The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-17

Shepard has given up his concert -
=" The Thought of the Heart " will be Rev.
l.. f. Fortney's theme at the Universalist
church next Sunday.
Middlesex.
REV. T. p. FROST will lecture before the
Young Peoples Literary Society next Mon
day evening. All are invited The lecture Ia
free. Seven o'clock is the hour. 60 The
entertainment for the benefit of the pastor,
last Monday night, was a success. Great
credit is due all who had part in it. 80
A. III. Finne, executor of William ID. Nc
Intyres estate has sold the balance of the
real estate, consisting of about fourteen
acres of land and two building lots, to o.
II. Richardson and j. II. Holden. The
sale includes all the personal property re-
naming on hand.
Shady Rill.
REV. l.. SARGENT preached at the church
in this place last Sunday. - The enter
tainment given at the Grange hall last Fri
day evening, was a success. The net re-
ceipts were 81. Wesley Herrick is
very sick with lung fever. - j. ID. Flint
is improving in health.
Moretown.
THERE are several cases of canker-rash in
the village. - The White Ribbon club
will meet Friday evening at Milo Grffith's.
- Mrs A. j. Tubbs and Mrs DR.. Hay
lett are suffering from quinsy sore throat.
- Lizzie Thornton entertained quite q
number of her friends at her home last
Thursday afternoon and evening. -
Mrs. Shattuck and Maude Haskins of West
Randolph, Nora Hobbs of Chelsea Mrs.
Davis of Boston and Rev. and Mrs. NJ. II.
Ryan of South Walden were among the ar
rivals in town last week. - Miss f.. G.
Bulllley was visited by several of her friends
last Wednesday.
Northfield.
c. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's Office,
over A. f. Dennys store, will receive
subscriptions and advertisements for the
WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid him.
- The marriage of j. Winnie Flint and
Miss Julia |. Kimball, fourth daughter of
F. S. Kimball, took place at the residence
of the brides parents on School street eX-
tension last Wednesday evening" the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. w. S. Hazen,
pastor of the Congregational church. Only
relatives of the contracting parties were pres
ent. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Flint went
| to Barre, where they are to reside. -
Deacon Cyrus Howard of East Roxbury has
bought the Watkins house on Elm street
and will move in next month. F. The
selectmen have bought new Diebold safe
for keeping the town records in the clerks
office. The inside dimensions are forty-four
by thirtysix by seventeen inches, consider
ably larger than the old one. 1t is to cost
| about 500 and is expected to be here this
week Mr.. Denny has fitted up room in
tho rear of his store which makes a very
convenient place for keeping and examina-
ton of the records. - Rev. W. S. Hazen
will preach in the school-house at the South
Village at seven o'clock Friday evening.
- AS Miss Abbie Pope and Miss Jennie
Ladd of RoXbury We're driving up the hill
beyond the South Village, last Thursday
afternoon, they were thrown from the sleigh
and Miss Ladd had one ankle badly sprained
and one of the bones of her leg broken. She
was brought back to Mr.. Pope's, where
she now is, and is doing well. - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets Thursday at three o'clock with Mrs. G.
A. Edgerton. - Monday was the sixty
| fifth anniversary of the marriage of Captain
and Mrs. Richard Andrews. The captain is
eighty eight years old and his wife ninety
one. Mrs. Andrews maiden name was
Asenath Denny, and she is thought to be the
Oldest resident who was born in this town.
| - This "wednesday evening the gentle
men of the Congregational society will give
a supper at Howes' Hall and the UNIVERSAL
! lists will have a basket party at Concert Hall.
- Don't forget to register your dog be-
! fore April list. - Rev. j. o. Sherburne
is making list of all residents of this town
who are over eighty years of age, and will
be obliged to any who will give him informa-
ton on that point. - Rev. w. S. HaZen
will deliver temperance address on Sun
day evening next in the Congregational
church. at seven o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. very cordial invitation to attend
is extended to all. - Miss Nida Quinby
is at home on three weeks vacation from
her school at Bellows Falls. - Miss
Mary Willard of Hartland is visiting with
her uncle, j. G. b. Thayer, and will remain
several weeks. - George Metcalf has re-
turned to his business at Fort Fetter-
man, Wyoming Territory. 60 Miss Adde
Quimby and her brother, Alfred are stop
ping with their sister, Miss Lizzie. -
Miss Miriam Kimball has been at home
the past week - Cornelius Hurley of
Brasher Falls, n. Y, is visiting his uncle
home from Boston Saturday and Sunday
- DIR. Minott is attending the meeting
of the state dental society at Bellows Falls
and will not return till Saturday. - Miss
Mamie Smith of New York visited at DR..
Nichols last week. - G. r. Ely of Cham
plain, \, Y. was in town over Sunday.
- Mrs. Colonel Henry o. Kent of Lam
caster, n. H., is at Mrs. Kimbal's, visiting
her son, Cadet Kent. - Mrs. j. c. b.
Thayer and Miss Laura Williams visited in
! Burlington last week. - Rev. l. z.
Booth was called to Stowe Tuesday to at
tend funeral. - Mrs. Gregg has re-
turned from st. Albans. - T. L. Jou-
bert, one of the assistant operators in the
| telegraph office, has gone to Hinesburgh,
where he has a situation as operator. -
a young son of c. III. Briggs has been very
i'll the past week with diphtheritic sore
! throat hut is now some better =-= George
Jerd, son of Alecll Jerd of Brookfeld, is at
j. Il. Davis, very low from hemorrhage of
the bowels. - G. ID. Perkins of Chelsea
| is in town this week. == NJ. A. Howe is
at home. - Members of Gouldsville
lodge of Good Templars will give the
drama, Under the Laurels," and the farce,
The Black Statue" to the lodge in this
village at the meeting Friday evening of
this week. - The following is a list of
| letters uncalled for at the Mortified (Vt)
post-ottice March Ii, 1856 Susan L. Dear
born, w. G., Kimball, George a. Long, Mr.
a. Moody, ID. H. Moody, Hannah c. Mer-
rill, Edwin ID, Nash, w. III. H. Slack, Mrs.
A. w. Saunders, A. ID. Scott, c. NJ. Sturte-
want, Levi b. Poor. (Signed) III. l.. Kenyon,
postmaster.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The meeting of the Young Mems Debat-
ing Club was called TO order Wednesday
evening by Nce-president Ellis, who sug-
gested that the club be changed to public
| lyceum, but the motion was not carried.
The officers for the following month are:
President, +. l.. Avery, 80; ice-president,
III. c. Ellis, 80; secretary, II. w. Andrews,
81; assistant secretary, II. c. Cady, 80 A
committee, consisting of Principal Hit, II.
b. Denny and IL. c. Cady, were appointed
to arrange a reading-room in connection
with the High School library for the benefit
of the school. At the next meeting, Thurs
day evening of this week, the question,
" ReSolred, That strikes are beneficial will
be discussed by IL. c. Ellis 80 aud III. c.
CalV 80 atffrmatiVa. II naunu 'go