The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Washington County.


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A MAss-MEETING OF the citizens of this
town was held at the Opera-house Monday
evening to see what measures could be
taken to secure railroad from the village
to the quarries. The meeting was largely
attended and was presided over by T.. l..
Smith. A committee of five, consisting of
! 9. w. Hall, George Mackie, l.. j. Bolster,
A. ID. Morse and l.. Z. Kinney, was elected
to confer with the railroad officials and re-
port at an adjourned meeting to be held at
the same place next Monday evening. -
The other night one of Fred Slayton s teams
concluded to make quick time from near
the depot to the stable. When the team
got in front of the French block it collded
with the team owned by Gerry Blanchard,
reducing Blanchard's sleigh to kindling-
wood and breaking the shafts of Slayton's
sleigh. Both horses proceeded on their
way as far as Post-ofiice block when
another team was started, which ran as far
as III. g. Leonards residence, where it was
stopped. - Mrs Susan Keith, w. ID.
Hooker and W. A. Boyce, Esq, started last
Keith goes there to live awhile with her
brother, John Town. Mr.. Hooker will re-
main some time If the climate gives him any
relief from lung troubles, from which he
has not fully recovered since last winter.
- George E. Hooker of New York city,
son of w. D. Hooker of this place, has, we
understand, given up his law business and
entered a theological school, preparatory
| TO entering the ministry. - Justus l..
Ketchum, son of Mrs. G. b. Granger, went
to Wells River last week to occupy posi-
ton in telegraph office. - The tobog-
gan chute has been extended and now gives
one of the longest slides in the state -
Miss Lucinda Hubbard, aged seventy years,
died at the residence of Lyman Gale last
week Monday night. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon - The Fiske
Jubilee singers were greeted at the Opera
house last week by large and enthusiastic
audience. - At the annual village meet
ing, held Tuesday afternoon, S. o. Wells
was chosen moderator; w. A. Perry, clerk;
George }. Reynolds, E. L. Sampson, Frank
Cook, F. t. Cutler and E. c. French,
engineers; George W. Tilden, Will Stafford,
II. j. Quimby, G. f. Camp and f. b.
Mudgett, bailffs; S. b. Bemis collector of
taxes; W. A. Perry, treasurer; II. E.
Packer, K. B. Wood and G.. A. Smith, ali-
| ditors, and L. o. Parker street commissioners
The reports of the bailffs and treasurer
were adopted, and the treasurer was in
structed to borrow, on approval Of the bail
| IFS, sum not to exceed 5000 to pay the
| present Indebtedness of the village, and to
raise no further tax until it can be raised
! on the list of 1885, - News has been re-
ceived from Indiana of the death of II. G.
Dickenson. He formerly worked in the
fork factory here.
Cabot.
Mrs. GEORGE GOULD and daughter Jen-
ME have returned from Wisconsin, where
they have been spending few months
visiting friends. - w. A. Bennett has
left the hotel and returned to Wolcott.
- Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Rogers gave
whist party to a few of their friends last
Thursday evening. - Union meetings
are held Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
of this week. The meetings last week,
under the direction of Presiding Elder
Truax. were well attended and considerable
interest was manifested. - The band is
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| (Thursday) evening, to be followed by an
| oyster-supper at the hotel - Miss
Gertie Wiswell is visiting friends in st.
Johnsbury. - l.. Myers has been i'll for
a few days. but was able to resume work
Monday. - The Masons of this place
have engaged Marion of st. Johnsbury to
frescoe the walls and ceiling of their new
hall
East Calais.
WALTER LITTLE was obliged to give up
| his school in district No. g. on account of
sickness, and Mary A. Dwinell takes his
! place as teacher. - On Sunday next
occurs the annual election of officers and
teachers of the Union Sunday-school. -
| Thirty-two new volumes have just been
added to the East Calais circulating library,
making nearly seven hundred in all -
! The masquerade promenade on the evening
of the 10th was well attended and the
skating club realized quite little sum
| toward defraying the expense of keeping
| the ice clear during the winter. - DR..
b. L. Dwinell of Taunton Mass, and DR..
Nj. X. Dwinell of North Vassalboro, Maine,
! were here last week and served as pail
bearers at the funeral of their uncle, Mel
vim Dwinell The other two bearers were
f. A. Dwinell of Plainfield and G. X. Dwi-
nell. - At the annual meeting of the
Union Chapel Association, held Monday
evening, January 9, the following officers
were elected: Clerk, A. Dwinell treasurer,
Is. 7. White; collector, A. George; pru-
dental committee, A. Dwinell, n. w. Bliss,
B. P. White, NJ. c. Remission; steward, A.
Dwinell. The society took a vote to the
effect that if the necessary transfer could
be made with the pew-owners that the
space occupied by the five pews in the east
corner of the church be converted into a
gallery for the choir. - About thirty
friends and neighbors of Mr., and Mrs.
George Slayton gathered at their residence
last Friday evening and gave them pleas
ant surprise. - Mr.. w. V. Pecks
youngest daughter (Nellie) and her hus-
band Fired Fuller were at her fathers
house last Sunday with two children, one
two years of age and the other four, which
they expect to adopt as their own, these
children being Mr.. Fuller's nephew and
niece.
North Montpelier.
The exhibition of the Dramatic and Mu-
steal Club was decided success in every
respect. The different parts in the drama
anu ldrCeS were nnely rendered, several OF
them being hard to beat outside of the city
stage. The gross receipts were about S75.
- The first of the series of singing
schools was held at Union Vestry Hall last
week Tuesday evening and was well at
tended. They are to be held on Tuesday
evening of each week until further notice.
- Rev. l.. Warren supplied the pulpit
at our church last Sunday. AT
the annual meeting of the North Mont
pelier Dramatic and Musical Club Library
Association, held at Union Vestry Hall
last Saturday evening, the old board of
officers was reelected for the year en-
suing. The library is in a very flourish
ing condition, containing about five hun
dred volumes. There are over $50 in the
treasury, which will soon be expended in
the purchase of new books. - The first
of series of assembly dances comes off at
the skating-rink in this village tomorrow
(Thursday) evening The Montpelier or
chestra furnishes music. - G. G. Ben
nett, son of our esteemed neighbor, Charles
S. Bennett, is here from Pierre, Dakota, on
visit of several weeks to his boyhood
home. His many friends here extend to
him hearty welcome.
Marshfield.
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