The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-21
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Marshfeld, helped pass away the evening
delightfully."-. After cake and ice-cream had
been served, with an accompaniment of
apples, pears and grapes, the company re-
turned home, leaving good wishes with the
happy couple, Mr.. and Mrs. i. Clyde Lance
- There is to be a social dance at
Meader's hall tomorrow Thursday even
ing. with music by Gilmore. - An invita-
ton from the Congregational church of
Woodbury. has been received by this church
TO attend the installation of their pastor on
the 2Sth of October. Fri V. Spencer was
elected delegate - Freeman Sanborn is
doing quite job of carpenter work on j.
Munson Stones house in Cabot. - Jo-
seph Wilson is framing his house in the vii
lage saw-mill yard. He will put it up on his
Cabot farm. - Among those who went to
Boston this week on the excursion were w.
ii. II. Mears, our town clerk and Mrs. Jo-
seph Wilson and her son, Jesse. Quite a
number are taking advantage of the low
rates. - Lyman Clark has "struck "
water at his place on the hill and DIR. II. s.
Carver has moved into the house and is
finely located-much better than in his
former tenement. - Mrs. Edison York
has crazy quilt, made of silk, velvet and
plush, containing over seven hundred
pieces, which is a perfect beauty in form
and work. She has been about a year in
making it. - Laura e. Hills has just
completed a variety quilt OF ten hundred
eleNtn pieces. w q Hdu due OuU
of an apple, one day last week, which was
raised in 1884, and it was a very good apple,
too. 1t grew on C.. r.. Hills farm. -
ANGEL Cove is slowly declining His neck
is swollen so that it measures twenty-one
inches around it,
Moretown.
Mrs. WILLIAM FLANAGAN is quite ill
- The sewing circle will meet with
Mrs. ID. F. Freeman this "wednesday after
nj of tic
Seaver of Richmond were brought to this
place for burial last Friday. 60 The
house known as the "Chesley house"
owned by G.. NJ. Fletcher has been pur-
chased by German named Theodore
80 VIII Freeman and Bert Robinson
picked dandelon blossoms October 18th
- Henry Foreham was in town over
Sunday.
Northfield.
THE Washington County Good Templars'
Union is in session at the Methodist church
to-day wednesday,. The afternoon session
at two O'Clock and the evening session at
seven are public, and all are cordially in
vited to be present. There will be eXer-
cises by members of the juvenile temple in
the afternoon, and Rev. A. b. Truax, for
merly pastor of the Methodist church here,
but now at Bellows Falls, will deliver an
address in the evening. The people of this
town need no endorsement of Mr.. TruaX as
live and eloquent speaker. - Timothy
Glennon came up from Montpelier on the
noon express, Friday, considerably intoXi-
Gated, and, on the arrival of the train here,
was arrested by Policeman Moseley. In
the evening Glennon was brought before
Justice Gallup for disclosure, and swore
that he was treated by an unknown friend
at Montpelier. He was fined the usual
S9.4l and given thirty days to pay up.
- Surveyor Tilden has graded the
common on the south side of the park the
past week, and the result is marked inn
provement. - We presume many of the
people in this village are not aware of the
considerable change and improvement that
have been made in Elmwood cemetery this
summer. The knoll which was in the
southwest corner has been lowered eight or
ten feet and the gully on the east of the
knoll filled, by which means about sixty
new and desirable lots have been added.
The fence has also been set out at the south
east corner, adding one short range in
which there are a few good lots still unsold
Quite number of lots have been sold this
season. and the trustees would like to dis
pose of a few more in order to get funds
with which to make some further needed
Improvements, such as repairing and paint
ing the fence, trimming the shrubbery
grading walks, etc. If any one wishes
to buy and fit up lot, there is now an ex.
cellent chance for selection. - The Sun
day evening lectures on the subject Of
church history by Rev. f. &. Cowper, rector
of the Episcopal church, are arousing con
siderable interest There was large at
tendance last Sunday evening, many from
the other denominations being present
Next Sunday there will be no lecture, OF
account of the service at Gouldsville. -
Principal Hit is interesting himself in Sc
curing good number from this place to at
tend viii Cartoons poem-lecture, The
Science of Home" to be given at Blanch
ards Opera-house Thursday evening of mex
week. 1t is expected that half-fare will bt
secured, and, if the number will warrant, {
special train will be run up at the close o
the lecture section of the seats will
probably be on sale here during the week
- Elder Joel Simonds advertised hi
farm on the East Hill to be sold by auction
September 3d. but in consequence of thu
big storm on that day, no sale was made
1t is still in the market and will be sold at
bargain. - E. ID. Worthen, teller of tn
National Bank, started last Wednesday TO
Craftsbury, intending TO be gone a week o
more. - Mrs. l.. e. Upper of Esse,
was in town Saturday and Sunday. -
George Metcalf is expected home in fey
weeks and may remain through the winter
- DIR. Gilbert has been at Rutland dun
ing the week in attendance on the count
court. - Mrs. Bugbee returned HON
Saturday - Mrs. Willie Hackett an
her little daughter of Windsor are visitn
Miss Nellie Hackett. - Chauncey DEM
and wife have been in Boston during TIN
week attending the meeting of the Ameri
can Board. - The Norwich Universit
base ball nine went to BrOOktield, Saturday
TO play the nine at that place, and the gam
resulted i'll victory for the cadets by
score of twenty-six to fifteen - Our eN
press and station agent, Will Nichols, ha
been i'll the past week and was at his HON
in Warren for few days He is about hi
work again this week. - The ladies {
the Congregational society will serve
boiled dinner at their sociable at Howe.
hall next week Wednesday at half-pas
twelve o'clock. - Newell Jones has sol
his bay ive-years-old Draco colt to
down country" horse buyer for 500
- Mr.. and Mrs Pope have been
Barre few days during the week on bus
ness. - Mrs. Shedd of Burlington was
town Saturday as the guest of Miss Bur
- List of letters remaining uncalle
for in the post-offce at Mortified for I'll
week ending October Goth: G.. w. Brigan
l.. III. Brockway, w. II. Ellis, j. w. Fisl
Hattie Il. Gilbert, S. S. Preston, Charl,
Preston, A. j. Robinson and j. W. Tel
(Signed) H. L. Kenyon, Postmaster.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THE second monthly report is not quite
good as the first month. Average atten,
ance in No. /, "A; No. 2, 1916; No. 9, 1866; n
4, 1913; No. 3, 40,3; high school, 40S-No.
leading. Per cent of attendance 80, with
loss 80. Number of tardy marks, 81; nun
Der of pupils with neither tardy or absel
marks, 60. - The young mems debatr
club met at their rooms last week Thursds
evening. There was "a very small attendanc
The next meeting will be held in their room