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

Agents Of the Delaware and Hudson Ca
nal Company looked over the chances for a
railroad from Rutland to this place, last
week, and pronounced it feasible.
Christmas was generally observed in this
town, and the little ones as well as the
older were well remembered. Services
were held at the village church with a tree
well loaded for all. After singing and reci-
tations by the Sunday school children the
tree was unloaded and all went home happy.
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Washington.
George Huntington, Henry Richardson
and Alba Bobonan are ill.,
Mrs. ID. Shaw of Boston is visiting her
sons Frank and Arthur Hutchinson.
Mrs Sara Thurber and daughter Maude
OF Montpelier spent Christmas in town.
Mrs. James Burnham and three daugh-
ters visited at g. M. Sesver's on Christmas
day.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with
Miss Martha Taylor this afternoon and
evening.
Levi Smith has been engaged by a mer-
chant in Montpelier for the coming year as
/ clerk
Ira G. Calef and his sister Lucy have
gone to Chicago where they will spend the
winter.
Inc singing sCDool taught by Professor
| Corliss of Williamstown is progressing
finely. The average attendance is about
thirty pupils.
Several from this place were summoned
to attend county court at Montpelir this
week as witnesses on Ihe case OF State
against Charles Wales.
The Christmas cantata entitled "The
Birth of Christ" was presented at the union
Christmas service held at the Universalist
church, last Friday evening. 1t consisted
| Of sixteen solo parts in full costume, duets,
trios, qusrtettes and choruses, and was con-
sidered one of the finest musical entertain
ments ever given in town.
Over sixty of the neighbors and friends
attended the neighborhood Christmas fes.
tival held at d. s. Emory's last Thursday
evening. The display OF presents was elab-
crate and beautiful. The exercises con-
sisted OF apeaking, singing and a paror
farce entitled my Neighbours Wife " which
was finely rendered. The occasion was one
of pure enjoyment long to be remembered
THE old lady was right when she said the
child might die If they waited for the doc
tor. She saved the little ones life with a
few doses OF One Minute Cough Cure. She
bad used it for Group before. w. r. Terrill
& Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Woodbury..
The annual election of officers for the
Methodist Sunday-school occurred last Sun
day with the following result: Superinten
| dent, @. W. Daniels; Assistant Superinten-
dent, Mrs. George Moore Secretary, Flora
| Drenan; Treasurer, e. n. Ainsworth; Choir.
ister, Ii. S. Benjamin; Librarian, George
| Wright; Organist, Grace Nichols. - A
meeting OF the trustees of the public library
is called for Monday evening January 4, for
the purpose of considering the purchase OF
new books. - Martin Hiedenriech was
buried last week He had been suffering
| from stomach and heart troubles for some
time. - Martin Clark and wife were
run into on the west road last Thursday
night and Mrs. Clark was quite severely in.
jurtd. There is talk of suit for damages
- A. N. Ainsworth was in Montpelier
| last week to see the States Attorney in re
gard to the Cookson-Parker assault case
| These family quarrels are getting little Of
fensive and it is hoped something will be
| done about the matter. - Mrs. A. b
| Corthell is attending the musical conven.
ton at South Craftsbury.
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South Woodbury..
The little son of Morton McKinstry, who
has been confined to his bed for the last few
months with Bright's disease is no better
| - A. M Benjamin, who has been suf
| feriDg greatly with muscular rheumatism
for the last two weeks, is gaining slowly
| - Wade, youngest son of L. j. Benja
min, is cor fined to the house with rheu.
| Tassey is quite sick. - Christmas exer
cises passed off very pleasantly. The pro
ceeds from the oyster supper amounted tC
| about S15. - Bert Nelson and Estells
Lyford were married December "a by Rev
o, in Davis of Calais.