The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-24
N0rthAeld.

s. ID. HoRNER sold some OF his personal
property by auction at his farm last Thurs
day. K. w. Howe acting as auctioneer.
Cattle, horses and grain were the principal
articles sold, and everything brought fair
prices.
AT rehearsal of the school drama, last
week Tuesday evening, piece OF the scenery
fell, striking Miss Susie Richardson upon
the head. She was rendered insensible and
remained in sem-unconscious state for
nearly twenty-four hours. She Is still weak
from the severe shock to her nerves, but Is
slowly improving.
The central telephone Office was moved
last Monday from DIR. Nichols drugstore to
the room on the southeast corner OF the first
floor of the Ne,oS block 1t will be in charge
OF j. X. Egerton, who will conduct his in
surance business in the same room. The
new location is about as convenient az the
old, and the arrangement will doubtless be
satisfactory to the public.
ABOUT sunset, Thursday, the mercury
dropped below zero and did not rise to that
point again till Sunday morning. Friday
morning it was about 12o below and fell
steadily all day to about 1So below at sun
set. Saturday morning it was 22o below, a.
below at noon, falling to about 15o in the
evening. Sunday it showed all day, max
ing fall OF about nine inches.
CHRISTMAS will be celebrated at the Con-
at five o'clock this "wednesday afternoon,
and tree in the evening. The Universalists
also have q tree at their hall the same even
ing. The Episcopalians will have a supper
at their rooms, in depot building, at five
o'clock next Monday afternoon, and tree
at seven O'Clock in Village Hail.
THE drama by the young ladies OF the
high school, last Wednesday evening, was a
decided success. The principal actors were
Misses s. Carrie Chase, Minnie H. Jones
Minnie NJ. Walling, Louise NJ. Houghton,
Jessie A. Jones, Clara A. Silsby, Mary l..
Ely and Alice s. McClearn. Each one had
her part perfectly committed and the rem
dering was excellent. The gross receipts
were about S37.
Social LODGE, No 10, Daughters of Re-
becca, I. o. o. F., was instituted last week
Tuesday evening by Special Master z. d.
Bradford, with the following officers: N. G.,
Mrs. j. l.. Abbott; V. g., Mrs. w. III. II
Clatiin; secretary, Lila M. Rumrill; treas.
urer, Mrs. F. j. Eastman; warden, G. c.
Bates conductor, Mrs. Page Harris; o. s.
g., J. p. Brooks; l. s. G., r. w. Colby; r
S. n. G., j. l.. Abbott l.. S. n. g., Minnie
p. Moore; X. S. V. g., Mrs. E. w. Colby
L. S. V. g., Clara l.. Harris; chaplain, W
III. III. Clatiin. Meetings will be held on the
second and fourth Wednesdays Of every
month.
A ROW occurred on the common, Thurs
day afternoon, which was the most serious
we have had for many years. The result
was that Policeman Mosely and Sheriff
Howe arrested James w. Jones, John Bo-
land and Edmund Hartley and placed them
in the lookup for safe keeping. Friday
morning Jones and Boland, who were in.
toxicated, were brought before Justice Cob
leigh for disclosure. Boland disclosed that
Jones furnished him with liquor, and Jones
admitted this and claimed that he bought
the liquor in st. Johns, Canada. Boland
was fined 50 and costs, amounting to 5000
for intoxication, and Jones $40 and costs
amounting to $3.50, for illegal furnishing
At the close of this proceeding these two
and Hartley were arrested for breach of the
peace and trial set for ten o'clock Monday
morning. AT that time Jones and Boland
pleaded guilty and were fined $40 and costs
each, amounting to S1293 for each, and from
this judgment they both appealed. The
case was mol prosed against Hartley as, on
careful investigation, it seemed probable that
he was not actively engaged in the ARRAY
Jones first fine was paid, and in Boland's
case the time was extended thirty days fol
payment. The appeals in the second case
were taken only to get more time.
Mrs. KIhBALL and Mrs Baker returned
from Oxford n. H., last Friday. - Mrs
j. p. Davis returned Thursday from Claren
don, where she has been taking care of hel
| mother, who has died. Miss Alma
Huntley came home from Burlington Satur
day. - Miss Chase will spend the holiday
recess at her home in Morrisville, and Miss
Mamie Ely at Champaign, n. Y Mr.
Cutting has returned from his Adirondack
trip. - Miss Jennie Wilmot left Tuesday
for Lowell, Mass, where she will work in j
hosiery mill. C. N Whitmarsh will
spend the holidays in Boston. - John G
Davis returned Tuesday from Bermuda
where he has been at work for the past eight
months.
MOrrisvilIe.-Thes several Sunday-schools