The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-04

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tiss tomorrow Thursday afternoon. =-
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Prentiss and Mrs. Cyrus
Spaulding visited friends in Waterbury last
week. go Mr.. and Mrs. Curtin have
another child. Mrs. Curtin is stopping with
her father, B. Hennessey. 60 Mrs. Hoff-
man is putting an addition on to her house.
Northfield.
AT the Good Tempars' regular quarterly
election of officers, last Friday evening, the
following were chosen w. G. T., j. NJ.
Hit w. Y, T., Mrs; Frank PlumlIey; W. S.
Clark; w. T., Frank Plumley; w. c., Rev,
|. P. Booth w. NJ, George f. Abbott; w.
g., Myrtle Shortridge; w. Sent, f. T.
Egerton; organist, Flora Huntley; captains
of entertainment, Rev /. p. Booth and Mrs.
W. S. Woodbury.. Installation will take
place at the meeting this week. There is a
good prospect that this quarter will be un-
usually interesting and successful. 80
Rev. w. S. Hazen and Deacon George III.
Bailey of the Congregational church at
tended the installation services at South
Woodbury. last Wednesday. Thirty
vantage of the half-fare to Montpelier last
Thursday. - Mr.. Annas Quimby and
daughter, Miss Lizzie, of Gaysville have
moved into the Porter house at the south
end of Main street. William p. Jones
family have moved into Roland Averill's
house and Mr.. Averll and his wife will
spend the winter with their daughters at
Bellows Falls. BY an oversight no
mention was made last week of the lecture
on " Bible Wines" delivered October 22d
in the Methodist church by Rev. A. b.
TruaX. The discourse was scholarly, inter-
esting and convincing, showing much study
in preparation and consequent familiarity
with the subject. A good audience was in
attendance. - William. =. Williams
family went last week to Castleton, where
Mr.. Williams is at work. = Harry f.
Cutler has begun an apprenticeship with
our photographer, r. NJ. Mcintosh. -
Elmer Derby is clerking for Stebbins &
Richmond. - DIR. NJ. McClearn was at
home few days last week. - George
Howe of Randolph, with his wife, has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Bugbee. - Miss
Minnie p. Moore is in attendance on the ma
tional convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at Philadelphia. -
Miss Ella Dutton is visiting in Montpelier.
- Mrs. j. III. Carpenter of Grand
Rapids, Mich, has been visiting friends and
relatives in this town and Waitsfeld. -
ID. L. Averill and wife have returned from
Brockton, Mass, where Mrs. Averill has
been with their son, DR.. j. III. Averill, for
two months. 60 Miss r. NJ. Balch, who
has been visiting friends in town, has re-
turned to her home in North Leominster
Mass - The personal property and
some of the real estate belonging to the es-
by the administrator, III. r. Brown, last
Thursday. All the personal property was
sold and at fair prices. except the hay,
which was struck off at prices ranging from
S4.55 to So per ton. A wood-lot of one hum
dred thirty-fve acres in Waitsfield was sold
to G. r. Andrews for S171. A. X. Rice
bought an undivided half of a seventy-fve-
acre wood-lot, of which he previously owned
the other half. An undivided half of a
wood-lot of one hundred twenty acres c.
w. Newton owning the other half, was sold
to David Boardman for SG5. The sale of the
Luther Wakefield farm was adjourned to
John p. Davis store at two o'clock Satur-
day of this week. The home farm has not
yet been offered for sale. - Meetings
have been held by some Seventh Day Ad-
ventists in Good Templars' hall during the
past week. Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Deer
ing and G. A. Braley came home from Bos-
ton last week Tuesday, being summoned in
consequence of the rapid failing of their sis
ter, Marion's, health. Mrs. Deering is to re-
main here for few weeks. - Miss
Helen Kenyon has returned frcm her west
ern trip. - Mrs. G. A. Edgerton re-
turned Tuesday from her visit to friends in
Northern New York. - List of letters
remaining uncalled for at the Northfeld
post-otfice for the week ending November 3:
Mrs. l.. f. Howe, Mrs. l.. A. Spaulding,
Miss Nellie n. Spaulding Mr.. George Arms,
Mr.. George Day. Mr.. George w. Page (2).
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
THE young mems debating club met
last Thursday evening. The meeting was
opened by Chairman S. r. Davis. j. NJ.
Hit was chosen president and r. w.
Andrews secretary for the coming month.
The question, " ReSolred, That the mind of
woman is inferior to that of man." was de-
cided in the negative by the president and
in the affirmative by the house. Some of
the queries were answered; others remain
to be answered at the next meeting. The fol-
lowing question will be discussed at the next
meeting, Thursday evening: A." Resolved, That
a private life is preferable to public one"
Affirmatve--N. X. Davis, n. e., and III. c.
Cady, n. III. S.; negative-k. b. Denny and
S. II. Davis, n. II. S. - School COM
mittees seem to know where to go for teach
ers. w. Goodale has commenced a school
in Roxbury There are several scholars in
the high school who have proved competent
teachers. - Marion Braley, class of 'SS,
died of consumption October 2Sth. She en-
tered the high school in the fall of 81, but
on account of failing health was obliged to
leave before the completion OF the school
year, Arbor day being the last day she was
with u.s. Marion was ever faithful and dill
gent in her school work, performing every
duty to the best of her ability and leaving
school at the last only with regret. We, as
a school, greatly mourn her loss, for but to
huOW Htl WAS W ioNt lltT, her Iuutrdl WAS
held Friday afternoon, attended by teachers
and pupils. The class of which she was a
member expressed their sympathy by an
Offering of demonstrating in themselves,
but her sweet memory will never fade from
their hearts.
Plainfield.
"THE Constraining Power of Divine
Love will be Rev. l.. f. Fortney's subject
at the Universalist church next Sunday.
Warren.
THE ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet with Mrs. NJ.
Il. Perkins on Tuesday afternoon of next
week - Communion services were held
last Sabbath and four united with the
church - There will be temperance
meeting in the south district school-house
next Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
Waterbury.
ONE of the scholars having kinded fire
at the school-house, one day last week. and
not being very particular about matters,
threw the bag that contained the shavings
into room used to store kindlings. There
being fire in the bag, it soon began TO blaze,
but was discovered by Frank Atherton in
time to be extinguished without much dam
age being done. - Dewitt Green injured
his hip last week and, being troubled with
rheumatism, il is so painful as to confine
him to the house. - NJ. o. Evans has
sold his drug business to Fred Hawley aud
will devote more time to buying butter and
other produce. Mr.. Hawley has hired w.
ID. Nichols as clerk, and will endeavor TO
please all. - George Hughes, who is en-
gagged as civil engineer on the New York
s...ts.