The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-23

fering with very painful hand, being un-
able to attend to his work and has hired
| some one to assist him. - Mrs. Ii. G..
| Van Deusan Is ill.
Topsham.
Christmas exercises will be held in the
town hall Friday evening.
Willard Digoll recently sprained his ankle
and is confined to the house.
| Rev. W. II. Smith Is teaching at Four
Corners, and not Mrs. Jennie Taplin az for
| merly reported.
G.. A. Currier and wife, who have been
working for Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel White
| have returned to their home in the village,
and their place is taken by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. SCruton.
West Topsham.
| The dead body of Adde Huse. who so
mysteri ously disappeared the first of last
| September, was found last Friday, lying
in a swamp about half mile from Church's
steam-lsill. 1t was discovered by Duncan
Morrison, one OF the mill hands,
| q. f Smith was at home over Sunday.
- Elmer Hood, the tax-collector, was
| in town several days last week. - DR..
| III. l.. Watson was in Rutland last Wednes-
day and Thursday. = A. T. Smith and
| family visited in Hanover last week. -
II is reported that George and Chester
Hight have purchased the grist-mill OF
| John Page.
Wells River.
Will Slack was at home few days last
week. His mother has closed her house
and returned to Boston with him to remain
! through the winter. Schools close
Thursday for a vacation of ten days. -
! The afternoon session of school Thursday,
i'll Miss Dunlaps room will be mostly de-
voted to Christmas exercises by the pul lis.
! They also are to have tree, and pleasant
| time is anticipated by them also. -
George Weber has finished his work for
the water system and has returned to his
| home in South Ryegate. - Rev. X. G.
Bugbee was detained from home over Sun
day and the morning church services were
| conducted by Deacon Kimball aud Assis-
tant Superintendent Charles Scales. -
Colonel Preston Post No. GA, G. A. r.,
elected the officers at the annual meeting
last Tuesday; Commander, N. A. Hunter;
Senior Vice Commander, Samuel Tuite;
Junior Vice Commander, M. c. Vance; Sur
geon, e. q. Holmes; Chaplain w. II. Good
win; Officer of the Day, G. N Paige: Adju-
| taDt, X. G. Brock Quartermaster, Albert
Whitelaw; Outside Guard, Albert Craig;
Delegate, M. q. Vance; Alternate, Albeit
Worcester, Mass, to spend Christmas with
his parents. - 1t is decided to have
Christmas tree in the church Thursday
evening, and all are invited to attend
whether members of the Sunday-school or
not. The committee are spario g no pains
ask all who have presents to put on the
tree to have them as early as possible
Thursday afternoon, as the exercises are to
begin promptly at seven o'clock. - Mr..
Jameson is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Wiiliamstown.
Neal B., son of Marcus A. Smith, has
found work in New York city.
Station Agent j. W. Flint is taking we'll
earned vacation of week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patsy Elliott are visiting
her parents in the south part ofthe state.
Mrs. Alice Cooley of Waterbury was last
week the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Duffus.
Frank Lougee, employed at the Reform
School in Vergennes for two or three years
past, is at home for vacation.
Mrs. Walter Granger gave a sociable at
the town hall last Friday evening for the
benefit of the Universaist Ladies' Society.
William Grearson and wife will soon re.
turn from their visit to Atlanta, Ga. He
writes that Vermont is good enough for him.
At the recent auction sale, at the farm of
the late Alvin Flint, only the personal prop.
erty was disnosed of. The farm still rests
on bid of 81, 800 by Herbert p Martin.
The special and appropriate music for the
Christmas season, so finely rendered by the
guartette choir of the Congregational church
last Sunday must have been at great cost
"a r,"0 Gnu ''iens Vn W 'no"'
Inc convenient ana very desirable ilttle
volume OF the laws enacted by the last legls-
lature published by the Waterman Pub
hshing Company, VII! be found for sale
at the drug store OF Fred A. Ainsworth.
Don't fail to see them.
10 aniounI oe e., one ,iu H iu h ioiU pg Vne
the Congregational church here. is some
50 675, instead of the lower sum reported
last week. The total amount of funds-the
income of which accrues to this chuTch-is
now some $500.
The following were recently chosen Off
GERS nv tbe a rand Army post, lanes Gram
Commander. Newell r. Farnham' Senior
Vice-Commander. George W Nichols
Jnnior Vice-Commander. O. A. Rlanchard
Adintant. Jason ,Johnson, surgeon. G. n
Iathron Ofiicer If The D,v. Georoe w
Ssvery, Onsrrermaster: CHARLES G. Staples'
Oficer of the Guard. Frank Cross Guard,
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