The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-01
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NEWTON MARTINS son, Homer, aged
about fifteen months, died Thursday and
was buried Sunday
THE Good Templars lodge meetings will
be held at seven o'clock, instead of half-past
seven, for the next six months.
THE regular monthly meeting of the Con-
gregationa church will be held in the vestry
Friday afternoon at half-past two o'clock.
REV. f. L. SMALL preached at the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening He started
Monday morning with his family to drive to
his home in Guildhall.
j. NJ. HOLLAND, who began studying law
in Frank Plumey's office some time in the
fall of last year, has been admitted to the
bar in Clare county, Michigan
IT is reported that Senator Jones and Dr.
Mayo will occupy the same room at the
Pavilion during session. Whether the
senator's politics will be improved thereby
or the doctors, time will tell.
A NEW timetable went into operation
Monday. The only change is that Halls
train going south is no longer mixed, and
arrives here at fifty-eight minutes past six,
meeting the fast express at this station.
TAX collecting is a good business this
week The time for getting the discount on
town and graded school district taxes eX-
pires to-day "wednesday, and Messrs.
Wright and Preston, the respective collec-
tors, have been very busy for few days.
THE ladies of the Congregational church
will hold sociable at Howes' hall this
"wednesday afternoon and evening The
ladies of ST. Mary's church will hold their
society meeting at the rooms in the depot
building Thursday afternoon and evening.
OUR fair was very successful this year,
owing to the fine weather. There were
about three thousand people on the ground
Friday afternoon and a good attendance
Saturday. The gross receipts were about
81 0O,lof which 81 $50 was taken for tickets.
1t is hoped that enough will remain, after
paying all bills and premiums in full, to pay
off the old debt, which now amounts TO
nearly $500
The executive committee of the fair asso-
citation will meet at f. X. Jones store at
South Mortified, Saturday afternoon, TO de-
eide some contested cases and arrange for
the payment of premiums and other bills
against the association. This committee
consists of Messrs. Dana, II. Morse of Ran
dolph and James Morse, w. w. Holden, E.
X. Jones and f. w. Gold of Northtield.
DIR. MAYO has secured the services of DR..
c. S. Bray to attend to his professional bust
ness during the session of the legislature.
DR.. Bray is a graduate of the New York
Homeopathic Medical College, the same
from which DIR. Mayo was graduated, and
has practiced for two years in Bridgeport and
Milford, Conn. He comes with excellent
recommendations and it is expected that he
will fill DR.. Mayo's place as nearly as any
new man would in the short time he is to
remain
FRANK PLUMLEY, Esq, started for Michi
gan Saturday evening, to engage in cam
paign speaking. - +. E. Thompson was
in Underhill over Sunday. - Mrs. Bug
bee went to Berlin last week to take care Of
her brother Samuel's wife, who had at
tempted suicide - l.. G. Fletcher started
Wednesday for Lebanon, N. H., where ht
will work in Mead, Mason and Co.'S wood
shop. - Mr.. James Newcomb and his
daughter, Miss Abbie, of Waitsfeld visited
at G. A. Edgerton's last week. - G. III
Prescott, editor of the Biddetord (Me.) Jour
nal, was in town with his wife last week
&c. A. Edgerton and his daughter
Miss Cora, started for New York city
Monday.