The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-30
Northheld.

VILLAGE meeting Tuesday evening, May 9,
at seven o'clock
+. W. GOLD has resumed work on his barn.
When tits finished 1t will be the largest In town.
IT is reported that the Mortified House stable
and the land In the rear Of the post-ofiice has
been bought by Dr. Davis.
DREssMAKINe, instead of millinery, as stated
last week, Is the business carried on by Mrs.
Batchelder In Central block.
RIGHT REVEREND BISHOP LOUIS DEGoEs-
BRAND OF Burlington conducted the services
at the Catholic church Sunday.
MORNING services in the village churches
will be held at half-past ten o'clock through
the summer, beginning next Sunday.
COMMUNION services will be held at the Con-
gregatioDal church next Sunday. Preparatory
lecture Friday afternoon at two o clock.
TWENTY-FIVE applicants for teachers GER
tificates were examined by Superintendent Bra
ley last Saturday, and nearly all passed
MRS. ANN HASTINGS, for many years an in
mate Of the town poor-house, died last Thurs.
day, aged between ninety and one hundred
years.
THE house and lot on the north corner OF
Wall and Pleasant streets have been sold by
e. K Dewey to B. +. Coburn and Walter
Sulham.
"BREAD on the Waters" 1t is authoritatively
and finally announced, will be played, whether
or no." at Howes' hall this "wednesday,
evening.
N. DAVIS is shipping small maple trees to
Massachusetts, where they are set as orna-
mental trees. He has sent two carloads, num-
bering about 800.
SQUIRE PLUMLKy has been engaged to de
liver the Decoration day address at Cabot He
will also speak at Good Templars' union at
East Fairfield June Sd.
SCHOOL closes next week. There will be ar
exhibition by the pupils in No. 8 on Thursday
evening, and exercises by the graduating and
junior classes on Friday evening.
GEORGE II. TERRnL of Morrisville has been
with c. Denny & Co. for some weeks, taking
the place Of Eugene Plastridge, who is now at
tending the Methodist Seminary at Montpelier
MATCH GAME of base ball was played on
the parade ground, Friday afternoon between
nine of Lewis College cadets and one picked
up among the young men Of the village. The
cadets were defeated by score Of nine to
twenty.
Miss MAY BROOKS, daughter of T. Spencer
Brooks, was married last Thursday to w. f.
Pierce, and they left on the fast express fol
Mr.. Pierce's home at White River Junction
Mr.. Pierce will soon go West and his wife will
return to this town and resume work with hel
sister.
OFFICERS were elected as follows at the ad-
journed annual meeting OF the First Congrega-
tional Society last Thursday: President, ]. II
circuit; secretary and treasurer, o. d. Edger-
ton; trustees, j. L. Moseley, o. ID. Edgerton
N. King; collector, G.. Denny; auditor, A. E
Denny; soliciting committee, George Bailey
c. E. Reed, j. L. Moseley.
THE following officers were elected at thu
Good Templars' lodge, Friday evening: Worthy
chief templar, Frank Plumley; worthy vice
templar Mary E. Thompson; worthy secretary
c. s. Kimball worthy financial secretary
Nida Quimby; worthy treasurer, Fred Morse
Saturday evening the drama, {" Once on
Time" will be given at Gouldsville.
IT is as much a matter OF surprise as o
regret to the people of this place that DR.
Nichols should withdraw from the governor
ship contest. 1t appears from the frank ant
manly tone Of his letter to Colonel Pingree tina
this move was made for the sole purpose o
securing harmony in the republican party o
this state; and we cannot doubt the doctor
political sagacity, but to his friends it is
disappointment.
MRS. GILCHRIsT went to New York last Wed
nesday to select her spring stock. E. Mrs. Har
vey Cutting arrived last Thursday, and will re
main a short time with her mother. :. Messrs
G. III. Heath and Joel Foster of Montpelier wer
in town Thursday on business connected wit
Judge Carpenters estate. &C. Denny and
w. button arrived Monday afternoon. .. Mrs
Frank O'Neill is with her husband at Kansa
City, Missouri; her return home has been pre-
vented by sickness, but she is now better. O..
j. c. Davis left Wednesday for Hamilton, Bel
muda. &C. S. Richmond and family are 81
pected home to-day, :. DR.. Nichols and viii
went to Boston last Monday for q weeks visi