The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-03
North ThetfOrd.


A. b. Howe has been home for short va
cation.
Mrs. Eliza Hosford is quite sick with the
asthma.
Mr.. johnson has a son from the West
visiting him.
The steam mill is under repairs, prior to
starring for winter.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society met at
Mrs. John Lords last Wednesday.
Hattie Dover is teaching the district
school, across the river, on the Ly me side.
Miss Alice Taylor has been quite sick, the
past two weeks, at the home Of her uncle
Deacon Clay.
The Cecilian Ladies Quartet, with Edith
Bruce Jones as reader, will give q concert
and recital in the church on Thursday even
ing.
e. G. Cobleigh has sold his goods and
rented the store. He expects to leave town
this month, which will bring change in
the post-office.
Sixteen families in this village and FIVE on
lower street are without water. They are
obliged to draw from the brook for their
stock and depend on their more fortunate
neighbors for household use.
West Topsham.
Roy Newton was at home from Bradford
over Sunday. - Mrs. Freeman Cunning
ham is very sick with pneumonia. -
The New England Telephone Company has
placed an instrument in p. A. Newton's ho-
tel. - The Washin yton cornet band,
which was to give concert and promenade
on Thursday night, was unable to come on
account of the storm. - There Is to be q
dance and oyster supper night, in Chal-
mer's hall. - DR.. II, l.. Watson, who
has been secretary of the Green Mountain
Creamery Company since it started, has
resigned his office. L. f. Sanborn has been
chosen to take his place. - j. g. Page is
| to move to Wells River this week, where he
has hired mill.
Vershire
The coolest day of the season 80 far was
last Monday, the mercury dropping to
| twenty-five degrees below zero. - HUI
bert Smith and family intend moving to
| Canada this week. - Mrs. e. p. Brown
is seriously i'll in Wentworth, N. Fl. -
| The creamery paid its patrons twenty-one
cents for December butter. - Miss
Edith l.. Parker finished term of school at
| Vershire height, last week Friday. Anna
| Spear, Grace and Carrie Darling had no
marks during the term. - The worst
storm known here for years struck the
place on Tuesday Of last week. The Chel-
sea stage failed to get further than Copper
| field and there was no mail received till
Friday night Road-breaking has been the
main business since the storm. Snow is
now quite deep, but wheels were in use till
the Dist of January. - Mr.. Bartlett has
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I shire village, to the farm of his brother-in-
law, Milo Hunt.
WaitsfeId.
Samuel Somerville cut his leg quite badly
while chopping in the woods last week.
L. c. Berry and wife are spending the
week with friends in Waterbury and Mont
| pelier.
| The band concert and prominade at the
| Congregational vestry on Friday evening
was we'll attended, and a very pleasant
evening enjoyed.
The drama Past Redemption" given by
the Good Templars at Brick church on Tues
| day of last week was well attended, and
passed off to the satisfaction of all.
Every person owing me is requested to
call and settle same at once by cash or bank
note thereby saving expense.
For the entertainment of those who attend
the chicken-pie supper at the Methodist
church on Thursday evening, good pro-
| gramme, consisting OF Scottish songs and
select reading, has been arranged.
The Sabbath school class, of which Mrs.
| W. q. Kelsey is the teacher, made her a
| visit on Wednesday. A very pleasant day
was passed The ladies prepared plentiful
dinner, consisting of oysters, cake, pie, &c.
Between twenty and twenty-five were
present.
On Christmas eve at the Methodist church
celluloid toilet set belonging to Minnie
Max well was, through mistake of the car
rier, handed to the wrong person. Will
any one receiving such present ascertain
II there is any mistake, and il 80 please re-
turn it to Miss Maxwell, or leave it with G.
j. Greene.
The Home Circle gathering at the Con-
gregational Church parlors last Wednesday
evening was a decided success In the hour
with T,OnOfa1loW Maafar Edpund To-
gave Longfellow's first poem, and readings
and recitations were given by May Gleason,
Mrs. G. F. Eddy, Mrs. LaDue, Misses
Maydis Joslin and Annie Dale and Pastor
Fiske. The Boys Quartette" gave,
Matte Maxwell and Grace Joslin lightened
the program with we'll rendered solos.
Christian Endeavor Day. the sixteenth
birthday Of the organization Of Christian
Endeavors, was pleasantly observed at the
Congregational Church last Sunday. In
the morning Pastor Fiske spoke on phases
the evening, at the rally, the program in
cluded roll-call Of active members, notes
on the Waitsfield society from its organiza-
ton, by Miss May Gleason; letters from
several of the earlier members; special
words Of interest from D. A. Kneeland and
@. G. Greene, two Of the earlier members;
an address from B. r. Demerritt of Water
bury, on Some things Christian Endeavor
has done and can do for the church," and
especially helpful music, including solo
by Miss Grace Joslin.
January % was the sixty eighth anniver-
sary OF the marriage Of Russell Drew and
Mrs. Martha Farr Drew. Mr.. Drew will be
ninety-one years old July 90, and Mrs.
Drew, eighty-six, For nearly half a CEN
fury this venerable couple have lived on the
farm now occupied by j. 1. Palmer, their
son-in-law. Mr., Drew is quite infirm in
body and mind as would be natural for his
years. Mrs. Drew is remarkable woman
in many respects. She interests herself in
the leading topics of the day, and is die
tionary of dates and facts relating to the
last three-fourths Of a century, especially in
Mad River Valley. Mr.. Drew was born in
Connecticut but came to Vermont when a
boy. Mrs. Drew was born in Richmond,
Vt. Their early life was mostly spent in
Fayston where they were married. Four
children were born to them: Wilder 8.
Drew of Kansas; Lovina, wife of Josiah
Holden; Eliza, wife of j. I. Palmer; Maria,
who died some years ago. The aged couple
have fifteen grand children, few of whom
were present at the anniversary. More than
thirty visitors, mostly relatives, from Water
bury Duxbury and Waitsfeld were treated
to pleasant rehearsal Of the events that
occurred in other days, after which they
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