The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-02
Mortified.

THE old gallery of the Universalst church is
being fitted up as parlor.
THE Center church Is being renovated within
by plaster, paper and paint.
SLATE to the amount OF about twenty-five
carloads was shipped from this station in June
THE Advent meetings have closed here and
the tent was moved last Wednesday to East
Roxbury.
SURVEYOR TILDEN is doing good work on
our streets, He seems to be decidedly good
man In difficult place.
CAMP-MEETING closed last Friday. The at
tendance has been quite small and the meet
ings very pleasant and orderly.
A WRESTLING match will be held at Concert
hall, Thursday evening, between James w.
Jones Of this town and John p. O'Neill of East
Boston.
MIR. PLUMLEY speaks at Lyndonville, the
Fourth, at the temperance ss-meeting.
Colonel F. v Randall speaks the same day at
Jericho.
COMMUNION services will be held at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday. The pre-
paratory lecture will be held Saturday, at half
past two o'clock
L. W. AVERY has sold another Draco colt for
$500 to go to Boston. He is fine animal
five years old, blood bay, sixteen hands high
and weighs ], 100 pounds.
SUNDAY afternoon Oscar Davenport acct
revolver. The ball has not been found, but no
serious result is expected
A. R. SAVAGE, Esq, a former principal of
our graded school, presided last week at the
reception given by the citizens Of Lewiston and
Auburn, Maine, to Mr.. Blaine.
JUNE training took place last Friday after
noon. Company +, New England Guard, was
reviewed on the university parade ground by
quartermaster-genera II. K, Ide Of st. Johns
bury.
POPULATION is rapidly increasing in this
town. Last Wednesday son was born to Will
liam Luther, Thursday a daughter to f. O.
Thurston, and Sunday son to G. A. Edger.
ton, Jr.
FRIDAY evening the Good Templars were
refreshed and contented with lemonade and
some pleasant literary exercises. This week
there will be more lemonade and literary enter
tainment.
Two Of our old Mortified boys, G. c. Davi,
OF the Waterbury graded school and B.
Armitage, superintendent OF schools at Cairo
ILL.,, received the degree Of Master of Arts a
the last Dartmouth commencement They hav,
both been re-engaged for the positions they
have held the last year.
THE Savings Bank has declared a semi
annual dividend oftwo per cent, payable july
1st The National Bank has made a semi
annual dividend of three per cent. Hon
Marcus Peck OF BrO0kfield has been elected
director in place of John Lsmson, Esq, long
a director from the same town, who resigned
on account Of sickness.
PRINCIPAL HIT returned last Wednesda,
from New York state, where he has been work
ing in the interests of the excursion to Madi
son. 1t Is with much pleasure and satisfaction
that we are able to say that he has been re
engaged for the coming year by the director
} of our graded school. By his efficiency in tn
. school and his public spirit as a citizen, Mr.
Hit has secured the warm regard and respec
of our people, and the announcement that b
is to remain with us another year will be re
ceived with great pleasure by parents an
pupils Most Of the old board Of teachers vii
probably be retained.
MRS. PLUMLEY and Miss Dora are spendin
the week in Jericho. Miss Lizzie Knapp an
Mrs. c. S. Richmond attended commencement
: last week at the Randolph Normal School,.
! Mr. George Robinson of Fairbault Mimi. an
: his two daughters, Mrs. Ehle and Mrs. Arch
., bald, are visiting friends in town. :. Mise
Alma and Flora Huntley, Abbie Pope, Mimi
,, Smith, Lulu Deering, Libbie Whtmarsh, an
Charles Whitmarsh attended Goddard con
mencement at Barre last week. Mrs. Ca
, los Newcomb of Atchison, Kan, visited at {
A. Edgerton's last Saturday. Mrs. Baker
4 Washington, D. c., is visiting Mrs. Gregg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ingalls, left Tuesday fc
Mr. ingalls, home in Putney. .Revs. L.
Sherburne OF Randolph Center and G. F. Arm
of East Dover, with their wives, have mad
short visits here the past week. =. .Ralp
Denny is visiting at Champlain, N. Y.