The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

tainment last Thursday evening, which
passed off pleasantly, with the exception OF
some disturbance by small boys in the back
part of the hall. Such boys should not be
out, unless accompanied by their parents
- Hattie Andrews and Eben Gaynor
are visiting in Boston for week or two
80 The band sociable will meet with
Mrs. ID. M. Lockln next Thursday after
noon and evening - Two OF our Goulds-
vile boys are reported missing since Sat
urday evening, having left for parts un-
known. j. Winnie Flint has gone to
Barre to work in Mr. Averill's store.
Plainfield.
JOHN BANCROFT, a resident of this town
for more than sixty years, has sold his place
in the village to Ira Stone for $1,000 and
purchased house at East Calais, whittier
he intends to move in the spring. - A.
e. Snow has completed extensive repairs on
his house and store and now has the finest
residence in the village. lie and his wife
are now in Boston. - Last Saturday
evening Mr. and Mrs. Arthur n. Lane were
surprised by large company at their door
seeking admittance, but on being reminded
that it was an anniversary OF their wedding,
all were invited in and had a general good
time. The band added to the enjoyment of
the occasion by gathering in the. yard and
playing several pieces. Most of the com
pany were relatives and friends from Mont
pelier, who came up on an extra train char
| tered for the purpose. 80 Last Sunday
James Rollston, who is in the employ of Will
lam Martin, found wallet containing some
| money and other valuables, which the
owner can have by calling on Mr.. Rollston
while John Mansfield and Maynard Kyser
were at work on K. V. Dukes house, on a
staging, it gave way and they fell to the
ground, some twenty feet. They were quite
! severely bruised, but received no serious in
| juries. - Eugene Hoyt and his mother
! have gone to Danville to attend the funeral
of a lady friend, Mrs. Julia Smith of Chicago,
who died in Milford, Mass, while visiting
friends there. Her remains were brought
| to the house of her brother (B. f. Haviland)
in Danville, where the funeral services were
held. - The subjects of discourse next
Sunday at the Congregational church will
be, in the forenoon, A Way in the Wilder
ness; in the afternoon, "The Time-seeker."
be Thought of the Heart" - The
Chautauqua Circle will meet with Miss
Laura Gale next Saturday evening at seven
o'clock.
Roxbury.
THERE is to be an educational meeting al
the Union church December 4th. State
Superintendent Dartt will be in attendance
1t is hoped that our citizens will attend, as
the topics to be discussed are important
ones - Wallace Walcott of Lawrence
N. Y, who at one time was resident o.
Roxbury, is in town for short time. -
~,
George Blanchard, sold the personal prop
erty belonging to the estate at auction OF
Saturday. - Hon. w. II. Nichols o
Braintree was in town on Friday anC
James N Johnson of Northtield on Satur
day. Doras and Gilman Spaldinl
came home from Minnesota last Thursda,
night - Moses Clukey is building new
barn. - e. n. Spalding has built new
house on his Cushing lot and c. H. Ricl
has moved into it.
Waitsfield.
AS Mrs Sophia Joslin was passing from on
room to another, the other day, she in SOM
way fell, fracturing the knee of an alread.
lame limb. Miss Lulie Jones has jus
finished a successful term of school in dis
trict No. 3. - Charlie Richardson is OIL
his bridal tour this week. The happy coupl
have the best wishes of all. - Mrs. Deni
Shea has gone to Montpelier to care for
niece Nellie Conner who has diphtheria
t - The sudden death of Mrs. Eugen
McCarty Grace Phelps) has cast gloon
2 over the whole town. BY her death societ
loses one of its brightest stars, whose litel
r airy attachments and refined manners quail
fed her to fill any position. The Congrega
| tional church, of which she was a member
+ feels its loss deeply. The bereaved husban
. has the sympathy of the entire community
- Abbie, daughter of Josiah Holden
/ Esq, who died last Friday, has long been
I patient little sufferer. Much sympathy
ltlb lOI NIL lOlutD anu Ills ldUllly III UUel
deep atf1ictiOn, as this is the fifth of the
family which has been taken away. -
: Last week was observed as a week
n prayer in behalf of young men. Unio
: meetings of the Methodist and Congregt
. tional churches We're held every evening
. which increased in members and interes
u and several hopeful conversions are r.
y ported. The meetings will be continue
this week.
# Warren.
: THERE will be union temperance NEE
y ing in the church next Sunday evening
e foot quite badly last Friday, while at wor
o on the mountain. This is the second tim
y he has met with the same accident this fal
s. - Mrs. III. b. Parker slipped and fe
on the steps last Saturday night, injurin
II her hip. - The village schools close
G last Friday. - Mrs. Phelps Jones is vel
e low. - DR.. n. w. Gilbert of Mortified
n will be in town the last of this week. to +
If main week or more.
u Waterbury.
Il HIRAM BoYCE's horse became frightene
- at the cars, last Friday, and overturned h
meat-cart, distributing its contents abo
e the street in every direction. No one WI
~ injured and nothing broken. - EX-Go
81 ernor Dillingham; has 50 far recovered fro
L. his injury as to be able to walk out viii,
y he did last Saturday for the first time sin
* his accident. - The remains of Mrs.
y M. Brigham OF Essex junction, daughter
y, Elisha Moody, were brought to this pla
p last Monday for burial. Mrs. Brigham 81
vived her husband but short time, he ha
ing died last September - 1t is report,
TO that Rev. Mr.. Wheeler has sold his place
is New street to Mr.. Bowman of Montpele
I'd Mr.. Wheeler and wife are now boarding
s. the hotel. - Several of the boys al
f. girls attended the close of the school
d. Green Mountain Seminary last Friday eve
he ing. - The harvest concert held at t.
ly Methodist church last Sunday evening W
H. a grand success Everything passed
pleasantly, and all present felt that tn
in had been highly entertained by the lit
w ones. - The reading given by Mr.. Cha
ne man at the hotel hall last Wednesday eve
to ing was grand treat to all present. i
ne selections were good and the people e
r. pressed their appreciation of them by burs
IL. OF laughter and applause. - The me
ca riage of David Ring to Mollie KeHoe to
tv place in the parlor of Waterbury hotel la
nd Saturday evening at eight o'clock, Rev.
Wheeler performing the ceremony. T
-, happy couple, after being congratulate
ui proceeded to take up their abode in ROOF
% d. rented of j. X Fullerton, where they W
IA remain for the present. - The band &C
gu templates giving concert in the near futu
10, and it is hoped that the undertaking W
ny meet with success.
ks Waterbury Center.
he M. L.. DILLINGHAM has husked six hundr
tn fifty bushels of corn this fall, which is gu
a job for sick man. He raised this "
IA from piece of ground seven rods squf
ro- seventy-five bushels of good assorted pc