The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-30
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ton for few days.
Ezra Taylor of Windsor visited friends in
town over last Sunday.
The Philomsthesn club will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. G. II. Dale.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet this sf-
ternoon with Mrs. W. R. Elliott.
Rev. Francis W. Holden is to preach in
the opera house at P. NJ. next Sunday.
Prayer meeting topic at the Methodist
church Thursday evening will be Album
dant grace"
The Epworth League Reading club will
meet on Friday evening at 1880 at the home
of Mabel Carpenter.
Rev. L. H. Elliot preached at the Meth
odist church in Essex Junction last Sunday
afternoon and evening.
Rev. G. E Laid will speak next Sunday
evening upon the subject: "Christian Man
illness, what it 10 and what it is not" At
tractive music is one OF the features OF these
evening services. Come and bring friend.
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Fowle, mis-
sionary of the American Board at Caesarea.
Turkey, will be present at the prayer meet
ing Thursday evening at the Congregational
church and speak regarding his work. He
should have good audience.
Rev. Leon whitman will preach series
of morning sermons in December on the
subject, Jesus Christ the Son of God, as
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sunday morning the subject is Jesus is the
Christ" The topic for the evening discus
sion will be, Buying up the Opportunities"
The Congregational parsonage was the
scene Of two weddings on the day before
Thanksgiving. The happy parties being
| Chester Cutler and Mrs. Belle Gauvin of
Jonesvile, and Frank r. Demas and Cora
| A. Heaton of Duxbury. Also on the same
day at the home OF the brides mother at
Waterbury Center, Mr.. Ladd united in mar
rage Guy E. Humphrey and Myra D.
| Towne.
Mrs. Lydia Swan Lougee passed away
Saturday night at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. q. b. Clark, at the age Of ninety
eight years. She was one of the oldest in
habitants OF the village. For several years
she had been an invalid living with her
daughter, where she had received the ten
derest love and care. She leaves two chill
| dren to mourn her loss, Mrs. G. B. Clark
and Mrs. Henry Houghton. The funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at her
late home, Rev. Mr.. Ladd officiating.
Fairlee.
Mrs. +. W. Pierce and her infant son have
been quite ill but are now improving.
All are glad to know that Mrs. w. H. Gill
more is improving after her long illness.
The severe storm of Sunday prevented hold
ing services at the church both afternoon and
evening.
Mrs Ella Patch of Beverly, Mass, is spend
ing few weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers.
The many friends of Miss II. Crombie of
Westminster Mass are glad to see her here
again for visit.
The Paragon club and the grange gave a
farewell party. to Mr.. and Mrs: Brock on
| Thursday evening before they left for their
new home in Athol, Mass.
| Our Sunday aobonl uau rnuoh intarastad IL,
the report of our delegate, Mrs. G. S. Bald
win, of the Sunday school convention at Lyn-
donyille. We are sorry to know that Mrs.
Baldwin is to be absent most of the time dur
ing the winter and her house closed,
Vershire.
Mr.. Urch Colburn is seriously i'll
Mrs Jane Prescott has been on the sick list
of late.
Oscar Carlton was home from Montpelier
over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. L. S. Spears has recently visited her
parents in Corinth.
Mr.. johnson has recently heard of the death
| of his son, who has been in California for many
years.
! Miss Susie johnson has finished her school
| in East Brookheld and has been at home for
her vacah IL.
About twenty of the relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Spears met at their home to
spend Thanksgiving.
The blizzard of last Sunday was very severe,
the worst known so early in the season. Snow
fell all day, and it was piled in drifts by
strong north wind, which rendered some of the
roads impossible until shoveled out
Orange.
Peter Besror has moved onto the Harri-
risou Peake place.
Maud Richardson is laid up by having
stuck a nail in her foot.
NJ. b. Curtis had his whole family at
home Thanksgiving day.
Charles Hayward has moved to his
fathers farm in the east part of the town.
There where appropriate exercises at the
church on the evening Of Thanksgivinglday
Eta Bolles has returned to school at
Barre, after three weeks wrestle with the
whooping cough.