The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-19
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peoples prayer-meeting will be held at the
Methodist church on Tuesday evenings in
stead of Fridays, as heretofore. - The
Band of Hope meets at the Methodist vestry
on Friday evening of this week at six
o'clock. - The gate to the small wheel
in j. G. Graves mill broke last week and
entered the wheel in such shape as to rem
der 1t unit for business until 1t is repaired.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Wright of Nebraska
have been visiting friends in town. Mrs.
| Wright is better known to our community
as Lucy Nownes, and meets with glad
welcome from her old schoolmates and
friends. They went to Barton Tuesday
- DR.. Williams is in town the three
last days in the week.
Middlesex.
ARTHUR KNAPP met with an unfortunate
accident on Sunday last He was riding on
the Moretown side of the river through the
willows near A. c. Brownson's, when his
horse ran his carriage upon the ledge, over
turning it, and Arthur was thrown out,
breaking his leg below the knee. His COM
panion, Fred Smith, came very near being
thrown into the river. The place where the
accident occurred is very narrow and the
town authorities ought to see that it is
widened and made more safe for public
travel - The remains of the infant
child of Fred and Mary Dutton of West
Somervile, Mass, formerly of Moretown,
were brought to this place for interment
yesterday CTuesday) morning. - Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Steele have moved into
Mrs. ID. p. Carpenters house in the village.
Middlesex Center.
THE graves of the soldiers in our cemetery
are to be decorated on Memorial day by the
| ora sa,oral 1,yo,.as ~ acknowledgements soldiors
and monv ~ tbo ,,oIrnteors of the %attie Of
Plattsburgh in 1914 are buried here, and a
few who were in the war of the slavehold-
ers rebellion. - Jerry Miles has APP
ttrabands who fed from slavery when orr
troons marched down to Fortress Monroe.
in 1861. and served in the army nearly
tbronob the whole war. - Svlvanns
Daniels has lately erected a family NOM.
ment If vermont granite finely 1oIished
and fnisbed - We are Glad 10 learn
that our townsmap DudIev r Jones and
his son who were severely iniured nv their
horses rnnning away last week, are getting
better. Mr. Tones GOT a badly snrained arm
and the boy some ugly cuts and bruises
houabt two hiab-grade Jersev cows and a
bnll of the same breed - The annual
cro,o tax has been Maid in full this snring.
- r Teonard has lost three cattle
T.. NJ Rruce one. Asa Averv and William
Hunt horse each. and we see some animals
ont to Grass that look az tbough tbev ought
to boye died lone 400 - Naxt n order
is the highway tax. and the roads sadly
need II SW 01ur cbamnion tromtNcotchars
viii a Daniels has ALREADY taken sevnrai
id lam f, has "a aieauy ,ahum Senel,
towards his ANIMAL thousand
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MoretoWn.
THERE was no nreacbinp last Sunday. as
Rev W TT Dean was called away On Sstur.
dav nv the serious illness of his mother.
~ Mr.. TAYLOR of Hancock was in town
last week az were also Mrs George Stevens
and son from Walden, who came TO attend
the funeral of Bradford CARPENTER of North
field who died very suddenly. He was
buried here last Saturday. A dance
occurred at the hotel last Friday evening
About forty couples were present 80 80
Mrs. B. f. Mead went last week to live
with her daughter, Mrs. H. Palmer. -
Mrs, p. I. Cav was called TO Montreal re-
Gently by the illness of her father. -
Lewis Price has sold his farm to James
Goodwin and moved to his fathers. -
Mrs. G. TT. SAWYER were in town last week.
Northneld.
d. EDGERToN. at f. Plumley's office.
over A. E. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for the
WATcHMAN. and accounts can be paid to
him. Mr.. Bradford CARPENTER died
quite suddenly of heart disease Wednesday
evening at his home at the South Village.
Funeral services were held at the house
Saturday at eleven o'clock, Rev. I. p. Booth
officiating, and the burial took place in
Moretown u. G. Fletcher has bought
five acres of the south end of DR.. Walling s
pasture on East street. paying 5000. -
Mrs. Livermore was introduced to her all-
dience last Wednesday evening as "the
queen of the lecture platform and, if any
were not ready to admit her claims to that
designation before the lecture, we think
they must have been willing to do so at the
close. The address was original, strong
and forcible, as well as pleasing and inter-
esting. There was a good number present
, and small balance remains, after paying
, all expenses, which goes into the treasury
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, The ladies of the Congrega-
: tional society will hold a sociable in Howes
: Hall this Wednesday, afternoon and even
, ing. - At the adjourned annual meeting
: of the library association. held the 9Th in
slant the following officers were elected
} President. Rev. w S. Hazen: clerk. C. d.
| Edgerton: collector ID. r. Averill: treasurer
G. A. Edgerton, Jr.; librarian j. M. Hit
X, EoertOn: director for two wears Ito fl
a-1so 49,, - -, ,..-1.,.aI - II N;o,iN
Vacancy Cauoeu ny iohioNal VI ~ -. rioiul
y. .. richmond; directors LOT tnree years
Frank Plumley, N, *, Jones, Voted the
! ,s''aI .o,, 90 6ft,, ,ants nor shave novobIs
july l. - he statement III Ulle llSl ISSUE
I E ne u W. w. 1'aiSeI anu na,o'
Eila l. hoWe tooh placo az tho GGohsroSa
NILE norants Dr and Mro Asa How a.
W iuS Paioh ,, - CIV 4Ai' 40" Nv, a
G uhe Sehtei nc "euuinS was very quio