The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18
LamOille County.
MOrrisyille.

REV. W. III. II. MURRAY, the noted author
and reader, will give an entertainment here
on wednesday evening, November 25th.
- Munroe Joslyn has sold his trotting
horse, Harry D." to parties in New York.
A handsome sum was realized. - CO.
tillion party was held at Woodward's hall
on saturday evening. - l.. G.. Spauld-
ing has bought and taken possession of the
Bailey place on Summer street. 80 The
fall term of school at Morrisville Academy
closes to-day wednesday, The students
hold public lyceum in the evening. -
A special meeting of the Congregational So
ciety is to be held on Friday evening
MIR. White of Swanton has leased the Nor
risville bakery for a term of five years.
- The young people of the Congrega-
tional society are holding occasional So
cables, to raise funds to bear the expense
OF freScolng the interior of the church.
- An unusual amount of drunkenness
was noticed last Saturday. A. j.
Boynton and wife have returned to Rut-
land. - Mrs. Prescott and Mr.. Hill
lard have moved to the Mcintosh tenement
Stowe.
THE death of Mrs. Peter st. Jock occurred
on Tuesday of last week, the funeral being
held at the house on Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Enright officiating. - Rev. Mr.. Burgin
of Waterbury recently addressed few of
our people on temperance at the Methodist
church. Those who might be the most
benefited thereby were not present, how
ever. His lecture was vigorous produc-
ton, and was listened to with deepest inter-
est. 80 The public schools for the fall
have generally closed, those at the village
coming to an end on Friday, with exercises
at the town hall on Saturday evening.
- The public examination of teachers
occurs on Saturday next commencing at
nine o'clock A. - Mrs. Horace G.
Faunce died on Tuesday of last week, the
funeral services being held on Thursday at
the house, Rev. Mr.. Anderson officiating
Mrs. Faunce was worthy woman and
highly esteemed by every one. Her sick
ness was very sudden and perplexing-a
disease affecting the brain, for which there
appeared to be no remedy. She leaves a
husband and son to mourn her loss. -
! Quarterly meeting services will be held at
the Methodist church next Sunday at the
usual hour - 1t is expected that Super
intendent Dartt will hold educational meet
ings here some time in December. -
Rev. Mr.. Stewart of Burlington local
preacher and evangelist, will hold meetings
here during portion of next week. -
Mrs. Bashaw and family have moved to the
village and now occupy the Widow Mower
house. A Mr.. Powers of johnson has
moved on to the place recently occupied by
Mr.. Bashaw u H. Bixby closed his
school at the village on Friday last and left
| Monday for his home in Chelsea, where he
will spend his vacation until the winter
term. - Miss Flora Nelson, assistant in
the village school, returned to her home in
Hardwick on Tuesday. Her services are
engaged for the winter.
WOlcOtt.
LAST Thursday Mrs. Foster and Mrs.
Jennings were coming to the village, when
their horse became frightened at the cars
Both ladies We're thrown out, but escaped
injury. The wagon was somewhat damaged
- There was surprise party of about
thirty persons at Mrs. Sarah Jones', re
Gently, 1t being her birthday. - The Sc
lectlnen have bought OF b. M. Clifford 10
of land with which to enlarge the cemetery
- Last week Thursday evening ther,
was a party at Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Wheeler's, it being the twentieth ami
versary of their marriage. The presents
were numerous and useful. - Mrs
Sarah Jones is in poor health, and has gon,
to Danville to stop with friends.