The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09
North Montpelier.

PROFESSOR DANA, principal Of Goddard Sem
mary, spent last Sunday with o. X. Hollister.
f. P. MoKNIGHT Is making quite extensive
repairs upon his buildings. e. r. Choate Is
boss on the job.
WE hear with much regret of the continued
severe sickness Of Henry d. Foster one Of our
oldest and most esteemed townsmen.
Mrs. SARAH l.. MERRILL and son, who for
the last two years have resided In Boston, once
more occupy thoir old home in this village.
THE children connected with the Sunday
school Of our church gave a concert at the
church last week Sunday evening to full house,
THE farmers in this vicinity report not to ex-
coed one-half a hay crop this season, on &C
count OF the extreme dry weather for the past
two or three months.
BY the number OF teams that passed through
this village Friday of last week we should Judge
that this part OF the county turned out almost
en- ndSse at the grand celebration OF the Fourth
at Montpelier.
REV. J. G. MoINERNEY finished his first
years labors in this parish last Sunday, but
we understand that enough money has been
raised so that we are to retain him for the en-
suing year, and there will be services at the
East and North churches as usual next Sunday.
ORLANDO KNAPP, ]. w. Butterfield, o. X.
Hollister and c. p. Spaulding spent the Fourth
trying to entce the finny tribe out OF Niger
Head pond, but rather too many of the catch
had horns (Which would designate them as
pouts) ehl boys? But they could brag a little
over the two who were up there while ago, of
which mention was made at the time in these
notes.
THE many friends Of Orlando X. HOLSTER
who we're so Justly proud of the record he
made in the commencement exercises at God
dard Seminary last month, are once more
called upon to congratulate him on his success,
he having been awarded the free four years
scholarship in Tufts College for having passed
the most perfect examination. Here's wishing
you lots Of success, o. X.
The ladies connected with the social circle of
the Universalist society of East Montpelier will
hold their annual strawberry and ice-cream
festival at Union Vestry Hall, North Mont
pelier, Saturday evening of this week. The
entertainment will be interspersed with music
by Harold Nye, violinist, and Ellen Nye, pi-
anist, and Rotations, readings etc. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
d. W. G. PERRY Of Hartford, Conn, is stop
ping through the summer with NJ V. Il. Hol-
lister of this village He has with him a new
shotgun, a recent invention of G. V. Spencer
of Hartford, Conn, who was noted through
the war as the inventor and manufacturer OF
| the Spencer rifle, which was adopted by the
war department and generally used during the
entire war. The new shotgun Mr. Perry has
| with him is one of the first ones out, but by
the working of it, as shown by Mr.. Perry, there
| is no doubt but what it will be the gun of the
| day. 1t is very easily and rapidly loaded and
| discharged the magazine carrying six charges,
| which can be fired in as many seconds. In fact
| it is just the gun every sportsman wants, and
should be seen to be at all appreciated The
sporting fraternity are one and all cordially in.
vited to call and inspect the same.