The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04
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cation.
MIS- G. y Holden was at Montpelier ST.
Thursday.
Henry ID. Walker OF Barre paid flying
81 town on Monday.
A brother OF Rev. George II. Wells has
been visiting him this week.
Mrs. Sarah Darling has been confined
to the house with grip the past week.
Mrs. Sarah j. Williams of Waterbury
Center is at Mrs. Howard's for the winter.
REV. ]. K. WRIGHT is expected to preach
in the Brick church next Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock.
Edwin Rhodes will move to Waterbury
Center when Mr.. Bruce takes possession OF
the Hoburt place.
There are several cases of grip and sup
posed whooping cough in town, but no seri-
GUS complications seem to arise.
The Ladies' Aid hold sociable this at.
ternoOn with Mrs. A. V. Denson to which
cordial invitation Is extended.
III. Lester McElroy was reported Monday
night to be rapidly failing, and it was
thought the end could not be lar away.
Mrs. John X. Leonard has returned from
Granville where she has been with her SON
in-law. W. @. Scott for the past month.
The advertised letters for the month at
the post-office are as TO lows: M. Adame
Munro, Geo. Parsons, George Simmonds
and Mrs. G. N. Simmonds.
Remember next Wednesday evening is
the date OF the annual oyster supper to be
held by the Home Circle at the church,
and let every one avail themselves of the
opportunity to attend.
There were vague rumors of last week
concerning reputed marriage OF one of our
hn nhnt, n..lI IA.
knowledge to the contrary. Not word
was said OF the one actually married.
John @. Hoburt has sold to L. NJ. Bruce
aud son of Duxbury his hill farm known as
the Ward farm and possession is expected
to be given in the near future. Mr.. Bruce
was formerly a resident in town occupying
the place at the Center now owned by H.
K. Hills
The annual meeting for the election of
officers Of the Ladies' Aid was held with
Mrs. G. 7. Miles last Thursday afternoon
and the following were chosen: President,
Mrs. A. " Denison; vice-president, Mrs.
q. b. Holden; treasurer. Mrs. G. I. Miles;
secretary, Mrs. ii. 1. White, with the usual
soliciting committee.
| My respected copartner in the Middlesex
correspondence, who heads his items enid
dlesex Center" requests me to say that it
was bounded" and not "bonded" that he
wrote last week in reference to the electric
roaus, Dut the cOmpOsltOr saw III IN tne lat-
| ter light and the proof reader followed
copy" and thus the we'll wishes of the cor
respondent were made to appear cruel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Chandler of Wor-
cester Mass, who was visiting at Mr..
Chandler's home in town were agree ,bly
| surprised last Saturday evening when about
seventy of their friends assembled at Mr.
Chambers 81 tender them a reception and
presented them with purse OF S25 30. A
merry evening of whist and other games
was passed, and refreshment were served.
There are some who evidently do not I'M.
| derstand the rules observed in the depar.
ture of mails, and for their benefit the fol.
lowing is offered. Mails for New England
States, the south and the west with New
York city are mostly disp ltched on the nine
A. M. mail while the forenoon local and -four
o'clock train carry mail for the north, Can.
ada, the west and New York State and all
mail is despatched on six o'clock train
| Mail sent in contradiction Of the above ID
only delayed, while the practice is source
of extra work for the railway clerks.
Chelsea.
Mrs. G. 8. Emery has again gone to Bur
lington for medical treatment.
Sarah Downs of Hancock is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Margaret Griffin, at Q. s
Emery's.
Another water-wheel has been ordered t.
trio light.
Mrs. Mary A. Judd, who has been a
home for short time, has returned tt
Montpelier
Principal w. II. Cummings OF Meriden
N H., has been spending few days at A
II. Powers.
The week OF prayer is observed by eacl
of the village churches, with meetings eacf
evening except Saturday.
Carl Hill OF Bradford has moved into tn,
house belonging to the electric light com
paDy, his son, Leroy, being in charge at the
power house.
The grip, which is epidemic in 80 many
places. has reached us. Among those nov
sick with il are e. ID. Barnes, Il. A. Lyon
and wife and Sadie M. Eastman.
The next entertainment in the lectur,
course will be on Monday evening next
when Hoyt L. Conary, the famous imperr
senator, will give his "Around the Stove.
This is expected to be rich treat.
The annual meeting OF the stock holders
of the National bank OF Orange county will
be held on Tuesday, January 10 1t IL
understood that proposition will be made
to remove the bank into the north part o.
Bacon & Halls block.
Mrs. LeBaron, mother OF Mrs. e.
Densmore, di at her daughters home OF
Tuesday of last week Of dropsy, having
in Orange. The funeral services were held
on Friday, Rev. Mr.. Allen officiating
The annual meeting OF the Congregation
al church was held on Thursday, In con
nection with the usual dinner and roll-call
The following officers were chosen: Clerk
j. NJ. Comstock executive committee, w
ii. Emery, Mrs. 8. II. Dearborn, DIR. NJ. II
Corwin. to serve with the pastors and dea
cons; business committee, A. III. Powers
w. H. Emery, Mrs. A. e. Goss; treasurer
w. 8. Hatch; trustee for three years, N. @
Burbank; chorister, w. 8. Hatch.
West Fairlee Center.
William b. Kimball has carpenters at
work on his store with prospect of COM
pleting it in two weeks.
Roads not good. Too much ice and bare
ground, with too little snow. The four
inches of snow which fell Saturday evening
will impro sleighing some II it does not
| blow into drifts.
The Sunday. school and Ladies' Aid So
ciety gave an entertainment at the church
Saturday evening last, consisting OF music,
Rotations, followed with an oyster supper,
all OF which was much enjoyed by all pres
! Rad pn of tun All hv