The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-04
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WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to him.
NoRTHFIELD town officers, elected yester-
day, will be found on the eighth page.
MATT SMITH is telegraph operator and
station agent at Cambridge, Vt.
JOHN JEROME died Tuesday morning,
aged forty-nine. The funeral will be held
Friday.
CALEB CADY died on the town farm,
Thursday night, and was buried Saturday
afternoon.
G. e. REED is fitting up his house on
Pleasant street, and it is reported that he
will soon move in.
A POUND party was held at the Methodist
parsonage, Thursday evening which was
pleasant and successful affair.
THE meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held with Mrs.
E. X. Jones next Tuesday afternoon.
FRIDAY evening of this week drama en-
titled, "The Flower of the Family" will be
given at Good Templars' hall by members
of Mortified Lodge.
THE Lenten service of the Episcopal
church will be held this wednesday, even
ing at DIR. Bradfords, and Friday evening at
their rooms, as usual.
AT the communion services of the Con-
gregational church, Sunday, Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Braley and Mrs. Mary G. Covey united with
the church on profession.
AN entertainment VIII De given by tne
ladies of the Methodist society at their
vestry next Tuesday evening Particulars
will be given by hand-bills.
f. w. HowEs friends and neighbors cele-
brated his sixtieth birthday Monday even
ing by "A surprise party at his home on Vine
street. A number of valuable presents
were given.
THE stock, fodder, farming tools, etc.
now on the premises known as the Joel
Winch fnrp will he sold Inv nnhlip anptioO
on the farm at ten o'clock, A. NJ, Friday
of this week
GEORGE II. BAILEY was elected deacon
of the Congregational church at the church
meeting last Friday. This church now has
four deacons, one being elected each year
for a term of four years.
The young ladies' mission band of the
Methodist church will hold basket So
ciable at the church vestry on Thursday
evening, to which all are invited. Enter
tainment, free; supper, ten cents
THE annual meeting of the ladies' society
Of the Congregational church will be held
at the house of the pastor, Rev. W. S.
Hazen, this wednesday, afternoon and
evening for election of officers and other
business
Posi- JOHNSON, G. A. r., is notified by the
commander, w. w. Holden, to meet at
grand army hall Thursday. at eleven
o'clock, to form for attendance on the
| funeral oil Colonel Randall. A prompt
and full attendance is desired.
DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT " was finely
rendered at Concert hall, Friday and Satur-
! day evenings, by members of the Theta Chi
Society of Norwich University, assisted by
ladies and gentlemen of the village. 1t
was a dramatic and financial success
e. X. DEWEY has exchanged his farm be-
tween the Center and South Village with
George Chaffee for the latter's farm in the
Ina1 hos a n
bought e. X. Jones house at the South
Village, where he will live and carry on the
Chaffee farm.
A RESIDENT of this town related rather
startling incident to a group of men, few
days since, and one of them bluntly in
quired: "Do you expect us to believe that?'
The narrator turned to him and in his bland
est tone replied: " If you will, it will be an
accommodation to me-"
LIST of letters uncalled for at the North.
field (Vt.) postoffice March LIST, 1885: Au.
gustus Bush, d. G. Braman, Charles
Churchill, A. w. Cochran, James Devine
Fred G. Fisher, Sarah +. Greene, George
Holden, Jerry Keif Mrs Frank Knowles
Mrs. Lizzie Patterson, George Papinau
Gertie /. Simons.
j. H. CIRCUIT, Postmaster,
WEDNESDAY evening (to-nigh0 members
of Gouldsville Lodge of Good Templars will
present the drama, " Broken Promises" a
members Of the order will be admitted ant
the members of Mortified Lodge are eacl
authorized to invite two of their friends t,
be present. Hall open at half-past seven
curtain rises at eight o'clock. No admis
sion fee.
, j. III. CIRCUIT was in Boston two or tire,
days, last week, on business. - w. A
Blake has been i'll, but is able to be abou
again. 80. NJ. Fisk's cousin, Mrs
, Richardson of Burlington, has been visitin:
him the past week. - Colonel and Mrs
F. f. Smith of Montpelier visited at DR.
Nichols last week. - Mrs Fred X
, Stevens and Miss Eta Thompson of Mont
pelier were in town over Sunday. -
) Principal Upper and wife of Essex hav
: been in town the past week
THURSDAY afternoon, as Robert Harpe
was fixing chain at the rear end of hi
traverse sled in front of Mr.. Kidder's, tn
horses started and ran up Main street. Ii
, front of Mr.. Reyes house Harper's tear
l overlook S. ID. Horner, who was driving hi
3 own wood team Mr.. Horner tried to sto
the Harper team, when his own turned int
Mr.. Reyes yard and the runaway tear
struck the hind end of Horner's sled an
L tipped it over. Harper's horses stopped i
7 Miss Della Howes' yard, and We're found t
u be but little hurt. This was the same tear
n which demolished Kenyon's show windo,
y a year or two ago.
7 THE following was kindly handed us
a one who was present on the occasion: Ih
:, sociable held at the Methodist vestry, las
Wednesday evening, under charge of Nj
Stockwell, Mrs. Gilchrist and Miss Nell
+ tosh, was a decided success in every wa,
a The views of Ausable Chasm, shown by M
n r. NJ Mcintosh by means of his fine stereol
+ ticon, were alone worth far more tina
a the price of admission, while the portrait
and other views presented were remarkabl
: fine. We understand that Mr.. McIntos
Ii has prepared large number Of differeI
a. views, sufficient to give another entertain
, ment not less interesting than this, and W
n hope he may be induced to exhibit thel
] here soon. We regret to learn that M
n Stockwell is soon to leave for the Soutl
Ia He is man whom we can ill-afford to los
from our midst. The best wishes Of Ii
many friends will follow him.
r SOUTH NoRTHFIELD
y THE term of school in this district (Minn
80 Il. Smith of Mortified, teacher) closed c
y, ~ Friday, the Goth ultimo. OF the siXtet
10 scholars in attendance, four-Amy DEM
70 Ethan, Ira and Carl Shaw-were Meth,
- absent nor tardy during the term. In add
- ton to the four named above, Lizzie al
n Minnie Holden had no absent marks. Tho
~ having no tardy marks were Elva Bake
% Amy Denny, Clifton Kimball, Ethan, Ir
% .. Carl and Jacob Shaw Elva Baker was a
~ sent one-half day, Arthur Stevens one al
- one-half days, and Fred Fisher two day
This we consider an excellent record, for
IN large proportion of those who had the fe'
m est marks reside at quite distance from q
n school-house. The school was mark
:, success in every respect, If we NAV Judge