The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-01

several weeks IN MaSSdCnuSeuIS.
Last Wednesday evening, as John Morissett
was driving through Gouldsville in u state
of intoxicaton, he was thrown from his
wagon and somewhat hurt. The facts being
communicated to Grand Juror Davis, he
had Morissett arrested and he was ar
raigned before Justice Cobleigh here and
disclosed that the liquor was obtained from
John f. Evans. Evans was arrested, pleaded
guilty to three first offences, was fined $50
and costs, amounting in all to $40.S2, which
he paid. He was then arrested under the
nuisance act" pleaded guilty, was fined
$50 and S641 COSTS which he also paid, and
with the express understanding that he is
to quit the business. Lewis Ducham and
Aaron Houston were also notified that they
must close out their business or be prose-
cuted, and both closed up. - The graded
school opened Monday with an attendance
of two hundred sixty-fve in all depart
ments. - The No. 2 engine, with twenty
five or thirty men, went to the South Royal
ton fire Monday night. - Post Boynton
G. A. r., will hold their meeting in Good
Templars hall on Saturday evening of this
week. - The band will give concert
from the stand on the common Thursday
evening at half-past seven 80 Mrs. Gill
christ moves this week to the store in
the west end of Union block. Miss
Jennie Wimot will put a stock of ladies'
furnishing goods into the same room. -
III. w. Davis was at Brattleboro last week at
work on the bridge wreck in that town.
60 Old Mr.. Fisher at the South Village
is in failing health and his sons, William
g., Jr., and Albert, from Boston have been
here the past week. - Mrs. u. Sinclair
and Mrs. Alonzo Preston, as delegates, rep
resented the First Restoration Society at
the Universalst state convention held at
st. Johnsbury last week Rev. and Mrs.
Booth were also in attendance. Mrs. Booth
was chosen as a delegate to the United
States convention to be held at Akron, Ohio,
in October.
GouIdsville.
ABOUT seventy-fve went on the excursion
to Saratoga last week - Six scholars
from this place attend school at Mortified
this term. - Mrs. Mary White of Calais
visited here last week. - There was
one Methodist, one Episcopal and three
Salvation Army meetings here last Sunday
- Mrs. Lucretia Pearson is visiting her
sister at Braintree. J. w. Gould and
family are at Saratoga Springs. - Mrs.
Hannah Howe, two daughters and son Wis.,
tied here last week. - John Morissett
fell from his wagon last Thursday, striking
on his head and njuring him considerably
He was taken into j. ID. Marbles, where he
remained until Saturday. He was then re-
moved to his home, and it is reported that
he is improving.
PIainfield.
THE lawn party at Mrs. NJ. 7. Pages last
| Saturday night was success. The grounds
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lanterns, and the refreshments consisted of
warm sugar and doughnuts. The band was
present, and, all in all, it was pleasant
occasion. - Our band could not attend
the tournament at Hardwick the 25th ult,
on account of the sickness of the leader
and two other members. The band boys
were very much disappointed, as they
missed a rare treat. - The village
schools opened here on Monday, with
Archie Perkins of Waits River in the large
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room. - The pulpit at the Congrega-
tional church was occupied last Sunday
by Rev. Peter Mcmillan of Barre, in ex-
change with Rev. w. L. Swinuerton, the
regular pastor.
East Roxbury.
THE tent meeting closed last Wednesday
- The school will commence this week
with Miss Addie Cobleigh of Northfield as
teacher. - Edward Howe had his horse
badly cut on a wire fence last week. -
A. j. Ladd has his threshing-machine on
the road this fall, with George Foss to work
it, which means good business. ID. l.
Buck is getting along as well as can be ex
pected. - Nathan Clark and bride OF
Duxbury spent the first of last week witt
| Hiram Henry's folks. - Jacob Wardnel
and wife spent Saturday and Sunday with
their son at West Randolph. - Those
that went to Saratoga from this town report
a first-rate good time. - George Ward
Watterson of Lowell is visiting her friend
Mrs. Julia Baker. - Mrs Pope is il
hopes her husband will he permitted to come
home soon from Brattleboro, where he ha:
been for treatment in the insane asylum the
past two years. - Mrs. Sidney Allen
and Lizzie Ahern went to West Randolph
last Sunday to visit Frank Allen and wife.
Waitsfield.
The friends of Moses Stewart, an old
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to hear of his death last week. His home
has been for some years in Floyd, Iowa
- Mrs. Charles Savage is visiting at l.
ID. Savage's. - Mrs. Edwin Savage il
visiting her son and brother in Coventry
- The high school opens with larg
number of pupils. A No. school is in antici
patton. - Rev. and Mrs. Pangburn ar
to take western tour.
} East Warren.
FRANK j. TILLoTsoN has gone to Boston
- Mr.. Pierce of Massachusetts il
in town buying cattle. - The schools il
this part of the town commenced last Mon
day. The others will commence weel
later. - Rev. f. L. GOodspeed of Wood
Holl, Mass, preached an interesting dis
course here last Sabbath. - Rev. Johl
Fassett spent more than week in attend
ance upon the camp-meetings at Morrisvill
and Northfied. - T. Fletcher and famil
of New York are visiting at Charles w
Bragg's. - Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Gleason
have gone to Illinois to remain few weeks
- A goodly number from this place al
tended the camp-meeting at Northfield an
report excellent meetings. - Mr.. an
Mrs. William Trask of Lynn, Mass, accom-
1 panied by Mrs. Trask's sister, with her twi
boys, are visiting at Horace Trask's -
) Mrs. Dickey of Washington, who has bee
5 spending few days in town, has returne
home, taking with her her daughter, Corrit
= who has been living at S. L. Van Dusen's.
= Waterbury.
Q A LARGE delegation from this and adjoir
. ing towns made the excursion to Saratog
a last Wednesday. All were repaid for TIL
: long and tedious ride, although made o
a quick time for an excursion party. 80
n Citizens band on Friday evening favore
q the people at the upper end of Main stree
v with few fine selections, given from tn
2 new band-stand. - Through the wisht
n of Mrs. Lydia A. White, who has been col
: fined to her home on Waterbury river $
n long, we make mention of the HUdHd
q Visitor, formerly the Shut-in Visitor, pul
q lished by Mrs. Kate Sumner Burr of Wi
a hanson n. Y. This magazine has been ft
= number of years in this home, and II
comfort and information that it brings
l.. her she alone can tell, for she says Z" it come
Is like good cheer to those shut away from I'll
" joys that well people participate in" w
u speak of this so that people in like circur
y stances may avail themselves of the oppo
u tunity of becoming a member of this $
10 ciety. Do not forget the republica