The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31


possession. - Sugar-makers have been
lively some of the past week, with indications
of good sugar year 60 Cadet Elbridge
w. Gilman of Norwich University is at
home on weeks vacation. He is looking
well and enjoys his position very much
- Montgomery Heath will close his
photograph gallery soon and return to Lis
ben, N. II.
Moretown.
QUARTERLY meeting services will be held
at the Methodist church next Sunday. Pre-
siding Elder Spencer will be present. -
In response to general invitation to " come
and eat new sugar." about twenty-five of
the young people of this neighborhood as
sembled at Harry Bulkleys last Thursday,
where they spent very pleasant evening.
- A donation for the benefit of Rev. e.
II. Bartlett was held March 23d at the resi-
dence of s. M. Turner in South Duxbury.
The net receipts were IS. - Frank Ner-
ney cut his hand quite badly on saw re-
Gently, while at work in Trasks mill
- The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. j. G. Towle this "wednesday af-
ternoon, and the Ladies' Missionary Society
will meet at the parsonage Thursday after
noon. - Miss Emma Freeman has gone
to Waterbury to work for Frank G. Evans.
-= The Misses Frank and Mamie Has
sett have sold their house in the village.
The latter intends to go to Dakota soon.
Northfield.
THE thirteenth anniversary of the nstitu-
tion of Northfield lodge of Good Templars
occurs on Wednesday of next week and the
event will be celebrated by a public enter
! tainment in the evening. There will be a
historical address by Rev. l. p. Booth and
other literary exercises by members of the
lodge and the Juvenile Temple in Good
Templars' Hail. after which supper will be
| served in Armory Hall. Fancy articles, con-
fectionery, etc, will also be on sale. -
A temperance lecture under the auspices of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be given next Sunday evening in the
Methodist church at seven o'clock by Frank
Plumley, Esq. On the following Sunday,
which is the Cough memorial Sabbath, Rev.
l. p. Booth will deliver a lecture appropri-
ate to the occasion, in the Universalist
church. - A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. e: w. Hopkins last Wednesday. -
Last Thursday being the fifteenth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs Vernon
W Smith, their neighbors and friends gath
cred at their residence near the Harlow
Bridge and spent pleasant evening, leaving
valuable tokens of their goodwill. -
Rev. W. S. Hazen exchanged with Rev. j. o.
Sherburn last Sunday. - Wednesday
afternoon and evening of this week the an
nual meeting of the Ladies' Society of the
CongregatiI nal church will be held at the
house of the pastor. - The Woman'S
Christian Temperance Union will meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. c. e. Reed.
- The annual convention of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union of
Vermont will be held in this place next au-
tumn. Date not yet decided upon. -
Meetings for special mission work during
the Lenten season are held by the Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Marys parish on alternate
Thursday afternoons with members of the
auxiliary. The meeting this week will be
with Mrs. j. G. b. Thayer, from half-past
one to five p. NJ. - Miss Flora H. Averll
returns home this week from her winter $ so
journ in Massachusetts. u. II. Car
penter and wife with their daughter, Miss
Louise, visited in town last week. -
, Frank Morse has left the University and
+ is clerking for Temple - Miss Nida
Quinby returned Saturday to her school at
Bellows Falls. IL. II. Hazelton has
moved to the Dana farm. - e. d.
Worthen returned last Thursday and is in
his old position as clerk in the National
Bank - Miss Helen McClearn returned
Saturday from visit of some weeks in Mon
treal. - Freeman Reed and wife were
called to Barre last week to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs Reeds sister. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Claggett of Montreal are visit
ing DR.. Claggett. - Mrs. H. A. Burt of
Swanton with her daughter is visiting her
father, Hopson Barker. - George Duke
has gone to Gardner, Mass, to work. -
Rev. w. S. Hazen will preach in the school
house at the South Village Friday evening.
- Mrs. Martha Austin has been quite
ill, but is thought to be improving slowly
! - Miss Lucina Andrews, who was
under the doctors care last week, is reported
: about eight o'clock Monday morning of
consumption and the funeral will be held
at his late residence on Central street at one
O'Clock to-day wednesday,. Mr.; Strong
+ was for many years stage-driver his route
being from Montpelier, through Northfeld
to Royalton. His health has been slowly
failing for many years - Emmons
Howe has sold his farm, formerly known as
, the Jack Braley farm" to Bailey Poor
7 for 81 800, including little stock. - E.
ID Williams has bOnpbt a nlapp 4 Rprlin
, Corners. - The war drama, g Our Ma
+ tion's Defenders" as presented by the
Alpha Sigma Pi fraternity on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of this week, was most
enjoyable entertainment. The play is a
good one and their rendering was excellent.
1t will be given at West Randolph on
. Wednesday evening and at Barre on Fri
day evening of this week. - DIR. NJ. w.
: Hill of Ackley, Ia, with his little son WIS.,
tied at Squire Plumley's last week. -
Mrs. Lydia Smith is in Worcester, Mass,
and will return about the middle of April
with her spring stock of millinery. -
( DIR, Porter, j. L. Abbott and G. d.
: Thomas, who have been quite i'll, are so far
{ improved as to be out. - List of letters
n uncalled for at Northfield (Vt) post-office
: for the week ending March 30th: Asenatf
Andrews, Mrs. Susan IL. Bennett, David
!, Durham, Charles f. Locke, Mrs. j. w
Phelps, S. NJ Quinn. (SigneD III. l.,
! Kenyon, postmaster.
n THE drama announced for next Friday
r evening has been postponed, on account OF
the absence of one of its characters. -
The band sociable met last week with Mrs.
ID. b. Adams. The next will be held with
v Mrs. f. w. Cochrane next week Wednes-
/ day. Frank Wiley is working at
: Moretown for short time. 80 Grand
n Worthy Chief Templar Plulnley talked to
8 the Good Templars and few from outside
q last Saturday evening. 1t was not gener-
>, ally known that the doors were to be open
, to ALL therefore the audience was small
i Next Saturday evening there is TO be dis
a cussion, after which new sugar will be
= served to all members of the order. -
q A. f. Andrews was in Burlington last Fri
q day. == f. A. Tisdale was in this place
It over Sunday.
!, Plainfield.
/. LAST week Alexander Spcer was made
"A glad by the information that he had beer
= granted a pension of IS per month and
r 81 029 back pay. His pension is very timely
o as he is a poor man with several small chill.
l. dren and has been afflicted with scknes,
V in his family nearly all winter. He was fol
:, a long time "A prisoner at Andersonville
4 - George Whitcher, who had an attacl
It of pneumonia several weeks since is able
k TO sit up some, but his recovery is very slow
e He moved to the village the day he was
!, taken sick. = Last week George Cole
j. cut in Harris Gore a mountain ash one anC
Y one-half inches in diameter at the butt and