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

OOmmanueri y, r. B1OOks, Junior vice
Commander; George Nichols, Surgeon; w.
W. Holden, Officer Of the day; Homer
Denny, Officer OF the Guard. The officers
will be installed January 2, at which the
friends Of the post will be invited. Liter
airy exercises, including an address by DR..
George Nichols; History OF the Post" W.
W. Holden; "Our Duties as Citizens"
ia mes Evans. The officers will be in
stalled by Post Commander George Hall.
You'll use one-third less of Harmless Soap.
Newbury
The wife OF Rev. A. w. Foot is quite sick.
Her many friends wish her speedy re-
covery.
The agricultural meeting, held here on
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. were
very interesting and beneficial, and should
have been better attended by the farmers In
this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Bryant are spending
the holidays with their son and wife in Mid
dletoD, Conn. - Charles and Minnie
Merrill are at home during the holidays.
- Miss Florence Patterson, former
teacher in the primary department at the
seminary, was visiting in town last week.
80 Irwin johnson made his parents
short visit last week,
Wells River.
To the regret Of his many friends here,
Rev. X. G.. Bugbee has accepted a call to go
to Athol, Mass.
Bertha and Maud Davis received very
substantial and acceptable Christmas pres
ent in the form of an upright piano, from an
aunt in Lowell.
The Christmas trees and exercises in the
church, Thursday evening were success,
as usual Besides the stockings filed with
candy, there were many other presents
gwen from the tree.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold its an
nual meeting for election of officers Friday
evening, January /, directly after supper,
which will be served by Mrs. Cameron, Mrs
Shattuck, Mrs Ceighton and Mrs. Frank
George, from five to half-past seven o'clock
This will be good time for all interested
in the work of the society to sign the MEM
bership book and thus help the cause along.
The debt which the society assumed is now
reduced to $500.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Adams spent Christmas at
Littleton, with their daughter, Mrs. Hatch.
- Mrs. Stenning and Miss Lathrop are
visiting their parents in the northern part
of the State, and expect to remain through
the holidays - Miss Julia Farwell,
Percy Smith and Earl Mullikan were
among the number who came home to spend
Christmas. - John Bailey was in Bos-
ton few days last week. - James
George has recovered somewhat from the
severe attack of heart trouble of last week.
- Mrs. ID. ID. Davis of st. Adams is
Foss.
SCALY eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts. bruises, scalds, burns
are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is at present the article most used
for piles, and it always cures them. W. K.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Orange.
Miss Emily f. Pratt, who has been here
for the past four months, has gone to Water
vile and North Hydepark for short vaca.
ton before going to another field of labor.
1t will be remem bered she was here in the
employ of the Vermont Domestic Mission
airy Society. - Miss Fannie Carr of Or
ford, N. H., is visiting in town - Mr..
and Mrs. Il. p. Lord and son Dan are spend
ing few days with relatives in Coventry.
- The exercises at the church on
Christmas eve, were we'll attended, and
ever ything passed off in creditable way.
East Orange.
Christmas exercises were held in the ves-
try ON Friday evening. There were music,
recitations, etc. A large number were out
several being present from Waits River and
West Topsham, and large variety of gifts
adorned the trees. All that participated in
the exercises rendered their parts with
much credit to themselves and general
good time was enjoyed.
Edith Davis, attending school at Hanover,
Seminary, are at home during vacation.
- Mrs. G. w. Coleman spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Herbert Sargent at East
Barre. - Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Hutchinson
were the happy recipients of a son, born on
Christmas evening - Rev. Mr.. Cud-
worth preached ON Sunday. - Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Ii. Richardson Of Hanover, n. H.,
are spending the he lidays with their parents
here = Deacon G. w. Davis lost nice
COW last week by disease. - Mrs. 0seph
Everett of Bradford spent Christmas with
her daughters, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs.
Prescott. - Mr.. and Mrs H. Gilman
and Mr. and Mrs. Bassett of Barre spent
Christmas with Orrin Eastman, Mrs.
Gilman's father. - l.. NJ Fisk is in poor
health. He has never recovered from his
| injuries he received from the accident he
met with last fall.
EXCUSE me-" observed the man in spec
tacles, but ! am surgeon, and that is not
where the liver is" Never you mind
where his liver is" retorted the other. IF
it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitts
Little Early Risers would reach it and
shake it for him. On that you can bet your
gig-lamps." W. e. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, vt.
The stone shed is shut down until after
January /.
Ralph Blanpied spent part of last week
| WIFI his parents Ill MOulp tllor'
Bert Smith and wife of Fletcher have
been visiting at N. Sanborn's.
Rev. e. o. Grisbrook and wife are spend
ing.this week with Mrs. Grisbrook's par
| ents in Canada
The Christmas exercises by the children
at both the churches were very fine, es-
pecially those at the Congregational.
Herman Dix cut one foot with an ak last
week. He was splitting wood and the ak
glanced, striking his foot and making cash
four inches long.
Jay Batchelder died on Saturday with
pneumonia which followed the measles. The
deceased was thirty-eight years of age and
much respected in town. Funeral was on
Tuesday.
Charles Wyman, residing in Marshfield,
came to the village on Sunday, got full and
in returning home was thrown from his
sleigh near the residence of B. F. Martin
the horse going on without him. Wymar
was taken home, but on Monday the team
and robes had not been found.
ARA w. King of Msrshfield, died Deem
Der %, 1896, aged seventy-six years. Mr.
King was native OF Calais, but for thirty