The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-12
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corner of Vine and North streets. -
Newell Byam with his wife has come up
from Bethel to carry on the land which
came to them from Harvey Keyes' estate.
They are living with Mrs. Reyes. = DR..
J. II. Mayo has moved into w. A. Blake's
house on Central street. - j. w. Char
bouneau has moved from the south part of
Mrs. Alvord's house on Central street to the
Andres house on Pearl street. Mrs. Alvord
will herself move into the south tenement
and A. f. Spaulding will take the north
part. 80 Mrs. l.. A. Howes and family
have gone to Brockton Mass. II. H.
Shedd and his mother returned Friday to
their home in Weston, Mass. - Mrs. H.
w. Worthen is visiting at G. A. Edgerton's
- Miss Maria Howes is making extern
sive repairs on her house at the south end
OF Main street. - S. l.. ID. Goodale has
moved his family to Wells River, where he
has been at work for some time. - Rev.
James s. Spinney of East Randolph has
bought the Judge Carpenter house, paying
S1,700. He will take possession soon.
- The officers of the Methodist Sunday
school, elected last Sabbath, are as follows:
Superintendent, Frank Plumley; assistant
superintendent Thomas Slade; lady super
intendent, Mrs. Frank Plumley; librarian,
Eugene Plastridge; treasurer, Thomas Slade;
secretary, Mabel A. Brown; organist and
chorister, Edola j. Sheldon; board of man
ayers, II. r. Brown, c. s. Richmond, NJ.
Allie NOA. Inc Whole nulnDtr Ol pupils
enrolled during the year was 254, and the
average attendance 49, The collections for
the year were as follows: General, S51 .62;
missionary, $500; special, S2S.S5; total,
S15S47. - Mr.. w. Clayton Claggett and
Miss Ella f. Howe were married at the
Congregational parsonage last Thursday
evening. They have taken up their resi-
dence with Dr. Clifton Claggett at the
Center. 60 AT the adjourned annual
meeting of the Congregational society, last
Thursday afternoon, the following officers
were chosen: President, Chauncey Denny;
secretary and treasurer, o. ID. Edgerton;
trustees, George II. Bailey, j. l.. Moseley,
A. f. Denny; collector, A. e. Denny;
auditor, Nathaniel King. 1t was decided
to make some repairs and changes on
the church building, and E. X. Jones,
j. II. Orcutt and NJ. g. Shepherd were
appointed to take charge of the same.
The weekly system of collections will be
continued. - The funeral of +. w. Dut-
tons child will be held this wednesday,
afternoon at two o'clock at the house.
- Frank Plumley, Esq, has been en-
gagged to deliver the address at Waterbury
Center on Memorial day. - Miss Susie
Kent has come home from Plymouth, N. II.
- G.. NJ. Davis is in Boston this week
- Rev. J. w Bemis has come to town
and is to live here this year. - Miss
Josie Pratt has returned from California.
DIR. Beebe of Bridport, Conn, has bought
DR.. Nichols pair of black ponies paying be-
tween $500 and 5000 and the one which DIR.
Mayo had of DIR. Nichols. These and the
jerks pony have been shipped to him.
- Don't forget Mrs. Livermore's lee
ture this evening at the Universalist church.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
THE spring term of school closes next
week. - The classes are reviewing their
studies preparatory to examinations. -
Both divisions have rhetorical exercises this
nyl of
have been set out on the school grounds in
place of those that died. - Miss Louise
Houghton, SO, began teaching in district No.
l last Monday. - Since the district
schools have begun the number of pupils in
the High School has been diminished con-
siderably.
Gouldsville.
JOHN HoRNBRooK lost horse last week.
- The Misses Gillespie of Bethel are
stopping at S. f. Thompsons for a few DAYS.
- Willie Manchester died Thursday
morning, after an illness of only five days
He was bright, active young man, much
respected by all who knew him. His mother
and other relatives have the sympathy of
the entire community.
Plainfield.
WILLIE KINNEY, who came home sick sew
A. G. Slayton and f. A. Dwinel, with three
or four others, went last Thursday to
Greensboro Pond fishing, and came home
well pleased with their success. Last
Saturday young horse belonging to Ira
Merrill became frightened at an umbrella
and threw down Mr.. T. j. Bartlett, who
was holding it, injuring his right arm so he
cannot use it at present. and otherwise
brusing him. The horse ran through the
village and brought up in the meeting house
sheds without other damage, except break
ing the oss-bar to the thills. - Mrs. j.
q Sharhurn NnrthtalI 10 on q oft
here to her father, Deacon S. b. Gale -
Mrs. Nancy Bancroft is very sick with a
heart trouble, and is not expected to re-
cover. - Mr.. Oscar Marsh from Somer-
vile, Mass, son of Willard Marsh, who
formerly lived in this village, but lately de-
ceased, is in town disposing of the property
here. The household effects We're sold at
auction last Monday and the residence was
sold to the Misses Jane and Edna Clark.
Mrs. Marsh, mother of Oscar, is to go with
her daughter, Ida Mrs. Hazen), who is here,
to Fargo, Dakota, to live. - Hoyt &
Greeley are at work on their granite quarry,
which so far appears to be of an excellent
quality. 1t is near the railroad, easy of ac-
cess, and it is hoped will be a paying invest
ment. - Next Saturday some of our
boys are going to Barre to play game of
baseball with the Barre village nine.
A certain man on Monday was drawing a
heavy load up a steep hill when his horse
ran back against the fence and reared, fall
ing over backwards. Some persons went to
assist in getting the horse up, when the man
said to them he wondered what could have
caused his horse to run back so; when on
examination they found the horse badly
CALLED by the collar, with large sore, and it
was being used continually in that condi-
ton. 1t is too often the case that dumb
beasts are overworked and cruelty treated
RoXbury.
THE village school began on Monday, with
Miss Ida Wells of Randolph as teacher.
- Lizzie Butterfield is teaching school
in Randolph, Hannah Flint in district No
of this town and Eda Howe in No. g.
=W w. Russ of Bradford, Penn, has
been in town for awhile past. - The
suit of Roxbury u.s. Central Vermont rail