The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-16

Miss Mary Freeman is to teach in district
No. IL and Miss Mary Herrick in district
No 9. - Alva Alden has gone to Barre
to learn the carpenter and joiner's trade.
== There will be services at the church
next Sabbath.
Northfield.
+. j. MARTIN, at the Office of F. Plumley,
will receive subscriptions and ADVERTISE
ments for the WATCHMAN. go The fol-
lowing is the programme of commencement
exercises at Norwich University. Wednes-
day, June 6, annual encampment begins
and continues through commencement.
! Sunday, June 10, baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the senior class by Rev. A. II. Webb.
Monday, June II, shooting-match. Tues
day, June u, field day-base-ball; address
before the Theta Chi Fraternity and its
friends at eight o'clock P. NJ. by Rev. Walter
Dole, and the annual banquet of the Alpha
| Sigma ri Fraternity at ten o'clock p. NJ.
Wednesday, June 10, meeting of trustees
at two o'clock p. M, and junior exhibi-
ton at eight o'clock P. NJ Thursday,
June II, graduating exercises and address
before the trustees at ten A. NJ; mill
tary drills at three p. M.-infantry Cadet
lieutenant Johnson commanding) saber
/ (Cadet-ieutenant Hayward command
ing), broad-sword and bayonet Cadet
lieutenant Austin commanding) artl-
lery (Cadet-lieutenant Shaw command
ing); concert at eight P. NJ; cadet hop at
ten P. NJ. Friday, June 10, entrance ex-
dluludtlOHS' - FRANK ADDOuJ CUT MS
hand quite badly with piece of glass one
day last week. =- Rev. G.. f. Arms
preached at the Methodist church last Sun
day. He goes accompanied by his wife) as a
missionary to Chill. Mrs. Arms was for
merly Ida Taggart of Northfeld The good
wishes of many friends go with them. -
The Conversational Club met at w. II.
Morris Monday evening. Rev. j. O. Sher-
burn of MONTPELIER formerly a member of
the club, read the paper. - There will
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day evening May II, under the auspices of
the Universalist society. - Ball game
between the Middebury and Norwich Uni
versty mines on the campus at Norwich
University Saturday, May 10.
Plainfield.
MEMORIAL DAY will be observed here by
appropriate exercises Hon. f. F. Palmer
of Waterbury has been engaged by the
Grand Army Post as speaker and the Plain
field cornet band will furnish music. In
the evening the band will give a promenade
concert in Hotel Hall. - Chauncey
Bartlett has sold his place on Water street
to Alpheus j. Batchelder and Nathaniel
Clark has sold his farm on Maple Hill to
Edwin B. MaXfield. Immediate possession
is given in both cases - The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union county con-
vention will be held here, beginning the
afternoon of the 23d instant and closing the
evening of the oath. Mrs. j. K Barney OF
Providence, r. l., will be present and give
a lecture. All are invited tc attend.
Roxbury.
The supreme court has lately rendered a
decision in the case of Roxbury as Central
Vermont Railroad Company, affirming the
judgment of the county court. - j. ID.
King and family have moved back "down
country" - There was a gathering at
I. B. h. Hildreth's last Tuesday, it being
the fifteenth anniversary of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hildreth. - Hon. Zed s.
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thither to appraise land damages on the
Barre railroad.
East Warren
WILLIE G. u. HARMON was so unfortunate
last Friday as to get drop of oil of vitrol
into his eye. Prompt medical assistance
soon relieved the severe pain and it is hoped
no serious injury will follow. - Rev. A.
B. Truax of Montpelier is to preach here
next Friday evening at half-past seven
o'clock. - Rev. Mr.. Cayhee is expected
to move into the Arvila Steele house. He
is to preach here half the time for year
- Frank j. Tillotson and Miss Susie
Beech of Burlington are spending few
days in town. - There is to be choir
rehearsal at Will McGlahin's next Saturday
! evening.
Waterbury.
LYMAN PREsCoTT's horse took fright Mon
day morning while standing in front of j.
c. Griggs' shoe-store and ran short distance
on Stowe street, thence on to Main street,
where it had supreme sway until it came
to the large trees near Winoosk street,
where it was found by the owner The
wagon was somewhat demoraliZed. -
Quite large number from this place at
tended the lecture of Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more at Waterbury Center Sunday after
noon. - Thursday evening of this week
the citizens of this place will have the pleas
ure of hearing a lecture entitled Here and
There in the Civil War " and seeing the
views exhibited by Charles n. Thomas of
Boston, formerly lecturer at the Gettys-
burg cyclorama. One hundred stereopt-
con views, each twenty feet in diameter
will be presented, which will make the en-
tertainment doubly interesting. Mr.. Thomas
comes to our town under the auspices of the
Woman's Relief Corps. - Dan. c. Rich
ardson was at home over Sunday. -
The attention of our lady readers is called
to Mrs. NJ. l.. Wells announcement in bust
ness notice columns
Waterbury Center.
Mrs. LIvERMoRE's lecture was not largely
| attended Saturday evening because of bad
weather. Her lecture, "The Women of
the War, was one of the most interesting
ever given here. Mrs. Livermore spoke
from much personal experience. She told
what the women accomplished during the
war, despite the serious difficulties and
great opposition that confronted them
She spoke of the war nurses, giving per-
sonal "reminiscences and closed her lecture
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the most famous war nurse. Sunday after
noon she was happily received by large
audience and gave her lecture, Has the
Night of Death no Morning." The lecture
was superb. - Examinations of classes
in Green Mountain Seminary take place on
Tuesday and Wednesday, May % and %.
All friends and patrons of the school are
cordially invited to be present. - Pho
tographer Dale of the Street was at the
Seminary Monday taking pictures of vari-
GUS classes. Mrs. Livermore was photo
graphed with several groups - The
class in geology go on an excursion to Boil
ton Falls this week - The Howard
Opera-house orchestra of Burlington has
been engaged to furnish music at the exer-
cises of the graduating class on Thursday
afternoon, May a. They will give con-
cert in the evening, as usual - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
meet with Mrs. II. Webster Saturday after
noon. - Mrs. Hiram Walker and son
Arthur from Burlington were visiting
friends here last week. 60 Mrs. Louisa
Clark is home from Boston - NJ. l..
Dillingham; is repairing his house. -
| The Davis nursery is now busy sending ont