The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-23

Sunday afternoon, ne came very near hav-
ing smash-up. They ran with him nearly
q mile, but he turned them up the hill road
and stopped them. No damage was done.
Middlesex.
A DONATION, for the benefit of Rev. WA,
Evans is to be held at the church and ves-
try in the village this Wednesday, evening.
The exercises will consist of lecture by
Mr.. Evans. Subject, Il" Orange Peel" to be
interspersed with music, etc, and followed
with supper in the vestry. A general at
tendance is desired.
Shady Rill.
THE friends of j. w Markham will be glad
to learn of the safe arrival of him and his
family at Federal Point, Fla, where they
may be addressed for the present. They
had rough passage, having encountered
hard storms.
Moretown.
THERE will be a Christmas tree tomorrow
Thursday evening at the town hall. All
are invited. - We are sorry to learn
that Thomas Foley has another cancer on
his lip. - e. A. Pierce is teaching school
in district No. 8. - Ernest Towle has
gone to Maine. - b. F. Mead has had
another shock of paralysis - Mrs. Don
ahue is very sick with pneumonia at the
home of her daughter. - Miss Amanda
Phillips is stopping with her sister, Mrs. f.
A. Towle, and attending school. - At
tention is called to III. o. Wards announce
ment in the business locals.
NorthfieId.
The annual election of officers of the Ma
sonic lodge will be held next Monday even
ing. - A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
| G. G. Davis last Thursday. - The old
bay trotting mare which Calvin Cady
bought of DR.. Davis was found in the stall
with broken leg, one morning last week.
and had to be killed. - The Good Tenn
plars' lodge meeting will be held on Satur-
day evening this week. - Newton Mar
tin has sold his farm on the East Hill, occu-
pied for some time by John Lee, to John
Kingston, a nephew of William Kingston,
for $4,000. Mr.. Kingston will take possess
sion the 1st of April, and will be assisted
The annual meeting of the Congregational
church will be held on Friday of this week
at two o'clock. - Rev. f. c. Cowper,
rector of the Episcopal church, has been APP
pointed chaplain of Norwich University and
entered upon the discharge of his duties last
week. - Miss Adde Cobleigh began the
winter term of school at the South Village
last week Monday. - j. f. Wardner has
lost his job in the railroad yard in conse-
quence of reduction in the help. -
Services will be held at the Episcopal
church Friday at eleven o'clock. "A
ID. Barber, the miller in Walling's MILL has
rented j. c. Gallup's house for year and
moved in last week. - Mr.. Henry
w. Tewksbury of West Randolph will give
his celebrated lecture on the Battle of
Gettysburg" at Concert hall on Saturday
evening, January I'd. The lecture is illus
trated by large oil painting of the scene
!. of the battle. which adds much to the inter-
est of the lecture. All who heard Mr..
Tewksbury's lecture here, a year or two
ago, will not fail to hear this one and bring
their friends with them. - Hon. j. j.
r. Randall of Rutland, the new national
bank examiner, made special examna-
tion of our national bank, last Wednesday,
in consequence of the application for an ex-
tension of the charter. This was the first
, bank examined by the new officer. -
Rev. Stephen Hedges of Guildhall visited
his father, Elijah Hedges, last week. -
l Miss Nellie Wilder returned last week to
her position in the Orphans Home at Bur-
: lington. - Mr. and Mrs. c. Denny left
, last Wednesday for Worcester, Mass. After
a short stop there they will go to Florida to
3 spend the winter. - George ID. Thomas
came up from Pittsfeld, Mass, last Friday.
t to remain for fortnight. - Mrs. DR..
johnson returned last week from long
D stay at Weare, n. II. - The scholars in
+ room No. of the graded school presented
5 their teacher, Miss Sadie E. Kenyon, with
e a handsome jewelry case at the close OF
: the school last week. 1t was an entire sur.
: prise and the affair was much enjoyed by
a teacher and pupils. w. w. Holden
: secretary of the Dog River Valley Fair AS.
e socation, wishes us to announce that the
, annual meeting of that society will be held
S at Village hall, in this place, January 9Th, a,
: ten o'clock A. NJ. 1t is hoped that every one
+ interested in the fair will be present. -
h Christmas will be celebrated by all the
r churches in town this year. The Metho.
/ dist, Congregational and Episcopal Sunday.
r schools will have trees, all at seven O'Clock
/, on Thursday evening, the first two at thei
e vestries and the last at Village hall. A
e Christmas cantata will be given in tn,
y Methodist church, at the close of which thu
}, gifts will be distributed from the tree in tn,
Is room below. The children of the Congre
& gational Sunday-school will have som,
y simple exercises in the hall just before the,
receive the presents, and similar exercises
will be held by the Episcopalians. TIL,
Universalists will give supper to the chill
d on Friday evening There will be NJ
IF public exercises. Midnight mass will b
a- held at the Catholic church Thursda,
a, night. - The post-office will be close,
y on Christmas day, except from eight to hall
+ past ten and from three to half-past four
'e - A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
c. W. II. Holton Sunday night. - The pei
c. sonal property and real estate of the estat
lie f, ID. Henry was sold by auction last Thurs
g. day. The farm and personal property wa
lie bought by A. Nj. Reed, the land bringing
i 81 016 - The annual election of the Od'
r Fellows will be held Thursday evening @
: this week. - The annual election c
to Eureka Encampment, l. o. o. F., was he'll
IL MONDAY evening, Witn tHe lOllDWluP 1T
As suit: c. p, j. X. Egerton; II. P f. Hum
n ley; S. W., G.. G. Bates S., f. T. Egerton
al r., Page Harris; j. W., p. ID. Bradford
ic - The auditors of the savings bank ar
u making the annual examination of tn
]. bank. - A little son of Joseph Board
If man broke his leg one day last week. -
n The annual meeting of the band will b
III held at the band room next Monday ever
lie ing. - Miss Flora Huntley went to Bul
to lington last Saturday to visit her sister Mis-
ne Alma. - Misses Miriam and Julia Kin
g. ball are at home from Waterbury for til
le holidays. - Dennis Quinby is HON
n from Montreal. "A tramp who ha
b. been at work for Samuel Farrar in Berli
IN decamped last Monday, and 500 is no'
n missing from the house. AS the tramp
Id clothing, ETC., are left behind, suspicion
Is course attached to him and an officer is no.
lg in pursuit of him. - The Young Folk
a Mission Band of the Methodist church wi
ur meet at Mrs. Sherburn's this (Wednesda,
tie afternoon at two o'clock. - List of lie
rt ters remaining uncalled for in the post-otfiC
IS at Northfeld: Miss Addie Blackbird, Mr.
he e. IL. Hawes, Miss Eta NJ. Jones, +.
c, Jones, Jerry Kief, Johnny Massett, Mi,
nd Mary Silverthorne, j. ID. Slocum. (SigneC
L. III. L. Kenyon, Postmaster.
~ Gouldsville.
80 THE Episcopal services at the hall, SUI
i'm day, were quite well attended. Hereaft
all there will be services every Sunday afte
elk noon at a quarter past three. =- I'll
H.. IA hha will baya q Ghr;atnas tr.