The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
Kicker Mills,

fTeu maya Vi obs OOubbDuly has DOOh uO-
ing a very nice Job of painting for A. III.
Kicker. - William Leighton has been
i'll for some time but Is now some better.
- Austin Alston, who has been visit
ing friends in the north part OF the state,
has returned. - s. p. Kicker got his
finger caught in the gear of the gate at the
foot of Wells River pond last week, and
has had to give up work for several days.
- Jennie e. Whtehill, wife of Frank
Miller, died at Topsham December H. aged
thirty years. Funeral at the Baptist church
at Groton Sunday She had babe one
week old which died Sunday morning and
was buried in her arms.
South Ryegate.
Henry Henderson moved his family to
Wells River last Wednesday.
II. G. Darling and daughter, from Lowell,
Mass arrived in town last Saturday. Mr..
Darling is an excellent dentist. He will
remain until after New Years.
The dancing school stopped short, never
to start again, at the close OF the second even
ing, from the fact that the young men most
interested in the school could not get any of
the young ladies to go with them. The
most of the young ladies in this section are
church members
Edward Porter clerk for A. f. Muliken
& Co., finished his labors here last week.
He goes to South Carolina where he will
engage in the lumber business with his
brother, as report has it. A. s. George
takes his place in A. II. Muliken & Co.'s
store.
Labor is progressing finely on Jenn stte
Lumsden's house. 1t is already up boarded
and shingled, and 1t is safe to say that inside
of two weeks it will be completed and Jen-
nette settled in good shape. Last Saturday
night several of the workmen that were to
return on Monday thought it would be safe
to leave their tools, but when they returned
there were four saws, six hammers, two
steel squares, two chisels, chalk lines, one
overcoat, one pair mittens, ETC., missing
and there is no trace of the thief at this
writing. 1t seems strange that so much
petty theving can be done, as has been re-
ported in the last two months in that dis
trict and district No. ~, without any one
being caught. The fellow that will steal
the tools of men engaged in work of char
ity must be totally depraved. Hunt him
down!
South STAFFORD.
Miss Sarah Powell is very seriously ill.
Dana White has purchased the A. G..
Smith farm and will take possession in the
spring.
William Hazelton of Barnet has taken
possession of the Judd farm, recently pur
chased.
W. e. Soper of South Royalton is erect
ing fine monument in memory of Mr.. and
Mrs Hiram Barrett
DIR. L. G. Wakefield was in town last
week testing P. 7. Gardeners herd of cat.
tie. Only one was condemned.
Arrangements are being made to duly
celebrate Christmas. An entertainment
will be given at the Universalist church,
Wednesday evening; there will be can
tata at the Upper Village on Thursday even
ing, and Christmas exercises with cake and
ice.cream at the Baptist house on Friday
evening.
Tunbridge.
Whitney Post has elected the following
officers for the year ensuing: Commander,
H. r. Hayward; Senior Vice-Comm tnder,
Ora Goodale; Junior Vice-Commander, A.
j. Wills; Quartermaster, Elihu fuller;
Sentinel, Royal Sanborn; Chaplain, Doctor
Durkee Officer of the Day, A. L. Currier;
Officer of Guard, William Luce; Delegate
to Vermont Encampment, K. W. ROlfe; AL
ternate, Albert Whitney
The Relief Corps selected the following
officers; Mrs. A. j. Wills, President; Mrs.
Charles W. Goss, Senior Vice; Mrs. Arthur
Adams, Junior Vice; Mrs. 81. r. Hayward.
Chaplain; Mrs. o. Goodale, Secretary; Mrs.
Hale Durell, Treasurer; Mrs. William
Jones, Conductor; Mrs. Eva Tucker, Guard |;
Delegate to the State Encampment, Mrs. K.
w. Rolfe; Alternate, Mrs. James Farnham
Grace Goodale attends school in Chelsea
- Frank DanfOrth and his mother
were thrown from their carriage and re-
ceived some bruises. - Gertie Goodale,
VINO UedCueb III SuDurO Vi DOSlOu, is OK
pected home at Christmas. - Mrs Mil
lard King has returned from New York CT y
in improved health. - The Congrega-
tional Sunday-school has decided to have a
Christmas tree - H. r. Hayward has
recovered and attends to his mill as usual.
- George Goodrich caught his left
hand in an ensilage cutter and loses one
middle finger and may lose another. -
Harry Dean is visiting s A. Deau and
wife, his grandparents - Mrs. Henry
Clark is sick. - Horace Lane closes
work for Aaron King and moves on to a
farm in Randolph g. William Luce is
severely sick. - Mrs. Ichabod Tucker
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Mcintosh in
Exeter, N II
East Brookfield.
George Merrill has returned from New
Hampshire He is boarding at w w.
Sprague's and attending school -
| Frank Wilcox returned from st. JohDsbury
last Saturday and will remain at home this
winter. G. W Smith and G. w. Ban
lister each lost a COW recently. - DR.. H.
l.. Newell of Rutland visited in town a short
time last week. - Fred and Will
Holmes are attending the winter term It
Chelsea Academy, and Louis and Arthur
Bigelow are at the Randolph graded school.
- The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Van b. Carpenter on Thursday
evening of this week.
Vershire.
Deacon Whitcomb, an aged citizen OF
Vershire, died last week, at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Hariiug. The
funeral was held lat Wednesday. -
Orlson Matby has badly-cut i' OF which
will lay him up for so 10 lme. - There
is to be Christmas entertainment by the
Congregational Sunday school Frid ,y morn
ing, December 20 The entertainment will
consist of musical and literary features aud
will be held in the village hall. The exer
cises promise to be very interesting. -
Mr.. Harry Waters came up from Penac' ok
to look after his business interests here, anC
after stopping for about a week, returned tt
Penacook. His son, Q. l.. r. Waters, ac
companied him. - A ladies' literary
club has been formed which will meet this
the Upper Village. - Mr.. 5tearns, the
creamery man, left town last Thursday
going from here to Chelsea and a new bur
ter maker takes his place at the creamery