The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22

Ira II. Haines has been quite sick
| for the past few days, threatened with
| pneumonia, but is now somewhat bet.
| ter.
Seiden q. Smith of San Francisco
was in town last week for one day.
| S. b. Blodgett killed two hogs last
| week one of them dresse 610 pounds
and one 440, the two making 1850
| pounds. They were sixteen months
| old. This is good showing for the
pork business.
Mrs Malvina p. DeVolt has sold
her farm to Mrs. Mary e. Craig of
| Peacham.
Christmas is to be observed at the
Congregational church with the Gus
tomary exercises and a Tree The
ladies will furnish a chicken pie sup
per from 3 O'Clock to z.
Charles Hainas was in town a few
days last week.
Mrs. Albert Moys, who has been
suffering from an attack of pneu
monia, is now convalescent.
A water famine is strongly threat
ened as result Of the prolonged
cold weather.
Carl Harvey, Fred Dawson, Eula
| i ubflhiD anu hlHS lbUU6ttS dIb Ill db
} home from Montpelier Seminary for
! the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Minnie B. Pike, wife of John
G. Pike, died at her home in Lower
Cabot Saturday night. December 10.
aged sixty years. Mrs. Pike was
truly of Puritan stock, Her parents
, and ancestors came to this town and
) Marshfield az an early day and were
: active in contributing to all that
5 made good society and church privi-
leges. Mrs. Pike was a woman gen.
. orally beloved and esteemed in the
0 | community; ever willing to lend a
3 helping hand to those in need. She
S was a worthy member of the Oongre.
@ gational church for more than twenty
d years. Mingled with deep sense OF
Y loss there is gratitude for every re-
membrance of her gentle presence now
. that her ripe and gracious spirit has
passed from us. She is survived by
q her husband who feels deeply the
O great loss. Funeral services were
@ conducted at her late home by hel
pastor, Rev. ID. l.. billiard, Tuesday
G afternoon; burial was in the village
9 cemetery. Mr.. Pike extends his thanks
!. to the friends and neigbhors for theil
|. kindness during the sickness ant
' burial of his wife.
s EAST CORINTH.
: Rev. Ii. II. hoyt of Hiram, Me.
e speLt Tuesday and Wednesday of las
week in town, and preached bott
afternoons and evenings for the Uni
versali SITS.
~ w. j. Butterfield has returned from
r. Canaan and will spend the winter a
=. home.
}. Susie McAllister of Newbury Oente
If visited at John Thompson IS last week
1t Laura Butler is at home for shor
J. vacation.
:, Mrs. Frank Thompson has beef
- quite sick.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Huntington O
q Washington, visited at Frank Thomp
g sons last week
q Clarence Bailey has returned from
Chicago.
IS The Congregational Sunday schoo
will give Christmas social in tn
church vestry Monday evening, Dec
26. All are invited.
b The Universalist Sunday schoo
will hold Christmas exercises in tn
hall Saturday evening, Dec. "a
" There will be Christmas trees, speak
o ing and singing. All are invited.
" NORTH MONTPELIER.
Miss Bell Chase of Hardwick is Wis
e iting her mother, Mrs. Chase.
The Misses Blanche Moorcroft
n Maude Thurston and Nellie Conway
It spent Saturday and Sunday in Barre.
l. George Kelton spent Saturday in
Montpelier.
q There will be Christmas tree al
Vestry hall. December "A. All are
It cordially invited.
: Elmer Kelley is at work for Roy
Sibley.
v Miss Lillian Shepherd of Glover il
working for Mrs, A. H, Stevens