The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-13
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REPAIRS are Delng maze Oy Dr. NICHOLS
and s. III. Curtis on their houses.
ID. BACON has bought the old Cochran
farm on the road to West Roxbury.
THE board of civil authority have decided
to place the list ofJohn A. S. Whites estate
in the depot village.
THE committee of arrangements for Me-
mortal Day are at work and we hope to be
able to give full programme next week.
HAzELToN's meat market has been en-
larged and retitted during the week and is
now much more inviting and convenient.
REV. l.. II. ELLIOTT of Waterbury, agent
for the Vermont Bible Society, occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday.
THE ladies of the Universalist society will
hold their sociable at Mrs. A. Pearsons on
Thursday afternoon and evening of this
week.
ASCENSION Day services will be held at
st. Marys church Thursday afternoon at
fifteen minutes past four. In the future all
weekday services will be in the afternoon.
Mrs. MARY BRAMAN, widow of the late
Asa S. Braman, died at the residence of her
son, Charles A., in Boston on Sunday. The
remains were brought to this town Tuesday
afternoon for burial.
THE lettering of the fourth and last side
of the die of the soldiers monument is now
in progress, the granite and marble bases
are being finished, and the bronze eagle for
the spire is expected soon.
A JUVENILE temple will be organized at
Good Templars hail. Saturday afternoon of
this week, at two o'clock Mrs. l.. G..
Grandy of Newport, general superintendent
for the state, will be present.
w. w. HOLDEN has sold his chair-shop
near the South village to w. w. Stevens,
who will continue the chair business. +.
X. Dewey has bought Mr.. Holden's old red
shop in the village and will convert it into
a barn
THR next meeting of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union will be with Mrs. j,
II. Orcutt on Tuesday of next week. Mem
bers of the old organization are particularly
requested to be present, as an important
matter connected with that organization
will come up for action.
G. n. WHITMARsH and Miss Lulu Deering
were married in Boston, Mass, Saturday
morning and arrived in this town on the af-
ternoon express. The young couple have
many friends here to wish them much hap
piness. Mr. Whtmarsh has gone to work
in Whitney's printing office.
LIST of letters uncaled for at Northtield
(Vt.) postoffice, May II, 1885: Ladies-Mrs
f. ID. Alexander, Mrs. Ellen But5erteld,
Miss Fan A. Henry, Mrs. f. p. Lamson,
Elsie Staple. Gentlemen-B. Carpenter, f.
b. Goodrich, L. l.. Lyons, Frank Markham,
Loren E. Snow. II. l.. KENYON, Postmaster.
HE gotten Wtuul1p Vi tdDldlH anu hTS.
William II. Smith was celebrated Saturday
afternoon and evening at their home near
the Harlow bridge. A goodly number were
present and many handsome and valuable
presents We're given. OF course everyone
had good time and left with best wishes
for " Captain Bill and his wife.
A STRANGER recently entered one of our
grocery stores quite early in the morning
and cautiously inquired if he could get
something to drink. The proprietor, with a
knowing wink, led the way into the back
room, walked up to the water-cooer and
turned the faucet. When the water began
to run the man said that was not the bev-
erage he was in search of and walked away
in disgust.
The ladies of the Congregational society
are making arrangements for fair and ex-
hibition of plants and flowers. to be held at
Howes' hall Thursday and Friday June 4
and 3. The matter is in charge of the fol
lowing committees; On tlowers-Mrs. j. III
| circuit, Mrs. 0. ID. Edgerton, Mrs. George
Braley, Mrs. F. A. Preston, Mrs. DR.. Porter
Mrs. G. Denny. On fancy articles-Mrs
| Homer Denny, Mrs. j. =. Davis, Mrs. Lydia
Smith, Mrs. E. j. Gregg, Miss Ella Howe
On entertainment-Mrs. w. B. Mayo, Miss
Minnie Jones, Miss Helen McClearn. Gen
eral committee-Mrs. j. Denny, Mrs. j. l.
Moseley, Mrs. Page Harris, Mrs. e. ID. viii
liams, Mrs. j. G. Gallup, Mrs. j. b. Smith
Mrs. a. L. Denny, Miss A. o. Maynard
Messrs Davis, Braley, Edgerton, circuit
Denny and Reed.
THURSDAY morning the village trustees
had the band stand moved from the com
! mon to place in front of the vacant 10
north of the savings bank, and in the after
noon of the same day DIR. Asa Howe, as
sisted by his son Maverd, laid out a parl
on the common. The figure marked b,
their stakes is twelve rods long, sixty fee
wide at the east end and one hundred fee
wide at the other, the ends being semi-cT
cular. This leaves space about fifty fee
wide between the park and the hitchinj
posts in front of the blocks on the north sid
and a little less on the south side. OF cours
different persons think the proposed inclos
ure is too long and too short, too wide AM
too narrow too large and too small. and som
would like change in the shape and loca
ton, but this plan is probably as satisfaC
tory as any that could be made The queS
ton of the kind of fence is still undecided
Grew. l. p. BOOTH has kindly undertake
to drill the boys in rooms No. ], =, 3 and
of our graded school, in preparation for tn
exercises of Memorial Day. in which, as on
coming soldiers, they are to have a prom
nent place. BY request of the president
the day, DIR. +. ID. Bradford, the ladies
the Womans Christian Temperance Uniol
: have interested themselves in the matte
and appointed a committee of arrangemer
for banners and notices. to be carried by I'll
|
perance song, with the familiar choru
Rally Round the Flag Boys, in which a
are enthusiastic. Walter Huntley, I'll
drummer boy, would do credit to an old,
: company. Every boy in town who has N
: had a previous notice is invited to dri
e with, and be prepared to march with, Il
g coming soldiers on Memorial Day. I'll
: next meeting for practice will be at Il
t graded school building on Thursday of til
week from four to five p. NJ"
VILLAGE meeting was held last Tuesdf
!, evening and resulted as follows: The +
l. ports of the officers showed that there III
e been paid during the year for current e
e penses S205.7i, balance of the debt $1S7 .
y leaving balance in the treasurer's han'
l. of S25S.67. Officers were elected as follow
II Moderator, j. II, Orcutt clerk, g. ID. Edge
!. ton; treasurer j. G. b. Thayer; trustees
+ ward /, G. Il. Reed; ward 2, j. l.. Mosele
IS ward 3, A. g. Chase; ward 4, w. b. May
l. ward 3, f. w. Dutton; fire wardens wa
z. ., j. l.. Moseley Chief engineer); ward
3 Whitmarsh ward 4, ID. L. King; ward
d /. n. jerks; collector, II. A. Preston; a
: ditor, G. Denny. 1t was unanimously vot
d to inclose park on the common and {
n sum of 5000 was appropriated for that pit
pose. The trustees were instructed to pi
coed at once to fence the park and to u
e 500 of the highway money in laying o
e. walks and grading, if necessary. A tax
n ten cents on the dollar was voted, with
N discount of five per cent to taxpayers
st all taxes paid TO the collector on or befC
IN October /, the collector to receive one I
j. cent on all money received by him up
er that date, and five per cent for collectio
TX made afterwards