The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-12

evening was well attended and greatly en-
joyed by those present. 80 Commissioners
H. s. Atkins has appointed Harrison Circuit
liquor agent in place of b. b. Bennett,
whose time expired December |. 60
George Parker has been confined at home
for some time from injuries received at the
new steam mill. 60 The Good Templars
will hold masquerade socable at the town
hall on Wednesday evening of this week
- County court assembled here last
week Tuesday The petit jury was dis
charged on Wednesday without trying a
case, and the court adjourned on Friday
after hearing two or three divorce cases.
The grand jury is still in session. 80
Mr.. Bennett, the town liquor agent, has
paid into the treasury more than 4 600 for
liquors sold from May II to December 1.
CoRINTH.-Rev. Mr.. Jordan, the evangel-
list, has been holding meetings in the school
house in district No. 3. 80 Justin Bug
bee is about to remove to Chelsea, where he
has bought d farm of one hundred thirty
acres within three miles of the village for
$3.50. -= Charles Clarke has bought the
Daniel Dow farm of the Martin Brothers
for 81 900. - The time of payment of
taxes in this town expires December Is.
The taxes for the year amount to very
nearly two dollars on a dollar of the grand
list, besides a special highway tax of forty
five cents collected last May. This tax,
together with the appropriations of our late
surplus-reducing legislature, does not inspire
people of this place with feelings of com
placency and satisfaction. With such APP
preparations and an utter neglect of affairs
the Importance of which is universally
recognized and emphasized in both govern
ors' messages, how long will it take to stem
the tide of emigration and repeople our de-
serted farms?
MoRETowN.- Benjamin Avery has bought
the Wyeth house and moved into it. Mr.
Bruce has moved into Emeline Bulkley's
/ I 10 inn tla laff
Homer Van Deusen has moved into the
tenement over the tin-shop and Mr.. Wake
field has moved into the Widow Hoffman
house. 60 George Holly has sold his
| farm to Mr.. Tierney of Waterbury for
| So, 600. - Timothy Chase of North Fays-
ton is very ill with heart trouble. -
| Business is lively at Wards mill, Mr. Dale
! being driven with constant grinding. -
Alvin Pierce's family has been sorely af-
| tlicted for the past two weeks with throat
trouble A part are convalescing, but Hat
! tie and Eddie are still quite ill. 60
! George NJ. Fletcher has erected a camp in
his woods and named it Camp Harrison.
! He has already cut and piled nearly one
thousand logs. - A coat of paint has
decidedly improved the looks of the town
house. - Mr.. Lovejoy and wife, Rollin
| Goss, Mrs. f.. A. Heath and Percy Davis
were baptized last Sunday by Elder Dean,
assisted by the presiding elder, at the Meth
odist church.
MARsBFIEID.-Merrill E. Davis was home
two days last week. - Lille Dow is
teaching school on Depot HILL Miss Alice
Martin of Plaintield in the Perkins district
and Miss Colby of Washington in the Hol-
lister district. - Frank Page has rented
George b. Wheelers farm and will move
there January 1, when his time is out in
the grist-mill. 1t is rumored that Mr.
Wheeler will move into the village. -
There will he a promenade concert at Hote
the Marshfield band. - The band re-
elected the present board of officers last
Saturday night. a. w. Blake and f. G
Merrill are on the executive committee
with the leader. - Our village schools
opened last week with the largest attend
ance for several years. The seating capac
ity in the higher department of the school
house was not large enough, but the com
mittee has made arrangements whereby al
will be accommodated. - Rev. o. ID
Clapp will preach temperance sermon il
the Methodist church next Sunday evening
- Rev. S. G. Hayford will preach a
the Universalist church next Sunday a
two o'clock p. NJ.
WATERBURY, CENTER.-Officers of Stetsor
Post are: Commander, s. NJ. Mansfield
senior vice, A. A. Kendel; junior vice
j. j. Godfrey; quartermaster,. MARIAN
Willy; chaplain, o. w. Davis; office
of the day, Nj. l.. Dillingham; officer o
the guard, George Oakland; adjutant, J
o. Freeman. - Mr.. Butler is movin,
from the Moody farm to his place on TIN
hill and Mr. Smith from Stowe is to NOV
on to the Moody place. - The school a
the Green Mountain Seminary opened Tues
day. December 4th, with a large number o
scholars in attendance. - Mrs. Mather'
mother and sister from New York are t.
spend the winter with her. - Ira Towne
while riding a vicious mustang Sunday
was thrown violently to the ground, and
one foot catching in the stirrups wa
dragged several rods. Such severe fraC
ture of the skull was sustained that there
doubt of his recovery. The horse hal
previously been managed with curb, bu
Mr.. Towne believed he had the animal S
well broken as to do without it, and at tn
time of the accident was using an ordinar
bit The mustang does not weigh over 81
hundred fifty pounds.
NoRTHFIELD.-The ladies of st. Mary
church have refurnished their rooms in tn
depot and on Thursday OF this week tn
gentlemen connected with the parish will
give a supper to their friends and acquaini
ances. - George G. Sanborn was i
; Boston last week on business. - MI
and Mrs. j. G. b. Thayer gave a whis
party Tuesday evening - Al Smith
slowly improving, after several weeks q
severe illness. - f. j. Martin was HON
from Montpelier over Sunday. - Sey
eral members of Dewitt Clinton Lodge
district meeting at Barre on Friday of thi
week. 60 John w. Jones is giving les
sons in voice culture and reading music
49, Mrs. G. f. Randall and children {
Woodsville, n H.. are visiting at Georg
Randall's. 60 Jesse Allen and wife cele
brated their golden wedding last Thursday
- Joshua Sawyer died of IA shock {
paralysis while on his way to WaterbGr
last week. Mr.. Sawyer was native {
Dorset and about seventy years of age
For the greater part of his life he had bee
in the marble business. He leaves fou
children-twO sons and two daughters.
CHELsEA.-SolOn NJ. Davis died on MOI
day of last week, after IA long illness. TIL
: funeral services We're held on "Wednesday
3 Rev. Mr.. Sherburn officiating. = TIL
December term of Orange county court wi
: open next Tuesday Judge Veazey presi,
Y ing. The docket contains 16I law and thirt,
= five chancery entries, eight of the formt
Y being state cases The jury list contain
5 twenty cases. Perhaps the cases
i. most general interest are two suits of John
q, Locke ct ais rs. q. G. Cooke. These suits al
e brought by the bondsmen of A. NJ. Carpel
S ter, formerly collector of taxes of the tow
/. of Corinth against the treasurer of the tow
= = The county clerks Office has bee
J. removed to the courthouse, where a sui
. able room has been provided, and CleT
n | IIahor1 may heuppforth he fouuu Their