The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
Washington County.


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! the street Thursday forenoon, the occasion
being the arrest by Policeman Stowe of one
Ance for some offence committed the night
! before. Quite large crowd followed from
! the stone sheds, where the arrest was made,
up into the main street and a large amount
of talk was INDUCED in, the alleged cause
OF the excitement of the boys being, they
said that more force than was necessary
was used in making the arrest. All has
! been quiet since then. 80 James Greig
has sold his house and lot to George Mackie,
the consideration being about twenty-eight
hundred dollars. - A goodly number of
| citizens took advantage of the low rates
! last week to visit Boston-one hundred
seventy-five tickets being sold here for the
excursion. 80 Rev. Mr.. Klburn occupied
the desk at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon. - The Woman's Relief corps
! have succeeded in securing the services of
! Professor Frank Bradford, the dramatic and
artistic elocutionist, to give one of his read
! ings at the Unversalist church on Friday
evening, November r. Professor Bradford
comes well recommended and will be able
to please all who hear him. - l.. A.
| Averill has sold ont his boot and shoe busi-
ness to Walter Morse, who has taken pos
session. 80 James Greig has purchased
a lot north of his place recently sold and
will move his small house on the land and
live there - ii. o. Camp, having sold
his place to a Mr.. Emery, has purchased
another lot near it and is erecting house
| thereon. - A Mr. Barnes has purchased
of p. o. Wheaton the lot upon which Mike
| Doyle put in foundations for a house last
! fall, and we understand Mr.. Barnes will
soon erect house there. - l.. A. Bis
nitt and his son-in-law, Henry Carter, have
! moved into tenement in Fred Sherburne's
! house on Currier park.
GODDARD SEMINARY
IL place of the usual reception last Friday
evening the young ladies had a sheet and
pillow-case party. 1t was surprise to the
! young gentlemen, but when, at the conClu-
sion of the third figure the young ladies'
unmasked, still more surprise was mani
tested by some of the young gentlemen
| at their choice of partners. - The stu
dents had a holiday last Wednesday, to go
to Montpelier for the purpose of visiting the
legislature. - Last Saturday Goddard
took sudden liking for Plainfeld. Quite
number of the students visited the place
and report very enjoyable time. -
Miss Mary Nichols, student of Goddard
art department is teaching painting in Ada,
Mimi
Cabot.
REV. EDWARD CLEVELAND died at Bur-
| Hngton, Iowa, September 23d, aged seventy
eight years. Mr.. Cleveland was pastor of
the Congregational church in this town
from November |, 1919, to October 9, 1858.
| BY the older members of the church he will
be remembered as an excellent pastor and
one who looked well to the interest of his
| flock. During the winter of 1S49 and 1850
he held series of meetings, assisted by
Rev. James Galliher an evangelist, in
which occurred one of the most powerful
revivals in the history of the church, forty
eight persons uniting with the church, many
of them heads of families; and in some cases
whole families were converted. He was al
ways interested in everything that pertaned
to the good of the community. especially in
education, teaching a select school each
fall while in town. In these terms of school
several of his pupils commenced course
which has led them to eminence and use
fulness in the world - Miss Eva j.
Waldo fills the vacancy of clerk in the post
office caused by the death of Miss Florence
Herrick. - C. j. Hatch has just opened
his store at Lower Cabot - Anson Co
burn is quite sick and, at his advanced age,
his recovery is considered doubtful. -
The first meeting of the Juvenile Temper
ance Society of the Congregational Sunday
school was held at the vestry of that church
last Saturday afternoon. 1t was very en-
ioyable occasion for the little ones. A fine
repast was served by the committee.
Calais.
THE Maplevile debating club will meet
again one week from Friday evening. All
are cordially invited.
East Calais.
IT is reported that c. II. French has sold
his farm to Arthur George for $500, pos
session to be given March 1st. Miss
Cabot, will at the close of the term, begin
work as clerk in the post-ohce there. taking
the place of Miss Herrick, whose death oc-
occurred recently - Lodge Deputy,
George Balentine, entered upon the dis
charge of his new duties by installing the
officers of Moscow Lodge last Friday even
ing. They are as follows: Chief Templar,
DR.. G.. II. Gray; VT, c. r. Dwinell; Sec'y.,
L. G. Dwinell; Asst Sec'y., Jennie Ptkin;
f. Sec'y., A. E. White: Treas, Inez Pearce
Chap, A. A. Bliss; Marshal, Elmer Kelley
ID. NJ, Ed. Nye; Sent, II. w. Bullock;
Guard Mary Dwinell; r. III. s., Mrs. A. P.
Wheelock; L. II. s., Kate Peck. - A.
n. Bliss is expected to preach here next
Sunday morning at the usual hour. and at
the Union church at Marshield at one P. NJ.
- r. Holton has sold the Alden place
to Frank Marsh. - Willie Peck caught
a fox alive Monday and tied his legs and
carried him home unhurt. - Eli Holton
has got home from Peru, Colorado, with
five mustang horses.
North Calais.
THE building committee in charge of Me-
mortal Hall have nearly completed their
work and propose celebrating the event by
giving an old and young folks ball and
oyster supper on Tuesday evening the 10th
inst. During the summer the building has
been raised nearly twenty inches and the
granite underpinning put in. The grading
is well advanced, coat of white paint has
been put on the outside, through the liber-
aity of Lieutenant III. s. Foster, the plas-
terng completed, and coat of light blue
paint put in through the entire lower floor;
and arrangements are nearly completed for
putting up barn for the accommodation of
teams. The public are cordially invited to
be present and inspect the work of the COM
mittee 1t is confidently hoped that there
will be such a response that the proceeds
will be sufficient to pay off the balance of
the Indebtedness on the hall.
East Montpelier.
THE school in district No. Q, taught by
Miss Villa Carnes of Calais, closed Novem-
Der 9th. The scholars not absent We're Eula
Jones, John Rogers and Willie Stevens;
those not tardy, Amy Cleveland, Hattie
Hackett, Ida Hackett, Eula Jones, Mary
Kelton, Lizzie LeBarron. Blanche Morse,
Eva Rogers, Grace Stevens Clara Stevens,
Lura Worcester, Clarence Dudley, Willie
Fifeld, Luther Hackett Allie Holmes,
John Morse Seymour Noyes, John Rogers,
! Lewis Sibley, Almont Stevens, Arthur Ste
vens and Willie Stevens. 80 There will
be preaching at the Center school-house
next Sunday, at o'clock, p. NJ, by stu
dent from Seminary hill. 60 There were
some sixty called TO give III. O. Stewart
surprise last Thursday evening it heing his
birthday. His wife, who planned the party,
furnished nice supper Miss Goodwin of
North Montpelier, Miss Gould of East
Montpelier and others played the piano to
the great delight of all present. - There
Will be lyceum at the Center Wednesday