The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-20

at Brattleboro were r. T. Farrell, DIR. G..
G. Washburn, Hartwell Moody and Seaver
Howard. They report good time and a
fully attended meeting. I. I. Farrell was
elected one of the council Of administration.
Governor Dillingham; attended the camp
fire on the 14th instant and took part in the
exercises. 60 f. A, Rowland has gone
to his home at Lisbon, N. H., for weeks
vacation. He will also visit friends at
Littleton. II. S. Batchelder has re-
moved from the hotel to the house lately
occupied by AFRO Griffiths. - Rev. Mr..
Tenney otficiated at the Congregational
church last Sunday 60 Washington's
birthday will be observed by the schools
in union memorial exercise on the after
noon of February %. 80 DR.. Wheelock
has moved his Office to his residence on
New street. 80 Mr.. William Cooley has
moved into his new house on Randall
street 60 Mrs. S. NJ. Calkins has re-
turned to Waterbury from Ypsilanti SAM
tarium Michigan, where she has been for
the cure of rheumatism.
RocHEsTER-The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union gives an entertainment
Thursday evening of this week at the Grand
Army hall. - G. N. Gleason has re-
turned to Boston. - Selden Pierce and
wife are visiting here. - Beedle's or
chestra of seven pieces has been engaged
for the Inauguration ball to be given at the
hotel. - Mrs. Annette Richmond has
Tower and wife have rented the rooms va
Gated by the Hodgkins. - Several of
the band boys have organized an orchestra
and soon will be able to furnish music for
dances, etc. - Carlisle Stockwell is to
enter the Normal School at Randolph.
The Rochester dramatic club real
lied about S3 from its entertainment
- Ephraim Hoyt and wife have gone
to Lyndon to visit his parents. - The
village school closes Friday and the spring
school will be taught by Miss Kimball of
Gaysvile. - Fay Kezer has been to
and wife have been visiting at Wallace
CampbelPs. - Mr.. Frank Hussy's
youngest child is qui,e sick - The
Methodist sociable meets with Silas
Morse. - Bert Rogers and wife were
guests of Paul Tinkham over Sunday.
- Nelson Scott of Braintree was called
home to attend the funeral of his grand
daughter.
MoRETowN.--A state case was heard be-
fore Justice Freeman Parker at E. A.
Heaths Office Wednesday, the 18th instant.
The charge was for assault on John Lynch
by Timothy Lynch, Frank Hardigan and
several others 1t seems there is bad blood
between the Lynch cousins, and Tim and
several others of the same kind of roughs
ascertained that John was fixing the roads
on the 4th instant and took Il at particular
time to meet and pound kick and other
wise maltreat him. There was a good deal
of sparring between the attorneys. Justice
Parker decided that the state had failed to
make out its case and ordered the discharge
of the respondents. 60 Bert Philips is
on the sick-list, being threatened with
pneumonia. - Bryan Marble, Fayston
man, is going on to the DR.. Kingsley farm.
- w. Eagap has moved on to the
Harrison Mead farm, down the river, hav-
ing let his DuXbury farm to Heman Griffith.
= ID MOnltOn n "A tlOlI-
sand calf-skins. - Park Avery of South
DuXbury is on the sick-ist, as is also j. II.
Sawyer of this place. - Mr.. Erastus
Foster of Waterbury, formerly resident of
this town, died suddenly Friday morning of
diphtheria. - Lewis Pierce's son has
been very sick for two weeks past and it is
not expected that he can recover. -
Report says that Alvin Pierce has bought a
farm in North Montpelier and is to move
on to it the LIST of March. - Michael
Costello has let his farm for three years to
George G.. Evans, and himself and family
are going to Dakota.
NEwBURY Harry w. Kings team broke
through the ice, while crossing the river
with load of hay recently, and was rescued
with difficulty. - The concert by the
Dartmouth Glee Club was greatly enjoyed,
especially the manipulating. - John
Johnson Ladd, son of p. w. Ladd, died at
Brockvile, Canada, January 81, aged sixty
Johnsbury and graduated at Dartmouth
College in 1882. For time he was princi-
pal of Warren Academy, Woburn, Mass,
and of the high school in Providence, II. L.
During the war of the rebellion he served as
paymaster in the army. - Mrs. f. L..
Childs is in New York, visiting Mrs. An
drew Wood, formerly of this place. -
State Superintendent of Education Palmer
will address the citizens on educational mat
ters Wednesday evening, Feb. 90 80
II. w. Bailey and wife have returned from
Boston. - The exhibition of the old
fashioned school at Wells River Friday and
Saturday evenings last drew crowded houses
and was great success. The proceeds are
to be devoted to repairing the parsonage.
| 1t was a vivid portrayal of eye ancient
chool-days." - A meeting was held
last week to consider the project of estab-
fishing creamery. A. Greer, c. NJ. KIM
! ball. Sidney Johnson, Horace W. Bailey
and j. b. Hale were appointed committee
! to investigate the matter, solicit stock and
report at the next meeting, February lS
| Thirteen hundred dollars in shares were
taken at the meeting.
| BARRE-Last Wednesday the new hose
was tested and found to stand the pressure
which was sufficient 10 throw water over
the highest church spires, with four
streams throwing at once. - ID. Il. Sort
we'll was in town last Wednesday. -
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| will meet this "wednesday afternoon with
! Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hatch. 60 There is to be a
missionary meeting AT the Congregational
church this "wednesday afternoon and
evening. 60 The adjourned quarterly
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held next Friday afternoon
at half-past one o'clock. 60 A committee
from the New England Insurance Elk
change was in town last week to rerate The
risks in the village and establish rates on
dwellings and other property within the
protection of the fire department. 60
John Boyle O'Reily is to give his famous
lecture, "The lllustrous lrishmen of One
| Century" in the opera-hOuse March q
- Dr. Gale is still confined TO his bed
His father was with him a few days, bui
returned to Wolcott Tuesday morning
- Last week spire from the Wetmore
4 Morse quarry was drawn through the
street TO Mari & Gordon's shops. The
spire was quarried last summer. 1t re-
quired twenty-sx horses TO draw it and
was several days on the way. 1t measures
thirty-six feet in length and is three feet and
four inches square. - Miss Lizzie Bick
ford preceptress at the Vermont Methodist
Seminary, was in town with friends over
Sunday
STowE,-The prize-speakng on Thursday
evening was success, the speakers all ac
quitting themselves creditably and showing
that they had been trained by master
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