The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-21
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Emma Lard visited her sister Cora at
Calais last week.
Ned harrington is at home from the Moody
school at Mortified, Mass
Mrs. K p. Freeman is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Winnie Hickie, in Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wells visited his
mother in Woodbury. last week Wednesday on
her ninetieth birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Lamson have returned
from Boston where they have been visiting
their son Arthur.
The Methodist people will render a cantata
on on Monday evening, December &C. entitled
1.-THE Palace of Santa Claus A cordial inyi-
tation is extended to all.
Elisha T uwne formerly of Woodbury., has
been stopping couple of weeks with his neice,
Mrs. Hiram Wells. Although eighty-fve
years old he has not lost his love for music and
can handle the olin quite lively. He leaves
for Saratoga this week to spend the winter
with his son, o. ID. Towne.
Christmas will be observed at the Congre-
gational church with appropriate exercises and
the usual distribution of presents ON Monday,
December 26, after which the ladies will
furnish the people with chicken pie and other
edibles from their well laden tables. Those
served from D to Z Exercises to commence at
1880.
Calais.
Prof. Oscar Gallagher is visiting in town.
H E. Hawkins of Montpelier was in town
on Sunday.
Singing school at Maple Corner, Wednesday
evening" Dec. %.
Annual meeting of Stow post and Relief
corps next Saturday at P. NJ
Helen and Ruth Bliss are home from
Goddard Seminary for the vacation
L. A. Kent and family went to Hardwick
last Saturday where they are to spend the
winter.
Miss Myrtle Darling conducted the service
at the Christian church ON Sunday. She is to
be here for the present.
Christmas tree and entertainment at school
house hall, Maple orner, next Friday evening
under the direction of the teachers, Miss
Emma Foster and Miss Mower
Charles, Wheelock, who has been sick for
the past few months, died Saturday night.
The funeral was held from the house.
John Peck of Montpelier was in town the
first of the week and completed the work on
the steam heating arrangement for III. A.
Kent's house and store of o. H. Kent. 1t
seems to be very successful job.
East Calais.
There will be special Christmas service
next Sunday afternoon with new music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Faunce have gone to
Pixies Station, N. H., TO hold revival meet
ings.
Mrs Isaac Stanton, who has suffered from
i'll health for years, is expected to live but
few days.
1t Is reported that George Slsyton has
sold his farm to Fred Slayton for 81, 600 and
is soon to move to Mills, Mass.
Our four stores have each unusually Inc
displays OF Christmas goods, and with good
sleighing there is every prospect of a pros
porous trade.
Moscow lodge, 1. o. OF G. T., will cele-
brate its twentieth anniversary by the usual
annual oyster supper on Wednesday even
ing, January 4.
Mrs. w V. Peck, who has been almost
helpless from rheumatism, went to North
field last week to spend the winter with her
daughters, Mrs. Kent and Mrs. Fuller.
Mrs. Eddy of Cummington Mass, widow
of the late Amos Eddy former resident of
this town, has come to make her home with
her niece, Mrs. Orlando Gerry. Mrs. Eddy
is ninety.two years old and is remarkably
bright, strong and active, making the jour
ney alone She has remarkable memory,
and her life extending as 1t has over almost
a century, furnishes many interesting remi-
niscences. Seventy years ago she lived at
MantanZas, Cuba, and had war with
Spain. Three Spaniards called at her home
one day for no good. She had boiled din
ner cooking, and on the Spaniards refusing
to 60, she fred the steaming hot potatoes
from the pot at them, and with club re-
pulsed them until the arrival OF her hus-
band
East Elmore.
B. F. Morse was in Hyde Park last Satur-
day.
Mr.. Doton, the photographer. was in
town on Monday.
Olin Bailey has gone to East Montpelier
to work this winter.
Mrs. Amos Powers is gaining, being able
to be about the house.
Fred Sideways children, Carrie and Car.
roll, have the whooping cough.
1t is rumored that Chester Ward has
bought the Will Sillowsy farm.
Rev. G. w. Sauborn and Clint Bailey
came out with new sleighs last week
W. G. Swift killed last week nine
months old pig that dressed 420 pounds.
Miss Hattie Lawson has gone to Calais to
stay few days with her sister, Mrs NAH
Ion Slayton.
The glass for the school house windows
arrived and was put in last week which
makes the house considerable warmer
Miss Myrtle Darling called on friends
here last Friday on her way to Calais,
where she is to speak this coming winter.
We wish her success.
East Gilmore has again been visited by
fire, this time the old Pearsons house, bet
ter known as the sand hill house, owned
and occupied by John Viera. The fire was
first seen by Clint Carpenter, soon nearly
everybody was out, and although they
could not put out the fire, quite lot OF his
goods were got out. Nearly all OF his pro-
vision was destroyed. Insured for $500 In
Union Mutual Fire Insurance company,
Montpelier.