The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18
NOrthneld.

THE band gave fine concert on the common
last Friday evening.
NINE we're confirmed at the Episcopal church
Monday evening by Bishop Bissell.
A STRAWBERRY festival was held at Howe's
hall Friday evening by the ladies of the Epis-
copal society.
"A NIGHT BLOOMING oEREUs belonging to
Mrs o. ID. Edgerton had one blossom Sunday
evening and two Monday.
REV. ]. F. BRoDIE, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Woodstock, preached Sunday
In exchange with Rev. W. S. Hazen.
THE Bethel nine came up Tuesday morning
and played six innings with q picked nine OF
this town. The Bethels scored four runs and
their opponents twenty-eight.
THE baccalaureate sermon before the gradu-
ating class Of Lewis College was preached at
the Universalist church Sunday afternoon by
Rev. Walter Dole of the class OF 1870 Il was
very good discourse and was listened to by
full house.
J. II. HAzELToN took his little girl to Bur-
lington last Wednesday and had her arm ex-
amined by the lecturer on surgery, DR.. Little
OF New York. He pronounced 1t a fracture
and thought she would in time regain perfect
use Of her arm.
ROSE Sunday was observed at the Univer-
salist church Sunday. The church was beau
tifully decorated with cut flowers and pot
plants. Seven young people united with the
church and two children were baptized. The
pastor made some remarks to the children and
concert exercise was given by the Sunday
school,
The Adventists erected their tent last week
In the railroad yard near the foot bridge and
| began Thursday evening to hold meetings
cowardly hoodum threw brick through the
top OF their tent Saturday night, but fortu-
nately no one was injured. We understand
| that policeman has been detailed to prevent
repetition OF anything OF the kind.
WEDNESDAY James P. Johnston and Lucius
| G. Webster were arraigned before Justice Judd
| charged with keeping nuisances. They pleaded
guilty, were fined S27 80 each and paid up
| Their saloons were ordered to be closed and
not opened unless bonds OF $500 for each were
furnished that no more liquor would be sold in
them. They probably will not be reopened.
| The justice in pronouncing sentence admon-
ished them that they now had record " and
could not enter green race" again.
SCHOOL meeting in the village last Tuesday
| evening resulted as follows moderator, J. ii.
Orcutt; clerk, Edward Ingalls, treasurer, ]. c..
b. Thayer; collector, F. A. Preston; auditors,
A. E. Denny, j. II. Winch, H. r. Brown; d.
rectors for three years, DR.. w. B. Mayo, H. L.
Kenyon. Voted tax of fifty-five cents on the
dollar with four per cent discount to tax
payers for all payments by October 1st and
two per cent to the collector for all taxes paid
in by October 1st and four per cent after that
date The auditors report shows that the
debt has been reduced about $500, leaving a
balance of about 5000. The amount of tut
tion received the past year is S413, the largest
since the school began.
DR.. NICHOLS returned from Chicago via Bos.
ton last Thursday. -. Squire Plumley was in
Hancock last Thursday and delivered tenn
perance speech at North Pomfret Friday even
ing. -. Mr. and Mrs. G.. A. Edgerton went tc
Waitsfeld Saturday for q visit Of few days
miss Ella Dutton was at home over Sun.
day. ....S. E. Carpenter was in town Monday
delivering the first volume of Blaine's history
80. Rev. +. NJ. Miller of Bernardston, Mass.
has been in town the past week. His wife and
children are spending the summer at Mr.. R
II. Miller's... Professor c. w. Emerson arrived
in town Monday.