The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-07
NOrthneld.
A. W. ALDRIoH has sold his farm to Jerry
Maxine, new conner

A. W. ALDRroH has sold his farm to Jerry
Maxine, new conner.
THE drama at Howes Hall, last Wednesday
evening, was we'll rendered to fair audience
For the benefit of those who scoff at the triv-
ialities OF local correspondence we will say that
the Methodist church horse-sheds are being
shingled.
AT the meeting Of the Congregational church,
Friday, George Denny was chosen trustee OF
the Chamberlin fund, in place of Deacon Daniel
Chandler, resigned.
SCHOLARS in Nos. and have been busy for
some days in preparing the decorations for
Concert Hall, where the closing exercises will
| be held Thursday and Friday evenings.
REV. J. o. SHERBURNE has leased for the
season the land about Matthew Robnson's
| house. Mr.. Robinson will spend the summer
with his sons in st. Johnsbury, and his sister
will occupy his house.
| MIR. AND MRS f. T. STocKwELLs friends, to
the number of thirty or forty, made them a
| visit last Saturday evening, to commemorate
the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage.
| Quite an amount OF glassware was given and
very pleasant evening spent.
AT the village meeting, Tuesday evening,
the following officers were chosen: Moderator,
]. H. Orcutt; clerk, c. d. Edgerton; treasurer,
| ]. G. b. Thayer; trustees, John Wiley, ]. l.
Moseley, John NJ Dane, George B. b. Denny,
A. E. Denny; fire wardens, A. F. Spaulding,
| d, .. lON6lduu, u. 4. n1OSbby, ". huDJley, H.
r. Brown; collector, Frank A. Preston; auditor
II. r. Brown Tax, twelve cents. Debts out
standing, S175.
THE house and barn of Lawrence Sployd,
situated about four miles from the village on
the Watsfeld road, were entirely destroyed
| by fire Saturday. The fire caught by sparks
from the chimney and very little OF the con-
tents was saved. The loss was about 5000;
insured for $400 Mr.. Sployd deserves much
sympathy in this loss. He is an old man,
in poor health, and this was about all the prop
erty he had He has been burned out once
before.
The Methodist Sunday. school elected officers
last Sunday as follows: Superintendent, Frank
Plumley; assistant superintendent, ii. r.
Brown; secretary, Clara Harwood; treasurer,
Thomas Slade; organist and chorister Edola
Sheldon; librarian. II. I Clark; managing
Beane and E. T. Stockwell. The school has
been very prosperous the past year under Mr..
Pumleys administration, and had an attend.
ance Of about two hundred last Sunday.
THE annual meeting of the share holders Of
the library association was held at Mr. Plum
ley's office last Wednesday evening, and the
following officers elected President Rev.
VIM. S. Hazen; clerk, G d. Edgerton treas
urer, G. H. Richmond collector, f. L. Field
librarian, j. NJ. Hit; directors for three years,
]. X. Egerton, J. M. Hit; auditor, D. P. King
, The librarian made long and interesting re
] l
ment OF fifty cents per share was voted, payable
July l, and the meeting adjourned to May
Goth.
! Two boys. aged between ten and clever
years, named Corliss Pascal and Clarenc:
Davis oldest son of j. c. Davis), were arrested
last Saturday and brought before Justice Judd
, charged with the larceny of twenty-five
, pound box of candy from the freight house
last Wednesday afternoon. They confessed
the crime and Pascal was sentenced to the re
form school, where he was taken Monday by
Deputy Sheriff Howe, and the Davis boy was
released on probation. The Pascal boy ha.
earned quite reputation for petty thievng
but Davis was considered honest until thi.
affair came to light.
, The following officers were installed at tn,
Good Templars lodge meeting Friday even
ing: Worthy chief templsr, Frank Plumley
worthy secretary, Mrs. G. W. Clark; worthy
assistant secretary, Frank Wiley; worthy
financial secretary, Nida Quimby; worthy treas
urer, Fred Morse worthy chaplain, w. II. II
: Clafin; worthy marshal, Harry Cutler; worth
= deputy marshal, Luna Clark; worthy guard
> Della Farnham; worthy right hand supporter
Hattie Loveland; worthy left hand supporter
Flora Huntley organst, Mary Austin; pas
= worthy chief templar, II. L. Clark. The pres
. ent membership is one hundred and sixty five
a The meeting this week will be on Saturda,
= evening, on account of the closing exercises {
y | the school.
n ONE of the pleasantest entertainments of tn
q season was that given by the young people {
h the Episcopal society at Concert Hall, last wee
: Tuesday evening. Solos, duets and quartettt
| were given by Mrs. Baker, Miss McIutosb Mr..
q Hit, Mrs. Stebbins Messrs. JONES' Baker an
q Hit, recitation by Miss Minnie II. Jones an
!, numerous charades pantomimes, etc., by tn
v little folks. The crowning feature was tn
. nursery maids drill, in which ten young ladie
- In costume, under command of Captain Phi
| Randall fhrnnuh Of
"a military character with ten young infants
a assorted sizes and styles. The precision wit
q which the manual and the marching were ex
!. cuted showed that much time must have bee
n spent In practice, and the result was very credi
q able to them as we'll as pleasing to the audienc
n Though there were many numbers on the pr
= gramme, it was varied and interesting a
q through and was concluded at about half-pas
r nine O'Clock, which was a pleasant point
q many of the sufer from the eleven-o cl ocl
4 and-after entertainments Of the winter. Or
= thing not on the bill was big sneezs by one
a our biggest citizens, which was vigorously al
a plauded The drill was given at Goudsvil
i Tuesday evening OF this week.
d Mrs. Nina Z. G. Slayton, with her moth.
e and son, came on from Chicago last Saturds!
r to spend the summer. ..E. g. Robinson wa
called TO his home in Thomaston, Maine, la.
u Thursday, by telegram announcing the deaf
= Of his father. Miss Ella Dntton was at hon
i over Sunday. II. r. Brown has been spent
: ing few days at his old home in Burke. an
n returned Tuesday. Mrs L Pope went {
Barre Saturday to attend her brother, who wa
I, injured by horse and has since died :. Mrs
= Gichrist returned Saturday from New York
, accompanied by Miss Clara Webb 49,. DIR. an
g Mrs Nichols came home from Boston last Sat
l. urday.
IL Middlesex.-Sales Of real estate and II
- movals still continue to be the order of tn
Is day The hotel property, sold by B. Barrett
n short time since to A. Collins has been sol
"a by Mr. Collins to J. p. Donovan of Montpelier
I. | Mr. DOnOYan exnects To Opan tha hotel thi