The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-25
NOrthfeld.

C. ID. EDGERToN, at F. Plumley's office,
over A. Il. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for THE
WATcHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
A SET of THE WATcHMAN premium scales
can be seen by calling at Mr. Plumley's
Office.
Mr.. w. |. BYINGToN is canvassing the
town in the interests of the American Bible
Society.
REV. GEORGE e. HILL and family have
moved from the tenement in Stevens block
to Gouldsville.
The Congregational bazaar last Wednes-
day was a success, considering the bad
travelling, and the receipts were about SO.
COMMUNION SERVICES will be held at the
Congregational church next Sunday. Pre-
paratory lecture at half-past two o'clock
Friday afternoon
THE ladies of the Episcopal society will
hold their regular sociable at their rooms in
the depot building on Thursday afternoon
and evening of this week.
Mr.. GEORGE JONES, native of this town,
died at his residence in Normal Park, ILL.,,
February Sd. Mr.. Jones was for fifteen
years resident of Mechanicsville, Iowa.
BARNEY CoNNELL and family have moved
from Gouldsville to the Hayden house on
North street. Mrs Connell was called to
Barre, last Sunday, by the illness of her
sister.
PosT JOHNSON Grand Army of the Re-
public, will hold meeting on Saturday
evening of this week. A full attendance
is specially desired to transact important
business.
THE hearing of the case of Evans & Down
| ing for keeping IA liquor nuisance took place
last Wednesday morning and they We're
| fined $40, and costs amounting to 1921
which was paid.
| THE Alpha Sigma Pi Fraternity of Nor
wich University intend to present "The
Loyal Mountaneers, or The Guerrilla s
DOOM" in Northteld on March 18th and
18th, in Barre the Goth, and in Montpelier
the 21st.
THE ladies from this town who attended
the county institute of the Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance Union at Waterbury, last
week, were Mrs. G.. B. b. Denny, Miss Liz
zie Knapp, Mrs. ID. ID. Field and Mrs.
Charles Dole.
THE library of the Universaist Sunday
school is soon to have some new books added
| to it. The committee for purchasing the
books consists of Rev. |. p. Booth, Mrs.
Charles Dole, Mrs. Amasa Pearsons and
Mrs. G. Il. Randall.
G.. III. RICHMOND has sold his printing ma
terial, consisting of the presses, type etc,
to Fred n. Whitney, who comes from West
Randolph, where he has been at work in l.
| p Thayers office. Mr.. Richmond keeps
!
of the central telephone office.
LIST of letters uncaled for at the North
field (Vt) postohice, February 23d 1885;
| LddieS-Mss Lizzie =. Clark Mrs. David
Johnson, Mrs. Arlett 5. Wiley. Gentlemen
Oscar l.. Bard, ID. Davis, Edward Duns-
more, Prof A. E. Dionne, Bertie Howe, ID.
| ID. Sargent, Evan Il. Williams.
j. III ORCUTT, Postmaster
A socIABLE will be held at the vestry of
the Methodist church this "wednesday
evening in charge of Mrs, Gilchrist. There
will be tableaux, and K. NJ, Mcintosh will
show some Ausable Chasm and other views
| by means of "a stereopticon in which he can
use his Photographic negatives, The adj
mission fee, which is placed at thirteen cents,
two for IA quarter, will include dish Of ice
cream
RUNNING snow-plows in the middle of our
streets is practice which should be stopped.
| Within the last fortnight Q. B. Tilden and
! George Sanborn have had their cutters
smashed by being tipped over ON the banks
made by the plows. On nearly every street
of the village there is sufficient travel to
make at least a passabe road, and the
plows should be run at the side, away from
the track of teams.
A FIsH-BALL sociable will be held in Con-
cert hall this Wednesday, afternoon and
evening by young ladies and gentlemen
| from the Sunday school classes of Mrs. @.
| Il. Randall and Miss Polly Russell An en-
tertainment, consisting of two short plays,
will be given in the evening. Hot fish-balls
and other edibles will be served at half
past five o'clock, and the entertainment
commences at forty-five minutes past seven
in the evening. Supper and entertainment,