The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-03

school here two nights week r.
Dunsmoor went to New Hampshire last
on the contested will of the late j. G, Gale,
but found that the parties there had Just
signed paper settling the case without FUR
ther trouble.
Moretown.
THE White Ribbon Club will meet with
Harley Stockwell of Duxbury next Friday
evening We are informed that MI.
Skinner has sold his logs, timber land, eto,
to Mr. Trask of Waitsfeld, and will return
to Lowell. - Rev. II. A. Spencer
preached in the Methodist church, last
Thursday evening, and Rev. o. ID. Clapp
those on the sick-list the past week are j. G.
Towle, II. Hathaway, Mrs. L. w. Farr and
Osgood Evans, who is said to be failing.
- Mrs. Harry Bulkley visited friends
in Bolton recently. - The ladies will
hold a missionary meeting at the residence
of A. A. Prentiss this "wednesday after
noon. - Severe colds, with sore throats,
have been and are quite common here.
Some have had diphtheria in light form.
- Miss Carrie Winship is visiting her
sister, Mrs. A. e. Wallen.
Northfield.
THE hearing in the case of Morrill, Gill
man Us. William Garvey at Squire John
sons office, last Wednesday and Thursday,
before Hon. G. H. Heath of Montpelier and
court referees, was adjourned to Friday
of this week. - At the regular quar-
terly election Of officers at the Good Tenn
plars' lodge meeting, Friday evening, the
following were chosen: w. G. T.. Principal
j. M. Hit; w. V. T., Mrs. Frank Plumey;
w s., Fred H. Clark; w. f. s., Mrs. G. w.
Clark w T., Frank Plumley; w. c., Rev.
1. p. Booth; w. M, n. X. Davis; W. g.,
Myrtle M. Shortridge; w. Sent, w. A.
Shaw; organist, Mary Bartlett Nine new
members have been received the past quar-
ter. The interest and attendance at the
meetings are good and the prospect is ex-
cellent for the coming quarter. - The
Juvenile Temple at their quarterly election,
Saturday, chose the following officers: G..
T., Harry G. Moseley; V. T., Vira Pingree;
Nellie Quinby; c., Edwin Bartlett; NJ.
Clarence Booth; g., Grace Jones; Sent,
George Joubert; organist, Mrs. Plumley.
The attendance at the meeting was forty.
- The special union services by the
Methodists and the Congregationalists will
be continued this week at the Methodist
church. To-day "wednesday the meetings
will be held at one and seven o'clock p. NJ.
and the remainder of the week at half-past
two and seven. - The meeting of the
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union this
week will be with Mrs. j. r. Bartlett
on Pearl street Thursday afternoon at
half-past three o'clock. Subject of the
Bible reading "Divine Paradoxes." -
E. G. Briggs, the blacksmith at the
Center, will soon move to Barre. -
Our dramatic club will present Neigh
Dor Lakewood " at West Randolph Sat
urday evening of this week. The re-
ceipts for the two evenings here were $40.
u. L. Abbott has been on the sick
list for the past two or three weeks, but is
| improving somewhat. &C. c. Gokey
has gone to Boston to work. - Timothy
Dane, an old gentleman eighty-one years of
age, slipped on the ice, last Friday, and dis
located one shoulder. He was attended by
DR.. Mayo and is doing well. - Rev. w.
d. Williams of Essex Junction preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday
morning and at the Union service in the
Methodist church in the evening.
Frank Plumley, ESQ, spoke before the
Good Templars' lodge at Montpelier Mon
day evening - Clayton Claggett is in
Egerton, w. FL. II. Claflip and E. Huntley
are at Bellows Falls this week in attendance
upon the grand lodge, l. 0. o. f. -
Mrs. j. l.. Perkins of st. Johnsbury, presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Vermont, will deliver a temper
ance lecture in the Congregational church
next Sunday evening at seven o'clock. Mrs.
Perkins many friends will be pleased to
learn that she is to fulfill her engagement
here so soon. very cordial invitation to
attend the lecture is extended to all -
A farmers institute is in session at Howes'
Hall to-day (Wednesday)- The meetings
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o'clock. - A very pleasant social gath
ering was held at the residence OF L. s.
BROOKS on the west Hlll last week Iuesday
evening, ,ADout sevenly-nVe were present
~ "A uauShtGGr G was porn 10 MT anu MIS-
" Mlhch tuesday morning. -
wine Harkness, former resident OF the
East Bill, VINO mas peeh IN nebraska 1ol
soiIe years, ~ NisltIhS III to"h IN company y
WIN MS Drother' Jonh. - A. w. nuo-
para, clerk ior D. r. DAVIS, mas been Ill oi
late out Is now aole TO attend TO ms duties
- Mr.. Charles ihurston OF west Kan
uoiph mas peeh Vlsltlhg H. ~ Ihurston
the past week - H. "A: Howes from
Brockton, Mass, Is visiting IN town. -
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noiu thelr annual ialr at concert han on
wednesday, ana thursday evenings OF next
week. Ihere VIII DE fancy taple ana
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eight o'clock, and on Thursday evening al
eight o'clock the comedietta, Our Je-
mimy," will be presented by the young
people. All societies are cordially invited
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