The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-04
NOrthfeld.

G. ID. EDGERToN, at +. Plumley's office,
over A. E. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for THE
WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
Mr.. CHARLES DOLE has leased his fathers
old farm for five years and is to take posses
sion April LIST. His house at the Center is
to be rented.
THE Charbonneau brothers have moved
out of the room occupied by them as a tai
lor's shop and it is reported that they have
gone to Stanstead, p. Q.
A COLD snap came on Wednesday night,
and is said to be the coolest known here for
over twenty-five years. Thermometers in
this village ranged from twenty-four to
forty degrees below zero.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
will hold their regular socable at Howes
hall this "wednesday afternoon and even
ing. A large attendance is desired, to ar
range for the bazaar to be held this month.
HARVEY WILSON, who has recently be-
come insane, was taken to the asylum at
Brattleboro last Saturday by Francis Wright
Mr.. Wilson is subject to spells of insanity
and has been in the asylum several times
before.
THERE was very peculiar snow-storm
last Tuesday night. In the evening of
Tuesday the thermometer stood four de-
grees below zero and was the same We'd
nesday morning, and during the night there
was fall of several inches of snow.
In the list given last week of the persons
from this town who attended the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars at st. Adams the
names of Rev. and Mrs. w. b. Worthing of
Gouldsville were omitted Mr.. Worthng
was elected district deputy for Washington
county.
List of letters uncalled for at Northfeld,
Vt, post Office February 3: Ladies-Miss
Hannah Jinks, Mrs. A. Locklin. Gentle
men--A. II. Brown, w. l. Byington, s. G.
Laden, Ilney Martin (2), S. S. Smith, Mas
ter John X. Stone, Z. g. White.
j. II. CIRCUIT, Postmaster.
THE lager beer and liquors seized at
Evans & Downings saloon were refused by
the town liquor agent, Mr.. A. A. Preston,
after consultation with the selectmen, as
being unfit for use, and Monday morning
the whole was destroyed by Deputy Sheriff
Howe in presence of Justice Cobleigh.
THE regular meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will be held
with Miss Edola Sheldon Tuesday, February
10th, at three o'clock. After the necessary
business, there will be given a Bible read
ing, "The Chariots of God" prepared by
Mrs. Hannah Whithall Smith, national
evangelistic superintendent.
UNION DEGREE TEMPLE, No IL, l, o. G
T., held its annual election last week Tues
day evening and chose the following officers
|
Huntley; ID. S., j. X. Egerton; d. f. s..
Mrs. G. w. Clark d. treasurer, j. G.. Co
burn; ID. c., o. ID. Edgerton; ID. NJ, f. j
| Wiley. The next meeting, for installation
will be held the oath instant.
COLONEL RANDALL was to lecture at Eas
Corinth, February 3D. at a Grand Arm,
campfire, on "The Old Vermont Brigade.
He will also give his lecture, " The Battl,
of Gettysburg" at Cabot, the 10th instant
in lecture course, and The Old Vernon
Brigade at a campfire at Vergennes, thu
18th instant. The colonel is an interesting
and forcible speaker and his war lectures
are quite popular.
QUARTERLY election occurred at the Goot
Templars' lodge meeting Friday evening
with the following result: Worthy chic
templar, G. ID. Edgerton; worthy vice-tem
plar, Mrs. G. W. Clark; worthy secretary
Inez Wardner; worthy financial secretary
Clara l.. Harris worthy treasurer, j. G
Coburn; worthy chaplain, F. II. Adams
worthy marshall Bert Holton; worth
guard, Kate Robbins; worthy sentinel c. A
Clark; organist, Sarah l.. Taylor.
THE Mortified Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union will give a free public socia
from seven to nine o'clock, at Howes hall
the evening of Tuesday, the 10th, instead G
the Sd of February, as previously announced
Commencing at eight O'Clock, there will b
music and readings. Our wel-known elocu
the audience. Come, old gentlemen an
old ladies'! Come, young gentlemen an
young ladies'. Come one, come all, AM
have a good time.
"CITIzEN writes as follows: " AS tn
time of our annual town meeting is near,
wish to call the attention of the citizens
Northtield to the condition of our land an
town records. They have for several year
been kept in store in the longest range {
wood buildings in the plaCe-most of thei
in an old safe which would in case of fir,
be of little or no protection to the valuabl
records. Should these records be destroye
they could never be replaced, as there al
no duplicates of them. Their loss woul
be incalculable, and the inhabitants cannC
afford to run such a risk. The recort
should be removed to some building lie:
exposed, or tire-proof safes should be
once provided, in order that they may /
kept in safety
WEDNESDAY afternoon, during the sever
snow-storm, a snow-plow driven by the el
CINE " Boston " ran into six-wheel engin
the Stranahan," which was standing
the head of freight train in the yard
this station. The air was so full of frost al
: snow that the men on the pillow and engir
did not know where they were till the &C
lision occurred. The Boston" was rul
ming under full head of steam and the sno,
pillow was driven under the big engine
: that its forward trucks were over the cab
the pillow when it stopped. The engin
were both damaged and the snow-plow is
wreck, put none of the men were kill,
and probably no bones We're broken, thoue
7 several of the men suffered severe injurie
If it had been an ordinary light engii
instead of "mogul that was struck,
seems probable that the men in the plo
would all have been killed.
e. f. DEERING came up Thursday fro
Boston and remained in town till Monda
- Conductor George Averill was i
t iured in the collision at South Royalto
= but is now able to be out. - G. c. Day
t of Waterbury was in town last Saturda
1 - Miss Dora Plumley was quite i'll Il
; last of the week. but is now better. -
l Mrs. l.. o. Sherburne and her little daug
o ter of Randolph Center have been in TOW
d the past week. - Arson Buzzell was
n town over Sunday. His wife came wi
{ him and remains few days. == Mi
n Rennie Fletcher left Tuesday afternoon I
S the West. She will visit her sister, MI
n DR.. f. III. Townshend, at New Lisbon Wi
d and her brother, Mr.. w. II. Fletcher,
e Clay Center, Kansas. - g. III. Richmol
:; and f. L. Egerton have been off duty dr
J; ing the week with hard colds. - Nj
;. Mamie Hassett, who has been very i'll wi
a pneumonia, is better. - Mr.. Plumb
}. was in Brookfield two days last week
), counsel in the bridge case.
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