village
school have organized debating club for
the benefit of the scholars in the town.
Their first meeting will be next Saturday
evening, and the teachers and scholars in
all the other schools in town are invited to
be present and take part in this and all
other meetings that will be held once in
two weeks. - Landlord w. K Lamber-
ton raised sign Marshfeld House" last
Wednesday and last Thursday a general
invitation was extended to neighbors and
of hot oysters. About eighty accepted the
invitation and enjoyed not only The eatabes
but social time.
Lanesboro.
Alexander Spicer has taken a job of
Mitchell GOslaDt to cut and skid million
feet of lumber, and has fifteen men at work
now on the job.
Nelson Brassaw of Barre has taken log
ging job of Lewis Lange to cut, skid and
draw to the mill 100000 feet, and has al
ready begun to draw with some nice teams.
Mitchell Goslant and Charles Cole were
in Walden on Saturday. - Fred Tru-
dell has gone to Montpelier to saw chair
stock for the Brown Lumber Company.
- Edmond Woodward has gone to
fort prov T ,har( .D,,, oil
60 Frank Lee, who had been sick here
for six months, went to the Massachusetts
General Hospital, Boston, in October.
where he underwent an operation. He is
now able to return home - Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee intend to move to their former
home in Canada next week. - r. j.
Miller was in Bradford last week on visit
to his brother Frank, who has secured po-
sition in Refton Glenn, N. Y. as manager
of large grist-mill there. - Otis Free
man Of Marshteld is at work for Mitchell
GOslant as blacksmith.
Middlesex.
Mrs. e. s. Dana is visiting her parents in
Worcester this week.
Wright & Richardson lost one of their
horses last week. Cause of death unknown.
William Il. Dana and family are back in
town after lengthy stay with relatives in
Montpelier
RRoger Bulkely, the efficient IcleIk for Fl.
B.. Nichols, is confined to his home in More
town by illness.
W. G. Scott, operator at Montepeler
Junction, has been spending vacation at
his home in town.
j. S. Vilts has moved the old grist mill
towards the street, and contemplates doing
the same with the old oil MILL
j. w Egan is to replace the mill that was
put in on trial by disc mill, the former
one failing to do the required work.
Miss Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlo Barnard met with quite an accident
while coasting in the village last week, by
another of the children getting in her way
causing such an injury as to render her in
capable OF walking.
We note with some surprise the items In
the argus and Patriot, and at times wonder
where that scribe gets all his news. While
we are all liable TO mistakes, we simply
state that we can hardly appreciate untrue
reports circulated TO another's injury.
The chicken-pie supper and Christmas
sale held by the Ladies' Aid at Holden's
Hall last Wednesday evening we'll at
tended. A programme OF songs, music and
tabeaux was rendered in connection with
the reading by Rev. j. Il. Wright of Mont.
pelier which was highly entertaining. This
taken with the bountiful supper provided
furnished one Of the enjoyable events OF
the season.
The hotel has again been opened to the
public. This time by James H. Kelley Of
Montpelier, who comes to this place highly
recommended, and as present indications
are, will make an excellent host He will
serve the public in a very acceptable man
ner. This place has been long without
hotel, which by the way is necessity T.
any prosperous community, and the peopl
should give Mr.. Kelley their hearty support
East Orange.
Professor s. G. and Mrs Hutchinson o
Cazenovia, N q are spending few week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Hutchinson.
There will be Christmas exercises in tn
church vestry, Friday evening, Decembe
20. Come one, come all.
Miss Florence Richardson, who has bee
spending several weeks at Concord, N. FL