The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Waterbury Center.


#. w. Bryan of Montpelier spent Christ
mas with his parents.
| Miss Mary E. Smith is at home from her
school in Northampton, Mass for short
| vacation.
A little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
| Brown was buried from their home on
Loomis Hill last Friday, Rev. George II.
Tabor officiating.
Mrs Levi Lawrence and her daughter
Alice, of Worcester, have been with Mr..
and Mrs. O. II. Stone for a few days. They
| returned home on Monday.
Professor Warner Morse, who has been
teaching in Massachusetts the past year, is
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. ID. j.
Morse, for a few days, after which he goes
to Berlin, N. H., where he Is to have charge
| OF a school.
Ezra Stetson Post G. A. r will give an
entertainment at Seminary hall next Friday
evening, when they will present the drama
OF THE Squires Daughter" after which
there will bs promenade and a supper,
1t is hoped there will be good attendance
and so replenish the boys treasury.
sodom.
Christmas exercises we're held at Barney's
hall last Saturday evening. - There was
dance gotten up by Roy Daley at Barneys
hall Thursday evening - Martin Toby
is ill with pneumonia. - Herbert Weeks
young st children have been quite i'll, but are
reported Detter - Fred LaDOe has moved
his effects to East Montpelier where he has
been at work for several months. -
| William Kelley and Miss Lillian Kelley spent
Christmas with friends in Barre. - Mrs.
William Lawrence has moved back into Mvron
Dailey's tenement as Wilbur Martin wished
| TO have his tenement vacated.
Fairlee.
There were no services at the church on sun
day because of the illness of Rev. Ii. A. w ebb.
Christmas exercises at the Town Hall last
Saturday evening were we'll attended and
pleasant time is reported
The village school has not been in session for
two wee ks as the teacher Miss Eastman, has
been at home suffering with a severe cold.
Miss Crombie who has teen stopping for a
few weeks with Mrs. Stratton, and visiting
friends here and at Orford retureed to her
home in Westminster, Mass, last week, having
been i'll for two weeks with an attack of the
grip, which detained her longer than she in
tended to remain. Several are suffering from
similar attacks.
There was quiet wedding at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Paine the evening of
December 81, when heir daughter, Ruth
Lillian, and Frank c. Cove of Bradford, were
married by Rev. H. I. Barnard. Only he
families of the contracting parties and few
OF the nearest friends were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cove left on the evening ira IN for short
trip after which they return to Bradford,
W ere tn are lat home" to their friends
after January 20. At a late hour the same
evening, John Donahue and Maggie Sauls were
married by Rev. MIR. Barnard at the home of
the groom's parents A few friends of the
famil' were present at the ceremony. The
young couple will for the present remain at
the home of Mr.. Donahue's arents.
Woodbury..
Howard Arbuckle and wife of South
Barre are visiting relatives and friends in
town.
School was closed last week because of
the serious illness of one of the teachers, NJ.
ID. Foster.
Rev. G. w. Kelley, who went to his home
in Brooklyn, N. Y, for the Christmas holt
days, is one OF the victims of the grip. Mr..
Wheeler will preach again next Sunday
morning and Ned Wells in the evening.
Rev. L. o. Sherburne, presiding elder for
this district, will give lecture entitled,
THE Sky is Red" at the Methodist church
next Friday evening Every body is cor
daily invited to attend the same. Admis-
sion free.
officers occurred at the Methodist church
last Sunday with the following result: Su-
perintendent G. w. Foster; assistant SUI
perintendent, Mrs. George Moore; secretary,
Earl Baldwin; treasurer, E. N. Ainsworth;
librarian, Julia Thomas; organist, Blanche
DrenaD; chorister, Mrs Charles Dana.
South Woodbury..
Mrs Augustus WILDER is i'll with pneumonia,
but is improving.
Rev. Mr. Ganley is spending two weeks
visit in Massachusetts,
The Christmas entertainment at the church
passed off very pleasantly.
Fred and Ned Wells are at home from the
Seminary for the holidays.
Glee Libby of Barre is spent Christmas with
her mother, Mrs. w. B. Goodell.
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Arbuckle OF South
Barre visited at A. NJ. Benjamins and other
places last week
Mrs. Harriet Benjamin who has been con-
fined to tne house the past two weeks with the
grip is improving slowly.