The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-17
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of William Nye of Clifford, Indiana, and his
remains are on their way to this town, his ma
tive place, for nterment. - Rev. Mr..
! Fortney OF Plainfeld supplied the pulpits at
the East and North churches last Sunday.
Middlesex.
JACOB G. STEELE has sold his farm, on
which he has lived for nearly fifty years, to
Benjamin Barrett, and taken i'm exchange
Mr.. Barretts house in the village. Mr..
| Steele receives $500 for the exchange. 80
Henry Turney, the blacksmith has de-
termined to remove to Waitsfeld. - Il.
Nj. McElroy and family have been quite
sick, but are now better.
Moretown.
MIR. AND Mrs. Russell SAWYER were sur
prised on the evening of February 10 by
about eighty of their friends and neighbors,
who took with them provisions for an oys-
| ter-supper and nice tea-set, as a reminder
| that it was the thirty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage. A poem written for the oc-
casion by Miss Lola e. Spaulding was read
by Miss Emma Freeman. -; The White
Ribbon Club meets with Miss Jennie Prem
tiss next Friday evening. 80 few from
this place attended the singing-school at
! Waitsield last week. 80 Mrs. Dale of
Montpelier and N. r. Spaulding of Burling-
| ton are in town.
Northfield.
THE civil board met last Saturday and
abated some of the town taxes. - j. f.
! Wardner is repairing his house on the corner
| of Wall and Pleasant streets =- AS
| Charles Ordway, over eighty years old, was
coming down to the main road just above
the Harlow bridge, last Thursday, with a
load of wood he ran into the team of II. S.
Thresher and Mr.. Ordway was thrown down
a high bank, being considerably bruised.
In spite of his injuries he repaired damages
and went on, and came down with another
| load in the afternoon. - Charles Nc
Carly, brakeman, had hand jammed at
Montpelier Junction last week Monday,
while coupling cars, and is laid up for
awhile - The hearing in the Gilman
Garvey case was concluded last Saturday.
- w. H. Ferris, who has been fireman
on the railroad for some years, has been pro-
NOTED and runs the switching engine in the
yard at st. Adams. 60 g. n. Smart, who
had a barber-shop in the Mortified House,
has gone to Cabot. 80 Fred Sheldon is
working in the printing Office at Swanton.
- Principal Hit was in Tunbridge,
Friday, attending teachers meeting
- Mr.. George Robinson, who has been
spending the winter in town, left Monday
for his home in Faribault, MINI. - On
Sunday evening, the It'll instant, large and
appreciative audience listened to the tenn
perance lecture delivered by Mrs. Dr. Per-
kins, president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Vermont, who is
making tour of the state. Mrs. Perkins is
an earnest and effective speaker, and her
| remarks were well received by those present.
- Daniel Bacon went to Lowell, Mass,
with carload of potatoes and was found by
his son-in-law, f. j. Houston, in a car in
sensible. He was brought home and has
been quite i'll and somewhat deranged. 1t
is supposed that the car he was in was struck
| by another in switching and Mr.. Bacon was
thrown down. He has not yet recovered
sufficiently to give clear account of the ac-
cident, but it is not thought that his injury
will prove very serious. - The Grand
Army Post held its election Saturday even
ing, and the officers were installed by Will
lam G. Schroeder of Burlington, chief mus
tering officer - News has been received
of the death of Mrs Marshall Hopkins at
Toledo, Ohio, on Friday of last week. -
The receipts of the Universalist fair were
about 500. The sofa pillow was drawn by
A. w. Hill and the target cake was won by
7. M. Fletcher. Henry Smith and ID. b.
Wooster both guessed the same number on
the crazy quilt. - NJ. A. Howe was in
town last week. - George Metcalf and
bans and Burlington. - E. c. Briggs
and DR.. Irish at the Center are quite ILL
- A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Cady on Monday of this week
- Mrs. S. G. Yeaton and Mrs. g. III.
Richmond of Brooklyn, N. Y, came to town
Monday. - The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union meets tomorrow Thurs
day. afternoon at half-past three o'clock
with Mrs. j. o. Sherburn.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
THE debating club was called to order
Wednesday evening by Vice-president Ellis.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. The question, sc Resolved,
That the American Indian has been more
oppressed than the African negro" was
discussed and decided in the negative by
both chair and house. The queries were read
and answered and new list presented.
IL, l. l.,l1 Al.
Wednesday evening instead of Thursday.
- We are glad to have Steve Davis with
us again. He has been away from school
on account of sickness for two weeks. -
The winter term of school closes Friday,
with the usual examinations on Thursday
and Friday. The spring term will open
March Sth.
Mortified Center.
THE next and last dance at Randall Hall
will be held Friday evening, March 9TH. No
pains will be spared to make it success.
Plainfield.
THE festival at the Congregational church,
last Friday, was well attended. The en-
tertainment was pleasing and, altogether, il
, was an enjoyable occasion. - Mrs.
Henry Dunbar of st. Adams is in town
,, visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Perrin. -
, The dance at A. G. Saytons, last Friday
night, was well attended, sixty-one couples
being present. - Look out for the new
drama, Inc Drunkaru, or Inc Fallen
Saved" - Practitioners Young and old
, in large numbers, made their annual visit
: at the Methodist parsonage on the afternoon
, and evening of Tuesday, the 9th instant
, making glad the hearts of pastor and wife
by their presence and cheer, and leaving
them S75 richer than when they came
- The board of civil authority viii
meet February Goth for the abatement o.
taxes. - The young people extend 6
cordial invitation to all to meet them al
their socable next Tuesday evening
l RoXbury
JAMES WHITE was brought before justice
e G.. B. Hall on Friday for assaulting Cassiu'
a Wetmore. White pleaded guilty and was
I fined 50 and costs. He was allowed to de
4 part from town in peace, f. w. Wetmor,
T and other citizens paying the costs of tn,
suit for him. - freight train wa,
It wrecked at "Spalding's turnout" Saturda,
v morning, one car being thrown from thu
l. track. - William =. Snow came hom
d from Florida on Friday, and Monday eve
V ming started for Montana, where he has
!. lucrative position as civil engineer. -
2. ID. l.. Nichols received telegram from New
s. York on Saturday, announcing the seriou!
q illness of his brother in that city. Mr.
J. Nichols left for New York on the night ex
= press Sunday morning. - e. n. Spald
D, ing is in Boston ON business this week
/, - Miss Alice Il. Wright of Montpelie
n has been visiting friends in town the pas
week. - ID. V. Giffin is enjoying va