The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13
Washington County.
Barre.

60 The ladies OF the | UniverSal1St church
hold a sociabe Friday evening. == The
Academy hall on Tuesday evening, January
10Th. Five hundred dollars in cash pres
ents will be distributed. g. II. b. Gran
dali Womans Relief Corps, No. 10, auxil-
week, with Mrs. John Collins, president;
Mrs. Wilbur Shepard, secretary and other
officers.
Berlin.
LAST Saturday, while alone in her house,
Mrs. Downer tripped and fell over a rug,
breaking her hip She managed to reach
the door and call some of the neighbors
Although an aged lady, she is reported as
doing well. - Andrew Bakers buildings
were all destroyed by fire one day last week
East Calais.
REV. JAMES RAMAGE will preach here at
half-past six o'clock next Sunday evening.
- Miss Nora White, who has been
working in Mrs. Jones millinery store at
Barre, came home last week to stay until
time for the spring opening. - Thirty
nine new books, most of them recent pubi-
cations, have been added to the circulating
! library. - There was a surprise party at
G. o. Eastman's last Friday night, it being his
fiftieth birthday. About eighty attended,
carrying with them oysters and all things
needful for bountiful supper, in which all
participated, and right good time was had,
! When they took their leave, towards morn
ing, they left behind them purse of $50
towards buying horse, Mr.. Eastman hav-
ing had the misfortune to lose his only horse
a few weeks ago.
North Montpelier.
THE skating-rink is to be closed for skat-
ing purposes until further notice. -
The Ladies' League is to give another en-
tertainment at the vestry hall next week
Friday evening. - The exhibitions of
our Dramatic and Musical Club at the ves-
| trxyb bo1 laut MnnIoy Ia,y
evenings, was in every respect a success.
Several of the leading characters could not
be beaten outside the city. The musical
part of the entertainment, with Harold Nye
as violinist and Ellen Nye as pianist, re-
ceived hearty applause. The gross receipts
were over 500. - Drive whist parties
are becoming popular here. - The next
singing-school will be held at vestry hall
next Friday night, - The annual meet
ing of the Dramatic and Musical Club Lii
brary Association was held last Saturday.
Mrs. Ada Kelton was elected librarian and
treasurer; Ward Cate, clerk Mrs. G.. p.
Holister, w. II. Dodge and w. G.. Nye,
prudential committee The association is
in tiourishing condition, and report at
present about three hundred volumes in the
library and between $50 and $50 in the
treasury The motion to continue the yearly
81 membership was carried, and any one so
wishing can, upon the payment of this sum
to the treasurer, draw books until the next
dIuldl ItcllIR, WlllCH OCCURS Iut SttOHUt
Saturday in January, 1887. Single volumes
can be taken out by any one at ten cents
each. - Miss Ellen j. Nye returned to
Maiden, Mass, Saturday of last week.
- Alice NJ. Putnam of Montpelier was
here several days last week on a visit to
relatives and friends.
Marshfield.
THE week of prayer was observed by
union services at the Congregational and
10Th 1tgt n1.,, ral,n tInr Il
roads were unfavorable, yet the meetings
( were well attended and of more than com
mon interest. There will be dona
ton for the benefit of Rev. G. L. Wells al
the Methodist parsonage tomorrow Thurs
day. afternoon and evening. - Rev. j
ID. Bailey of this place and Rev. Jane:
; Ramage of South Woodbury. are expected
to exchange pulpits next Sabbath. =
, The ladies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union have secured the services OF
Mrs. j. l.. Perkins of St. Johnsbury to de
liver temperance lecture some time thi,
month. - The ladies of the Universais
Society will hold their annual fair ant
festival at Meader's hall Thursday evening
: January 21st. Promenading to the music
of the Marshfield band will be one of the
pleasant features of the entertainment
- Rev. l.. f. Fortney will hold {
, preaching service at the residence of G.. +
York, at Kinney's Mills, tomorrow Thurs
day. evening at half-past six o'clock.
Middlesex.
, j. HARRY HOLDEN, a student from Tuft!
= College Divinity School, will occupy the pul
pit at the village church Sunday the It'll
3 instant. Services will commence at half
< past ten \. NJ. - Mrs Pluma S. Bruce
, widow of the late Eli Bruce, formerly o
1 Fayston, died at the residence of hel
} daughter, Mrs. j. II. Holden, Monday after
: noon, aged eighty-two years.
. Moretown.
2 THERE will be quarterly meeting service.
3 at the Methodist church next Sunday, fol
a lowed by revival meetings, to continue TO
) one week or more 1t is expected tina
Y Evans of Middlesex and II. A. Spencer o
t Montpelier will be present and assist dur
Y ing the meetings. g. An alarm of fir
Monday evening, January 4th, at the hote
was caused by bed catching fire from SOM
4. rags which had been placed in an opei
stove-pipe and, taking fire, fell on to the bed
The fire was eXtinguished before anything
else was burned. Insured - The Whit
. Ribbon Club will give an entertainment
/, consisting of dialogues, charades, recta
tionS, music, etc, at the town hall mex
: Friday evening. All are cordially invite,
! to attend. - Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips an,
: Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox We're visited at thei
: home, last Saturday, by about forty couple
; of their neighbors 60 Omri Bruce ha
, moved into Mrs. A. b. McElroys house
= - f. Morrill, of Burlington was in tow
q last week == Curtis Carpenter is yer,
. low with lung disease and is not eXpecte,
: | TO recover.
Northfeld.
a C. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley' office, owe
, A. f. Dennys store, will receive subscrip
e tions and advertisements for the WATCH
c MAN, and accounts can be paid to him. -
! AT the annual meeting of the Dog Rive
t Valley Fair Association, held at Vilag
. Hall last week Tuesday afternoon, the fol
g lowing officers We're chosen: President
: Hon. Il. X. Jones; vice-president, Cassu
$ Peck of Brookied secretary, w. w
V Holden; treasurer, James Morse; genera
: superintendent, f. W. Gold; marshal X
W. Clark; auditor, j. III Orcutt superin
tendent of floral hall, j. NJ. Temple. -;
T w. Il. Nichols, the express agent, ha
9 bought of Lyman Holden the house ON Vim
/ street near the dry bridge occupied by A. +
Y Spauldng, and took possession last week
# - AT the Good Templars lodge meet
{ ing, Friday evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Il, Hunt
r ley were chosen delegates to the granC
lodge and f. T. Egerton and Miss Jennie
Wilmot, alternates. DIR. n, w. Gilbert wa
i recommended for appointment as lodg
o deputy. - The Woman's Christian TEN
E perance Union will meet next Thursday, a
three o'clock in the afternoon, with Mrs
$ Charles Dole, if the weather is pleasant;
i not, with Mrs. j, III. Orcutt. - Amateu
, dramatic entertainments seem likely Il
s have quite a run here this winter. Mex
+ week the Universalists will present Neigh