The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
Plainfield.
A. j. Batchelder Ia sick.


Ralph Spencer was at home on Sunday.
Henry Smart is clerking in the store OF
A. j. Fo's.
Mrs. Ezra Russell of Essex visited rela-
tives here last week.
A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. X. B.
Little last Saturday.
Mrs. Israel Wood of Barre visited friends
In town last Saturday.
DR.. w. e Lszelle and wife of Barre were
In town the first of last week.
John Hill was quite seriously hurt last
Saturday by falling in his BARN
N B. Gore and help went to Montpelier
on Monday to begin work on q stone job.
Mrs. w. A. Gray is slowly improving and
II Is planned to move her home the fast OF
the week.
Mrs. w. ID. Moses entertained friends last
Saturday evening. Whist being the en-
tertainment.
Herbert Brown of Barre was in town for
a few days recently.
Frank Bliss has bought back the home
farm of Simon Wheeler.
l.. A. Kent's people are to go 10 Hard
wick SOON TO spend the winter.
II. A. and o III. K-nt, Lucy Kent and
frankie Kent were i'll East Montpelier to
attend the funeral of Thomas Stevens last
Sunday.
We note the marriage OF II Z. Hawkins
and Ina L. Robinson at their new home in
Montpelier recently. Their many friends
in Calais wish them success.
At the meeting OF the Calais Creamery
Association the old board 4 directors we're
elected rs follows: l.. A X NJ, I. t. Lam
phitr, II. W. Tow n, g. q. kubinson and K.
w Nnt ha fnr ha arn
T. Lamphier, presiden'; II. W. Town, vice.
pres dent; George Kent, clerk; o. III. Kent,
treasurer; III. A. Morse, Dean Holt, ii. A.
Kent auditors.
East Calais.
The Cbris'm ex-rclsts OF the Sunday
school are to be held ~ Union church on
Monday evening, December 26.
Mis- Fannie Hicks, who was taken i'll a
few weeks since al the home Of her niece.
Mrs j. X. Seaver of Montpelier is little
better, but not yet able TO come home.
The marriage of Mis- Cora Laird 10 Rev.
Joseph Cobb IF Easr Montpelier IL annoupc-
ed to take place ON Monday, December 26,
at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs. j Jhn Thomas.
De nis Durham moves this week TO the
farmhouse of r. II GRAY. Harry Emery
succeeds him in the Dsinell tenement and
has engaged to work for A. Dwinell the
coming year.
Mrs. Mary Bliss arrived in town the first
of the week after an ab4ense of two years
in the West, most of which time was spent
in Iowa. She is stopping for the present
with her daughters.
A, the ANIMAL meeting OF the East Calais
Circulating Library association, Mrs. w. L.
Pierce was reel. cted clerk, Intz NJ. Peafce
Librarian and treasurer George Whtelock
auditor, and Mrs. G.. X. Dwinrll, Mrs w
L. Pierce, Mrs. Albert George, committee to
,b,.o. h.. hn rtuhf ha
number of hooks added last year, forty -four
Whole number Of volumes, 1880, number OF
books drawn the pat year, 1888.
North Calais.
The first singing school Of a series of ten
to be taught by M e. Foster Of Woodbury.
will he held Al Memorial hall, Thursday
evening, December 10, at seven O'Clock. A
cordial invitation is extended 10 all to at
tend.
East Corinth. G8E
Mrs. A. II. Fulton and son are in town
for few days.
It. IL expected the New Years hall will
be held Friday evening, December 30.
The Congregaiionsts will hold their
Christmas exercises in the church on Mon
day evening, Dec. mb-r 26. aud the Univer.
salists in school house hall on Saturday
evening, December "a.
About fifty turned out and held good
time al The Unive salist sociable at K g
Sawyer's last Wed u-sday evening. Seven
towns were Represented. The one living
the tartht 81 away being Mrs. Frederic Cur
rier of Amont, Michigan.
Quite a number took in the concert al
West Topsham given under the direction
of Prof. Corli-s last Friday evening. They
all pronounced i grand succ-ss. The
school here will close with one Thursday
evening, Dec mber 10. A varied program
OF songs, duets, choruses, trios, banjo pay
ing and other instrumental music, recita.
tions etc, will b, rendered
South Corinth.
Miss Nellie Sanborn is home from hel
school at Waterbury for three weeks va
Ca ion.
j. l.. Avery was at Washington last Fri
day TO deliver some dressed pork at the
meat market.
Mr.. III ale. general agent for Williams &
ClaIk's fertilizer, made an Official trip &c
town last Saturday.
Ellis Bohonon and wife OF Washington
were ut j. l.. Avery's Sunday, on IN If re.
turn home from a trip 10 Piermonr, N II.
Alex Barker OF Cornish N H and his
sister, Mrs Julia Wirhey If NelIose, Mass,
were guests at A. l.. Pa ker's for three
days last week.
Our school is again in session with Ardis
fulton az teaci or ana Twelve scholars IN
attendance. Ha'tie Hodge is teaching on
Dear born Hill, but il now having an en-
forced vacation. After only one day OF
school she was taken with an attack OF
chicken pox.
Worcester.
DR.. and Mrs. Lawrence have commenced
housekeeping. and his Office is at his rtsi
dence.
There will be union Christmas tree a,
the Congregational church Saturday even.
ing, December "a.
The vilsg. schools hogan Thursday, De
cember 8, with Miss Cora Wedgeworrh ~
teacher in the upper department and Miss
Whitehead in tho primary room.
Rev. Mr. Elliot OF Waterbury, agent OF
the Vermont Bible Soci.ty, spoke in the ip-
t-rest OF the Bible canse at union sci vices
ut he Methodist church Sunday, Dec-mber
H. in the sf ernoon and at the CopgT. ga
tional church in The evening. The stuin
prevented many from being present the
services.
A MILK trust in Chicago with capital
stock oi $40 100000 ID now an assured fact
Joseph Letter aud about dozen other
Chicago capitalists are the promoters Of he