The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23

Burt Bowman of Barre is spending few
days with relatives at the Center, and Miss
Webster from the Seminary was visiting at
Mr. Norcross' the first of the week.
Henry Hill has rented q house in Mont
pelier and is to work at his trade there.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Hill were visiting in
Cabot one of their children was very i'll
with fever, but was improving at last &C
counts.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Templeton returned
last Friday from a visit to his brother, DR..
Charles Templeton of Irasburg, and went
on Monday to Lincoln to visit DIR. j. S.
Dodge, who is a brother Of Mrs. Tenn
pleton
Marshfield.
1t is reported that we are to have box
factory in town.
The Carlton monument was brought from
Barre last week Friday and erected in our
village cemetery.
The people interested in the village Gem
etery will meet at G.. o. Davis shopat half
past six o'clock, October 81.
Landlord Stone caught six skunks, last
week, in his woodshed, and it was not
much of week for skunks either.
The Montpelier & Wells River railroads
annual excursion to Boston is announced.
Tickets only $3.50. Good, going, October
% and 29 returning, good till November D.
Professor Edison is in Lisbon, playing in
band and orchestra. - Harvey Shepard
and wife from Monroe, n. H., were in town
last week. - Arminda Ashley is in town
visiting. Wright Gould and sonVctor
from Milford, Mass, former resident of
this town, was here for few hours last
week.
Middlesex.
William Chaplin found his two estray
yearlng Jerseys dead in the wilderness in
a locality that has before been fatal to cattle
Shady RilI.
Edison Putnam of Oakied, Wis, has
been visiting friends here and in Putnams
vile during the past week. - Rev. III.
f. Dickey is expected to return to work
this week and will preach every Sunday,
as usual. - Rev. f. e. Dawson closed a
series of meetings here Sunday evening
He is an efficient worker in his Masters
vineyard. He goes to Wiliamstown to
hold meetings, where he should have a
large attendance.
Moretown.
On Wednesday evening, October 10, D.
Il. Freeman was married to the widow of
the late Augustine Prentiss. She is Mr.
Freeman's fourth wife.
The funeral of Mrs. Sawyer, who died on
the 18th inst, occurred at the house Of her
son-in-law, Eugene Josyn, at halfpast two
o'clock last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr.
Webster was the officiating clergyman
Friends from Montpelier, Waterbury and
Richmond, as well as many from here, were
in attendance, and the house was crowded
She was beloved and esteemed by all.
The store of L. Wilcox was broken open
on the night of the 10th instant. The thieves
entered by way of a window on the north
side. The till was robbed of about S15 in
cash and a small quantity of goods taken
They also robbed Mr.. Freeman of several
tools. 1t seems the tools were used for
aff an tn bn Mr.
Freeman found them there the next morn
ing. Several parties are suspected, hut
there is not sufficient evidence to warrant
their arrest. 1t is ascertained that three sus-
picious characters stayed the night before
at the house of Benjamin Corliss in Dux-
bury.
Northfield
A singing-school is the next thing in order.
A meeting of the vestry of st. Mary's
church was held at the Savings Bank Mon
day evening.
There will be no school Friday of this
week. The teachers will attend the inst-
tute at st. Adams.
Next Friday evening, Mortified Lodge,
No. 175, l. o. G.. T., will hold its regular
quarterly election. large attendance is
desired
The regular sociable at st. Mary's church
will be held at their rooms in the depot
Thursday afternoon and evening of this
week. Supper at half-past five.
The ladies of the Universalist society of
Roxbury held a sociable at Mrs. Tarbel's
last Friday, and enjoyed social dance at
the Center House in the evening.
Henry Bean is making extensive repairs
on the old mill property of the late Perey
Belknap. We understand it is to be occu-
pied soon by manufacturing concern.
Work on the granite sheds is rapidly go
rl 10 ta1 a.
will be ready for occupancy the first of next
week. The rails have been ordered for the
side track and will be laid as soon as they
arrive.
The annual meeting of the Dog River
Valley Fair Association for the election of
officers and making the necessary arrange
ments for the next annual fair will be held
at the village hall on Tuesday, October 20,
at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. f. f. Deering returned to Boston
last Thursday. - e. Ingalls, is in Wind
sor this week, being called there on account
OF the death OF his sister. 60 Mrs. Abbie
Kimball is in Boston, going there for her
health, we understand. - James n
Johnson appeared on the streets Saturday
for the first time since his illness. - H.
l.. Kenyon returned from Dorset Saturday,
where he was called by the illness of his
mother. - Mrs III. Carpenter is visiting
at Marlboro.
"OuluSN1lIe.
The Good Templars presented the drama
Rock Allen the Orphan " last Friday
evening to a fair-sized audience.
The friends and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dumas met with them TO celebrate the
tenth anniversary of their marriage last
Saturday evening. Dancing was the princi-
pal amusement of the evening.
Mrs. A. F. Andrews is visiting at Barnet
this week. - Mr.. and Mrs II. l.. Rich
visited at Hancock last week. - James
Rich has finished work for Newton Martin
at Barre and gone to work for Joel Cilley.
Plainfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Fisher of Burling-
ton are visiting at III. II. Deweys.
The work of grading a new side track to
the stone shed is rapidly progressing.
Remember the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad excursion to Boston. Tickets only
Sab. Good going, October 2S and 20: re-
turning, good till November 3.
Orrin Sanborn has harvested fine lot of
squashes this fall. One of the number
weighs 104 pounds and he has seven more
that average nearly ninety pounds each.
The remains of Ernest Niles, who died
in Barre, were brought here last Wednes-
IaU for bnrial Tho Iaaaaoal -,