The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-07-29
Washington County.
Barre.

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= Eight hundred tickets were sold cir
Gus day at this station. - F. b. Wilson
of Harrison, Mich. came home to attend his
fathers funeral last week. - w. j.
Bray has charge of the work on the town
hall.
East Calais.
Mr.. BLISS is giving a course of practical
sermons which no one in the community
should miss hearing. His subject one week
ago was the control of our thoughts as an
aid to right living, and last Sunday the con-
troll of our words, taking up, however, only
those words which should not be spoken,
leaving those which should be spoken for
his subject next Sunday. - 1t might be
inferred, perhaps, from last weeks items
that w. E. Laird was dealing in horses
rather extensively. The two items were
from different correspondents and both re-
ferred to the same horse. - II. w. Bull
lock, A. p Wheelock and Clifton Mower,
with one or two dairies in Marshfield, are
furnishing the butter for the Crawford House
this season - Mrs. Albert Dwinell has
sufficiently recovered from her long sickness
to once more be able to attend church. She
was present last Sunday for the first time in
several months. - b. p. White, G.. w.
Foster and L. A. Kent are camping and
fishing in the forests and along the trout
brooks of Essex county. They will be alb
sent several days - Ira Marsh and fam
lily have returned to their home in SYRIA
CuSe, n. Y.
North Calais.
THE ladies of Stowe Post take pleasure in
announcing that they will hold an afternoon
and evening entertainments August 9Th, at
S. II. Fosters grove. The proceeds will go
to Stowe Post as their contribution toward
erecting the Memorial hall. The Calais and
Woodbury. cornet band will be present in
the afternoon, and arrangements are being
made for a fine programme of vocal and in
strumental music, interspersed with read
ings. Supper will be served by the ladies
to all who may desire, commencing at five
o'clock. Good music will be furnished for
dancing in the evening.
Marshfield.
A VERY interesting service was held at
the Methodist church last Sunday. The
forenoon service consisted of love feast
comprising seventy-three testimonies. Six
united with the church. four were baptized
and several received on probation. A beau
tiful and impressive part of the service
was the admission of the superintendent of
the Sunday y-school, who was unable to be
present in the morning, and the service was
performed at the close of the Sunday school
by the pastor The presiding elder was
present in the afternoon and assisted the
pastor in administering the sacrament.
Middlesex.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE f. KENAsToN of
Attica, Ind, are in town, and will remain a
few weeks with Mrs. Kenastons father,
David Ward. - George w. Wellington
and wife have gone to Fitchburg, Mass, to
visit their sons. - Farmers are about
through with their hayng and have usually
cut full average crop. - The village
school-house is being furnished with new
set of seats and desks, procured from the
Union School Furniture Company, Kalama-
ZOO, Mich.
Moretown.
CALVIN SEAvER, whose illness was men,
toned last week, died on Monday, the Goth.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist
church on Wednesday, Rev. f. III. Bartlett
officiating. He leaves a wife and one
daughter. - The two schools on the
Common, taught by Misses Lola Spaulding
and Jennie Grandfeld, united in basket
picnic at the close of the summer term last
week Thursday - James Bagley has
an apple-tree which has both blossoms and
fruit on the same limb. - NJ. Nerney
lost horse last week valued at $50
The ladies aid society meets one week from
to-day "wednesday with Mrs. Hiram Hath
away - Mrs. Alice Hathaway and two
daughters of Montpelier are visiting at
Hiram Hathaway's sIiss Josie Spaulding
of Burlington is also visiting in this place.
Northfield.
MONDAY forenoon Justice Averill, on
complaint, issued a search-warrant, and
the tenement in Stevens block, occupied by
William Blood, was searched by Policeman
Moseley, assisted by Grand Juror Davis.
They found two bottles and keg contain
ing whiskey, which was adjudged forfeited
and turned over to the town liquor agent.
In the evening Blood was arrested, charged
with third offence of illegally selling
liquor. He gave bail in the sum of 800 to
appear for trial, and the case was continued
to Monday at nine o'clock, Albert Stevens
going bail for him. Frank Plumley ap-
peared for the state and j. n. johnson for
the respondent. - Two hundred one
tickets for Montpelier were sold at this sta
ton circus day. but it is probable that a
large part of them were bought by persons
from other towns. - Mr.. George Chaffee
is repairing the house near the Center re-
Gently purchased by him of e. X Dewey.
- j. b. Shortridge built set of broom
handle machinery, the past winter, and is
doing quite "A business in getting out spruce
and Eastwood broom-handles. He makes a
very good article. - w. w. Holden has
sold his matched pair of bay horses to a
party in Charlestown, n. II. 1t is reported
that the price was S400. -- A party OF
our young people went to Williamstown
Springs last Friday OF course they had a
pleasant time but the rain interfered some
what with their enjoyment. - Rev Il,
II. Byington, pastor of the Congregational
| church at Monson, Mass, who was visiting
his friend and former pupil, Rev. w. s.
| Hazen, occupied the pulpit OF the Congrega'
! tional church Sunday. - The annual
meeting of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will be held in the ladies parloI
of the Congregational church next Tuesday
evening at half-past six Every member
is requested to be present to assist in the
election of officers for the year. - A
meeting of the post and citizens was held al
Grand Army hall, Saturday evening, to make
arrangements for memorial service at the
time of General Grants funeral, and Messrs
! Bradford, Hit and Moseley were chosen 9
committee to report programme at an adj
| journed meeting Monday evening. The com
mittee reported that the service be held al
the Methodist church and that only the sol
diers and sailors of the United States be
specially invited. The following persons
were chosen to take part in the exercises
| President, Hon. George Nichols; chaplain
Rev. j. o. Sherburn; orator Rev. w. s
Hazen; poet, Rev f. G. Cowper; biographer
| c. ID. Edgerton. A committe of ten was
chosen to decorate the church. The music
for the occasion will be furnished by tn,
church choirs. =- Decorations in honor O
General Grants memory have been PLACED
in front of the postotce, over Huntley ano
! Wallings block and by Mr.. Temple in
| front of his rooms over the savings bank
| The soldiers monument has been draped
and two draped flags have been put up al
| the east end of the common, - Weather
signals will hereafter be given at the centra
telephone office The figures will be placed
| in the window on the south side of j. X.
Egerton's office and the signihcation of the
| figures is as follows: l. fair; 2, foul; 3, fair
changing to foul; 4, foul, changing to fair; 3
changeabe; g. unreasonable frosts and sud
den cold waves. OF course these indications