The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-21
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CHARLES M. DAVIS has begun the study of
law in Randall's Office at the Center.
THE instrument at the central telephone
Office has been moved into the room In the
rear Of Mr.. Egerton's insurance Office.
AN exchange was made Sunday by Rev.
w. s. Hazen with Rev. Mr.. Dutton pastor
Of the Congregational church at Brookfed.
Two lively runaways took place on the
common Tuesday afternoon about two
o'clock in which two cutters were pretty
much used up.
MICHAEL LEE died Monday morning about
half-past three o'clock. The funeral Is to be
held to-day wednesday, at ten o'clock in
the Catholic church.
THE Methodist festival will be held next
week Wednesday, as has been announced,
and small bills giving full particulars will
be distributed in due time.
IT will be an item of good news to the
people at the depot village that Mr.. e. X.
Jones has concluded not to return with his
family to the South village.
AT the Good Templars' lodge meeting
Friday evening" the district deputy, I. II.
Gordon, Esq, Of Montpelier, made an official
visit and addressed the meeting.
THE Hall place on Water street, belonging
to the Wilmot estate, was sold at the auction
Thursday for $500 to Mrs. Hannah, COM
monty known as the Widow john"
McCarty.
Snow fell Friday afternoon and night
and Saturday evening to the depth of about
six inches in all. There was some rain and
sleet which froze and made hard crust,
but otherwise the sleighing is good.
Miss ETA BRIGHAM, daughter Of Mr..
George W. Brigham, died last week Tues
day and was buried Friday. The principal
| cause of her death was supposed to be grief
over the death of her twin sister, who died
few months ago.
WE are authorized by Mr. George H.
Richmond to say that he is not prevented by
| threats of expensive litigation " from
printing the Ne,cS, but considers that he is
merely carrying out his contract for the
sale of his newspaper list
MUCH credit is due to the boys who tes-
| titled in the liquor cases last week. They
got into the trouble through boyish thought
| lessness, but when they were called on for
disclosure they took square and manly
stand and told the truth without hesitation
or evasion.
REMEMBER the Universalist fair Wednes-
| wednesday, evening "Miles Standish's
Courtship" will be presented and Cinder-
ella" tomorrow evening. Thursday after
noon and evening the hall will be open for
the sale of many and various articles.
LIST of letters uncalled for at Mortified,
VT, post-office, January 20: Ladies-Alice
M. Briggs, Mrs. Mary l.. Thresher, (2)
Gentlemen-James M. Coburn, j. l.. Co.
burn, Herman Jackman Edward A. Loomis
j. III. CIRCUIT, postmaster.
Mr.. JOHN M. DANA died of typhoid pneu-
monia about half-past six o'clock Monday
evening. The funeral will be held at the
Universalst church Thursday at half-past
one o'clock. Mr. Dana was in charge of
the Central railroad water works for many
years and was much respected citizen of
this town.
OF those on the sick list last week. Mr..
Moseley is improving, and DIR. Bradford and
Mrs. Baker are able to be out. Three of Mr..
little boy have had the canker-rash, but
none of them seriously, we understand G..
II. Cofrin was laid up few days last week,
but is out now.
THE hour at which the rector Of the Epis-
copal church holds services in Mr.. Parker $
house at Gouldsville on Sunday afternoons
has been changed from three and one-half
to four o'clock. These services are held on
the fourth Sunday in each month, and on
those days no evening service will be held
in the church till further notice.
Miss ETA BRIGGS daughter of Warren
C. Briggs of the South village, died very
suddenly Saturday evening about nine
o'clock. She had been i'll for some time
with consumption, but her death came very
unexpectedly at the last The funeral was
held at the house Monday at one o'clock,
Rev. w. j. Kidder officiating, and the burial
took place at the Center cemetery.
The next meeting of our Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union will be held with
Mrs. Hazen on Tuesday afternoon of next
week. All the members are requested to be
present to elect delegates to the county in
stitute, which will be held at Waterbury,
February 10Th and Goth. Mrs Emily l..
Mclaughlin of Boston, who has been an
nounced to speak here February 18th, is ex-
pected to be present at this institute and to
speak the first evening.
Miss EDoLA SHELDoN's class in the Meth
odist Sunday-school, numbering about a
dozen boys and girls of eight to ten years OF
age, met at her house Saturday evening
was presented by his classmates with a
full suit of clothes. This generous act
sprang from the heads and hearts of the
children without any suggestion from the
teacher, and the recipient was probably as
happy as any of the merry party.
AT the meeting of the fair association
! Saturday afternoon the following officers
were elected: Chief of police, Frank w
Gold; superintendent of cattle, Daniel NJ
} Derby of Mortified; of horses, Edison A
: Kimball of Northfield; of sheep, S. Pembel
circuit of Mortified; of poultry, Luther w
, Blanchard of East Roxbury; of swine
Charles b. Tilden of Mortified. The com
mittees of award were all selected and
there was some discussion over the award
of some of the premiums at the last fair.
THE annual meeting of the savings bank
was held Wednesday evening and the fol
lowing officers elected: President, George
III. Crane; vice-president, Andrew e. Den
ny; trustees, o. ID. Edgerton, j. III. circuit
! John p. Davis, f. X. Jones, j. c. b. Thayer
A. E. Denny, G.. III. Crane-all reflections
The following persons were elected mem
bers of the corporation: w. b. Orcutt, Rox
bury; E. A. Eldredge and n. l.. Dickinson
Warren; j. III. Hastings and X. j. Gleason
Waitsfeld. AT the trustees meeting j. G
b. Thayer was elected secretary and treas
urer, the latter office having been held b,
him ever since the bank was established
fifteen years ago. The officers reports show
the bank to be in prosperous condition
Since the establishment of the institution
there has been a steady increase every yea
! in the amount of deposits, not a dollar ha
ever been lost by it, and it is a source o
satisfaction and profit to our people, as wei
, as an honor to the town.
. WEDNESDAY evening, between six an,
. seven o'clock, Policeman Coburn arreste,
E Thomas McCarty at the depot in state o
/ intoxication. Thursday morning Mozart.
r was brought before Justice Cobleigh
e pleaded guilty, and was fined So and costs
0 amounting to $1,000, and disclosed on Franz
4 ii. Bascom and two other men, who wer
4 found to be James Campbell and Elme
/ f. Bliss, all of Montpelier. AS IL appeare,
@ from McCarty's disclosure that Franz
A Adams accompanied him ON his excursion
4 to the capital the previous day, Adams wa
/. arrested on charge of intoxication, pleade
/ guilty, received the usual fine, and made