The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-03
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE
Shady Rill.
Ichool finishes this week.

School finishes this week.
Dudley Jones Is better as are all the sick
ones.
The heavy snow fall wel-rolled makes
business active.
A box sociable will be held by the young
people at the hall next Monday evening.
II. o. Ward OF Morerown is reported to
have bought some logs to be sawed at the
new mill.
There were no services here last Sunday.
The pastor, Rev j. T. Thurston, was at I'm
derhill, where he expects to locate. His
engagement expires here the middle Of
February.
Moretown.
Celia Baxter Brigham, wife of Il. A. Brig.
ham, died in Chippeway, Mich, on January
IL, aged seventy years and ten months, after
confinement to the house for seven months,
from cancerous tumor of the bowels. Mrs.
Brigham was the eldest daughter Of Eben
H, and Irene Child Baxter, and was born
In Moretown. She gained some distinction
as poetess and was beloved by all who
knew her. She was cousin, in the third
remove, of the late Roswell G. Horr, and
often spoke OF rocking the cradle Of that
statesman when herself child OF six years.
Her early married life was spent in Fays-
ton, from which town she moved to North
Elba, N. Y, and from thence to Michigan.
She was the mother of three sons and one
daughter.
Fred Goss from Montpelier Seminary was
home over Sunday. - Mrs. II. A. Bow
man and children of Montpelier are visiting
at Frank Hathaway's. - The Junior
League will give review OF their work in
the Old Testament next Sunday evening at
the church. All are invited. - About
thirty of our young people attended the
band concert at Waitsfeld, last Friday
night. - III. o. Ward has rented the
saw-mill of Freeman Parker and will be
able to saw clapboards in his own mill, and
have them ready for the early spring mar
ket.
A TORPID liver means bad complexion,
bad breath, indigestion and frequent head
aches. To avoid such companions take De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills. W. e. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, vt.
West Newbury.
There is to be sociable at Warren Garlic
tons on Thursday evening, February 4.
Miss Addie V. Jewell has been home for
q few days, She will return ON Tuesday to
continue her course at the Plymouth Nor
NAL School.
There was very pleasant gathering at
the parsonage on Friday evening. About
sixty of the members Of the Congregational
society and their friends gave donation to
the pastor, Rev. r. II. Abercrombie. A
good sum Of money was presented to him,
and many useful articles, among which,
was a fine sleigh robe, The evening was
spent in singing, social conversation, and in
games by the young people. All were well
pleased with the entertainment, the success
of which was due to the committee in
charge.
NorthfieId.
Several new volumes have recently been
added to the public library.
Olin +. johnson has enlisted in the
United States navy as marine.
The attendance at the teachers institute
was not large, owing to the heavy storm.
f. l.. Howe went on business trip
through New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Monday morning.
Sheriff Davis sold at administrator sale
last Saturday on the common, the horse and
sleigh Of the late James Heath.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hovey left for Phila-
delpha last Thursday noon, after visit of
several weeks at Lieutenant Hovey's.
The pump was taken out at the dam
Monday morning. 1t is expected that the
dam will be completed in twelve days.
Fred West, who is employed at Houston's
market, had the end of his index finger Of
the right hand taken off while moving
wagon body.
E. Ingalls,, district clerk, has completed
the taking Of births and deaths of the vii
lage. There have been thirty-two deaths
and twenty-four births the past year.
At the competitive examination at the
armory last Saturday evening, the sergeancy
was won by Captain L. #. Parker. Private
FL. R. Dole received the appointment Of cor
poral.
Captain r. l.. Howe has received from
Colonel Stone, twenty-first Infantry, U. s.
A., the physical drill, as given by his COM
mand at the last muster. Company f
commenced the new drill last Saturday
evening.
Orange.
The woman's Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. G. L. Wood, on Thursday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Noyes were chosen
delegates to the Christian Endeavor Con-
vention to be held at Barre, on February
18th.
The family of A. r. Nelson are all ill.,
- Mrs. e. G.. Peak, who has been quite
Mrs. Hannah Jackson, an old resident of
this place, is stopping with her sister, Mrs. |
G. l.. Wood. - Mrs. e. P. Lord is in
Barre caring for Mrs. Arthur Gave, who is
quite ill.
East Orange.
Snow has appeared in good earnest, being |
two feet or more deep.
M. r. Hamilton played at North Mont
pelier on last week Tuesday evening. |
Hamilton plays about three evenings a |
week.
Des. G. W. Davis read sermon on Sun
day. The Sunday-school was held at the |
usual time, and the Christian Endeavor ser
vice at seven o'clock. - Miss Kidder, |
teacher at West Topsham, spent Saturday |
and Sunday with her brother, at Mrs. K. G. |
Colby's. IS S. g. Hutchinson was not |
able to meet his appointment to give a |
stereopticon entertainment at Cookville on |
Friday night, on account of the storm. |
- Miss Jennie Colby was a guest of |
Miss Beatie Wiley, at West Topsham, a |
part Of last week - Mrs. G. w. Cole |
man has returned from East Barre, where |
she has spent several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fl. d, Sargent.
Lanesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Goslant, who have !
been sick for two weeks with the grip, are |
much better and able to be around again. |
g Mitchell Goslant started the saw-mill
last week with the usual force of men, and
expects to get in the largest stock he ever
has had Already he has over nine hundred |
thousand. Balch and Mack, OF Hard |
wick, are drawing logs on their contract
with Nj. Goslant. - j, III. Breen began |
this week with full force of teams on his
contract for drawing logs from "nigger-
head" 81. W. Dillon, OF Barre, was in
the place last week, and ssttled the damage