The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21
NOrthheld.
r. M. Houston is working in Barre.

Jesse Cook Is recovering from an attack
OF chicken pox.
Rev. Walter Dole occupied the Universal
list pulpit Sunday.
Eldredge Durham has finished work in
Worcester and is at home.
Rev. s. @. johnson recently united with
the local lodge OF the o. g 7.
The high school closed Friday for the
midwinter vacation of two weeks.
Cross Bros. will shut down their works
after Christmas to make needed repairs.
The University closes the fall term this
week Thursday for two.weeks' vacation.
Rev. w. s. HAGEN has recovered from
his recent illness so as to be upon the street
again.
Frank Spearin as gone to Lowell, Mass,
where he will reside with relatives and go
to school.
James Merrill and wife expect to soon go
to Brookfeld where they will care for an
aged couple.
#. j. Smith has purchased wood lot OF
w. e. Dunsmoor and Is getting out guam
tity OF wood.
Louis Swan OF Marshield will spend the
remainder Of the winter with his son, Ed.
Swan OF this place.
#. G. Austin has obtained position OF
travelling salesman for the Vermont Clock
company Of Fair Haven.
Willard Plastridge and wife OF Bedford,
Mass, are visiting friends and relatives in
town till after Christmas.
The sudden change of weather last week
caused the mercury to fall to 900 and 23o
below zero in some places.
Miss L. A. Hutchinson has changed her
place Of residence from @. V. Kent's to Mrs.
Nj. Gilchrist's on Main street.
Fred West was in Waitsfield recently,
trying, with party, to capture three bruins
recently seen in that vicinity.
Heman G. Howes returned to his work in
the asylum at Waterbury after taking a va
cation to entertain the mumps.
Hon. Frank Plumey will appear in the
Chelsea lecture course January "a, and will
take for his subject, America"
Miss Lepha Hutchinson, who was report
ed seriously i'll with spinal meningitis, is
now recovering from the disease.
A. l.. Clark has moved bis family from
Montpelier TO the o. NJ Davis place at the
Center, which Mr.. Clark recently purchas-
ed.
Ellsworth Chase recently played first vio-
lin in an orchestra at Barre. The music
was very highly spoken of in the Barre pa
pers.
The friends Of H N Mattison OF Chelsea,
formerly of this place, wish to congratulate
him on his election to Orange county treas
urer.
The Methodist church Sunday school is
making thorough preparations for the
Christmas exercises which will be held on
Christmas eve.
The Conversational club was entertained
at the residence of G. M. Davis. The sub
ject was The kindergarten, led by Prin-
cipsl G. A. Plumley.
Prof. B. G. wilkins, clairvoyant of Barre
was in town one day last week. 1t is ex-
pected that he will make professional visits
to Mortified each week.
The new firm Of A. A. Joslin & Co.,
which bought the meat market OF Bragg &
Parsons, have become situated and began
this week TO run an order team.
The third entertainment on the lee
ture course is scheduled for Rev. A. j.
Hough, December 20, who will take for his
subject, Uncle Sans Land, Hef Moulders
and Her Destiny"
Homer ] Dane, who enlisted with Com
pany +, is at his former post as clerk in
Nichols & Sandborn's drug store. Will
Tilden efficiently filled Mr.. Danes place
during the latter's absence.
John W. Getty and Miss Francis L. Coe
were married at Concord, N. H., Novem-
Der 80. They will make their home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Plastridge, Mrs. Plas-
fridge being sister of Mr.. Getty.
The following are among the teachers in
town: Gouldsville, Cora Eaton and Mamie
Doyle; Harlow, Amy Denny; Roxbury
George Edwards; Glidden, Kate Hartley !;
Averil, l.. j. Parker; Clogston, Mamie
Loomis.
John A. Cross and family were in Man
chester N. H., last week to attend the we'd
ding of Mrs. Cross sister. Miss Mabel Cum
ningham to Erbelle Richards. Miss Cum
ningham is well known in thus place, where
she has visited her sister several times.
Will Richardson in company with Mr..
Barnard of New York was recently in town
looking at the springs on the jerks farm,
and have decided TO locate mandatory
for ginger ale, bottled soda and like goods,
as the water In the springs are specially
adapted to this work.
William a. Boynton Post, No. "a, G. A.
R., a. its annual meeting elected the follow
ing officers: Commander, X. Fl. Farr; 8. V.
O., George W. Durham; j. V. c., Charles
w. Pillsbury; 8. M, Henry L. Kenyon;
surgeon, George Nichols, M. D.; o. D., W.
W. Holden; o. g., Homer Denny.
Mrs Joseph Gold who suffered shock
some four years ago and has since been in
feeble health died at her home near the
Harlow bridge December 6, aged eighty
nine years and twelve days. With her
death is lef husband and two daughters,
Mrs. o. 8. Wiley OF Barre and Mrs. Myron
Whey who has had the care of her during
her i'll health.
OouuhOu Ost, VI a. w., nave eltCJ6u Ju6
following officers for the coming year: Com
mander, G. G. Gokey; senior vice-com-
mander, John CLARK; qusrtermaster, X. 7.
Eas' man; chaplain. M. f. Bean; surgeon,
A. McGillivray; officer of the day John M.
CoburD; officer Of the guard, John Kings
ley; delegate to department eDcampment,
III s. Thresher; alternate, M. F. Bean.
Roger A. Donahue who was injured at
Essex Junction some time ago, has brought
suit against The Central Vermont railroad
company for the sum of $4,000 for the in
juries when brakeman on the road.
Donahues attorney is f. L. Laird OF Mont
ptlier. 1t is alleged that the blame rests
upon the conductor of the train who set the
switch and run car on to different track
from the one intended
W. A. Shaw, observer of the United
States Weather Bureau, furnishes us the
following summary for the month Of No
vember: Mean temperature, 800; high, NJ
60; lowest, 50; prevailing direction OF wind
south; total precipi'a ion. 81 inches; nun
Der OF days with o. inches OF more, 10; the
average precipitation for November for the
past IL years has been 8 80 inches; number
OF clear days 7, partly cloudy 8, cloudy II.
g Smith, living in Little Northfeld'
near the Rox bury line recently tapped ten