The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-21

last week
L. Myers was in Montpelier on bust.
ness, Monday.
Will Batchelder of Hardwick has
been stopping with f. l.. Knapp for a
few days.
The Cohurn house now owned by
Harry Daniels had narrow escape
from burning last week The fire
caught near the fire place and burned
through the floor.
SOUTH WALDEN.
William Smith, who has been su fer
ing with an attack of soiatica, is much
better.
q. S. Wilcox and wife visited at
Myron Goodenough's on Thursday.
Mrs. Schooloraft is gaining
Mrs. y. W. Fsrr's cousin. Mrs.
Fisher, from the west is visiting here
At the annual meeting of the cream
cry association new board of direct
ors was chosen for the ensuing year
Walter Dutton, Myron Goodenough
and John Edwards.
Laurantine Rollins has visited his
brother, william. recently, who re-
mains about the same.
Mrs. Charles Thurston has gone to
Tunbridge for few days.
Mrs. Domaz has finished work at
Eli Goodenough
Mr.. Grimm of Rutland was in town
on business last Thursday.
4 The last entertainment of the lee
ture course will be concert on Thurs
day night, Jan. %.
Rev. Mr.. Ross is to lecture at the
Methodist church on Friday night,
Jan. %; subject, Temperance" 1t
is hoped there will be good attend.
ance. Rev. Mr.. Ross is fine speaker.
RYEGATE.
The executive committee OF the
Grange meets at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. +. Smith on Thursday after
noon, for the purpose of auditing the
accounts of the retiring secretary. and
treasurer.
Miss l.. Mae Murray was quite ill
with toothache last week but is now
better.
A reception was given to Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Abbott last Friday even
ing at the home of his mother, Mrs
K. "A. Abbott, where they are spend
ing the winter. A good time was had.
W. Thompson is drawing logs to the
veneer mill at Bottonviile, making
two trips per day.
Among those who were in st. Johns
bury last week were T. A. Meader,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon Miller, and
Mrs. James Bovce.
A farewell reception and church
dinner was given to Rev. and Mrs. f.
A. Collins last Thursday. Mr.. Collins
declared the pulpit vacant ON Sunday.
Members of the congregation were
given fine picture of their pastor and
his family as u souvenir
POST MILLS.
Len. Morse, employed in Paterson,
spent Sunday at his home.
The ladies' benefit society met with
Mrs. Frank Dayly on Tuesday.
Mrs. Susan Moore has closed her
home on South Lake street and will
spend the winter in Plainfeld with
her daughter, Mrs. Cora King.
Mrs. G. NJ Wilson. school superin-
tendent, is inspecting the winter
schools.
Mrs. George Vancor, who died on
the 10th at Copperfield was a resident
of this place for several years. In
torment in this cemetery on the 18th.
The annual church meeting and roll
call was held on the 10th at the resi-
dence Of Dea. @. A. Adams About
fifty of the parish were present. The
usual routine of business. No admis-
sions to the church the past year.
The membership has been diminished
by six-three removals by death and
three by letters of transfer. O. e.
Douglass elected deacon for two years.
A letter was read from William N
Bartholomew of Newton, Mass :,
which stated that he would give the
use of his fathers (the late Erastus
Bartholomew pew to the society
for the use OF the resident pastor s
family.
LOWER CABOT
Rev. d. l.. Hilliard is in Craftsbury
this week assisting the pastor of the
Congregational church in evangelistic
work.
e. T. Smith has his lumber job, for
May, cut and skidded and now hauling
to the mill is the business.
Carl Harvey was at home on Sun
day from Montpelier Seminary.
The health officer is looking after