The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-29
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ner place at the Center.
THE old hotel at the South Village is be-
ing fitted up by e. X. Jones as tenement.
WILLIAM BLOOD has moved into Stevens
block and will open saloon in the basement.
Mrs. II. A. PEARsoNs and her mother, Mrs.
Emery, are occupying the north part of e.
G. Sanborn's house.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
will hold a May-day sociable at Howes'
hall Friday afternoon and evening.
j. ID. Snow Of Walpole N. H., who has
bought j. G.. Coburns harness-shop, will
take possession the last of this week.
SERVICES will be held in the Episcopal
church at half-past ten o'clock on Friday
which is st. Philip and st. James day.
WORK on the soldiers monument goes
steadily on. The spire is cut, the cap-stone
is finished and the lettering on the die is just
half done.
AT the teachers examination, Saturday,
thirty-eight applicants presented them
selves and twenty-eight passed, the average
per cent being eighty-two.
THE annual meeting of the cemetery as
sociation comes next week Tuesday even
ing, but on account of the village meeting
an adjournment will probably be made.
THERE will be no preaching at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday, as Rev. Mr.. Sher-
burn will be away attending conference.
The Sunday-school will be held as usual.
Mrs. MARTHA GoURLEY died at her home
on School street last Wednesday night
Funeral services were held at the house on
Friday afternoon, Rev. 1. p. Booth Off
ciating.
COMMUNION services will be held at the
Congregational church next Sunday. Pre-
paratory lecture Thursday at half-past two
o'clock. The weekly prayer-meeting will
be omitted.
cHILDREN's temperance society in the
fnrr, of a i1a ,,y;n ba
here Saturday, May 16. 1t is expected that
Mrs. l.. G. Grandy, the head of the organi-
zation in this state, will be present.
LIST of letters uncalled for at Northfield
[Vt.) postoffice, April %, 1885, Ladies'
Mrs. Homer c. Hopkins, Miss Ellen Roger,
Elsie Staple. Gentlemen-R. Peckham.
j. II. ORCUTT, Postmaster.
THE trustees of the village will meet at
the Office of Frank Plumey, Esq, Thursday
evening at half-past seven o'clock, for
abatement of taxes and the transaction of
any business which may come before them.
Mrs. MARY BLOOD has bought of E. D.
Williams his house and twenty-three acres
of land at the Center together with all the
stock, farming tools, etc. The price paid
for all was $1,000. Mrs Blood takes pos
session this week
THE next meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will be held with
Mrs. j. &. Rice on Tuesday afternoon of
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ance is desired, as an important question
will come up for action.
| THE annual meeting of the village will be
held at village hall Tuesday evening of next
week at seven o'clock. The third article in
the warning is in regard to making park
| on the common, and all who are interested in
the matter should attend the meeting.
POSTMASTER KENYON received his COM
mission last week. He entered the office
Monday to learn the business and will take
possession May /. Miss Webb will remain
for the present. Mr.. Kenyon will keep the
office in its present location and his store
will be in charge of E. f. Thompson.
WEATHER the past week has been very
changeable. Wednesday the thermometer
registered lightweight degrees in the shade,
! Thursday, ninety-four degrees and Friday
ninety-hve degrees. Sunday snow fell
nearly all day. The river was very high
Wednesday and nearly came into the road
on Water street.
WILLIAM j. TARBELL, now of Chelsea has
sold his house and lot on Elm street, the
east half being bought by Mrs. Jacob Fland-
ers and the west half by her sister, Mrs.
Allen of Goffstown, n H. Possession of
the east part will be given June and of the
ably move into Mr.. Flanders house on
Union street.
THE quarterly election of officers at the
Good Templars' lodge meeting, Friday even
ing, resulted as follows w. c. T., G. d.
Edgerton; w. V. T., Mrs: G. w. Clark; W.
Harris; w. T., E. Huntley; w. c., j. NJ
Hit; w: NJ, Bert W. Holton; w: g.,
Myrtle Shortridge W. Sent, G. A. Clark ;
organst, Sarah l.. Taylor.
AT business meeting of the band, Satur-
day evening, the resignation of l.. A. Howes
as leader was accepted, and John w. Jones
was elected to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Jones
has since decided to go to Fair Haven to
work in a slate quarry, and starts to-day
wednesday,. This leaves the band again
without "A leader, but the boys will practice
when they can and try to play Decoration
Day. We hope something may turn up to
keep them together.
The officers of the Congregational society,
elected at the annual meeting Thursday,
are as follows: President, j. II. Orcutt sec
retary and treasurer, o. ID. Edgerton; trus-
tees, Chauncey Denny, j. l.. Moseley,
George II. Bailey; collector, A. f. Denny;
auditor, James Morse; soliciting committee,
Mrs. c. Denny, Mrs. George Denny, Mrs.
j. L. Moseley, Mrs. G. II. Bailey 1t was
voted to adopt the weekly or envelope sys-
TEN of raising money to meet expenses.
The case of State US. Charles S. Pervier
was on trial at j, n. Johnson's office, Tues
, day, before d. 7. Averill, Esq The jury
were II. r. Brown, A. e. Denny, G.. b. B
Denny, ID. p. King, G. b. Tilden and III. III
Walling Squire Johnson acted as attor-
! neY Tor the state ana MT. Plumley Tor the
, defence. The action of the states attorney
in issuing complaint in a case which ouI
grand juror had declined to prosecute is, OF
, course, very pleasing to the people here.
: The citizens meeting at Grand Army hall
Saturday evening, to prepare for Decora
: ton Day, was adjourned to Monday evening
at the same place The meeting was called
to order by Post Commander Holden and
| elected j. III. Orcutt chairman and j. M
D Hit secretary. After remarks by Com
mander Holden and Rev. w. S. Hazen, DIR
l p. ID. Bradford was chosen president of the
(, day; w. w. Holden, vice-presdent; Rev
. j. o. Sherbum, chaplain; j. l.. Moseley
b marshal; w. III. Morris, assistant marshal
e executive committee, DR. Nichols, j, III
e Orcutt j. l.. Moseley; entertaining commit
n tee, G. Denny, Mrs. c. T.. Randall, Mrs. DIR
S ID. Johnson, Miss Lizzie NJ. Knapp, Miss M
$ j. Johnston. On request Commander Hol
{ den detailed Comrades G.. Il. Tilton, u, w
n Chase, c. j. Cram, James Evans, j. w
{ Townson and w. NJ. Stone to assist tn
e latter committee. The matter of giving in
+ vitations to participate in the exercises o
the day was left to the executive commit
tee and to the post, and the executive com
l. mittee was authorized to ill vacancies ant
a appoint assistants,
: DIR. NICHOLS went to Boston Thursda,
:. and returned Saturday. =-= Mr. Plumle,
- and Miss Dora went to White River june
IS ton last Thursday. == Mrs. Bliss has re
IS turned to town. - Martin Nix moved I
IL Montpelier, Saturday, and will work in tn
r slate quarry. Thomas Prichard also wen
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