The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11

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one of his horses upon its hind legs, cutting
a severe cash and severing the cords on the
back of the leg and several blood vessels
DIR. Lazelle was called and dressed the
wound.
North Fayston.
LILLIAN PORTER is still very i'll. -
Wilbur Hill is slowly recovering. 80
DeWayne ingalls, and family have moved
to Ridley's Station. - William Bennett
and family have moved to Duxbury. -
Anna Corliss of Duxbury died recently,
after long illness - Mrs. G. A. Church
of Black Brook, n. Y, is in town. - l..
M. Tyler is building new house.
South Fayston.
ALLEN WAITE has started a cheese market
and Oscar Poland livery stable. 60
Dan Grandy and wife have been visiting
thir daughter and friends in Morrisville.
George Carroll and Ferd Lockwood are WIS.,
iting there this week. - The selectmen
have settled with James Baird for the dam
age done his team by going through No. 8
bridge, paying him So
Marshfield.
A NICE piece of dentistry was performed
by DR.. Williams one day last week. A
little child of II. II. Farr aged two and one
half years, had eight teeth extracted DIR.
Town administered chloroform. - The
Thursday evening meeting was more than
to be increasing. - There will be har-
vest concert at the Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon. - The ladies OF the
Methodist church will give an oyster sup
per Wednesday, November 18th, at the
vestry of their church, at half-past six
o'clock, for the benefit of the pastor. 80
j. NJ. Farr of Granville n. Y, has been
stopping with r. H. Farr for the past week.
- The pound party at h. Hudson's was
success. Pleasing and appropriate re-
marks were made by Rev. G.. l.. Wells.
- The schools in our village closed last
Friday, after a ten weeks session. and, ,
under the instruction of Misses Beedle and
Palmer, they have proved success. The
teachers regret that so little interest should
be shown by the parents in visiting the
schools, and it is to be regretted by all that
anything of so vital importance as our
schools should be so neglected by those who
ought to be most interested. - The
ladies of the Universalist society will give
an old folks concert on Thursday evening,
November 10. A good time is anticipated
and everybody invited. - r. A. Thomas
has purchased the harness tools of S. h.
Fletcher and opened harness-shop in the
building lately occupied by James Hickie as
tin-shop. - G.. A. Bemis will open a
harness-shop at his residence, opposite Rev.
j. ID. Bailey's. - l.. l.. Shepard is work
ing at shoe-making with c. E. Shepard four
days each week.
MiddleseX.
A sINGING-scHooL, under the charge of
Professor f.. II. Ober of Waterbury, COM
mences at the church in the village on Fri
day evening of this week. - Adelbert
Stockwell has moved to johnson. =
John g. Hobert has commenced building a
new house on his farm, to be occupied by
Mrs. Eunice Cummins and her daughter.
Moretown.
MRS LOUISA BIxBY of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who will be remembered by many old resi-
dents of this town, died of dropsy of the
heart, October 30th, aged eighty years, one
month and ten days. She was the wife OF
William Bixby, formerly of Moretown. She
removed, with her husband, in 1864, tc
1870 when Mr.. Bixby died. She then lived
with her son, Luther Bixby, until her death
having removed with him to Minneapolis
in 1881. - f. ID. Griffith has moved back
to town from Waterbury. - The ladies
circle meets with Mrs. Philo Towle this
week. - Mrs. wilkins is sick with in
tlammatory rheumatism. Mrs. Curtis Car
penter is also sick. - Will and Orpha
Freeman spent last Sunday with friends in
Northield. - Mrs. Russell Sawyer is in
Middlesex, taking care of Mr.. and Mrs
Steele, who are sick.
Northfield.
The Chautauqua Circle held memorial
service at Howes' hall last Tuesday even.
ing the ninety-frst anniversary of William
| Cullen Bryants birthday. The following
was the programme: Hymn, deem not
that they are blest alone;" prayer; hymn
4" Dear ties of mutual succor bind" quota.
! tions from Bryant, by members of the
circle; address, "The Chautauqua Idea, y
Rev. j. o. Sherburne; reading, "Among
the Trees" Mrs. J. II. Orcutt recitation, "
Forest Hymn" Clara E. Harwood; music
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Wilmot; reading, November 3, 1861"
Principal j. NJ. Hit; reading, with tableaux
"The Little People of the Snow" Mrs
Frank Plumley; music essay, Personal
History of Rryant" Mrs. e. b. B. Denny
recitation, "To Bryant, on his Birthday, ,
American School of Poesy," Rev. w. s.
! Hazen; music; announcements. In spite
of the storm which prevailed the audi.
ence, consisting of the members of the circle
and their invited guests, numbered nearly
| two hundred and the entertainment was
most interesting and successful one. -
At the Good Templars' lodge meeting, Fri
day evening, the following appointed Off.
GERS, in addition to those reported last week
were installed by the lodge deputy, DIR. n
w. Gilbert: w. r. s., Katie E. Robbins; W
- The "Luther Wakefield farm" be-
longing to the Fisk estate, was disposed OF
at the adjourned sale last Saturday to Will.
lam Grandfeld for $50. - Union ser
vices by the Methodist and Congregational
churches were held at the Congregational
house Sunday evening, and Rev. j. o. Sher-
burne, pastor of the Methodist church.
preached a sermon to young men. A
clergyman resident not far from here re-
Gently went in the rain to attend service
in a neighboring village. a friend asked
him If he got wet and when the minister
said he did little his friend rejoned
"You kept your sermon dry, didn't you?"
80 The officers of the Juvenile Temple
A. Pearsons, last Saturday the following in
addition TO those given last week: X. S.,
Nellie Hopkins; l.. S., Katie Bramble NJ.
Clarence Booth; ID. NJ, Alice Reed; A. S.,
Frank Hopkins. Three new members
joined. == Roland Averill and wife have
decided not to go to Bellows Falls for the
winter and w. Z. Jones family have moved
into Captain Andrews house. == NJ. G.
Shepherd has moved from w. NJ. Davis
house TO the Andrews house on Pearl street,
- The posts for the fence around the
park on the common have been set The
work was in charge of f. S. Newton and
w. NJ Davis, and has been well done BY
the way, il there any truth in the rumor
that the village authorities are to offer re-
ward for the discovery of man who is
,ntireiy satisfied with that park? - Mr..
Morrill, Gilman from Woburn, Mass, is
making a short stop in town. === DR.. and
Mrs. Nichols left last Wednesday for New
York, intending to be away month and TO
visit Chicago before they return. -=
lett attended the public installation of Off
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