The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-11
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The Northfield House stable has been sold to
George M, Fisk.
c. B. TIDEN has been elected highway sur
veyor for the village by the trustees and A. A.
Preston keeper Of the lookup.
ROSE SUNDAY will be observed next Sabbath
by the Universalists with a concert exercise
by the children in the morning.
A TENT is to be put up In the railroad yard
near the foot bridge and the Adventists will
hold meetings in 1t, beginning tomorrow
Thursday evening.
THE ladies Of the Universalist society gave
very pleasant entertainment at Concert hall
last Thursday evening. There were several
selections of vocal music and reading by Mrs.
Slayton.
The Lewis College nine went to Bethel, Sat-
urday, to play the club at that place. The
game had to stop at the end of seven innings
to allow our boys to catch the train, the score
standing twenty to nineteen in favor of the
cadets.
CHESTER Brown, a workman in the employ
of the Adams Slate e. Tile Company, at the
Morris quarry, was injured Friday afternoon
by large piece of slate stone falling on him.
On examination it appears that probably no
bones are broken, but he is badly bruised, and
II will be some weeks before he is out again.
Fortunately, he has an accident policy in the
Travellers.
LAST Friday night some miscreants amused
themselves by filling up the keyholes of the
locks on several of our stores. The owners
had to break into their stores, and much
damage and Inconvenience was caused. A large
number OF similar tricks have been perpetrated
here this spring, and it looks as II legal meas
ures would have to be taken toward someone
before the line is drawn between boyish fun
and malicious mischief.
SUNDAY-scHooL concerts we're given by the
Congregational and Methodist schools Sunday
evening, the churches being handsomely dec
orQted with ri nd NOT ,,lo nta A tba
Congregational CHURCH in the morning a son
and daughter OF M!and Mrs. W. w. Holden
and the youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Denny were baptized. The Congregational
church has recently voted to present to all
children baptized by the pastor Bible on
their attaining the age of seven years, and last
Sunday those who had received the rite within
the past ten years were presented with Bibles,
the number being nine.
SATURDAY night, about half-past nine, dis
turbance took place at James p. Johnstons
beer saloon, and Policeman Moseey arrested
w. S. Woodbury. and kept him in the lookup
till Monday afternoon, when he was brought
before Justice Judd and disclosed that he got
three glasses of beer of Johnston and one of L.
G. Webster. Complaints were made out, and
Johnston and Webster pleaded guilty according
to the disclosure the former being fined $50 "a
and the latter S17.50 Justice Judd and Grand
Juror Moseley are doing good work in enforc-
ing the prohibitory law, and we trust they will
receive, as they deserve, the cordial support of
all friends OF law and order.
LEWIS COLLEGE commencement occurs next
week, being the fiftieth since its institution.
An outline OF the programme is as follows:
Sunday afternoon, at the Universalist church,
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Walter Dole,
class of '70A Monday class day. Tuesday
evening, junior exhibition at eight o'clock
Wednesday, meeting OF alumni at ten o'clock
address before the Alpha Sigma Pi fraternity
hu ESn of Eold
Mass, at two o'clock meeting of the trustees at
four o'clock alumni meeting Grafton by Major
general G. NJ. Dodge of New York, poem by
Rev. Homer White of West Randolph; alumni
banquet, half-past nine o'clock. Thursday,
graduating exercises, and Grafton before the
trustees by Colonel George n Carpenter Of
Boston, half past nine O'Clock; society meetings
and banquets; military drills on the parade
ground, half-past three o'clock; concert, eight
o'clock, followed by the cadets hop. Most of
the public exercises will be at Concert hall. 1t is
expected that large number of the alumni
will be present.
THE ladies of this village met at Howes'
hall last Thursday afternoon, and branch of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was organized by Mrs. B. p Elmer of Cabot,
or rather the organization OF former years was
revived. The following officers were elected !:
President, Miss Lizzie NJ. Knapp; vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. P D. Bradford Mrs. J. II. circuit,
Mrs. j. o. Sherburne, Mrs E. X. Jones; cor
responding secretary, Miss Edola Sheldon /;
recording secretary, Mrs G. s. Richmond
treasurer, Mrs. l.. Bliss The following super
intendents of departments were chosen: On
influencing the press, Miss Minnie p. Moore
on flower mission, Mrs. G. W. Clark; on fairs
Mrs. A. A. Preston; on temperance literature,
Mrs. Charles L, Reed. The meeting adjourned
to Monday, same hour and place, at which
time Mrs. Charles Dole was appointed COM
mittee TO confer with the town textbook COM
mittee in regard to the selection of a textbook
on physiology and hygiene, as prescribed by
the legislature. 1t was voted to hold the meet
ings weekly on Tuesday from three to four
O'Clock, p. NJ, and the next one will be at
Howes hall.
PRINCIPAL HIT returned Saturday night.
&C. G. Davis and DR.. Locklin were in town
last week. :. DIR. John Mayo and wife are visit
ing in town. IA. S. Durham of Chicago is
visiting his aunt Mrs. Joel Winch. =. Mrs.
George Abbott OF Bethel spent last week with
her aunt, Mrs. Wilmot.. w. F. Baker, Esq,
and wife are visiting in Greensboro.
Chelsea.-Children's day was observed by
the churches last Sunday. -. The Woman
Christian Temperance Union institute held at
the Congregational church, June and 3, was
we'll attended. The address on Tuesday even.
ing by Mrs. Barney OF Rhode Island was well
received. She is good speaker and holds the
attention of her audience. Charles Good
wins horse got frightened, last week Wednes-
day, at Asa Anniss', where it was hitched, and
ran to Lyman Spragues, distance OF two
miles No damage was done until 1t turned
into Mr.. Sprague's yard, when the team collded
with a shed and broke the wagon badly. The
Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will hold flag sociable tomorrow Thursday,
| evening Ice-cream and cake will be served