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

drawing cord wood for Hall and Cochran.
- Mrs e. l.. Rowe of Manchester, N.
H., is spending. few days with friends
here. - M. II. Kicker has got his men
and teams in the logging camp at the head
of Wells River pond. - Mrs. K. ID.
Kicker is confined to the house with hard
cold - A. II. Kicker is shipping his
lumber and wood AZ fast as he can get aad
load cars - Mr.. and Mrs. | Rowe Of
Peacham spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Q. Harvey at A. III. Ricker's. -
Arthur Teller, who is attending school at
Saxtons River, spent Saturday last here.
60 Fred Dennis has gone into the
woods cutting timber for A. II. Kicker.
STAFFORD.
The Congregational society reunion will
be held at the parsonage on New Years day.
o. A. Clogston, our first selectman, fell
from an overturniDg sleigh last Saturday,
and broke his collar bone.
George E. Hyde, of the United States
coast survey, and wife and child left on
Friday for Washington, d. G.
Ray Hatch from Dartmouth College, Will
@. Hezelton from Dean Academy, Mass,
and g. N Cobb, from Kimball Union Acad-
envy, are spending the holidays at home.
Three well attended Christmas entertain
ments were given in town last week-Free
Baptist and Universalist at South Stra lord,
the Congregational here. The avails OF the
latter are to purchase new lamps for the
church.
South STAFFORD.
The several Christmas festivals passed off
with their usual success and general good
time and full houses are reported.
The remains of Mrs. Albert West, a for
mer resident of STAFFORD, were brought
from Marshfield on Saturday. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Congregational
church on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Phineas Richardson died very sud-
denly on Christmas morning. Her funeral
was attended at her late home Sunday af
ternoon by large number Of sympathizing
friends, Rev e. Blake officiating, assisted
by Rev. j. Willis.
West Topsham.
The selectmen of the town of Orange,
where the body of Addie Huse was found
December 8, considered it best TO have an
inquest, with the view to finding out II pos
sible the cause and manner of her death.
The inquest is being held here in order to
accommodate the witnesses. Its sessions
commenced at the school-house hall Mon
day forenoon. Justice c. s. Emery of Chel.
sea is taking testimony and States Attorney
81. X. Darling is in attendance. large
number of witnesses have been summoned.
The inquest is being conducted behind
closed doors, only the town authorities of
Orange and Topsham being present. 1t is
not yet learned whether it has revealed
facts tending to criminate anyone but it is
to be hoped that the truth may be brought
out and that il any person or persons are
in any way responsible for the death of this
unfortunate woman they may be brought to
justice.
Roy ID. Newton was at home from Brad
ford over Sunday. - g. G. Lord and
family from Groton and Ed Cook and wife
of Orange were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rill Wilds over Sunday. - The funeral
sermon of Addie Huse was preached last
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Killongh of
East Topsham. Quite number from out
of town were present - j. G. and A.
w. Page have sold their krist-mill to Will
Keyes instead Of the Hight Brothers, as was
at first understood. - Windsor Corliss
and family from Bradford have been visit
ing Mrs. Corliss parents, Mr.. and Mrs G.
X. Church, for few days. - Several
from this place attended the Christmas ex-
ercises at Waits River Thursday evening,
and those at East Orange Friday evening.
North Thetford.
Mrs. John Pratt is in Boston for the hol-
idays.
Louis Earle spent Christmas with his
father in Lexington, Mass.
Allan Cummings has returned to his
school after long sickness.
The continued bare ground in this vicin-
ity in causing serious loss to the loggers,
who are ready to begin work.
Principal Wheeler of the high school,
FarhaveD, Vt, and Mrs. Wheeler spent the
holidays with the mother of the latter in
this village.
The Christmas tree and entertainment
held in the church on Friday evening
passed off with the usual amount OF success
and rejoicing on the part of the young peo-
pie,
Waitsfield.
Matt Jones, Fred Fassett and Will J.
Eaton are at home for the holidays.
Otto Bushnell and Maud Enright were
home from Montpelier Seminary over
Christmas.
Mrs. George Ray and children of Fishers
Island, Conn. are with her father, Andrew
Long. Mr.. Long is slowly failing.
Cyrus Richardson and daughter of Water
bury, also John Campbell and wife of Stowe
were in town on Sunday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. ID. o. Joslin.
Warren j. Palmer and Miss Della Meho-
rem were united in marriage at Mr.. Palmer s
home last Wednesday evening by Rev A.
B. Enright. They started Thursday morn
ing flor brief wedding trip to Massachu-
sets
The lecture next Tuesday evening is to be
by Hon. Henry Ballard OF burlington
Subject, young Men in Politics." This
lecture should lie well attended as Mr.. Bal
lard is one of the leading lawyers of Yer
mont
The annual meeting of the Congregational
| church, which has been made the family
gathering Of all who make this their church
home, promises to be the most interesting
one yet held. All to whom this applies are
cordially requested to be present from ten
A. NJ, to four P. NJ. Dinner at half past
| twelve.
| Sarah Tyler, wife of d. o. Joslin, died
last Thursday evening, aged ffty.three
years. Ten years ago she was stricken
with shock OF paralysis. Five years later
she had the second shock and since then she
has been nearly helpless. On Tuesday,
December %, she had the third shock and
| did not regain consciousness. Mrs Joslin
leaves a husband and six children to mourn
her loss.
The midweekly worship at the Congrega-
tional church will be Thursday at one P. NJ
this week. 1t will be preparatory service
for the communion, which will be next
Sunday. Immediately following worship
will come the annual meeting OF the Con
| prepational society for husineas and election