The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24


their vacation in town. 80 Miss Mabel
Brown is spending her vacation in Newport
and st. Johnsbury 80 Mrs. DIR. Nichols
and her father, Mr.. Blake, left for New
Smith. 80 Mr.. Bacon is lying in a very
precarious condition and fears are enter
| tained for his recovery.
Gouldsville.
TUESDAY evening, March 9, the band, as
sisted by some of the ladies of the place, will
present the drama Of Our Folks" to con-
clude with the farces entitled The Haunted
House " and Handy Andy" - School
closes this wednesday, afternoon, giving
all a chance to attend the teachers institute
on Friday and Saturday.
Plainfield.
REV. w. T. Sw1NNERToN delivered a very
interesting forty-minute lecture on "Suc-
cess" Thursday of last week, before the
scholars of the village school. 60 We
don't think it just right for any man to pub
licy assault young maiden as was done
in one of our stores one day last week. An
action for assault and battery would seem
to be the proper remedy in such cases. -
The play of The Drunkard, or the Fallen
Saved, will be presented at Kinney's hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week. The proceeds are for the bene-
fit of the Universalist church. - Mrs.
o. +. Davis will return to her home in Barre
to-day wednesday,, to assist her parents,
preparations for removal to Alta, Califor-
mia, where they intend to reside in the future.
Roxbury.
THE suit of Billings Spalding US. Morris
Shaw was tried by jury on Monday, result
ing in verdict for the plaintiff. Stanton
for plaintiff; John G. Wing for defendant
- Colonel A. B. Franklin of Newfane
was in town on Monday. - e. N. Spald-
ing returned from Boston on Friday, bring
ing carload of horses. 60 Among the
former residents of Roxbury visiting in town
recently were Martin Mansfield, recently of
Dakota, Frank Eaton of New York. Mrs.
Helen Chamberlin of st. Albans and Joseph
H. Drew, Esq, of Warren - ID. l.. Mich
| OILS returned from New York on Saturday.
w. w. Spearin has moved to Mrs.
Warmers farm lately occupied by A. p.
Coburn, the latter having moved to Charles
Spaldiugs farm.
East Roxbury.
: THERE was an od-fashioned spelling
school here last Wednesday evening Sew
, eral from South Northfeld were present.
Miss Nellie Steele, twelve years old, bore
off the palm as being the best speller. -
= = Mrs. Sophronia Boyce visited her daughter
at West Randolph last week. - Orison
! Ryder is visiting his sister, Mrs. Aaron
Webster. 60 Miss Minnie Amsden of
: Northield is spending few days with Mrs.
! out timber to build barn with in the spring
a q - f. O. Allen is doing a large job Of
y wood-sawing for L. w. Blanchard this
! | winter.
Waitsfield.
i The schools throughout the town closed
last Friday. In the primary department OF
the village schools six pupils were perfect
in attendance and punctuality during the
e term-Myrtie LaBelle, Jamie Joslyn, Flor
: ence Clapp and George Howe. Alice Baird
r and Grace Carleton were perfect in attend
: ance and punctuality during the year.
n - The singers of Waitsfield, with help
If from neighboring towns, will hold two
}. days sing in the Congregational church
1t next week Tuesday and Wednesday, closing
'l with grand concert Wednesday evening,
l. under the direction of G. Il. Dudley. -
It Mrs. Irving Crane of Middlebury is visiting
& her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Joslin
% - The Shcken-pie supper was. as usual
George Wallis has returned from the Pough'
keepse Business College, after thirteen
It weeks course of instruction in that insttu-
). ton. =E Bert stockwell is dangerously
n sick with pneumonia. - Mrs. Abbie
h Trask is reported to be on the gain. -
II Gilman Joslin of Carson, Mimi is visiting
o friends in town for short time. - Mrs
e Thressa Fisher is the owner of another pair
& of twin calves, making three pairs in three
d successive years.
d Warren.
n THE ladies of the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union will furnish baked-bean
IS dinner in the reading-room over f. w Slay
g tons store on March-meeting day at ten
t. cents for each person. - Mr.. Levi Aller
will be taken to Brattleboro insane asylum
this week. - The Grand Army boys had
= full house at their campfire and oyster
o. supper last Thursday evening. - News
u has been received of the serious illness OF
le Rising Nichols in New York His brother
~ ID. Nichols, has gone to him. - James
~ a Brown is soon to move on to his brother
70 Henrys farm. - Mrs. Z. A. Eldredge is
!, not improving as rapidly as we thought she
70 70 was last week.
IN East Warren.
9. QUARTERLY meeting services were held a
re this place the Goth and 2lst instants by Rev
is II. A. Spencer. - Intelligence has beel
1g received from Mrs. A. S. Dutton announc
Of ing the death of Mrs. Adaline Spalding
of Cured in Lyndon. Her age was tifty-sevei
nj years and ten months. -W w. f. Barne,
he of Montpelier was in this place last week
le and took away as his bride Miss Hattie NJ
,d Newcomb, formerly connected with tn
in Vermont Conference Seminary. Miss New
of comb has many friends in this vicinity
" - G. p. Stearns and Oscar Hudson wen
81 to Barre and returned last Saturday The.
n report travelling quite variable between
Nv here and RoXbury.
II Waterbury.
a NJ. NJ KNIGHT, who went TO Boston on
&C. week ago to have the cataracts removes
10 from his eyes, is fast recovering his sight
ss the operation being most successful one
oi- He will return in a short time. - Mabe
,ie Wells and Abby Haines are at home spend
Ell ing their vacation from their school i
ce Oswego n. Y. - A small party weI
M from here to attend the Mikado at Bul
ay lington. All speak of it in the highes
as terms. - A number from this place VIII
n are interested in winter sports will al
ne tend the carnival during the week. Peopl
er wishing to be gone for short time onl
ng can leave on the 4: 20 train and arrive hom
IT. after the evenings entertainment. -
IN The public schools will close this week, wit
al the usual examinations Thursday and FIR
No day. 60 On Wednesday of last week til
= ladies' of the Methodist Aid Society enjoye
ON hay-rack ride to the farm of Mr.. Moody
as about mile distant - A party of fort,
: passed through here on their way to tn
ar Burlington carnival last Saturday evening
Ils few remained over in this place to wal
ne for colder weather. - From the tow
: report we learn that the total amount
on orders drawn 10y the selectmen during tn
on year ending March LIST was SS93O77,
al which sum 81, ,705.42 was for rebuilding tn
rs Winooski bridge, S26l. 90 paid TO town o
", ticers, So, AGA go for miscellaneous expenses
he SSlO.3O found due on surveyors books an
.sV Sl6S9.27 was for work authorized by III
ln- selectmen. The total expense of the poe
! iht amounted TO S1,51617. Actual indebte,
ne ness of town, S3,124.66.
in Waterbury Center.
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