The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04
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her school in Bethel last Saturday.
Several couples attended an oyster sup
per at Moretown last Thursday evening.
ID. o. Josin Ia sick with rheumatic fever.
Ernest Peyke is also sick at c. II. Eddy's.
Miss Nina Newcomb went to st. Johns
bury last Saturday to attend the Seminary.
DIR. Henry James Of Waterbury was in
town last Sunday to see Mrs. l.. d. Water
man.
I. G. Joslin OF Maiden, Mass, was at his
fathers, ID. o. Joslin's over Sunday return
ing to Massachusetts Monday. Heis work.
ing insurance.
Sol Fitch was much worse on Monday
and his brother Fred Of Huntington was
summoned by telephone. He arrived here
Monday evening Mr.. Fitch died Tuesday
morning. A more extended notice will be
given next week.
Ainsworth Post, No. SO, g. A. r., is in
vlted to meet with Mr.. and Mrs. III. N
Bushnell on January IL to celebrate the
twenty-seventh anniversary OF the organi-
ization OF the Post. Comrades and wives
are invited. Come early.
AT the annual business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society the following
officers and committees we're elected for the
next six months: President, Rev. 8. A,
Noon; vice-president, E. 8. Joslin; record
ing secretary, Louise II. Gleason; corre-
responding secretary, May X. Gleason
treasurer, Lulie A. Jones; lookout COM
mittee, Mrs. j. B. Graves, Mrs. e. II.
Jones. Mrs s. A. Noon, e. II. Jones;
prsyer.meeting committee, e. S. Joslin,
Mrs. Z. s. Joslin, Lulie A. Jones; social
committee, May K. Gleason, Mrs. 8. A.
Noon, Hattie Davis. Vernon G. Pierce, Carl
Haselton; missionary committee. V. A.
Kneeland, Rev. 5. A. Noon. Systematic
giving has been adopted by the society.
The animal meeting of the Congregation.
al church was held on Saturday. The re-
ports OF the several departments showed
everywhere healthy gains. The treasurer,
Mrs. g. w. Olmstead, reported all expenses
met, and balance OF S42 in the treasury.
Mrs. Olmstead was reelected making her
eleventh years incumbency. The sum OF
S163 SO was raised for benovelences during
the year. OF this amount S105.59 was re-
ceived through the box collections and
systematic contributions, which is a gain OF
ten per cent over last year. The Home
Circle and Sunday school contributed to
balance S58 80. The receipts OF the Home
Circle were 1884 gain of 800 over the re.
ceipts OF any previous year in the last ten
years. Gains in membership and attend
ence were also noted.
Warren.
Thomas Eagan of Montpelier spent New
Years in town.
l.. M. Heath of Bethel was in town on
business trip last week
John Bean and Alba Hanks of Lincoln
were in town Thursday.
NJ II. Bradley and family visited friends
In Lincoln the past week.
K. r. Thayer was in Roxbury Saturday
repairing the telephone line.
The lower school has closed for two
weeks on account of the whooping cough.
Senator Sayton was at Brattleboro Fri
day to attend the funeral Of Senator Hit.
V. #. Miner was recently hurt by log
rolling on to his foot 80 he had to quit work
#. G. Blake after weeks illness is agair
in his shop looking after the wants of the
public.
B. G. Sterling and wife and f. j. Tillot
son and wife spent Sunday with friends in
Bethel.
Mayor Senter OF Montpelier was in towr
a few days last week and attended our rail.
road meeting.
Will Freeman and e. M. Turner were in
Hancock the past week drawing logs for
Perkins & Ford.
A large number from this village attend
ed the anniversary at Rev. j. r. Buzzell's
on New Years eve.
DIR. L. M. Greene of Bethel was here last
week to see Mrs. Frank Stoddard in con-
sultation with DIR. Billiard.
Our commissioners elected to canvass the
town for the signing the grand list to bond
the town to take stock in the proposed cleo.
trio railroad report nearly enough signed &c
Warren will do her part in the aid called
for to build the road.
East Warren.
The Ladies' Mite Society will hold their
wi
mon next Thursday forenoon. All are in
vited. g w. E. Moore came from Bos.
ton, Mass, last Saturday to assist in caring
for Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Goodspeed, who are
quite feeble. - Olin Roys went to Bos
ton last Saturday to work - The lower
school at the village is closed for two weeks
as many of the scholars are having the
whooping-cough.
West Fairlee.
DIR. o. M. Rice was here last week doing
dentistry.
Miss Grace Gilman has returned to Hol
yoke after short vacation.
Miss Edna Prescott has returned to Fair
lee here she is at work at hotel.
Johnnie Robbins is at work for CLARK
Barstow, driving the Chelsea stage.
Mrs. Annie Smith and daughter, Miss
Lena, have gone to Lowell to spend the
winter.
May flower Grange, No. 1852, publicly in
stalled officers for the year on Monday
evening.
The West Fairlee Cornet band contem
plate giving promenade concert in the
near future.
George Gilman and his sister, Miss Laura
went to their school in White River juno
ton last week.
Henry Barstow has finished working fol
his brother and has gone to his home in
Vershire for while.
Vermont News.