The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-27

Efiie Goss, Willie Hathaway, Jennie Hatha- |
way, May Harran, Emma Harran, Myrtle |
Harran, John Bagley, Rufus Bagley jamie
Bagley and Herbert Eagan. - Mr.. Ste |
town. == Mrs. William Sawyer has been
i'll with neuralgia, but is better.
NortbfieId.
THE Good Templars adjourned their lodge
meeting, Saturday evening, at quarter past
seven, to give the members an opportunity
to hear the temperance lecture by Rev. j.
o. Sherburn at Howes' hall. The play,
Aunt Dinah's Pledge" which was an
nounced for that time, will be given this
week Friday evening, at which time occurs
the regular quarterly election of officers.
A bee-house on Amos Plastridge's
farm was burned, last Wednesday, the fire
being supposed to have caught from Goals in
ashes placed in the building. What little
wind there was at the time was fortunately
blowing away from the other buildings.
80 Principal Hit ot1iciates as lay reader
at the Episcopal church. - Rev. j. o.
Sherburn's temperance lecture at Howes
hall, Saturday evening, was a scholarly and
able effort, the leading thought being the
necessity and hopefulness of temperance
work among the children. Probably owing
to the fact that it was not well advertised,
the attendance was not large. - Mrs.
Mary (Brown) Avery, wife of Israel Avery,
died at her home at the Center, Saturday
evening, about nine o'clock. The funeral
was held at the house Monday afternoon,
Rev. j. O. Sherburn officiating, and the
body was buried in the cemetery at the Cen
ter. Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Averill, who was
buried Saturday, were of about the same
age, and had lived side by side for more than
twenty years. - The ladies of the Epis-
copal society will hold their sociable at the
rooms in the depot building Thursday after
noon and evening of this week. - On
account of the meetings this week, the Con-
gregational sociable was changed to Tues
day evening. - Mrs. Loretta (Robinson)
Averill died in this town, last Thursday, in
the ninetieth year of her age. Mrs. Averill
was the widow of John Averill Esq, who
died five years ago, and daughter of Amos
Robinson, Esq, who was one of the earliest
settlers of the town. Her children were
five sons and daughter, of whom the daugh-
ter and one son survive her. A. j. Averill,
Esq. of Roxbury, who recently died so sud-
denly was her eldest son. Before the in
tirmites of age came to rest so heavily upon
her Mrs Averill was very useful person
| in the communities in which she lived, and
her place in the sick-room was not easily
supplied. The closing years of her life were
made pleasant in the family of her son,
Henry Averill. Rev. L. p. Booth ofiiciated
at the funeral on Saturday, and the remains
were buried at the Center. d. T. A. -
Mrs. j. p. Brooks has returned from Gays
vile, where she has been at the house of
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| surgical operation performed. She bore the
! operation well and hope is entertained of
! her full recovery. - Miss Kittie Brooks
has returned from Council Bluffs, Iowa,
where she has been with her sister, Miss
Cora, for the past five months. - +. I.
Egerton has gone to Montpelier to fill a va
cancy for short time in his former position
as proof-reader on the Argus - Mrs. G..
III. Crane returned Friday from Northwood,
! n. H., where she has been with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Small. Her little granddaughter,
Alice, came with her. - Those who at
tended the grand lodge of Good Templars
from this village were Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Huntley and Miss Alma, Mrs. A. Pearsons
Miss Jennie Wilmot, Frank Plumley, Esq.
Rev. j. r. Bartlett, o. d. Edgerton, F. I
Kelley of the Orphans Home, Burlington
visited Miss Alma Huntley last week
- Mr.. Morrill, Gilman is in town this
week on business. - E. l.. Field left
town Monday. He will visit in New Hamp
shire and Massachusetts,, and enter his new
position the 1st of February. - G. f
Reed went to Boston, Monday, to select his
new stock of clothing. His daughter, Alice
accompanied him - Special religious
meetings are to be held every day this week
beginning to-day wednesday, in the vestry
of the Congregational church at half-pas
two and seven o'clock P. NJ. Rev. w. ID. Will
Jams of Essex Junction will be present anG
assist in the conduct of the meetings. -
The Methodists held an oyster supper al
their vestry Tuesday evening of this week
- DIR. n. w. Gilbert will move his den
tai office, the first of next week, into The
rooms with DR.. A. A. Minott in Centra
block. DIR. Gilbert wishes to have more
leisure from professional business and
eventually he will probably turn over the
larger part of his practice to his younger
colleague. - a week ago last Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Sherburn, at the close of the Sunday
school, presented to Messrs. III II. Brown anC
Frank Plumley each a fine edition of Dore's
Bible Gallery as mark of appreciation o.
their services of superintendent and assis
tant superintendent of the Methodist Sun
day-school, which offices they have held il
alienation for the past ten years -
Neighbor lakewood was played to a
crowded house last Friday evening, and vii
Der repeated on Saturday evening of thi,
week. 1t is strong play and is a great favor
ite here, especially with so many of the ole
cast of characters. - Mr.. Kimbal ant
wife of Newbury visited Miss Lizzie KNAPP
last week. - Hon. w. p. Dillingham; o
Waterbury was in town Monday. -
Captain Moseley, DIR. Nichols and Il. w
Hopkins attended the soldiers reunion al
Burlington last week.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
Mr.. HIT takes a little vacation thi
week, leaving the school in charge of Misses
Chase and Badger. - Miss Chase took {
pau III -NclSiupl odChNOOu
Friday night - Our professor think,
" the fools are not all dead Some on,
very foolshly put a bottle of frozen ink OF
the stove, and, as natural consequence
there was an explosion. No one injured
and little damage done. - Written reel
tations We're in demand last week. -
The junior class are making preparation
for an exhibition to be given at the close o
this term.
Gouldsville.
THE White Ribbon Club gave the drama
"Three Glasses a Day." and the farce
Jumbo jun" last week Tuesday The,
had good audience, considering that tn,
night was very stormy They intend t
give the same at Moretown soon. =-
Another couple, Fred Sawyer and Cert,
Simons, started on their Journey through
life together last Saturday night. Thei
many friends wish them pleasant trip
- The band will soon present the play
"Our Folks" which was given here tw,
years ago - All members of the Goot
Templars are requested to be present mex
Saturday evening, to elect officers for tn,
coming quarter --== Mr.. and Mrs. f. j
Wiley of Montpelier are stopping here for {
couple of weeks.
Plainfield.
SATURDAY night, about eleven o'clock
Earnest Wells drove spirited horse, at
tached to a fine cutter, out of his father:
barn, and as he was closing the door the
horse started, ran to the depot, and there
took to the railroad track. Immediate
search was made in all directions. The
horse was found about four o'clock Sunday