The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-25

comnenceS az tne Center, November 30,
Miss Ida Ladd, teacher
Moretown.
Twenty one couples attended the dance
at the town hall, last Thursday evening.
- Arrangements are being made for a
dancirg.school the coming winter. -
Arthur Thayer from Lanesboro came here
last week with a four-mule team, and is
drawing chair.stock to Middlesex depot.
- Mrs. DIR. Kingsley has been on the
Tenant x Co. have the foundation to their
mil completed, and the first floor laid and
line of shafting ill.,
Northfield.
Principal Spencer is somewhat better,
with probably fair chances for recovery.
The post.office will be open from eight to
ten and from three to five Thanksgiving day.
Charles w. Davenport died at Wallace
Felch's last week, the funeral being held
Thursday.
George Emerson is soon to move from his
farm to the village and will live in the tene-
ment over Tillotsons store.
w. e. Dunsmoor's son, Frank, is very i'll
with typhoid fever at Manchester, n. IL
and his father is there taking care of him.
The handsome gray mare which belonged
to the excelsior company was sold by auc-
ton on Saturday and was bought by Albert
Chase.
John McAuliffe died of consu mption at
the home of his father on the West Hill,
Tuesday, and the funeral was held at the
Catholic church Thursday forenoon.
An adjourned meeting of the fair asso-
citation will be held at Village Hall Satur-
day at ten o'clock, to hear the report of the
committees appointed to solicit subscrip.
tons to the stock of the proposed new or
ganizaton.
c. e. Andrews, the jeweler, has vacated
his shop, and the new proprietor, w. II.
Mansfield, from Montpelier, took possess
sion Monday. The latter has rented tene-
ment in the west end of j. g. Rice's house
on Vine street.
Mrs. Mary f. Kimball died Tuesday
morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Metcaf. Funeral services were held at the
house Wednesday afternoon, Rev. w. S.
Hazen officiating, and the body was taken
to Glover for burial Thursday. Mrs. Kim
ball was about ninety years of age, and had
been confined to the house for many years.
Miss Helen Kenyon is visiting at Spring
field, Mass. - Mrs. Hart returned Mon
day to her home at Post Mills and was ao-
companied by her sister, Miss Nellie Judd.
- Rev. f. s. Porter and wife have re-
turned from Lancaster, Mass, where they
have been for several weeks. - One of
our old Northield boys, Carlos G. Davis,
principal of the high school at Lincoln,
Mass, has been very critically ill for the
past three weeks in consequence of an alb
scess, but it is now hoped that he will re.
cover. - Mrs. White, who has been lv-
ing on Central street, has gone to Brooklyn
to reside with her daughter. - Mrs.
Blodgett is visiting in Lowell, Mass.
East Orange.
Miss Abbie Merrill of Haverhill, Mass,
who has been stopping several weeks with
her aunt, Mrs. f G. Colby, is now visiting
in Corinth. - Mrs. Anna Davis is
slowly recovering from a serious illness.
- a successful term of school, taught
by Miss Ada Sherburne of Barre, closed
last week, with appropriate exercises. Miss
Sherburne will teach the winter term, be-
ginning December 1.
Plainfield.
The school in district No. 9, taught by
Alice e. Thurston, closed November 81.
During the term the pupils earned and
raised nice flag The teacher received
several presents, including vase, silver
fruit-knife and Longfellow's Birthday
Book.
Rev. Messrs. Bates and Ward of Roches-
ter exchanged pulpits last Sunday.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Methodist church, next Thursday
evening, at 1870 o'clock - Union
Christmas exercises will be held in the
town hall, this year. Preparations have
been already begun by the appointment of
committees, etc. 1t may not be gener-
our quiet little village of no small impor-
lance to people who need common iron
casting DONE or farmers in need of plOw;
but Hodges Il Allen are the men who can
" fit you out" They have manufactured
since last April, one hundred and thirty
plows, and have found ready market for
one hundred and twenty. - 1t seems
quiet with the students all away to eat
turkey and indigestibe mince pie.
East Roxbury.
The meetings during the past week have
been generally well attended, several from
remote parts of the state having been
present
Sylvester Morfitt, who has been sick for
more than year, died last Thursday, and
the funeral was attended from his late resi-
dence Saturday afternoon, Rev. George w.
Boynton of Braintree officiating. Mr. Nor
fit was aged seventy years, and the cause
of death was heart disease.
WaitsfieId.
Schools in town begin next Monday.
Remember the sociahle at Mrs. l.. r.
Joslyn's, this Wednesday, evening
The Waitsfeld Lumber Company raised
the basement of their new steam mill, Mon
day.
year in the Congregational church at ten
o'clock Thursday forenoon.
ID. o. Joslyn had yearling colt quite
badly hurt, Monday, causing rupture on
its side. The wound was dressed by DR..
Howe, and Mr.. Joslyn thinks he may save
the colt.
Mrs. John Mobus is quite sick. - The
Home Circle meets with Mrs. r. j. Gleason
this week Friday afternoon and evening.
Everybody is invited to be present in the
evening - Next Sunday will be quar-
terly meeting at the Methodist church, and
Rev. G. o. Howe will exchange with Rev.
A. j. Hough of Montpelier. - Miss
Ruth Buzzell has gone to her home in War
rem for few weeks. - Erwin Joslyn
started, Tuesday, November II, for San
Francisco, Cal, where he will remain dur
ing the winter. - Miss Ursula Bates,
who has been teaching school in Bethel, is
at home. - Mrs. Nathan Hill, who has
been sick for some weeks, is convaescent.
She has been moved back to her home in
Irasville. - The annual meeting of
Ainsworth Post, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, will be Saturday evening, December 5.
Election of officers. - The concert
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