The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

iage hotel in Waterbury. - Mr.. and
S Hss Henry a Mip9 % " N e. are
Taplin is here from Chicago, visiting his
parents. A. j. Darling has gone to
Chicago to visit his son, Dwight g Mrs.
>. b. Hastings Mrs. Hambet, Master Stan
ley Buzzell and the little son OF David
Cook have been quite sick during the past
week, but are now reported better.
Moretown.
There is to be harvest supper at the
town hall, Wednesday evening, the 23d,
under the auspices of the ladies' aid society.
Seth Cole, former Moretown boy, but
| for several years past a resident of Wash
ington, ID. c., has been in town the past
week visiting friends.
The members of Co. b, Thirteenth Regi-
ment OF Vermont volunteers, are to have a
| reunion at this place on the 14th Of October,
that being the anniversary of the day thew
were mustered into the service in 1869.
Friends of j. w. Eagan and wife to the
number of nearly one hundred called on
them Tuesday, the 10Th instant, reminding
them that they had been twenty years mar
ried. The guests furnished good music, and
the entertainment consisted of dancing.
Nearly thirty dollars was presented to them,
and all report an enjoyable time
Northfeld.
A. e. Downing is enlarging and repairing
MS mousse at the south end of Central street.
Charles w. Bragg of Warren will open a
meat-market week after next in the place
formerly used by j. l.. Moseley
Rev. w. A. Rice, a coored clergyman
from Columbia, S. c., spoke at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening in behalf of
education among the coored people OF the
South.
Another new timetable went into effect
Monday by which the forenoon local train
leaves here at 9:O3 and the mail at 9:42,
these trains now meeting at Montpelier
Junction.
A special village meeting is called for Fri
day evening of this week at half past seven
to vote on the question of extending the
Tune for discount on village tax and liking
the pay of the collector.
James Morse has sold his fast mare, "Lulu
Delong," to party in Keene, n H., for
$500. Or. Davis has also sold his PAGER,
Guy" by Draco Prince, Jr., for 500, and
he goes to Worcester, Mass.
M. E. Warrington took possession of the
Mortified House last week. He has been
In hotels at Roxbury, Bethel and Queen
City Park, and comes with a good reputa-
ton for popularity in his business.
The Good Templars will hold socable
at their hall in place of the regular meeting
this week. 1t will be on Saturday evening
beginning at half past seven, and each
member of the lodge is to invite two friends
to be present.
The basement at the east end of Central
block. formerly occupied by j. l.. Mosely as
a meat market, is being renovated and re-
paired and will be used for meat market
by Charles W. Bragg of Warren as soon as
it is ready for him.
AS soon as f. A. Preston's new house on
central street is ready for occupancy, j. C.
Smith Will move in and Mrs. Braley will
take his tenement in the rectory. Ex-Land-
lord Keith will then take possession of the
| rn Inv alann NntA
rented of the recent purchaser, Mrs. Mack.
During the thunderstorm, Friday even
ing, barn belonging to +. w. Gold near
the Banister place in the south part of
Roxbury, was struck by lightning and
burned with about fifteen tons of hay and a
mowing.machine and horse-rake. There
was no insurance.
Northfeld Manufacturing COMPANY a
partnership composed of Edward G. Wheeler
and Jules Halbran, has gone into voluntary
| insolvency and the first meeting of the
creditors is called at the probate office at
Montpelier next Monday forenoon, when
creditors can prove their claims and choose
an assignee.
j. G. b. Thayer, treasurer of the Savings
bank, went to New York Tuesday to be
gone through the week and his place in the
bank is taken by the president, A. e.
Denny. - Mrs DR.. McClearn with her
daughter, Alice, went to Boston Friday and
will make their home with her son-in-law,
e. l.. Field. Miss Helen has gone to Water.
bury. - f. A. Jones was in Boston last
week buying fall goods. - Miss Nellie
aassett returned to Fitchburgh, Mass,
Saturday. - 70. r. Juckett and wife left
here Monday for their home in Buffalo Gap,
S. d. - Miss Alice Preston from New
Bedford, Mass, is at home on a vacation
- Miss Minnie Smith went to New
York Tuesday.
Orange.
Miss Rose Towner of Manchester, n. H..
is visiting her father, L. NJ. Towner. -
The school-house in district No. 2, is being
thoroughly repaired, and newly furnished.
- Mrs. ID. f. Winslow, and Mrs NJ.
e. Colburn have left Maplewood" for
the home of Mrs. Winslow in North Brook
field, Mass. - 1t is expected that Rev.
Mr.. ,Walbridge, state evangelist, will soon
hold meetings in the Congregational church.
East Orange
Mrs. j. M. Smith is in feeble health.
- Rev. G. e. Davis is improving in
health, and occupied the pulpit Sunday, the
first time for several weeks. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Morse and children of Vershire
recently visited relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell of South Hard wick
are in town this week, visiting friends of
Mrs. Bell. - Miss Alice Eastman, a
former resident here, now of Warren, n. H.,
was in town Sunday - There is to be
no school this week, Miss Sherburne, the
teacher, being necessarily detained at her
home in Barre. - @. III. Richardson re-
Gently returned to Dartmouth, and his sis
ter Florence has gone to Concord, N. H., to
attend school. - Mrs Louisa Simpson
and Myrtle Paine, her granddaughter, re-
turned from Manchester, n. H., Monday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. III. H. Colby and chill
dren spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Barre. - The hardest thunder
storm of the season occurred last Friday
afternoon from four till seven O'Clock.
- Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Caef of Wash.
ington spent Sunday at w. S. Paine's.
Pittsfield.
Harris Ranny's saw-mll was burned, it
is supposed by an incendiary. Insurance
$1,000.
The potato rot is a plague here. Still
there is an unusual quantity of potatoes be-
ing raised and of excellent quality. Corn is
excellent, full of thrift and ripening rapidly.
Several farmers have already commenced
harvesting. Grain is excellent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pease have returned to
their home in New Jersey. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Orrin Fullam of Portland, Maine, who