The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-06-10
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THE Universalist pulpit was occupied Sun
day by Rev. Mr.. Scott of Plainfeld
#. N WHITNEY has put two horsepower
upright engine into his printing office to
furnish power.
II. Il. Brown has sold his black Benedict
mare for $3.50. She was shipped to Clare
mont Monday.
w. e. NICHOLS, the new express agent,
will move into Joseph Denny's house on
Central street.
A SON was born to Principal and Mrs
Hit on the last day of May. He will of
course be capital Hit.
THE last Sunday in June has been set as
the day for the observance of Rose Sunday
at the Universalist church. Further par
tculars will be given later.
LIST of letters uncalled for at Northfield
(Vt) postoffice June 9th 1885, Ladies-Mrs.
+. Whitney; gentlemen-C. Y. S. Whitney.
II. l.. KENYON, Postmaster.
DIR. BRADFORD and G. C. Davis are paint
ing their houses on Vine street, and Mrs.
Lee is repairing the O'Leary house on
Pleasant street, recently bought by her.
THE ladies of the Universalist society will
hold their regular sociable with Mrs.
Sinclair on Thursday afternoon and even
ing of this week. All are very cordially in
vited to attend.
ABOUT three rods of the road on "mill
HILL" a short distance below the watering
trough, slid down into the brook Friday af-
ternoon. The break is being repaired under
the direction of r. w. Clark.
COMMENCEMENT of Norwich University
occurs next week Thursday. The usual
exercises will be held during the day, with
Grafton by Professor j. H. Graham, formerly
principal of the academy in this village.
The Howard opera house orchestra of Bur
lington will give a concert in the evening.
THE flower show at Howes' hall last
Thursday and Friday was finally very
successful affair in spite of the unfavor-
able weather. The entertainment Friday
evening was very enjoyable. There was a
song by Mrs. Slayton, reading by Miss
| Averill army songs by "A double male quar-
tette from Brookfeld, pccolo solos by
Cadet Goss, phantom drill, etc. Quite a
number besides the singers came over from
Broolklield. The net receipts were about $40
| For supervision of the roads the selectmen
have divided the town as follows: Mr.. Brown
| takes all east of the railroad and south OF
! Gouldsville and the Dole hill, excepting OF
course the village, which is in charge of the
village surveyor G.. B. Tilden; Mr.. Martin
has the Waitsiield road and all north of it
and Mr.. Tracy takes the balance of the
town in the southwest part. Mr.. Browns
assistants are John Lee, w. G.. Lawrence
George Marsh, r. W. Clark, il. S. Glidden
James Morse, G. Farnsworth and Samue
Dole; Mr.. Martn's-J. A. Holton, Willard
Plastridge, John Hopkins, NJ. l.. Field, Pat
rick Sploid and D. b. Adams; Mr.. Tracy's-
w. II. Dunsmoor, G.. II. Newton, William
McAuliffe, o. o. Miller and Thomas Elliott
Work is now in progress on the roads il
many places.
A PROMENADE concert for the benefit o
our cornet band will be given in Concer
hall on Saturday evening of this week
There will he music by the band and othe
] tar tni nv MrS ~
Miss Lila Rumrill, Mrs. G. f. ,tandall
Mr.. j. w. Jones, Professor Hit ard others
The affair is in charge of Misses Emil,
Stebbins, Helen Kenyon, Mabel Brown
Kate Robbins, Nellie Dalton, Grace Ingalls,
Hattie Rowland and Mamie Pearsons, an,
the proceeds will be used to purchase uni
forms for the band. Everyone who is in
terested in the continuance and success o
the organization should patronize the en-
tertainment and show by their presence, a
well as by payment of money, that the BAN
has their hearty support. Let us give then
a crowded house.
DIR. S. L. WELLINGTON of Lancaster, n
H., has been in town the past week sci
thing up his fathers estate. r. NJ
Mcintosh and wife are visiting in Pittsfeld
- Rev. F. l.. Small and family c
Guildhall and Mrs. l.. E. Upper of Esse,
are visiting at &. II. Cranes. W. T
Stearns and wife of Munroe, Wis, hav
been at DR.. Nichols for a few days. -
Mrs. III. w. Worthen of Richford was i
town last week. - b. +. Armitage, ST
perintendent of schools at Cairo, H., cam
on Friday to spend his summer vacatio
with his aunt, Mrs. Blood - DIR. Bra(
ford was in Putney last week on Masoni
business. u. w. Jones has returne
to town. Morrill, Gilman and hi
niece Susie Downer of Stowe, will stai
Thursday for Massachusetts. - Mrs.
II. Curtis and her daughter, Mrs. Thurstol
are visiting in STAFFORD - o. d. Edge
ton is at Bellows Falls in attendance upo
the Congregational state convention.
Marshfield.-Therew was only one sermo
at the Methodist church last Sunday, a yer
interesting social meeting taking the plaC
of the afternoon service A very suceessfl
temperance meeting was held in the ever
. ing under the auspices of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union. Miss Paine
the teacher of the primary school, Ina
spared no pains with her pupils, and II
songs of the children, together with the ten
: perance catechism, were very good. -
: The ladies' sociable meets at the vestry
the Methodist church this "wednesday a
ternoon. - Il. b. Dwineli lost his baC
, horse Duke last Thursday, after a fe
= hours sickness. - Edwin Pitkin's COY
5 valued at $780, died in the pasture Monda
e morning. - Mrs. ID. Lncas is gettin
g better. -" Uncle Ben" Smith died
B. | tne nome OF MS daughter laSt Sunua
: - Rev. G.. l.. Wells has commence
l holding meetings at Hookerville. All +
e port good meeting. - Glass meetii
: at the vestry next Thursday evening,
e which all are invited. - Mrs. Freemi
2 Sanborn is quite ill. - 1t is expect,
, that there will be a celebration in this pla,
!. on the Fourth of July, and preparations a
i being made for the same. - All crol
: of the season except corn are exceptional
fine, oar spring thus far being one of II
best for the growth of crops. - Re
a Mr.. Tabor closed his labors with the Ur
$ versalist church last Sunday. We thiI
u the relationship between pastor and poop
u has been very pleasant and beneficial to bot
) 60 Eddie Pitkin lost a valuable cow
= Monday of this week. He lost one in near
X the same way last summer. - Children
Il day will be observed at the Method
e church next Sunday and at the Congreg
. tional church one week later, both congr
$ cations meeting together in the afternoon
= each day.
4 West Berlin Vermont Central Pomo
/ Grange held its quarterly meeting at ii
II place June 3D.. The grange was opened
!, form by j. Z. Cleveland, Jr., w. NJ. Zig
L. of the ten oranges which compose the
% ganzation were represented. Several de
gates reported an increase of membe
70 while all reported good degree of intere
u in their oranges and were looking for an
70 crease of numbers. The time and place
y holding the next meeting was left with
<. executive committee. After picnic dinn
y served from the well-flled baskets of I
u matrons, the meeting met as "a public OF
u No question being announced, the meeti
w took the form OF an everyday talk ca