The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-24

eral being very grotesque and laughable,
and others, especially the ladies', very pretty
and tastefully arranged. The characters
represented were, for the most part, well
carried out until the time for unmask-
ing, and then came several genuine sur
prises, to the amusement of all. The gross
receipts were about S35 The eighth and
last of the series given by the league is to
be held next week Friday evening. The
league is composed of sixteen or eighteen
ladies connected with the Universalist So
ciety of the North church, and their object
was to raise 800 by various entertainments,
that sum being one-half of what is lack
ing upon the subscription paper for the sup
port of preaching at the churches at the East
and North villages. They have succeeded
beyond their most sanguine expectations,
now having in their treasury nearly $50.
- The next singng-sch ool will be held
in this village this week Saturday evening.
Fayston.
DESPITE the somewhat lengthy visit Of
Jack Frost, carpentering has not been alto
| gether abandoned, as one might see by pass
ing s. G. Patterson's farm in Warren The
big barn. the foundation of which was laid
last fall, was completed last week Friday,
under the supervision of r. j. Patterson.
! The help, which was plenty, assembled at
an early hour and all day long were as con-
| genial as the weather was fine. bounti-
full dinner was served to which, after a
|
done - w. j. Baird closed a very sue
cessful term of school in district No. 8 last
Friday.
North Fayston.
THE school in district No. 4, taught by
Miss Edna E. Boyce of Waterbury, closed a
very successful term last week Friday.
- Mr.. Nathan Boyce has purchased a
Fischer piano. - Mrs. William Chapman
is visiting her daughter in Brandon. -
The singing-school taught by Professor K.
II. Ober is prospering finely. - David
Brown is to remain on Mary j. Fishers
place another year.
Marshfield.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held meeting at the Universalist
church last Sunday evening, which was well
attended, although union prayer-meeting
was held in the Congregational church
The principal feature of the meeting was q
lecture by Rev. Mr.. Hayford of East Mont
pelier, the subject being " Moral Progress,
dwelling particularly on impulse and judg
ment. The speaker handled his subject il
a very thorough, practical and common
sense manner, showing the moral progress
from the earliest period to the present time
and how it had and would swell forward
for time and then recede, but was sure t.
come back farther and firmer at each time
In Mr. Hayford the temperance people vii
find warm friend and earnest worker
- Rev. c. S. Smith occupied the pull
pit at the Congregational church last Sun
day. - Rev. Mr.. Williams commenced
series of religious meetings here on Tuesda,
of this week. They will be held as shall b.
deemed best for the religious interest whicl
is being felt in this place. - ID. w. Ban
croft fell on the ice, one day last week. sus
tanning quite severe injuries
Shady Rill.
j. w. MAxHAM and family, who hav
been spending the winter in Florida, ar
t1,n,
friends here greatly, as they We're not eS
pected until month later. The reasol
why they return so soon is on account c
the hard times caused by the recent freeze
Work cannot be had, even at the loves
wages - The Shady Rill Sunday-schoC
will give musical and literary entertain
ment at the grange hall in this place mex
( Friday evening. A good social time is e,
: pected to follow. The proceeds will go t
1 the pastor, G. II. Richardson. All are in
Y vited. =
AT the donation oyster-supper, las
Wednesday, the total receipts were S3t
: - The thaw last week caused the waite
: to run into b. n. Phillips cellar to the dept
of five feet we are informed. - Wi
Hathaway recently had the misfortune t
cut his hand quite badly with an AK Will
chopping. = A. E. Wallen, the blacl
smith, is about to move to Montpelier, an
: his neighbors, to the number OF seventy, pal
, him and his good wife a farewell visit o
: Saturday evening last, presenting them as
K token of their esteem set of silver knivt
. and forks. - Lola Spaulding is viSitin
r in Fayston. - Miss L. Hobbs is visi
d, ing her cousin, Miss Orpha Freeman.
l. Northfield.
> C. d. EDGERToN, at F. Plumley's offic
|. over A. f. Deuny's store, will receive SUI
q scriptons and advertisements for I'll
8 WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid
q him. - Mrs. NJ. H. Hunt of Boston wi
:, deliver lecture on Scientific Temperate
n Instruction - in the Congregational churcl
o Thursday evening of this week, at 7-
r o'clock. Immediately after the lecture a
# informal reception will be rendered Mr.
Hunt in Howes' Hall by the Woman's Chri
tian Temperance Union. All friends a
cordially invited, and a special invitation
e extended to teachers and others attendir
3, the educational meetings. In speaking
= Mrs. Hunt as a lecturer, the late John
l. Cough said: "She has the rare faculty
II securing the attention of her audience al
y retaining it, with increasing interest, to Il
s. end. In my opinion, she has remarkab
d power in putting things in an original al
1t attractive manner-and an hour with her
n the lecture-room cannot fail to be one
s. delight and profit. - The exhibition |
e. the junior class of the High School, la
IL Thursday evening, was very pleasant e
le tertainment. There were recitations
,e Misses Carrie NJ. Davis, Lillian Field, Je
c. ME A. Mayo and Lizzie Silloway, and
,e defamation by Robert Andrews. All a
re quilted themselves well and did credit
n the careful training of the preceptress, Mi
D. Chase. The music by the Dartmouth c.
n lege Quartette was a novel and enjoyat
r. feature. The audience seemed delight
if with their singing and nearly every pie
M had to be repeated - The Good Tel
is plars' lodge meeting will be on Saturd
n evening this week. - A daughter W
e. born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter Su
6 day night. Our local lodge of t
M Daughters of Rebekah will go to Montpeli
q, Friday, by invitation and spend the event
V, with the lodge in that place, - N
Sc Annas Quimby, who came to this town fro
II, Stockbridge last fall died Monday night,
v, the age of eighty-siX years. His wife, Z,
ie daughters and son survive him. -
v, Miss Eliza Ferris, who has been living
en- School street, is in poor health and h
MT gone to live with her brother, Henry. -
Michael Corcoran fell and broke his coll;
bone one day last week. G. G. Da'
has sold to j, c. Gallup his interest in t
in Jenna farm on the West Hill -
y The county teachers institute is in sessi
al here this week. Morning and afterno
y, sessions at the graded school building
'e- nine and two o'clock Wednesday, Thu
rn day and Friday. Wednesday evening Re
in I. p Frost of Montpelier lectures in t
il Methodist church at forty-tive minutes pa
vo seven. Thursday evening, at fifteen mi
nd utes past seven, Mrs. Mary III. Hu
of will give a temperance lecture in
to Congregational church. Friday evenil
al the Chautauqua circles of the county W
Ill