The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-27
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C g: d. EDeERToN, at r. Plumley's once, over A.E
Dennys store, will receive subscriptions and adver
be paid to him.
CALL at Mr.. Plumleys office and see set
of the premium scales.
G. e. REED and John Donahue are repair
ing and painting their houses.
CHARLES NJ. DAVIS has entered as a law
student in the office of Frank Plumley Esq
THE annual drill and inspection of Com
pany f will take place June 18th at nine
o'clock.
THE monthly meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held Friday at half-past
two o'clock.
GEORGE WATERMAN has sold his gray
horse to Mrs. Mary Blood and bought A. Il.
Denny's colt.
THE postoffice will be open Memorial Day
from nine to half-past ten A. NJ. and from
three to half-past four P. NJ.
POSTMASTER KENYON has sold his grocery
business to John M. Temple of Williams
town, brother-in-law of c. e. Reed.
THE houses of Edmund Pope and j. c.
Cady are being painted. w. A. Blake is also
building new piazzas on his house and paint
ing it.
THE Goudsville band has been engaged
to play in Warren Memorial Day, and con-
sequently will not take part in our celebra-
ton, as expected.
f. S. MEAD has rented Mr. Flanders
house on Union street and will move in
June 1, when Mr. Flanders goes to his new
residence on Elm street.
THE boys who are drilling for Memorial
Day under the direction of Rev. 1. p. Booth
are requested to meet him at Armory hall
on Friday at two o'clock
LIST of letters uncalled for at Northfeld
(Vt) postoffice May 26, 1885: Ladies-Mrs.
=. A Sargent. Gentlemen-Charles Britton
and James Cannon. II. l.. KENYON, p. NJ.
AT the meeting of the juvenile temple,
Saturday afternoon, thirteen new regular
members were added and one honorary
member. The next meeting will be on Sat
urday of next week at two o'clock.
COMMENCEMENT of Norwich University
will be on June Is. A novel feature will he
the furnishing of music by band of ten
pieces, composed of members of the Uni
versity. The boys have been practcng for
some time under the direction of A. G. Chase
and are making excellent progress.
AS Mrs. III. S. Glidden and daughter of
William Ahearn were driving down the hill
by e. III. Thayers, Friday afternoon, the
horse was frightened by pair of oxen feed
ing by the roadside, and jumped, throwing
out both of the women. Mrs. Glidden was
considerably shaken up by her fall but Miss
Ahearn was not injured.
THE annual memorial sermon before the
gregational church, Sunday, at five o'clock
by the pastor, Rev. w. S. Hazen. Only
about twenty-five members of the post were
present, but the house was well filed. The
church was handsomely decorated with cut
flowers, pot plants and flags
THE reception given by the junior class
of the high school in honor of the gradu ating
class, at the school building last week Tues
day evening, was a very enjoyable affair. OF
more than one hundred invited guests out
side of the school large part We're present.
Refreshments were served in the upper hall
vocal and instrumental music was given
and the evening passed most pleasantly.
THE committee on entertainment extend
an invitation to all outside the villages who
have not been seen to bring to Howes' hall
early on Memorial Day, any of the follow
ing articles of food: pork and beans, brown
and white bread, and pies. All are eau
toned to mark their dishes plainly and Sc
curely. The committee will be prepared to
entertain the different organizations and in
vited guests who will appear in the pro-
cession, and then will provide for any 9TH
ers, if plenty of food is furnished
THE soldiers monument, which has fur
nished a subject for an item in this column
for many weeks, will probably be about
completed by the time this issue is in the
rolled into position Monday. A recess was
cut in the upper surface of this in which was
placed tin box containing q copy of the
town history, copy of the vote in town
meeting for the appropriation for the monu'
ment, business cards of the business men in
the village and other papers. Tuesday
morning large pair of shears was set uI
over the foundation of the monument and
the work of the erection went rapidly
forward.
THE graduating exercises of the high
school took place at Concert hall on Wed.
nesday evening of last week. The pro
gramme was as follows: Music, Lovely
Sherburn; music, "The Ruined Chapel
by quartette; salutatory, Amici Saluta
mus" Sarah l.. Taylor; music solo, "Cuckot
Song" by Mrs. b. w. Braley; essay, 81" Home
Art" Flora NJ, Huntley; essay, Woman
hood, Jessie White; music, Cradle Song,
by trio; essay, " A Plate of Pebbles" Min
ME NJ. Walling; essay, "A Plea for Latin,
Sarah L. Taylor; music, solo, Sleep well
Sweet Angel" by Miss Mary Phinney; val
edictory, Sweet Brier," Angie E. Badger
music, piano solo, waltz, by Professor j. II
Engels; presentation of class, by the princi
pal; comforting diplomas by James n. John
son, ESQ; class song, by the class of 'S5
music, /" Rosebud Garland of Girls" b,
quartette; benediction. The parts were al
excellently rendered and the exercises arr
generally considered to have been rather
the best we have had at any high schoo
graduation.
j. G. TAYLOR returned to his home il
Brasher Falls, n. Y, Thursday, and hi
daughter, Miss Sarah on Saturday. -
Miss Chase, the preceptress of the graded
school, left Saturday for her home in Nor
risville. - Mr.. Plumley was sick las
week, but recovered sufficiently to go t,
Hyde Park Tuesday on professional bust
ness. - Mr.. Elisha White came on from
Kansas Friday. Seth Porter starte,
for Kansas Monday. Miss Roxana Or
cult returned last week from Lowell, Mass
- Miss Martha Hazen is visiting he
aunt, Mrs. Sherburn, at Randolph Center
- Mr. Thomas Averill left Tuesday TO
Paw Paw, Mich, where he was called OIL
account of the dangerous illness of his son
Jefferson.
Warren.-Mr. Leonard w. Freeman O
Brookfield and Miss Rebecca Heath of Ran
dolph were married at the house of tn
brides father May Goth, 1875. The fiftiet
anniversary of this event was celebrated a
Mr.. Freeman's house in this village las
week Wednesday evening. A few nea
friends had been invited to tea, but the oil
folks were much surprised in the evening I
have others, to the number of about forty
who had not been invited, come in. Afte
an hour of pleasant converse the compan
sang Rock of Ages" Prayer was offere
by Rev. c. II. Smith, solos were sung b