The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23

a course of studies i'm the Divinity School
- w. A. Holden of Bellows Falls spent
few days with his friends, last week, and
returned to his business last Friday. =-
Mrs. o. III. Richardson and daughter are
spending few days visiting friends in
Warren.
Middlesex Center
Two fires occurred in Bear Swamp the
past week. At about one o'clock Tuesday
morning. the 10Th, Charles Magoon's house,
temporarily occupied by himself, was
burned, and at about ten o'clock Wednes-
day night the unoccupied house and barn
on the James Vaughn place were consumed.
We have been unable to learn definitely the
cause of the fires in either case.
Moretown.
A LARGE number from this place attended
the fair at Waterbury last week. On We'd
nesday two Of the number were hunting for
lost articles, which proved to be a handlxer-
chief belonging to Miss Emeline Bulltley,
containing 81 and pocket-book belonging
to j. b. Fassett, containing $500 and papers.
| At last accounts the articles had not been
recovered. - |. ID. Robinson has lately
returned from a trip to Rome, n. Y, dur
! ing which he had n small cancer taken from
! his lip, which he thinks was left on when
| his cancer was removed last winter. He eX-
| presses himself as very well satisfied with
| DIR. Kingsey's method of treating cancers.
- Orcas Harrington recently had fall
OF several feet from a bridge, and is nursing
a bruised arm and side in consequence.
- The young people are talking of or
ganizing "white ribbon club" soon.
- Miss Flora Goss is teaching in dis
! trict No. Z. 80 Miss Murray of Waterbury
is visiting at Melvin Freeman's.
Northfield.
Hon. GEoRGEM NJ. DEWEY of Michigan, who
| is lecturing through the state under the
auspices of the Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars, will speak at the Methodist church at
half-past six o'clock next Sunday evening
on the subject of temperance. Mr.. Dewey
is an eloquent and interesting speaker and
will give most pleasing address. All are
! cordially invited to be present, and it is
hoped there will be a large attendance.
This meeting will take the place of the regu-
lar Sunday evening services at the Methu-
dist and Congregational churches. -
The office of the Vermont christian HeSsen-
ger has been moved during the last week to
Swanton. - The old Culver farm be-
tween Oscar Miller's and Moses Thompson's,
was sold by auction on the premises last
Wednesday for 81 300, Sylvester Bowman
being the purchaser. - As George
Badger fireman on the way freight was fill
ing the engine tank with water at this sta
tion, early Monday morning, he lost his
footing, in consequence of the frost on the
foot-rail of the tender, and fell to the ground,
receiving a severe dislocation of one elbow.
He was attended by Drs. w. b. and j. III.
Mayo, and is doing we'll = Rev. j. o.
Sherburn preached a temperance sermon, last
Sunday, in observance of the American tenn
perance centennial. - b. f. Armitage
left last Monday for Cairo, ILL.,, where
he resumes his work as superintendent of
the city schools. - Miss Il. NJ Balch of
North Leominster, Mass, has been visiting
Winch of Enfield Conn, is spending the
week here. - II. b. Thayer has been
here a couple of days during the week
- E. T. Stockwel and wife have re-
turned to town. 80 A. V. II. Carpenter,
Esq, of Milwaukee, Wis, general passen-
ger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railroad has been in town during
the week. - G. A. Edgerton and G. A.
Edgerton, Jr., are in New York this week.
- DIR. j. H. Mayo has come on from
-.,cterboro, n. H., and is practicing with
his brother. - The fair opened Tuesday
under very auspicious circumstances, and,
if we have good weather, this years fair
will probably be a successful one. - A
branch of the c. l.. S. G. was organized last
Wednesday evening, with Principal Hit as
president. There were eight members at
the time of organization, and several others
are intending to join. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. j. II. Orcutt, October l..
- Miss Hattie Emerson of Florida, a
home missionary among the freedmen, gave
a missionary lecture at the Methodist church
Sunday at five o'clock. There was good
audience and the address was interesting
and instructive = Evening service, at
SEVEN q CLOCK, HAS Dttll TtSulltu dJ lHt
Episcopal church. 1t will, however, be
omitted next Sunday in consequence of the
service at Robert Andrews, at Gouldsville,
at four o'clock. - Work was begun
Monday morning on the Morris quarry, in
charge of j III. Orcutt. List of letters
uncalled for at the postofce at Northfeld
, for the week ending September %: Abella
Anderson, Miss Il. j. Hunter, Mrs. Lula
Melvin Mrs. 5. j. Pettet, Miss Cary Siebert,
> Miss f. C. Waite, Mrs. Elisha Williams,
b.ln llAl~n 4
Parker and All. o. White. (Sgned) III. l..
, Kenyon, Postmaster,
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
MONTHLY report, per cent of attendance;
Room No. l. SO; No. ., 91.S; No. 3, 50; No.
; 4, 94.2; No. 3, 90; Nos and 7, 966 total
per cent, 92.9 the high school leading.
= Wednesday has been granted us for
holiday, and probably most of the pupils
will spend the day at the fair ground.
- Miss Mary Bartlett goes to Mont
pelier every week to take music lessons of
Professor Hadley. - The weekly rhe-
, toricals will be held Friday instead of
+ Wednesday, as usual 80 Miss Emily
, Stebbins serves as organst in the high
. school.
Plainfield.
INTERESTING exercises in commemoration
of the temperance reform were held at the
Congregational church last Sunday. -
Oscar Wheeler and Ira Robinson attempted,
last Saturday, to drive across the railroad
track just in front of a standing engine,
when their horse SHE'D. They were thrown
out, but not much hurt. Their wagon was
badly smashed. Sunday last Mrs.
Charles Comstock was driving near Frank
: Jacks, when her carriage struck an OK in
! the road, which threw her out, but she re-
D ceived no serious injury. The carriage was
overturned, breaking off the top and seat.
! The horse ran about half mile, when il
| was stopped near the hotel, having cleared
= itself from The carriage. - Rev n. &,
. Wells preached last Sunday in the Metho-
dist church, in exchange with Rev. j. A
Sherburn. - The firm of Batchelder &
Dewey, merchants, has been dissolved, and
g Mr.. j. A. Foss from Topsham takes Mr.
? Dewey's place, the firm name now being
. Batchelder and Foss. For the present Mr.
a Dewey is clerking for f. A. Dwinell, who
D has gone to Dakota for several weeks
a - Mrs. III. III. Dewey is visiting friends
. in Bethel 60 L. V. Duke, who sold his
= store here last winter and moved TO Boston
: has returned, on account of poor health
while there, and is about to erect fine res
idence here S. A. Batchelder has
commenced work on his new house =-=
y A. e. snow has completed his new store
and has moved his goods Everything is
/ fitted up in first-class style. - w Ride
! out of Boston and Jason Dow of Walden
i formerly in company here AS merchants
S were in town last week == The subjects
$ of discourse at the Congregational churcl