The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-02

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which was greatly appreciated. The Sun
day-school reorganizes next Sunday. The
school has decided to have public Christmas
exercises.
Middlesex Center.
As Abbie Nichols and Addie Daniels were
leaving the school-house, one night last
week, the horse which they were driving
took a sudden start, throwing them out on
the frozen ground They were both severely
Jared and Miss Daniels is still suffering
from q sprained ankle. - A petition to
the selectmen to lay out a winter road over
the east hill, towards Montpelier, has been
circulated and freely signed the past week.
There are several parties who would build
the proposed road for what 1t costs the town
annually to keep the highway broken out
where it now is, and there would be no
drifts on the new road. 80 Mrs. G. G.
Graves is i'll with diphtheretic sore throat
- Martin and James Pembroke have
ordered a new St. Adams foundry horse
power, with saving attachments.
Moretown.
THE ladies' aid society meets with Mrs
A. A. Prentiss this week. - About six
teen couples attended the dance at the town
hall on Thanksgiving eve. - A surprise
party was given jamie Bagley last week
Tuesday evening by her schoolmates. -
Thanksgiving morning found fifteen inches
of snow on the ground and the thermometer
at sixteen degrees below zero. There was
the usual number of family gatherings on
that day, among them being one at G.. G..
Evans and one at A. G. Prentiss'. - In
consequence of the heavy fall of snow last
week the roof of G. Spaulding's barn fell in
and a sled owned by A. j. Tubbs was en-
tirely ruined and several others damaged.
- Otis Wallace of Waitsheld raised
between two and three acres of oats last
avpraUipu piubty five hri abalu N tho
acre and Mr.. K. Fisk raised an average Of
thirty-seven bushels of wheat to the acre on
meadow land. - Carl, son of G. H.
Sawyer of Middlesex, is very i'll of pneu-
monia. - Will Phillips of Duxbury re-
Gently had cancer removed from his cheek
by DIR. James of Waterbury. w. n.
Freeman has closed up his grocery bust
ness and G.. M. Fletcher has taken his stock
of goods. - Mr.. and Mrs. Grey from
Chicago, III, are in town, called here by the
illness of Mrs. E. A. Heath - Lena
Evans and Roger Prentiss are at home from
school for vacation. - Mrs. Shattuck
and Miss Maude Haskins from West Ran
dolph are in town. - John Taylor is to
teach in louisville this winter.
Northfield.
Snow fell here last Wednesday to the
depth of about eighteen inches and Friday,
Saturday and Sunday the thermometer reg
istered about ten degrees below zero 1t
seemed ike going luUO J1e 1nluule Oh WlUUeT,
but the weather has moderated this week.
- An addition is being built on the
rear of the Catholic church. - The
ladies of the Episcopal society will hold
their regular sociable at their rooms in the
depot building Thursday afternoon and
evening of this week. A little son of
John McGrath, about three weeks old, died
of whooping-cough last week. - The
militia company will meet at the armory
next Tuesday evening to elect some one to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of the first lieutenant, l.. A. Howes. -
Edward Denny, former resident of this
town and the eldest son of Joseph Denny,
died at his residence in Worcester Mass,
on Wednesday night of last week. The
body was brought here Monday and funeral
services We're held at the Congregational
church Tuesday at half-past one o'clock.
The burial took place at Elmwood cemetery.
- Miss Nellie Wilder has returned
from Burlington, being called home by the
failing health of her father. - E. S.
Stebbins and family started last Thursday
ter. - Miss Nida Quinby is at home
upon three weeks vacation from her
school at Bellows Falls. - DR.. Porter
has been quite sick the past week, but is
now out again. - Miss Ella Dutton has
returned from visit of several weeks in
Burke has come to make his home for the
present with his brother, II. r. Brown.
- DR.. Nichols and wife returned Sat-
urday from New York, where the doctor
has been for treatment of his eyes. George
w. Metcalf of Fort Fetterman, wy
oming Territory, came home Saturday night,
to remain through the winter. - Mrs.
K. f. Deering returned last week to her
home in Boston. - Miss Nellie Flood
went Monday to Boston, where she has a
situation as nursery-maid - G. n.
Smart has recently opened a BARRIERS shop
at the Mortified House. - The teach
ers for the winter terms of school in town, so
far as can be ascertained, are as follows:
District No. 3, Center, Miss Lougee; No. 5,
South Village, Roxana Orcutt No g. Joel
Winch, no school; No. 7, Holton, Sadie E.
Baird of Waitsfeld No. s, Harlow Bridge,
no school; No. 9, Jason Dole, Mary A.
Snow; No. 10, Four Corners, Lettie l..
French of Washington; No. -, Gouldsville,
Ellen Badger and Hattie Ingalls,; No. 10,
Edwards, no school; No Is, Deacon Winch,
no school; No. 10, Dunsmoor, Hannah Flint
of Roxbury; No. 20, O'Nell, Mary l.. Lynch
of Waitstield. - Quarterly meeting serv-
ices will be held at the Methodist church
next Sunday. - The ladies' society OF
the Methodist church will meet with Mrs
Sherburn Wednesday afternoon and even.
ing of this week. - List of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the post-office at
Mortified for the week ending December
LIST: Mrs Armenia Amedon, Maria l.. Hall
Pauline Shirley, Mrs. Jane S. Miller O. f
c. Farr, Geo. b. Hall, c. d. Jones, John
Nesbeth, l.. d. Mute, Henry j. Poole, G
w. Preston, Henry Spindle, Ozro Vaughn
Marcus Whipple. (Signed) II. l.. Kenyon
postmaster.
Gouldsville.
E. A. THATCHER has gone to Barre t.
work in the Moorcroft factory. - Alic,
Eaton of Springfield Mass, is at home on
visit. - Hattie Andrews and Eben Gay
nor have returned from their trip to Boston
- Herbert Eaton of Keene, n. H., il
visiting friends in this place. - Th'
socable will meet with Mrs. Charlie,
Chandler Thursday afternoon and evening
of this week
Plainfield.
THE ladies of the Universalist society o
Plaintield will give an entertainment a
Kinney's hall Saturday evening. There will
be farce entitled Nancy Chckweed,
and refreshments, consisting of cake anC
coffee, all for the sum of ten cents. Tn,
! band will be in attendance
East Roxbury.