The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27
Washington County.
Barre---Goddard Seminary.

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last Wednesday evening under the chaperon-
age of Miss Kendall. 80 Mr.. Goodwin, a
former student, made us a short visit last
week and Mr.. Flanders, class of '86 Mr..
Charles Richardson, class of 'S5, and Mr..
Norman Powers of Washington, former
student, made us a visit last Saturday.
- +. E. Dodge, class of '85, and now at
the University Of Vermont, was in town
last week. Frank has been elected vice.
president of the Sophomore class. -
Miss Kendall, Miss Gale and Mr.. Blanchard
are to take part in a musical entertainment
at the Opera-house next Saturday evening.
Berlin.
REV. JOHN j. HALL will conduct relig-
ious service in the school house in the Ben
jamn district next Sunday afternoon at
half-past-three o'clock. - Miss Maria
Persons, who has spent the past year in
Boston, is at home on a visit for a few
weeks. = The Ladies' Sewing Society
have very creditably used their funds to
make repairs on the parsonage. A newly
shinged roof is the result. George
Wiley is having u severe time with his
lungs.
ALBERT HALL and Eli Holton arrived
here last Monday from Montana, with nine
mustang horses and a quantity of wheat.
- There was husking at Theron
Lamphere's last Wednesday evening.
gone to Glover.
East Calais.
REV. j. o. SHERBuRN of Mortified has
an appointment to preach here next Sun
day evening - Charles Jack has moved
into a. Dwinell's tenement. Mrs. Jack has
nearly recovered from her late illness.
- w. G. Peck returned from Canada
with seven hundred geese and quite a num-
Der of turkeys. - Services last Sunday
nf inn
order. The congregation assembled at the
usual hour and sat silently and decorously
for half an hour awaiting preacher. None
appearing, the "member from Calais" rose
and moved to adjourn. 1t was afterwards
learned that Mr. Bliss, who was expected
to preach had met with an accident, from
which he received injuries that prevented
his meeting his engagement. - There
will be no morning service next Sunday. The
Sabbath-school will meet at eleven O'Clock
instead of at the usual hour.
MarshfieId.
REV. G. II. FARNswoRTH of Groton was
called here Sunday morning to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Meader, who died at the
residence of Mrs. Burnham, where she had
boarded for few years. She was carried
to Danville and laid with friends and rela-
tions in the cemetery there. Her six chill
dren were all present. Alonzo coming on
from the West on receipt of the news of his
mothers death. - Quarterly meeting
was held at the Methodist church last Sun.
day, Rev Mr.. Sherburne, presiding elder,
preaching in the morning and evening two
very able sermons. Sixteen were taken
into the church by the pastor, and sixty
two communicates. - Isaac Bemis lost
a large silver spoon last week, somewhere
between his house and lot above DIR. Towns.
1t was marked 81. B." and if it has been
found by any one, he would be very glad of
its return-not for its value, but because it
was the gift of daughter, long since dead
- Lewis Swan of West Randolph has
moved into George and f. Wooster's house.
He has come to care for his aged mother,
Boyles is very ill. She is quite aged and
helpless, being eighty-seven years old.
- The Plainfied band have prone
made concert at Bancroft's hall next Satur-
day night. - Rev. S. G. Hayford will
preach at the Universalist church next Sun
day evening at seven o'clock.
Moretown.
E. G. CLARK has moved to Hampshire
hill to work for Mr. Montague. - Old
town for some time, died recently. -
We are informed that p. l.. Gay has been
fined $500 and sentenced to the work house
for thirty days for selling liquor - The
Misses Cummings of Altoona, Illinois,, who
have been visiting in town for several
by the way of New York, where they intend
to visit short time.
Northfield.
NJ. j. CLoUGH is painting his house. which
has been thoroughly repaired and much inn
proved. - The orders for the Dog River
Valley fair premiums are at the savings
bank, and will be paid on demand. -
The regular quarterly election of officers of
the Good Templars' lodge will take place at
II rtA
ing, at which time a play will also be given.
- AS announced last week, the ladies
of the Congregational society will have a
boiled dinner to-day "wednesday at half
past twelve. - Mrs. Bancroft has moved
from DR.. Walling's house on Main street to
the south tenement in the Soper house near
the iron bridge. Mrs. Robbins has gone
into the north part of the house occupied by
her on North street, and Charles Sawyer
from Gouldsville has moved into the tene-
ment thus vacated. - The ChautauQua
Circle met at DR.. Bradford's residence on
Vine street Tuesday evening, in order to
examine his fine collection of minerals, as
they are now taking up the subject of ge-
ology. - A. E. Denny, vice-president of
the savings bank, is in charge of that in
stitution for a few days this week, during
the absence of the treasurer. j. G.. b..
Thayer, in New York. - Willie Ryan,
eighteen years old, son of John Ryan, living
on King street, assaulted his sister, Mary,
last Thursday morning with poker and
was arrested by Sheriff Howe and brought
before Justice o. ID. Edgerton. On account
of the absence from town of the father, the
case was continued to Monday morning for
trial. The boy was convicted, fined 50 and
costs, and released on his good behavior.
- Editor Whitney was in Boston few
days last week. - II. A. Bodgett and
wife visited at Wells River last week. -
Miss Mary Malloy returned to Rutland last
week, after a fortnights visit in town.
- Mrs. j. III. Mayo is visiting in Cam
bridge, Mass. 60 Newell Byam returned
to Bethel Tuesday. - Mrs. Anna p.
Clark of Stoneham Mass, is in town.
- DIR. Gilbert has returned from
Warren. 60 Miss Della Kimbal is teach
ing school in RoXbury. - Miss Miriam
Kimball was at home from Waterbury over
Sunday. - Miss Lettie French has just
finished a very successful term of school at
the Center, and is engaged for the winter
term in the same district - b. w. SAT-
ford, representative from Arlington, was in
town Saturday Postmaster Kenyon
has been in Brattleboro for a few days.
80 The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meets with Mrs. ID, ID, Field Thurs
day at three o'clock Bible reading sub
ject, The Souls Question" - Rev. L,
p. Frost of Montpelier will preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday. - Mrs.
G.. A. II. Chamberlain of Waitstield, who is
stopping with Mrs. Dane, has rented part OF
the Wallinga and Soper cottage on Main street.
- Among the number who took adj
vantage of the excursion to New York Tues
day were Rev. and Mrs. Hitchcock, G. S.
Richmond and his mother, Mrs. Wilder,
II.