The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-28
NOrthReld.

scriptions and advertisements for The
WATCHmAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
REMEMBER the Methodist festival this
"wednesday evening.
THE remains of Alexander Fuller were
taken to Rochester for burial Sunday.
A MEETING will be held at the school
house in the Holton district Friday evening
at seven O'Clock.
THE regular monthly meeting of the Con-
gregational church will be held Friday after
noon at two o'clock.
ELECTION of officers takes place at the
Good Templars' lodge meeting on Friday
evening OF this week.
THE Universalist fair last week was
pleasant and successful affair, the net re-
ceipts being about 500.
WATER is getting into the cellars on
Union street to considerable depth, and is
supposed to be working in from the brook.
THE marriage of Walter Ordway and Miss
Della Felch took place at the Congrega-
tional parsonage last week Tuesday even
ing.
THE ladies Of the Episcopal society will
hold their society at their rooms in depot
building Thursday afternoon and evening
OF this week.
Mrs. I. p. jerks AND S. w. STEELE are
very i'll. We are informed that Mrs. Ira
Boards sister, Mrs. Miriam Weston, is very
low and not expected to live but a few days.
N. W. GILBERT, and Amos Chase Of Mont
pelier, commissioners on the estate OF
Smith Freeman, met at the office OF DR..
Gilbert Monday. The principal claim pre-
scented to the commissioners was that of
John Morrisette for several years board.
BY mistake in our last issue we led our
West Randolph contemporary into an error.
The name OF the pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in Brooktield, who exchanged
with Rev. Mr.. Hazen, is Holden instead of
. TO-. NsnNo ia Il
will try not to mislead our friend again
THOSE from this town who attended the
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars at ST. AL
bans last week Wednesday and Thursday
were Frank Plumley and wife, o. ID. Edger-
ton, E. Huntley and wife, f. T. Egerton,
G. d. Edgerton, Frank Wiley, Mrs. A. f.
Andrews and Miss Hattie Andrews.
A CAMPFIRE will be held by Post John
son, Grand Army of the Republic, at the
hall of Randall's hotel at the Center, Tues
day evening of next week. There will be
speaking, war songs and stories and music
by the rink band. An admission fee of fif-
teen cents will be charged and the public
are cordially invited. Further particulars
will be given by small bills.
A BAZAAR will be held by the ladies of
the Congregational Society in the month
of February. The hall will be open after
noon and evening for the sale of various
fancy articles and the members of the soci-
eUy are hereby TtQutSttu W prepare
for the fancy table. A dinner will be served
at noon and in the evening there will be
some kind of entertainment at which time
cake, ice-cream ETC., will be served.
SATURDAY morning little after six
o'clock. as William Garvey's boys were
coming from home they saw strange man
in the road above Plastridge's barn. He
had a satchel and revolver, and after they
passed him he entered the barn and
then followed them to the village. He
acted strangely running around among the
houses on Vine street, and when the boys
finally asked him what he was looking for,
he said he wanted to find the depot. He
was seen by w. w. Rumrill, who left on the
$50 train, but says the man was not on that
train, and the mysterious stranger has not
been heard from since.
COMPLAINT was made to Justice Cobleigh
Saturday that Intoxicating liquor was un-
lawfully kept by Evans & Downing at
their saloon in the east end of Union block
and search warrant was issued and placed
in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Howe, who,
with the assistance of Constable Wright,
searched the saloon and found six or eight
gallons of liquor and two and One-half cases
of lager beer. On trial Monday morning,
this was adjudged forfeited and turned over
to the town liqnor agent, no defense being
made. Monday afternoon another com
plant was made againgt DR.. K. Porter and
search warrant was given to the same
OHlCeTS, WHO StdTCntu anu lOulu tlBuJ CdShN
of liquors, which were seized and placed
with the town liquor agent. The hearing is
continued until next Monday at ten o'clock.
Mr.. c. d. PERKINS AND WIFE Of Chelsea
have been in town the past week. -
Miss Rennie Fletcher Of Claremont, N. H.,
is spending the week at F. Plumley's..=
Mrs. e. Huntley visited her sister in Bur
lington on her way home from st. Adams.
- Mrs. Lydia ID. Smith and Misses
Ellen and Carrie Davis returned Saturday
from visiting in Cabot. - e. III. Mead
and his niece, Miss Ellen, have returned
from visit to the northern part of the state
- Miss Mary Smith is at home from
Montpelier. - Dr. Walling started fol
Florida last week. - Miss Butterteld
has given up her school in the Glidden dis
trict to enter the Randolph normal school
Miss Lucy Smith of Montpelier il
visiting at DIR. McClearn's. - K. F. Bucl
has been assisting Mr.. Webb at the express
office the past week. - Arthur Cook ii
at work for few days for G. Il. Andrews
- Loren Brown of Boston is visiting
Mrs. DIR. Bray, who has been visiting IL
town, left Monday for her home in Torring
ford, Conn.
EAST HILL.
WILSON TYLER and little daughter ar,
spending few weeks in Chelsea. - f
w. Loomis of South Royalton spent las
week with his uncle, William LOOMS. -
Miss Betsy Hopkins of Williamstown is Wis
iting at Bradley Bucks, - Mrs. Free
Dyke is quite i'll. - Lumbermen ar
again rejoicing in good fall of snow. -
Some of our farmers have got their phos
phate ready for next seasons use, thereb
saving valuable time in the busy season
GoULDsvILLE.
Miss Hattie Andrews is at Lebanon,
H., on a visit. - Frank Glazier is at hi
home in Bethlehem, n. IL. - e.
Fisk has sold his house to Mrs. Louis
Wiley for 5000. - ID. A. Cook ha
bought the land on the hill commonly know
as the Miller land, paying 81 800 for tn
same. Rev. w. b. Worthing is tn
Good Templars' district deputy in thi
county for the ensuing year.
West Randolph.-Mr. Richardson, VIII
has been quite i'll for the past week, die
Monday forenoon. - Mr.. William Su
ham, while on the street. fell and broke h
leg, receiving other injuries also. These il
juries caused his death, and he was burie
Saturday. Fred Morrill, of Straifor
spent few days in town last week, til
guest of his uncle, Norman Nichols. -
The officer went to arrest Jake Ford, tw
weeks ago, with body writ for partes
Burlington, and he resisted the officer wit
loaded rifle. Last Thursday he was a
rested and bound up in the sum of $500 Il
his appearance at the June term of couT
He was also arrested for pointing loadt
rifle at his brother-in-law, Frank Phillip
and bound up in the sum OF $500 for a