The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-26

nave been AZ w ". WhltmarShS during the
week. - Misses Julia and Della Kim
ball and Mrs Sherman Kimball returned
last week. - Mrs. S. V. Avery of Bur-
lington has been in town few days the
past week - The Vermont Christian
Messenger has been sold by the editor, Rev.
J. r. Bartlett, to Mr.. Charles c. Morse of
Swanton. Mr.. Morse was formerly editor
of the Ldmodle Ne,csdealer, and has recently
been removed from position as railway
postal clerk. 1t is not decided whether the
paper will be removed. - List of letters
remaining in the post-office at Northfeld
for the week ending August 25th: Ladies'
Mrs. Martha G. Bean, Mrs. William M.
Bruce and Mrs. Moses r. Roberts. Gentle
men-Hosea Brown, f. l.. Christman, w.
o. Crane, Clarence Murphy, Brainard M.
Parker, j. NJ. S Williams and Henry j. Dex-
ter. (Signed) III. l.. Kenyon, Postmaster.
Plainfield.
A CHORAL union was organized last Mon
day by the director of the Leslie Concert
Company. The following officers were
chosen: Director, f. A. Dwinell; assistant
Bertha Chamberin; assistant organist, Jen-
ME Lazelle; treasurer Laura Gale; secre-
tary, Mrs. A. Batchelder.
Waitsfield.
! REV. PLINy B. FISK, former boy of this
! town, but now a home missionary in Da-
kota, occupied the desk of the Congrega-
tional church last Sabbath morning. In the
on the extent and characteristics of Dakota;
also of the Christian and educational prog
ress of the people in that territory. IS.
G.. Parker is improving his buildings by
shngling and painting. - John Nc
Laughlin and Josiah Smith have com
menced running their threshing-machine.
They report a good yield of grain. - L.
r. Joslin has been appointed postmaster in
this town, in place of r. j. Gleason, who
has performed twenty-eight years of faithful
| "A
went astray through any mismanagement
at this office. There is general feeling of
regret that the Office cannot remain in the
hands of a man so amply qualified by strict
integrity and business ability, and, withal,
such convenient location.
Warren.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. j. c. Gleason
Tuesday afternoon of next week. - Mrs.
j. l.. Perkins of st. Johnsbury will lecture
on temperance in the church on Wednesday
evening, September I'd. - Mrs. Hattie
Morse and children from Barre have been
stopping at her fathers. 80 Mr.. Elias
Cardell of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is visiting
friends in town. - James Cardell has
friends from Indiana stopping with him.
III. w. Lyford is putting a steam
engine into his tub factory. - Everett
Pierce from Royalston, Mass, is stopping
with E. A. Eldredge.
East Warren.
G.. H, WILLIAMS of Chelsea is visiting in
town. - Bert Riford goes to Waterbury
Center this week for a fall term of school,
- The annual picnic in =. CarrolFS
| grove occurred last week Thursday, when
goodly company gathered, and We're enter,
tained with speaking, singing, swinging and
general good time. - Last week
Thursday evening the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of this town held ami
) versary exercises at the River Village,
oil dad nI ;,,ta
- G. p. Stearns and family have been
, away for two weeks visit among friends
l in Craftsbury and New Hampshire, taking
. in the White Mountains. - I. Eagan,
l formerly of this place, but lately of Barre,
t has accepted the offer of a lucrative position
, as foreman of granite shop in Michigan,
I and has gone there.
( Waterbury.
1 A. SMITH and wife of Bristol are in
town on short visit. - Eugene Moody
: and G.. b. Evans shipped five cars, loaded
e with cattle, sheep and hogs, for Boston on
=. Monday. They report the market as be,
f another young lady We're out riding on Sum
e day last when their horse became frightened
t and turned over the carriage, which re-
suited in the carriage being considerably
e broken, but, fortunately, the ladies escaped
i without injury. - The auditorium on
. the fair ground was raised on Saturday, and
7 will, when completed, command an entire
. view of the ground. The work to be done
1 on the ground is being pushed more rapidly,
# that it may be in readiness for the coming
e fair. - Mrs. Justin Moody is now con-
$ valescent. - Mr.. and Mrs II. E. Boyce
: celebrated their twenty-ffth wedding an
4 niversary last week Wednesday evening
= There were eighty-four of their friends pres
,. ent, and they made it very enjoyable oc-
7. casion. The numerous presents they re-
/, ceived would indicate the esteem and re-
), spect in which Mr. Boyce and wife are held
g Brigham of Essex Junction, son-in-law Of
+ Elisha Moody, We're brought to this place on
5 Thursday for burial.
u u Waterbury Center.
l. Miss CoLLEY brought sister home with
!, her on her return from Hill, n. H., last
e week. - Our merchant, r. III. Mather,
S has sister, Miss May Mather, from over the
8 Marsh came to town last week, and was
IS gladly welcomed by his many friends.
+. - The fall term at the Seminary opened
1t yesterday Tuesday. The prospect for a
l. full school at this writing is most excellent.
Scholars began to arrive last week, and
things are lively around the seminary.
- Mr.. William Butler of Boston, at
n tended church with his friend Mrs. Cieve-
land, last Sunday, Mr.. Butler is spending
his vacation with DIR. James, his cousin.
- The ladies' aid society gave a lawn
:, party in the Park laat Tuesday afternoon.
"a Some parties who have been buying sheep
h about here gave a lawn party at the same
: place last Sunday morning, to the disgust of
g. the whole neighborhood. The practice of
n herding a flock of sheep in the park, and
e directly in front and about the meeting
r house is something no decent man would do,
P. and, if it is repeated, will be likely to make
1t trouble for some one. People should re-
t. member that if they have no regard for
10 the Sabbath themselves there are people in
rs the community who have. c. l.. Fos-
st ter, A. NJ. l.. l., b., of New York city is Wis.,
n itng his grandfather, l.. II. Foster. - A
n Mr.. Burnham of New Haven, Conn, is Wis.,
ii itng his brother-in-law, Leonard Huntley.
'e 80 The work of painting the seminary
l. is nearly completed, and the building is
l. looking very nicely in its new coat
- South Woodbury..
n THE ladies' aid society will give an ice
If cream festival in the vestry on Friday even
IL ing of this week There will be literary
re- exercises connected with it. Admission
# adults, ten cents children, five cents. Ice
At cream ten cents.
7. Worcester.
II OUR townspeople had two picnics last
VI Wednesday, the 10Th instant. One was at
- Curtis pond, and the other was on Worces-
l. ter mountain, three-fourths of mile from
u the residence of III. w. Collier, where some
= thirty of our townspeople, with some
10 western friends, assembled to pass the day
IL I'm social VISITING The daV was heautiful