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

to attend the funeral Of their uncle, H. p.
Gale.
Lumbermen are waiting impstiently for
snow.
Arthur Houghton, who is out OF health, ia
staying with his mother, Mrs. Hutchinson.
H. P. Gale, q former resident of this
place, died Christmas morning In Wash
| ington.
The Christmas exercises passed off pleas
| antly, and, considering the bad going, there
| was goodly number out.
The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles EN-
erson will be glad to know that they have
built new house on Orange street, Barre
city. which they will occupy after Janu-
ary 1.
Elmer st. John Of Detroit Mich, is visit
ing with his parents for few weeks.
Frederick Rice has bought the new house
| possession last Saturday.
Funeral services of Bertha St. Cyr were
held at Mrs. Levi Dukes, Maple Hill, on
| Sunday, Rev. j. Farrow officiating.
Mrs. Orrin Davis died last Sunday MORN
| ing, aged seventy five years. Her remains
were taken to Middlesex for interment.
B. B. Martin has received the agency for
Pages coiled spring woven wire fencing
| which Is quite novelty in the way OF farm
fencing.
Rev. j. Edward Farrow will deliver the
last illustrated lecture OF the course in the
Methodist church on Saturday evening
Subject, An Evening with Shakespeare"
The union Christmas exercises at the
Methodist church were greatly enjoyed
There were two trees we'll laden with pretty
and useful articles. The programme was
j. Edward Farrow was the happy recipient
of gift OF S25 from the church and congre-
cation.
Maple Hill.
Orrin Pratt one of the old landmarks
and respected citizen, died at his home
tered in the Bolles burying.ground. Rev.
Mr. Farrow officiated at the funeral services
Frank Huntington has finished work for
K. Martin and moved into the house with
Mrs. Orrin Pratt.
North PomfreA.
Obed whipple is buying eggs for parties
in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Norman Clifford, who was thrown
from a wagon recently, still lies In q critical
condition.
G. e. Reed Ind Johnnie Burbank are each
doing quite an extensive business, cutting
wood and lumber.
The Christmas exerGlses were held at the
| Center this year. The hal was beautifully
trimmed for the occasion.
Misses Alice Hewitt and Annie Sher-
burne spent their vacation at home -
Miss Lou Wood goes to Maine this week,
where she has a position as governess.
- Louis Whipple has been, visiting in
town. - Professor Conant and wife
have been spending a few days, with Mrs.
Wood. - f. M. Thacher and wife spent
Christmas in Strafford.
Randolph, Center.
Ethan Allen is moving into the house re-
Gently vacated by Adna Adams.
The Christmas services were much en-
joyed by the large audience that filed the
Methodist church.
The Week of Prayer will be observed by
union meetings every evening, beginning
January 3, and alternating between the
Congregational and Methodist churches.
ROxbury.
Willie MCGEE is convalescent.
There was q Christmas dance at Frank
| Mann's.
Master Roy Eddy OF St. Adams. is visiting
| at A. Wheeler's.
Miss Edith Allen OF Barre is. visiting her
cousin, Leah VanDeusen.
Sheriff Ira w. Thorp OF Underhill was in
town ON business last Friday.
DR.. James of Waterbury was, called here
to see w. 1. Simonds on Monday.
z. 8. Stanton, ESQ, was called to Man.
chester, N. H., on business last Monday.
A brakeman on a freight train got his
thumb badly jammed recently between the
couplings.
A stranger by the name Of Kenneth
Harold arrived at Charles Wiley's on De-
cember 81.
Mr.. Esty Wetmore was in Darlington on
Christmas, visiting Miss May Wetmore al
the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
A dramatic recital by Miss Ethelynd
Gould of Randolph. graduate of the Elmer
son School OF Oratory, was given last even
ing at Town Hall, under the auspices OF the
Good Templars. A box social and watch
meeting was held after the recital.
Those in town spending Christmas were
Myrton Richardson and Ada French o.
Bethel, at II. A. e. Richardson's; Mr.. anG
Mrs. George Veasey Of Bethel, at iona.
Ferris; Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlin of st
Adams, at Mrs. Eaton's; Albert Bean anG
family of Northfield, at Mrs. K. p. Beans
L. T. Williams of Lebanon, N. H., at Yves
Williams.
Fast Roxbury.
Clyde, youngest son of A. j. Ladd, wa
quite badly hurt in the woods by log roll
ing over him last Wednesday,
School closed last week Tuesday after
noon until the following Monday, to ALLOW
the teacher to spend the holidays with he
parents.
Charles Davis from Worcester, Mass.
visited at Fred Blanchard's recently. -
Jacob Wardner, who has been very sick tn
past week, Is improving. - Mr. A. h
Carr from St, Johnsbury was in town las
week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pope spen
Christmas day with friends in town.
South Ryegate.
Nelson j. Park is teaching school at Rye
gate Corner this winter
II. r. McNiece and wife have returned t.
. A. s. Georges for the winter.
Y. d. Nelson has purchased OF Alexande
, Cochrane Of Groton the James Dickey farm
I 10 Ryegate.
W. A. Gibson has been home with hi
I family for few days. He returns to hi
labors the first of the New Year.
j.. H. Whitehiil has purchased OF M. E
Gibson, man ager of the Ryegate Grant,
: Works Company, the three-acre lot Of Ian
l on Pleasant street.
: A New Years entertainment was give
in the Reformed Presbyterian church 70
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