The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

Cnurcnea MIS-. mary Laid was presented
| with set OF silver e. aspoons, in apprecia-
| ton OF her services as orgsnist at the Sec
| ond church. An attractive feature of the
| exercises at the First church was cantata
| by the choir and some OF the children of
| that church.
The old way Of delivering messages by
post boys compared with the modern tele-
phone, illustrates the old tedious methods of
breaking" colds compared with their al
most instantaneous cure by One Minute
Cough Cure. W. K. Terril & Co., Mont
pelier Vt.
East Brookfield.
E. d. Sweet and family spent Christmas
with relatives in Tunbridge.
Rev. j. o. Sherbu ne of williamstown
preached at this place last Sunday.
Harry Batchelder, J. M. Angel and wife
and Miss Hattie Sprague Joined the Good
Templars at Brookfeld last Saturday even
ing.
Miss Myrtle Holmes was married to q
Mr.. Jewell of Boston last week. The many
friends of the bride will Join in hearty con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes.
The Christian Endeavor Society will meet
with Mrs. j. M. Angel New Years eve
with chicken pie sociable for the drawing
card. The ladies will carry bonnets and
trimmings and the gentlemen will show
them few points in trimming.
Christmas exercises were appropriately
and uniquely observed at the church last
Thursday evening. A Christmas house was
substituted for the usual tree. The musical
and literary part Of the program was well
rendered and very interesting. j. M An
CELL was Santa Claus, Miss Hattie Sprague,
Mrs. Claus, Miss Nora West, a fairy and
Eugene l.. Marshall the sham Santa Claus.
East Cabot.
N. X. Abbott and wife have been visiting
relatives in Barre the past week. -
Miss Eva Hall is quite sick with tonsilitis.
- q. L. Adams and Mark Hall were in
Morrisville few days last week. - Mrs.
Mary Burt was at j. G. Hills to attend the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Prudence
Dugan. - A pleasant time was enjoyed
at the Christmas tree in the school. house.
Calais.
There will be whist party, oyster sup
per and dance at Memorial Hall, North
Calais, on Thursday evening. Good music
will be furnished for dancing. Come and
watch the New Year in.
The Poverty Party" under the direction
of the Ladies' Aid, at Maple Corner, Monday
evening was decided success. - There
will be a box sociable and peanut hunt at
the vestry of the Christian church, next
Saturday evening - The installation of
the officers of Stowe Post Relief Corps and
Camp Of Sons ofVeterans will be held on Sat
urday evening, January 8, at Memorial
Hall. II L. Rich Kent is home from
Tufts College on a vacation.
You'll use one-third less of Harmless Soap.
Sodom.
Christmas was observed at the hall with
appropriate exercises and a Christmas tree
Friday evening. - Mrs. Charles Weeks
has pneumonia. - Fred Orr has moved
his family to Worcester, where he has taken
a farm. - Clara Bliss is home for the
holidays. Mr. and Mrs. E. Il. Brown
went to Plainfield on Christmas day and re-
NAMED until after the funeral services Of
Mrs. King, an uncle of Mrs. Brown, which
occurred on Sunday. - Arthur Wilson
is teaching in the Bliss neighborhood, in
East Montpelier. - Mr.. Kelley Of
Wheelock visited this week at William
Kelley's. - Rev j. Edward Wright is
to be present, and speak at the sociable to
be held at Mrs. Bacon's this week. -
Mrs. Nellie Virgins is visiting at Mrs.
Charles Hoods. - Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.
Collins went to Barre to celebrate Christ
mas.
Chelsea.
Mrs. Abiathar w. Beckwith died in Yer
shire on the 18th inst, and the body was
brought here on Monday, the 21st, for
burial.
Warren A. Spear, who went some weeks
Mass, died there on Sunday night OF last
week at the age of sixty.nine. The body
was brought here for burial.
Among former residents, who were in
town over Christmas were o. b. Copeland
and family of Randolph, Harry j. Corwin
Boston, Fred L. Atwood of Dartmouth Col
lege, Robert B. Smith of Hooksett N. III.
There were special Christmas services,
with trees, at the village churches on
Thursday and Friday evenings, with a
large attendance at each. There were also
good many family trees. At a celebration
in school-house No. Il, where union Sum
day-school has been maintained for several
years, Fred F. Monkey, it's superintendent,
received an appropriate and valuable pres
ent of books from the members of the
school.
Clara j. Laird was compelled to adjourn
her school in No. 10 early last week on ac-
count OF illness. - Frank, the young son
of G. P. Dickinson, has been very ill with
pneumonia, but is now recovering -
Wales Moulton has moved into the house
opposite G. f. Folsom's, recently occupied
by q. A. Dow. - The annual fire district
meeting will be held at school-house, No. 2,
on Monday next, at A: 80 P. NJ. - Gustus
w. Cleveland ran off a bank with load of
wood near e. A Georges on Thursday OF
last week, and the wagon was reduced to
chaos. - The young people OF the Con
gregational church have chosen as their
prayer-meeting committee for the ensuing
quarter, III. N. Mattison, Ben. b. Bacon,
Lena e. Spalding, Maude s. Merrill and l..
Belle Chandler. - Waterson Post, G
A. r., have elected the following officers,
who will be installed Jan. /: Commander,
DIR. s. N. Goss; Senior Vce-commander,
j. B. Atwood; Junior Vice-Commander,
Fifield Bohonon; Quartermaster, @. + Bo-
honon; Surgeon, G.. w. Durkee Chaplain
G. II. Reed; Officer of the Day, B. f. Smith
| Officer of the Guard Nathan Noyes. -
Hezekiah B. Colby. being no longer able to
support himself on account of age and Ill
health, has gone to the town farm. -
Robert A. Lyon was struck in the forehead
by canthoOk while numbering with b. j
Little ON Saturday, but it is hoped that his
injuries may not prove serious. - The
Congregational church holds it's annua
business meeting on Thursday of this weei
at 10: 80 A. NJ, with a dinner at noon, fol
lowed by roll.call of the church. -
The Congregational Sunday school chose OF
Sunday the following officers for the ensu
ing year; Superintendent, John M. Com
stock; Assistant Superintendent, Fred w
Smith; Treasurer, Maude s. Merrill Choir
lister, Mrs. Anne K. Goss. - Rober,
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