Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-16
Mortified Items.

DR.. Walling has moved into bis rooms over the
post Office. Malvina Joslin and Eta Stebbins
are teaching In Roxbury. Sadie Baird Of Waits
field, who has been attending the high school,
has gone home. Fred Martin, formerly Of this
town but for several years past resident OF Will
Jamestown, has returned and with his sster.in-
law, Mrs. A. f. Downing, has moved into the
Tyler house on Main street Thursday the
county court commissioners, o. d. Edgerton and
r. X. Jones, held hearing at the office Of Frank
Plumley, Esq, respecting the estate OF Amy b.
Pike, an insane ward. The question at issue Is
whether the proceeds Of the sale Of the homestead
can be taken TO pay claims against the estate.
A. j. Ransom visited his old friends here, last
week :. The post-offce block Is being painted
and lined 30 as to appear what 1t Is In fact,
brick block. The literary entertainment at the
Good Templars' lodge last Friday consisted OF a
paper, music and several shadow pantomnes.
Editor Richmond Is not a professional musician,
but with his organette he equals some OF our best
players. =. The assault case, State U.s. Florence
and Jerry McCarty, was partly tried at the Office
Of Frank Plumley last Wednesday. The follow
ing compose the jury A. l.. Denny, II. X. Brown,
T. A. Preston, II, l.. Kenyon, s. W; Steele, J. G.
Gallup. The injured young man, John Kelley,
was put on the stand and told the following story
On the day Of the ARRAY, he came to the village
with his uncle, Dennis Donahue, and two other
young men to get grain and lumber. While here
an old dispute between Kelley and the McCartys
regarding line fence was renewed and the par
ties got excited. Kelley and his uncle started
home leaving the McCartys at the village.
When they came to Woods grst mill Kelley got
out to get his grist and the McCartys were seen
coming, driving fast. Kelley and his uncle hest
tated about going on and the McCartys came up
before Kelley got to his wagon. scunie en-
sued between Kelley and Jerry McCarty and both
went down, when Florence threw large stone
which hit Kelley on the left cheek, fracturng the
cheek bone and rendering him unconscious for a
moment. S. II. Kent then came along, driving
towards the village, and, at Donshue's request
took Kelley into his buggy, when another stone
was thrown which missed Kelley but struck
Kent's horse. Before the close Of the cross.ex-
animation, Kelley was obliged to leave the stand
and Drs Bradford and Winch, who attended Ke-
ley, testified TO the character and extent Of his
injury. They then examined Kelley and re-
| ported that he was unable to proceed. The trial
was then adjourned to May q. B +. Armitage
has finished his school at Jaffrey, N. H., and will
| be here during the summer. Rev. stephen
\ Hedges was In town last week. Miss Wilmot
has returned from New York and has a fine stock
| OF spring millinery. Miss Jennie Moulton Is at
home again. She has been visiting for several
| weeks In Boston and other Places. .Huntley 8
| men are painting Mrs Russels house on Elm
street and the Shattuck house on Central street
is being slated. =. Frank Plumley, Esq., has been
engaged to deliver the address on Decoration Day
at Warren. The pinnacle" lot on the west
side of the village, consisting OF ten or twelve
acres Of pasture land, has been sold by the Met
calf estate to George C. Randall for $500. -. l..
1 W. Avery has been repairing his livery stable.
| THE pews of the Methodist church will be
rented Friday evening Of this week The teach
ers for the summer schools are as follows: No: l,
Buck district, Cynthia Merrill; No 2 circuit dis
| trict Sadie Kenyon; No. 3, Center district, Min
ME Smith, No. 5, south village, Roxauna circuit;
| No 6, Joel Winch district, Nellie Hassam; No. Z,
| Hoton district, Nellie Badger; No. s, Harlow
| bridge district, Libbie Whitmarsh; No. 9, Jason
| Dole district, Flora Huntley; No. 10, four cor
ners no school, No. IL, Brooks district, Clara
| Harwood No. 49, Gouldsville, Kate McCarty; No.
| IA, Roxbury joint district, Sadie Baird; No 10,
Fuller district, Josie Donahue No. 16, William
Winch district, Evelyn Fuller No. II, Carpenter
district, no school; No. 10, Jones district Clara
| Jones. No. 20, Holland district, no school.
| Mrs. Charlotte Williams and Judge Carpenter are
| seriously ill.....E G. Robinson from Worcester,
Mass, takes the place of G. A Davis as cutter
| for G. b. b. Denny. Captain Boynton has gone
to Swsnton to get carload OF cattle to take to
| Manchester. The annual village meeting was
held Monday evening The reports showed the
receipts to have been 81, 6i8 Of which 1,525 had
been paid on debt and for expenses, leaving bal.
| ance on hand, 1923. All tax bills are collected
| except about SIS on bill OF 1882. The officers
| elected were as follows: Moderator, j. II. Or
cult; clerk and auditor, II. r. Brown; treasurer,
j. G. b. Thayer; collector, +. A. Preston; trustees,
John Wiley, W. .. Whitmarsh, j. NJ. Dane g.
Loveland, J. l.. Moseley, A. F. Spaulding, f,
IIuntley, c. Tilden; chief engineer, A. F.
| Spaulding, Voted tax of fifteen cents on the
dollar, and to print three hundred copies OF by
| laws. There was double wedding at Free
man Reeds residence Monday evening. A Mr..
| Sherwin was married to Leona Hayden and
Charles 0rdway to Mabel Reed. Handsome and
Carpenter will deliver the next lecture in the
Lewis college course at Armory hall, Tuesday
evening, May 22d. Subject, The American
| Congressman"