The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-22
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at his old h me In New b unsWick
The mercury went below zero here on |
Sunday and M ,nday mornings last.
Will Moore's health vet furbids work and |
he may have to "lie off" for the viii ter.
Mrs. Aaron s. Martin and Mrs. George
Williams are coufueh to the bed by illness
Mrs. Ma tina Bruce Poland In in quite poor
health AT present, and under medical care.
James s. Abbott is said to have taken MP
commission business in Washington, d. G
Mrs. Alice Cooley OF Waterbury was in
wn over Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
John Duffus.
On his return from Montreal, Richard J.
jenkins will h, gin work with granite
dealer Henry Nixon.
Frank, son Of Adney Downe, is making
his mark as a most industrious worker in
the store of j. X Lynde.
will Kibbee seems TO have managed his
granite business this wear in a way that
peaks well for his management
William Grearson IL having hot air fur
nac- put into his house The work is being
done by Eugene Pfindle OF Barre.
Miss Fannie Slmons and Mrs. May A.
Bartlett will move their ess-making es-
ia adjustment to the Beck, tt bl ok.
Granite-cutter George Patterson IL pre-
paribg to build house on lot adjoining
the pr' misses of Cbauncey Longee
The young people of the Uuiversalist 90
cietv presented play al the Town Hall
la Thursday and Friday evenings.
Special Christmas music will b. rendered
by the fine Qusrtette choir of the Cong ega-
tiOnal church next Sunday mornit g.
NJ. 1. Stone, State superin'end mt of edu'
cation, will deliver an educ ttlonal lecture
at ihe town hall mex Tuesday evening.
r. f Sibley continues to improve and is
TO BE- seen stirring around in a manner
bit suggestive of former days OF health.
A. recent accounts, Bert, son of Joshua
#. Bailey, working in Belfast, Maine,
in the sale of medical works to physicians.
Rev j. N. Perrin, Jr,, for some years the
beloved pastor of the congregational church
here, has accepted a call to SanbOrntoD,
n. IL.
The success in selling tickets for a lecture
course warrants the expt cation that few
really good lectures may be had during the
winter.
At last accounts Joel A. Bass was in New
York city rehearsing for further dramatic
work, after several seasons with the "Shore
Acres" Company.
Word comes OF the illness in Barre from
typhoid fever of Mrs. Will Prize and her
sister, who were so favorably known here Is
few years ago.
Rev. and Mrs. william Schcield are to
have th5 pleasure of the company of their
dsugl ter Annie, and her slep-daughter,
DUNG the winter.
Christopher Hood is bargaining for
place in the pond village in Brookfirld. At
present his family is here with his father-in-
law, Silas Stone,
Richard j. jenkins, a worthy young
Welsh apprentice at the granite cutting
trade here, is sp nding the holidays at his
home in Montreal.
| Landlord Brown Of the Monument House
will give New Years ball in Lynde hall
next week Friday evening. An oyster sup
per will be served.
There wi BE- Christmas festivals at each
of three churches in our village next Fri
day event to all of which the public is
| cordially " elcOiSed.
Luther Newcomb son Of the late Walter
New comb, is doing an increasing business
IN manufacturing canvas goods, tents avn
ings, ETC., in Wat, rloo, Iowa.
At the aucion of Fred Wipslow last FRI
day, thinls are said to have sold a. fairly
good pncrs. We hear that he sill not
move to ,rlin as has been reported.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and NJ
Geoge Mari, in their great affi crion in he
probably fatal illness of their pretty and
promising w C-year old daughter, Marion.
II it were not for the CO npensstions of
nature, il might be tantaliziuR TO hear, as
we do, by way of extownsman Briggs of
!
tomatoes there
Mr+. John A. Perry, who has done so
! much cIeditabie work hare in late years as
a photographer, has been solicited by a EST
dent of w Washington, d. c., to prepare some
view in the place, to be used in book that
he is preparing.
Merrill NJ ,rtin, son Of George and Mrs.
julia Beckett Marin, who has been APP
pointed government assaIe for some
Time past in Helena, M mt, has been pro-
moted 10 a better government position as
assayer in Desdwood.
Patsy Rogers, who came here from East
Barre into tn. employ of Grears IN & Beck
EFT some months ago. has lst set up house
keeping III Charles M AYERS tenement.
with his father, lat ly come from Australia,
and sis or, who has till recently been liv-
ing iD England.
The lumber syndicate, OF which Charles
r. Ains~ orth il a member, and which he
has repres -nted in Duluth, MINI the past
two years, has had manufactured there this
seas IN nearly fifty six million feet OF pine
lumbr besides over six millions OF Shingles
aud three and one.half millions of lath.
NJ. All swoIth has sold over forty zone a d
ou.-half million feet Of lumber in the time.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne exchanged with
Rev. P. P. Womer last Sunday morning,
giving his hearers d sermon that was much
liked. His theme might be said to be the
Il
picltly set forth in {, o words of the infall
Bile teacher when on earth. Rev. Mr.. Sher-
burnes effort was to fud and give per-
feclly fair inter probation OF this teachers
own words.
large audience listened with the usual
great interest last Sunday evening to the
second OF Rev. p p. Womer's plain talks
on familiar subj CTS. The theme was per
sOnal purity" and was handled with great
effectiveness, and plat uness altogether too
rare we suspect, in our churches. Filthi-
ness OF thinking, talking, ami doing, we've
dealt sturdy blows straight from the
shoulder. Especially severe was the speak
or on the vile talk 40 often INDUCED by
grown p-rsons-pareDts and others-b-fOre
children aud other young persons. Certain
causes leading TO impurity we're spoken Of
with condemnation, IA much OF the reading
both In the daily papers and books; low
| ihestricals and variety shows; the allowing
OF children on the streets ut night and in
the loafng places, etc. On the other hand
the blessings and the strength OF purity
were set forth in n fine, winsome way.
| Another Of these plain talks will be given
next Sunday evening
The following re1 olutions on the death OF
|. @ Little, were recently adopted by the
Grange here:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Heavenly