The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-09

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repairs as may be necessary. or advisable;
- Children's Sunday will be observed
at the Methodist church next Sunday after,
noon. In the forenoon the pastor VIII
preach a sermon in keeping with the day.
- A horse which Joseph Bullock was
driving and which belongs to James New
ton broke leg last week, but is doing well;
- Harry McCrllis went to Barnard
with span of horses that were sold, lead.
ing the third, and returned home the first OF
this week. - Smile Smith was in town
over Sunday, and sang in the choir at the
Methodist church in the afternoon. ="
Ira Winter has sold his farm in Peacham
and is moving his household effects to this
town, which place he will make home for
himself and family in the future. -
They are repairing the Congregational
church to some extent.
Moretown.
THE Ladies' Circle met with Mrs. Phila
Spear last week Wednesday. - The
White Ribbon Club will meet with Miss
Addie Sawyer on Friday evening of this
week - Mrs. Mariette Hobbs and
Cheney Prentiss Of Waitsfeld have been
visiting in town the past week. - Quite
a large company from this vicinity started
for the West Tuesday, June LIST, on pleas
ure trip The party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Buckley, Mrs, Clough, Mrs. Omrl
Bruce, Mrs. Taylor and daughter, Alice,
George Buckley, Sr., and Austin Prentiss;
Wisconsin are among the states and terri
tories to be visited by members of this party.
| - Mrs. Silsby of Lawrence, Mass, is
visiting her brother, G. A. Thornton.
NorthfeId.
G.. ID. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's office,
| over A. +. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptons and advertisements for the
| WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to
| him. - The Congregational church is
| ,pHaruninu popa1ara hla of rp-
pairs at this time. The organ is to be moved
| to the southwest corner of the audience
room the pulpit moved forward to give
room for stairway and passage from the
rooms beneath and the arrangement of the
seats will be changed somewhat. The out
side is to be painted also. - The repub-
lican caucus Saturday afternoon chose Frank
| Pumley, j. III. circuit, II. II. Brown and
Alanson Holton delegates, and e. w. Howe,
George Denny, DIR. J. II. Winch and 1. N.
given the delegates and no one expressed
any preference. - The annual June
drill of the militia company will take place
on Wednesday of next week. - Next
Sunday will be observed as Children's
day by the Congregationalists. There will
| be an appropriate sermon in the morning
and special concert exercise by the Sun
day-school in the evening. While the re-
pairs are going on all services are held in
the vestry. - The ladies of the Episco-
| PAL church Will UOlu bUtT SOCltly Ill IUe
rooms at the depot building Thursday after
noon and evening of this week. - The
Norwich University baseball nine played
the Bethels at that place Saturday and were
defeated by score of forty-two to seven.
- The persons interested in the local
telegraph line made an organization last
week and elected the following officers
President, G. d. Edgerton; secretary, f. 7
Egerton; treasurer, w. e. Nichols execu-
tive committee, E. e. Thompson, w. A
Shaw, j. NJ. Hit. The line now extends
from the University to Rev. !. p. Booths al
the west end of School street, about mile
and half, and there are ten instruments
on it. - Rev. Joseph n. Wood and wife
of Rosario de Santa Fe, S. A., are Wis
iting Mr.. Woods cousin, Principal Hit
- DR.. +. III. Townsend of New Lisbon
Wis, is visiting at Squire Plumley's -
Mrs. Harvey G. Cutting came on from Mich
igan Friday with her little child. -
Mrs. Hazen and her daughter, Miss Frances
arrived Saturday - Miss Rennie S
Fletcher of Claremont, n. H., is visiting
bee went to Cabot Thursday to remain {
week - L. E. Upper and wife wen
last Wednesday to Post Mills, where Mr.
Upper is to preach for the Congregations
church. - The fifty-second annual com
mencement of Norwich University will b.
held the coming week. The baccalaureat,
sermon will be preached in the Episcopa
) church Sunday at five o'clock p. NJ. by tin
rector, Rev. Homer e. White. The class
dav exercises will be held at ten o'clock A
NJ. Monday, and the trustees meet at fou
o'clock P. NJ. Tuesday, at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
the military exercises will be held on tn
parade ground, the commencement exercise
will be in Concert hall at two o'clock P. NJ.
,, and the concert at seven o'clock P. NJ. b.
r the Howard Opera House orchestra, fol
lowed by the cadets hop in Armory hall
q The annual banquet of the Alpha Sigma Z
+ society will be held Saturday evening AM
a that of the Theta Chi society Monday even
!. ing - Mr.. Wilbur Brown of Berlin an,
q Miss Cora II. Brooks were married at tn
residence of the brides father on Pleasan
street Monday evening by Rev. A. III. Webb
{. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left for Boston on tn
night train. - There will be an open-ai
!. concert by the band from the stand on tn
common Friday evening. - Rev. /.
Booth left Saturday for Connecticut, to al
tend the silver wedding of a brother. II
: will deliver the address before Good TEN
: pars' Union at White River junction thi
4 week Thursday. On account of his absenc
no service was held in the Universals
: church Sunday morning. - Mrs j. NJ
o Holt of Marshalltown, Iowa, is visiting he
!, father, ID. p. King. - Mrs. John {
g Smith and two sons came on from the Yves
!, Thursday to spend the summer with CAY
o tain William III. Smith. n. ID. Jone
a and wife from Boston are at the Mortified
s House for the summer. - Cadet w. A
1 Shaw, who has had a hard run of rheumati
r fever, is out again. - DIR. Walling ha
y returned from Boston. - The Bosto
: CultiUdtor of June 9TH says that three
/ years-old colt sired by " Hampton" one
!. the horses now in Avery's stable, was IT
! Gently sold for about $500.
J. Gouldsville.
u THE Salvation Army are holding meeting
= Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening
- and Sunday forenoon. There is a good a
. tendance and some converts. - Coz
. ductor Quimby is off duty and on the sic
., :" list - j. w. Gould and wife returne
u from Boston Saturday. - Miss HIATT
! Andrews is visiting in Keene and We
Swanzey, n. II. II II. l.. Rich an
% family were visiting in Hancock last weel
D - Eugene Rich is quite low with CO.
20 sumption.
D. PlainfieId.
- n. G.. LOMBARD, who has been quite ill fl
n few weeks past, is now able to resume h
W work. - Dr. Gale of Cabot was in tow
~ last Saturday. - Rev. Sullivan b. Ga
- of Jacksonville, Florida, son of s. b. Ga
-, of this place, is in town making sho
II visit. - Mrs. Lynn Robinson, daught
40 of Orrin Cree of this town, died at her re
re idence in Montpelier Sunday morning las
10 Her remains were brought here for int
~ ment on Tuesday. - There will be
- strawberry festival in the parlors of Il
y Congregational church this week Saturdi
20 at five o'clock, to which all are cordial
y, r invited. - The promenade concert Civ,
- by the band last Saturday night was WE