The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-19
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LAWYERS, jurymen and quite number Of
witnesses went to Montpelier yesterday to at
tend county court.
GALEN G. MAxHAM has sold his place at the
Center to Sylvester Spalding of Roxbury, who
Is to take possession soon
GEORGE M. FISK, Esq, while engaged in the
unusual occupation of splitting wood last Sat
urday, cut his foot quite severely, but is able
TO ride about
SocIABLEs are to held by the Methodist and
Congregational societies at their respective
churches on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing OF this week.
G. r. ANDREWS is earring potatoes He
shipped three carloads last week, paying thir-
ty-hve cents for most OF them, but says he
shall have to drop the price little.
NEARLY $500 has been raised for the re-
pairs OF the church at the Center, The pro-
posed Improvements are new shingles, clap
boards, paint and blinds. The work is being
done by residents OF the Center village
WATER WITCH engine company went to
South ROyalton to the fire last week with their
machine They were too late to do much
about putting out the fire, but aided in pre-
venting the further spread from sparks.
New steps have been built in front Of the
universalist church and the repairs all finished
Services were held last Sunday in the audience
room and three children were baptized. Judge
Carpenter presented the Sunday-scbool with
eeNeral volumes Tor the library.
OF course it is a terrible blow to us to be
convicted by that good and popular man,
the editor OF the Christian Messenger but we
shall continue to tell the truth about whatever
occurs In town, and we would suggest that the
Christian Messenger begin on the same course
in its editorials.
FRED VANYEA was arrested for intoxicstion
Saturday evening and put into the cooler.
Sunday he disclose that he got beer at Fred
Martins and whiskey at J. p. Johnston's and
was released on his.own recognizance till Mon
day, when he came before Justice Judd, pleaded
guilty and was fined the regular 50 81, which
he paid,
GEORGE w. CLARK youngest child, WILLIE
died last Thursday of Group, and the funeral
was attended at the house on Sunday after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. f. G., Cowper offciat-
ing. Two of the other children are sick with
the same disease. Mr. and Mrs Clark have
the warm sympathy of many friends in their
bereavement.
Mr.. AND Mrs. s. F. JUDD were surprised by
one hundred or more of their friends and
neighbors on Saturday evening, the thirtieth
anniversary of their marriage An easy chair,
silver and glass tableware, and quite a num-
Der OF small articles were presented by Rev.
!. p Booth on behalf of the friends. The
band was in attendance and a pleasant even
ing was spent.
THE fall term of Lewis college opened last
thursday evening, with about the usual num-
Der OF students. Most of the undergraduates
have returned and a few new ones are added.
we take the following from the Boston Jour-
nat p" Professor Harrington McIntire of Bos-
ton mas been unanimously elected by the trus-
tees OF Lewis college at Mortified Vt, to the
institution"
A GENTLEMAN from an adjoining county who
mas not long been resident of the state was in
town during the meeting of the Sunday-school
ln hnA hAn. Na1I al.
winch many people out of town and, we are
sorry TO say, in town also are apparently so
Sond OF telling, that the removal of the railroad
shops had killed the town, that it was dull.
unenterprising, no business done here, ETC.
put upon seeing the place and looking around
he thought we had very thriving. business
IKE town and the more he saw the stronger
THIS impression became with him. We give
this 10 show the opinion of an impartial, in
telllgent man who came here expecting to find
uead, DRIED up village and who completely
reversed his opinion simply from what he saw
oome OF our croakers may well take les son
from this We are really doing quite bust
ness In the aggregate and, if we would take hold
WIN an interest In enterprises that come along
instead OF INDUCING in so much unnecessary
grumblng, we might become one OF the most
prosperous towns in the state.
Z. M. JOHNSTON started Thursday for James,
town, Dakota. MIR. and Mrs. H. l. Cutting
returned from Saratoga last Wednesday. .
squire Pumley has moved into the office for
merly occupied by +. r. Bates, Esq, and Dr.
Locklin has added to his suite the room used
py Mr. Pumley as consultation room. =.
MISS Thompson OF the WATCHMAN office spent
saturday and Sunday with Miss Lizzie Knapp
Mrs DR.. Locklin started Monday for Bos-
ton, to attend the conservatory of music. Her
sister left with her, to return to her home in
hudson, Mass. &C. A. Edgerton. Jr., will
soon move his whole family, household gods
ana other possessions, into the Gregory house,
10 pegin housekeeping. Mrs. f. Plumley and
bliss Lizzie Knapp were elected delegates from
the Methodist Sunday -school to the convention
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
at west Randolph. -. Mr.. and Mrs o. d. Ed.
gerton returned yesterday from their trim 10
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