The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-05
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The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. T. B. Crossett this afternoon.
Rev. l.. II. Elliot will preach at the Ad-
vent Christian church in Colbyville next
Sunday.
A. quarterly conference will be held at
the Methodist church next Monday morning
at nine O'Clock.
Rev. w. II. Blount, T. 7. Farrell and O.
W. Bailey are attending the Advent confer
ence at Newport.
There is to be a chicken.pie supper with
appropriate exercises at the St. Andrews
hall Thursday evening.
The Peoples Telephone Company OF
Stowe has established central office In
Evans & Bryan's store.
The woman's Missionary society will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. L III. Elliot.
Subject, "Work in Mexico"
W. M. Gibbs, having purchased Of George
II Dale his photograph business, took pos
session Of the premises last week.
There will be quarterly meeting at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening at
seven O'Clock. Rev. l.. o. Sherburne will
preside.
Special meetings will be held at the
Methodist church this week until and iu-
| GLIDING Friday evening. All are cordially
invited to be present.
Installation OF officers for the year ensuing
will take place next Friday evening at the
regular meeting OF Edwin Dillingham; Post,
@. A. R.. In Grand Army Hall
Electric cars will soon be running with
regularity and at least five trains each way
daily. The recent snow storm and extreme
cold weather has delayed them.
The Week OF Prayer is being observed by
the members of the Congregational church.
This evening the subject will be, 1.-THE
Christian Ideal as 10 Service" led by Rev.
l.. II. Elliot.
AT business meeting of the Advent Chris
tian chulch lat week, the following mem
beers were elect, d as church committee for
the coming year: R-v Mr.. Blount, Edward
Gibbs and William Adams.
The concert given last week by the Citi-
zeDs Band at the Asylum, in response to an
invitation from DIR Page, superintendent,
was commendable act on the part Of the
band boys.
A large congregation was present at the
union service held at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, and m ich interest
was shown in the discussion Of both pastors
and people Of the subject announced, 1.-THE
Needs OF Waterbury from Religious
Standpoint"
The people OF Waterbury have in antici-
patton a very enjoyable entertainment to
take place al the Onera House next Tues.
day evening, January IL, to be given by the
Waterbury Ladies' Orchestra, under the di-
rection Of Mrs. @. A. Lang Of Montpelier,
their instructor, and assisted by Miss
Bertha Mae Dewing in her specially OF
fancy dancing. Admission twenty-five
cents.
The annual meeting of the Congregational
church will be held tomorrow. January
6, commencing at half-past f. urPM In
addition to the transaction Of the regular
business there will be roll-call Of the
members OF the church, a supper and social
features, in the foil wing order: Reports of
officers and committees, election Of officers,
roll-csll Of members. supp-r will then be
served and social hour enjoyed from ak to
seven o'clock. At half-past seven o'clock
there will be q special meeting of the Con-
gresational Society. Members Of the church
aud congregation are cordially invited to
attend all of the exercises.
At the business meeting Of Paul Dilling-
ham Chapter. Ep worth League, held last
Thursday evening, the following officers
we're elected; President, Professor 5. @.
Hutchinson; first vice president, Julia
Moody; second vice-presidept. Mrs. s. G.
Hutchinson; third vice president, Mary
penter; secretary, Henry Fullerton; treas
urer. Myrtle Guptil. The members OF the
new Epworth League organization are d.
vided into active, associate and honorary
members. Eighteen young people signed
as charter members at this meeting, and
creased very soon.
Waterbury Center.
Master frankie Jerome of Northfield Wis.
tied relatives here last week.
George III. Chaplin had horse killed on
the mount ain last week Monday, by tree
falling upon 1t.
Miss Julia Swift Of Danbury, Conn. is
stt piping with Mrs. N. l.. Demeritt, arriving
here last week Tuesday,
Mrs. F. N. Marshall and Mrs. AIDA An.
deIsOn visited their cousin, Mrs. Ella Bruce
in Stowe last Thursday and Friday.
L. A Newcomb has finished work for A
e. Nil' b Company at Montpelier. and this
week enters the medical college at Burling
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ripley and Mrs
and Mrs. John Jackman last Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs Mary M. Berghol'z OF New Rochelle
N. Y, and Mrs. Alma f. Walker OF Bur
lingtOn visited relatives here last Wednes
day and Thursday.
e. d Sesver of Springfield, Mass, was
here one day last week on his way to Stowe
after his mother, who went with him tC
Springfield last Saturday, where she ex
poets TO reside.
1t is reported that we are to have new
blacksmith shop in this place. A Mr.
Douglass OF Craftsbury, having rented the
John Stone shop. He expects to be there
ready for business in about two weeks.
Frank w. Gile OF Bellows Falls has beer
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
W. Gle, for the past week. Mr.. Gile has
a good position with the Vermont Farm
Machine company, where he has been fol
several years.
Moses Ducelle took a little girl to the
hospital in Burlington last week Tuesday
and had an eye removed A tumor was
found attached 10 the back side OF the eye
which was crowding it out. The operation
was successful and when last heard from
the child was doing we'll.
DR.. A. W. Gorham OF Waitsfield was here
last Thursday and Friday testing cattle
He tested the herds of Y ra Hills in Dux
bury, and II. #. Hill of This place, also two
cows for A. ". Smalley, and one each fol-
K. A. N-wcomb, Ira A. Towne and E. b
Huse, findi all free from tuber culosis.
Died, December 10, at the home OF hel
father in Chicago, OF consumption, Minnie
wife of the late K. T. Parcher of Chicago
aged twenty six years. Mrs. Parcher will
be rendered as having been here will
her two children last summer, but not beinl
benefi ed by the change she returned L
her home in Chicago to die.