Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-01
NnrthneId LIENS.

A meeting OF the Dog River Valley Fair Asso-
ciation will be held at the secretary's office in
Northfeld, on Saturday the 4th Of March, at ten
o'clock, A. M, to hear and act upon the report Of
committee appointed to revise the premium list
and make some alterations in the constitution
and bylaws, and also appoint the awarding COM
mittees It Is hoped that the directors Of the as
ISOLATION will all be present :. The winter term
OF the graded school has closed. The teachers
have done much more than the usual amount OF
hard work. and the progress of the school has, in
most respects. been more marked than usual. It
Is still quite apparent that Professor Hit is the
right man for the place Several prizes are
to be contended for at the close OF the next term
These are to be cred for rhetorical exercises and
paid by friend Of the school who does not give
his name ....The Good Templars are preparing
play which will be presented within week or
two.......The Methodist Sunday school library
has lately been increased by about one hundred
new books. Mortified Lodge, No. 10, indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, fraternally invites
its members to attend sociable at the lodge hall
on Thursday evening March I'd. 10. Frank Bates,
who has been confined at home several weeks by
sickness, is now able to ride out and appears to
be gaining. The Methodist annual festival
was held on Wednesday of last week About two
hundred were present, and all report a remark
ably good time, Two young homeopathic doc
tors, j. H. Mayo and Fred Steele. have just re-
turned from Michigan, where they graduated
short time ago. The old folks concert, which
was on the docket last week Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings, was a grand success. Moses j.
Field will sell his farm and personal property at
auction on the 9th day Of March. The sale is to
be real to the last article. The Northfeld cor
net band has recently elected Albert G. Chase
| leader Mr.. Chase was formerly leader Of the
band, and 1t was mostly due to him that the band
became widely known as one Of the best in the
state. Daniel Beknap, a long resident and
| well known citizen OF this town, who has been
several months confined to his house by illness.
| died Monday, at the age Of sixty-two. Several
| months since, Mr.. Belxnap had an apoplectic fit
and since that time has had three attacks Of par
alyss, the last Of which occurred on Monday last
| at which time he became unconscious, and so re-
| manned till his death. Stiman Hatch, son Of
s. A. Hatch OF this town, fell on the ice day
| last week and dislocated and fractured his hip
and Is now dangerously ill.,. -. The personal prop
erty of the late William NJ Smith will be sold at
| auction at the house Of j. c. Gallup on Saturday,
| March 1lth. The call for a town meeting is up
and the town is to vote the question Of exempt
| ing manufacturing establishments from taxation.
This being the year for appraisng real estate tits
| hoped that a first-rate board of listers will be
elected. The Mortified improvement Com
pany held its annual meeting at the secretary 8
office on Monday evening last. The treasurer s
report showing the receipts and expenditures,
| with balance In the treasury, was read and
adopted. The old board OF directors was re-
elected John L. Moseley was chosen chat rman
]. X. Egerton secretary, and +. X. Jones treas
urer. A committee Of three was appointed to ex
| anime the grounds of the graded school-house
and report in two weeks the number OF tree'
needed to be set there, with a plan and probable
cost of the same The reports of the various com
mittees show that the work of the company dur
ing the year, while far less than it ought to have
been, has been Of considerable Importance, ant
| well performed. g. A suit has been commenced b,
s. c. Shurtleff. Esq, of Montpelier, attorney TO
s. F. Gibbs and wife, against the Rev. II. W
Worthen. Sheriff Tuttle, in whose hands the wri
was placed, has made service by attaching farm
in Bradford as the property Of the defendant
The action is trespsss Mr. Worthen is accuses
Of improper advances toward Mrs Gibbs 1t vii
be remembered that church trial was had a
Mortified, some weeks ago, concerning the point
at issue between the parties to this suit. Not be
ing satisfied with the result of that trial, the par
ties who got the worst of it are endeavorng t
get hearing before court law.