The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-26

Methodist church on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings and at the Universalst church on
Friday in addition to the regu-
lar Sunday evenings service. 80 Our no.
tel is prospecting finely under the new man
agement, and travellers speak highly of its
patronage - ID. w. Bancroft is doing
off rooms next to the horse-barn at the
hotel for his new laboratory, and when all
arranged they will be very handy. j. #.
Sanborn and Homer Carpenter are doing
the work. - e. G. Horton, jeweler of
Barnet has gone to work in William Parks
front rooms - There will be memorial
sermon at the Universalist church next
Sunday at forty-five minutes past ten A. NJ.
by Rev. l.. f. Fortney. All are invited
Northfield.
C. d. EDGERToN, at f. Plumley's office,
over A. e. Denny's store, will receive sub
scriptions and advertisements for the
WATCHMAN, and accounts can be paid to
him. - The house on Main street owned
by the estate of the late William S. Merrill
of Providence, r.. l., and for many years oc-
cupied by Rev. w. S. Hazen, was sold by auc-
ton last Friday for Sl,675, Mr. Hazen being
the purchaser. - Il. NJ. Amsden died at
his residence at the Center Friday night and
funeral services were held at the house Sun
day, Rev. l. p Booth officiating. The re-
mains were buried in the cemetery at the
! Center 80 The ladies of the Episcopal
society will hold their sociable in their
rooms at the depot building Thursday after
noon and evening of this week. ~ The
! Norwich University baseball nine played
the nine of the University of Vermont at
Burlington Wednesday and were defeated,
| by score of twelve to fonr. On Friday the
Norwich University nine played the Middle
! bury College nine at the same place and
| beat them, thirty-seven to nine - New
ell Byam and wife returned last Wednes-
day to their home in Bethel and were ac-
companed by Miss Eda Judd, who is visit
ing in that town. - Rev. j. S. Spinney
Al.
place, recently purchased by him. Mrs. Car
penter is stopping with her sister, Mrs.
| Hendee, on Pleasant street, but is soon GO
ing to visit her brother at the White Noun
tains - II. E. Cutler, who has been
learning the photographing business with
II. NJ. Mcintosh, left town Monday to look
for job at his trade. He was going first to
Manchester n. II. - Hiram Fales, for
merly proprietor of the hotel in this place,
who is now living in Woodstock, visited in
Ladies' Circle meets with Miss Sinclair
Thursday afternoon and evening of this
week. - Professor Charles Dole, Mrs
e. Pope and Miss Eta Stebbins have been
elected delegates to the Central Association
of Universalists, that meets in Barre June
I'd and 3D. - The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet Thursday of
this week at three o'clock with Mrs. A. A.
Preston. Bible reading-subiect, " Com
muniOn and Service - The annual
HntellHg Oh uHe w dSnlnRUOn county w oman s
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at Cabot June Sth and 9th. - The gradu-
ating exercises of the grammar school de-
partment of the graded school were held
Monday evening in Concert Hall and the
following programme was presented. Salu-
tatory, Nellie l.. Winch; defamation, Bert
L. Webster; original story, NJ. Grace In
gals; debate, Minnie II. Averill and Charles
G. Paine; poem, Willie f. Bruidnell; class
history, Mabel A. Brown; class prophecies,
Minnie S, Rowe; defamation Dan. j. Morse;
defamation, Frank j. Moriarty, valedic-
tory, Josie b. Abbott. Music was furnished
by seXtette from the cornet band. The eX-
ercises were very interesting and creditable
tie all who took part. The class numbered
twenty-five. - A temperance service
was held at the Methodist church Sunday
evening which was addressed by Revs. All
Webb and w. S. Hazen and others. -
Horace b. Dodge died at his residence on
Union street early Monday morning. Fune-
raj services will be held at the house to-day
"wednesday at one o'clock. - Amos
Pearsons has sold his five-years-od black
Draco colt for S225. The annual con.
vocation of the grand chapter of Vermont
Order of the Eastern Star, is to be held in
Masonic Hall next week Wednesday. On
Tuesday evening the secret work of the de.
gree will be exemplfed by Naomi Chapter,
No. IS, of Mortified. - Postmaster
Kenyon has moved into the Soper house,
near the iron bridge, where he is to remain
lOT a. SnOTl llllle uulll Ills leUelllenl III lllt
Ne,os block is finished. Mrs. Wilder has
taken possession of Mr. Kenyon's house and
| Rev. Mr.. Sherburn has gone into the house
vacated by Mrs. Wilder - l.. A. Dodge
from Waltham, Mass, Miss Carrie Dodge
of Middlebury and Eugene Dodge from
Woodstock came home last week on account
of the severe illness of their father -
DIR. Walling and wife are visiting in Massa
chusetts. - Minnie II. Hurley of room
No. of the graded school has had neither
81.
school year just ended, being the only one
in the room with perfect record.
: GouIdsville.
, Mrs A. l.. RICH is visiting at Mddlesex
- A. f. Andrews is having his house
newly painted. - Rev. Mr.. Webb o
, Mortified preached here last Sabbath. 1t il
! hoped it can be arranged so as to have serv
4 ices here through the summer. - George
Rich, who has been i'll so many years, il
, much worse. - Lieutenant wilkins o
1 the Salvation Army has been ordered Il
t Burlington and Lieutenant Bunting will
f take his place.
Plainfield.
t A GENERAL invitation is extended to all
and especially to the late defenders of on
Union, to attend memorial services at tn
UniverSalist church next Sunday, at forty
v five minutes past one o'clock p. NJ. Rev. l.
e f. Fortney, who lived in the loyal portion
f of West Virginia during the war, will
: preach the sermon. - Clark Reed ha
a commenced work on his new house near tn
t residence of e. V. Duke, on land purchase,
: of w. S. Martin. - Nellie, wife of Altol
: Dow and daughter of Solomon Wells, wht
a formerly kept the hotel in this place, die'
+ in Boston on Saturday, the 22d ult, and wa
y brought to this place for interment. Flu
g neral services were held at the Universalis
church last Monday, Rev. l.. f. Fortney OF
J., ficiating. - The band-stand has bee
moved on to land of A. c. Slayton, near til
!, Universalist church. The members of tn
Y band trust that the members of the churc
e will in no wise be disconnected by its pro1
4 unity. The band came out with their ne,
v uniforms on for the first time last Saturda
i night. They made very fine appearance
o - A dog owned by A. c. Slayton wa
9 discovered in the act of killing one of w. S
Martins lambs few days since, this bein
h the second one Mr.. Martin has lost in til
3 same manner, - George Wells an
family of st. Adams are in town visitin
- friends.
g RoXbury.
O AT a citizens meeting, held Monday ever
4 ing of last week, S. A. Richardson, S.
\ Miller and NJ. e. Chase were appointed
J. committee to arrange for public obser'
n ance of Memorial day. They have al
l. pointed subcommittee and engaged I'll
e Gouldsville band, and it is expected the da
l. will be generally observed. detail
IS men from Post Johnson, G.. A. r., of n ortl
V field will perform the ceremonies at I'll