The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-07

residence of G.. b. b. Denny on Slate ave-
nue. this wednesday, afternoon and even
ing, to which all are invited. The one an
nounced by the ladies of the Methodist
society for the same evening will be post
poned one week. NJ. j. Clough has
bought the Robinson house on Main street.
paying 1880. - l.. w. Avery has sold
his brown mare, Mollie," and the large
chestnut mare, Daisy" to a party near
Fitchburg, Mass, and shipped them Monday.
- e. III. Howes has resigned his office
as captain of the militia company and an
election will be held next week Tuesday to
fill the vacancy. Captain Howes intends to
go West soon to remain for some months,
which is the cause of his resigning. -
j. G. Fletcher and wife have been visiting
in Pittsield the past week. - j. NJ.
Temple and wife have been at Charlemont,
Mass. 80 j. ID. Barber has got through
working in the Walling grist-mill. -
Mrs. Judge Carpenter is at the White Noun
tans 60 Frank Maynard and wife of
Boston visited their sister, Miss Millie, last
week. - e. l.. Field came up from Bos-
ton. f. w. Gregg arrived Monday
from Tucson, Arizona. He is at present
holding the position of territorial judge
- Eugene Dodge of Woodstock and his
brother, Lewis from Waltham, Mass, are
in town. - f. NJ Sheldon of the Swan
ton Sentry was in town over Sunday. -
MISS Nellle Wlluer, teacher III Une OTpHdn
Home at Burlington, is at home on vaca-
tion. - The Salvationst, Happy Jim "
or Crazy Jack" or whatever he is called,
has been dismissed from the force for i'm
moral conduct, it is reported. - The
Catholic bells were blessed " Monday in
accordance with the programme given last
week. - The ladies of the Universalst
society will hold a sociable at the residence
of Mrs. Hendee on Pleasant street Thursday
afternoon and evening of this week. -
patv 4 tti11 Gu
day with Rev. l.. f. Fortney of Plainfield.
Mr.. Booth goes away next week on vaca-
ton of a month to the northern part of this
state and the White Mountains. There will
be no service the last two Sundays of this
month - Mrs. Lucy l.. Ring, who fell
and broke her hip last week Monday, died
Sunday in consequence of the injury and
the funeral, attended by Rev. II. c. Howard
of Roxbury, was held Tuesday forenoon.
Mrs. Ring was over ninety-two years of age
and was the oldest person in town. -
| Miss Jessie Jones, who was so severely in
jured last week, still lies in critical con-
dition. The intensely warm weather is, of
course, unfavorable, but Dr. Mayo con-
siders the case hopeful. II G.. McIn-
tire, who was principal of the Northfield
Academy in 1866, was in town last week
visiting old friends. He is now practicing
attorney at Potsdam, n. Y. - Dwight
! Goddard of Bostonis in town on slate quarry
business. - Frank Plumley, his brother
in-aw, L. g. Fletcher, and Erastus Huntley
left Tuesday on a fishing trip to the north
ern part of the state. - The Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union will meet with
Mrs. j. O. Sherburn on Thursday at three
o'clock. Responsive reading-subject, " The
Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance
Union" A committee will also be ap-
pointed to prepare for the state meeting to
be holden here the 1st of September. -
Letters uncalled for in the post-office at
Northfeld July 6, 1886; George w. Brown,
Mrs. Eta Blanchard, George r. Byerlie, G.
f. Field, Winnie Fassett Alice Hill and
Peter Macy. (Signed) II. l.. Kenyon,
Postmaster. - The savings bank has
voted the usual sem-annual dividend of
two per cent. The condition of the bank
July 1st was as follows.
RESOURCES.
Loans s2s5e@ss @ 6s Ss
Bank stock l45@ ee "
Real estate ,546 ~
Bonds. ;.; s!lQ
Cash on hand' leooo %
LIABILITIES.
Due depositors saa5sett Il
1ndivided profits SIS Il
Gouldsville.
G. HURLEY, commonly known as Cud,
was seriously burned in the face Monday
afternoon by the premature discharge of a
cannon. A few small boys have been
slightly burned by tire-crackers. - Mr..
and Mrs Horace Warrington and family of
Rutland and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Yarring-
ton of Lebanon, n. H., were visiting here
with their mother over the Fourth. -
Mrs. II. L. Rich and son and Mrs. A. f. An
drews were visiting in Claremont, n. H.
over Sunday. - John Thompson and
Miss Anna Patrick were married July 5th
Plainfield.
THE public examination of the school in
the Springs district was held last Wednes-
.lnxr in th.a of atnl
and others. The marking of the papers
written by the pupils gives the classes an ex-
/ cellent average standing of eighty per cent
on the common school studies. The pupils
that We're neither tardy nor absent during
the term We're Anna Chase, Flora Camp
J and Attic Worthen not tardy, Bertha Per-
kins and Eta Spencer; not absent, Alice
J Hambet and Forest Camp. - The pub
t lie examinations of the village schools will
, take place next Friday. Visitors are espe-
cially requested in the afternoon. - Re-
Y ligious services will be held next Sunday
afternoon at half-past two in the Hunt y
school-house on Maple Hill. - On Mon
day night seventeen head of cattle entered
5 a field belonging to w. S. Martin and
9 destroyed two acres of splendid corn. -
} Rev. I. p. Booth of Northfield will occupy
) the Universalist pulpit next Sunday after
noon at fifteen minutes past one O'Clock,
l in exchange with the pastor
Waitsfield.
I THE fan festival last Thursday evening
was well attended. The net profits were
< S21. - Communion services We're OBJ
served at the Congregational church last
Sunday morning. - Mrs. DIR. j. NJ.
VanDeusen has gone to Omaha to visit her
son and daughter, who reside in that place.
+ - Farmers have commenced haying in
q good earnest and an average crop is re-
: ported.
4 Warren.
? THE Womans Christian Temperance
: Union will meet with Miss Anna Smith
$ next week Tuesday afternoon. - 1t is
| expected that Rev. Mr.. Fisk of Bethel will
1 preach next Sunday. - Mrs. II. b.
r Parker returned last week from her visit to
2 Iowa. Mr. Parker was in Massachusetts
g and returned with her. - Mr.. and Mrs.
n Curtin returned to Washington ID. c., last
week. - Several of our townspeople
went TO Lincoln last week - Miss Rice
from Massachusetts is visiting her aunt,
g Mrs. Thomas Putnam. - Miss Louise
=. Allen, who went TO Boston several weeks
. ago to have tumor removed, is expected
n home this week.
I, East Warren.
: MRS. STEPHEN GooDsPEED and Mrs. Lois
I VanDeusen have been quite ill during the
past week. - Miss Lizzie Bragg, who has
been i'll so long, is again worse - Mrs
Ellen Patrick is stopping with relatives in