The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-31

| their Work before long, as 1t is needed
| very much
MIR. and Mrs w. H. Sargent gave a
Christmas dinner and tree to their
families and few other invited
friends. a good time was reported by
all who were there.
| ID. Buchanan went to South Peacham
| the 23d, to visit his friend, Dugal
: Stewart, who is very sick with dropsy
and heart trouble.
| G. N. Wallace at East Ryegate has
sold large portion of his farm which
| lies on the east side of b. a. NJ rail
road for $4,000. The Ryegate Paper
Co.. are the purchasers, and this will
! include the farm buildings occupied
by Mr.. Wallace who intends to build
Oh another piece of land that he owns
near the creamery. G.. G.. Nelson is
to build his new dwelling house there
also in the spring when the boom
opens.
Mrs Lillian Thompson is expected
home from Boston this wees where
she has been visiting her brother and
family together with other friends
during the past few weeks.
l. H. Gilfillan the past master of
Blue Mountain Grange accepted an in
vitation to install the officers of
Wide-AWake Grange in st. Johns
bury Center at their regular meeting
last Saturday evening. He returned
home Monday well pleased with his
visit and tie hospitality given by the
patrons Of the order.
G. G.. Nelson was at st. Johnsbury
December % on IA business and a shop
ping trip combined.
Blue Mountain Grange held its regu-
lar meeting Oh the evening of the 23d
A goodly number of the patrons being
in attendance. The following Off
GERS were elected for the year: L. A.
Meader, NJ; N. G. Cochran, o.;
Mrs. Lillian Thompson, L.. H. W.
, Henderson, S. ; Claude E. Nelson, A.
! S.. George Cochran, chap. O. Frank
sec Mrs. H. w. Henderson, P;
Mrs. G. NJ. Libby, g.; Mrs. H. S.
Powers, F.; Fred Broadway, G. K.
Lottie A. Broadway, l.. A. S. The
executive, financial and social COM
: mittee together with the organist,
ETC.. were left on the table to be APP
pointed at the next regular meeting
which will be on January IA, 1903, at
which time the annual reports of the
secretary and treasurer will be read
and full arrangements for the installa-
tion of officers and the annual box sup
per will be made.
! Miss Margaret Hunter is quite i'll in
a hospital in Massachusetts where she
went some time since for treatment.
Claude E. Nelson goes to Bellows
: Falls to work tor the Vermont Farm
{ Machine Co., about the middle of next
month.
+ r.. n, NORWOOD killed and dressed
a nine months old pig recently that
= weighed four hundred and five pounds.
f DR.. G.. w. Darling of South Ryegate
was in No. neighborhood last Satur-
e day afternoon CALI ON Mrs. Maggie
Norwood who does not seem to inn
: prove very fast
WATTS RIVER.
Christmas exercises were held here
: on the evening of the gath, and were
y much enjoyed by all. A large crowd
was present.
Blossom Chase was at home from
: her school on the east side to spend
n Christmas.
g The Rev. Mr. Morse's mother and
u sister from Randolph were among the
,. guests here Christmas and were en-
y tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Angelo
u Beede.
Mr.. and Mr.. James Richardson
% have corresponding the past week in
: Williamstown.
Mrs. Henry Clark of Randolph is
y visiting her daughter, Bessie Felch.
u Jenness Philbrick of Barre spent
Christmas with friends here.
y THETFORD.
Christmas exercises were held at the
| 81, Nb.,,,1 l,xy A
~ pleasant time was had.
M Jane Colburn, who has been to Iowa
II to visit her friends has returned to
,r her home at the Hill.
Mr.. Myers is putting in furnace
for Johnnie Huntington.
IS Mamie Welsh has been visiting hel
u grandmother.
Rev. Mr.. Loder's son and daughter
e. came home to spend Christmas.
re Mrs. William Coomhs has gone tc
or Canaan to visit to visit her parents.
70 Harry Coombs is spending his vaca
re ton with his brothers, Charles. and
William Coombs.
IN Mrs. L. S. Warrington is quite sick
T. Her daughter, Mrs Swan is caring
for her.
IL Lettie Vaughn and Sarah Senter are
y at home for the holidays.
t. EAST WARREN.
70 The Ladies' Mite Society will meet
30 at W. A. Averill's on Thursday fore
noon, January l. All are cordially
h. invited to attend.
til G.. p. Stearns was called to Rich
mond last week, by the illness of hi
- mother, Mrs. Jane Nichols, who il
81 not expected to recover. Her daugh
of ter, Mrs. Stearns, is caring for her
DR.. E.W Slayton seems very happ,
at since the arrival of a ten pound DO.
nd Mt his home, December Is.
IS Miss Bertha Averill, who is attend
ing the high school III Northheld, i
at home during the vacation.
- Rev. g. 3. y. e from Montpelie
VI Seminary closed his labors here las
IL Sunday lie leaves many warn
friends here viii be no meeting
re here for the present.