The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

to be.
The Good Templars chose the following
officers on Friday evening: G.. A. Cross, G.
t.. Mrs. A. E. Downing, V. T.; Mrs. f.
Plumley, S. J. T.. Miss Roxanna Orcutt, s.;
II. G. Cady, f. s.; Miss Emma Wright, T.;
| G. b. Hall, O.; 9. III. Davis NJ. Mrs. r. N.
johnson, g.; q. ID. Edgerton, Sent. e. j.
Connell, organist. The officers will be in
stalled at the meeting this week by the
lodge deputy, j. II. Orcutt.
The Catholic fair held the town last week.
The evenings were marked by large and
appreciative crowds. Every item was a
success. The society will have net pro-
ceeds amounting to between seven and eight
hundred dollars. The principal articles on
ticket " were disposed of as follows
Chamber suite, Daniel Hearn, White River
Junction; dinner set, Rose Dolan; toilet
set, Alonzo Dubee; -" bean" doll, Har-
old Howe; crayon portrait Of Father
Donahue, G. f. ingalls,, Waterbury; lith-
ograph of Bishop De Goesbriand, Tom
Ktngstoni barrel of flour, Sadie Bruidnell;
plush rocker, NJ. Il. Leary, Richmond; sofa
| pillow, John Harrigan; steel engravings,
Katie Ryan and Peter Council; first prize
of gold watch for largest sum obtained by
canvassng, John Holland: second prize OF
| gold ring, Kate Doheny. Among those who
rendered vocal music were Rev. Fathers
| Coffee, Barrett and O'Sullivan, Misses Katie
Gilbert, Carrie Hautler Kate Delaney and
Hattie Evans, and j. II. Dalton. Instru.
HeuVdl music was given ny Misses CrlD-
bins, Anna LangdOn, Fannie Talbot, Kate
Doheny and Edward j. Connell.
Pittsfield.
Columbus day exercises at the village
hall were participated in by four schools in
town, and they presented an interesting en-
! tertainment.
Rev. j. w. Hitchcock occupied the pulpit
of the Methodist church last Sunday, in the
absence of the pastor, Rev. s. q. Vail, who
was at Hancock and Granville holding re-
| vival meetings.
G. w. b. Kidder, NJ. D., of Vergennes,
| who is stopping with his niece Mrs. An
drew Ellis, and is in poor health, made the
Ladies' Aid of this place handsome pres
ent of large oil stove, which the ladies'
very highly appreciate.
Willie Ellis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Ellis, student of Barre Seminary, has
made his parents flying trip and has re-
turned - Rev. S. g. Vail returned home
last Wednesday. - Rufus Holt and wife
returned from their trip to Brooklyn last
week. - Several have taken advantage
of the excursion rates to Boston.
Plainfeld.
Forty-eight tickets were sold at our sta.
ton last Wednesday for the excursion to
Boston.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
H. Batchelder, and one to Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton Woodcock, last Sunday.
The Central Vermont has settled with S
A Batchelder and G.. NJ Spencer, injured
in the Richmond disaster to their full sat.
isfaction.
Uncle Joel Sherburne, highly-respected
citizen of this town, aged eighty-six years
cast his first presidential vote for Andrew
Jackson and has not missed voting for the
national candidate of his choice to the pres
ent time. He hopes to help re.elect Presi
dent Harrison next Tuesday.
Shepard lodge of Good Templars has
elected the following officers: IL. G. Cut
ting, chief templar; Mary Morse, vice tenn
plar; Julia Shorey, conductor; g. p. Tap
lin, past chief templar; E. II. Kiser, secre
tary; Nelson Shorey, treasurer; Carl Foss
financial secretary; George Kser, marshal
Frank Woodcock, sentinel.
North Pomfret
The many friends of Miss Emma WOOD
Will be pleased to learn of her marriage, DC
tober 20, to John McGary. - Waite
Harrington's sick baby is slowly gaining
, Farmers are blowing, and doing other fal
work Apples sell from Sl5O to 81 pc
BARREL potatoes at seventy-tive cents pc
bushel. - Mrs l.. A. Thacher has gon
to Woodstock to live. - K. Y. Dana ha
sold his flock of grade merno sheep to S. +
Fales., !" Lizzie White is through he
work for Mrs Strong and will 90 soon Il
M. Ii. Miller's.
North Randolph.
, This place boasts of an orchestra recent,
organized.
, The Library Circle met with Mrs. Ed
Fits last Wednesday.
: A young lady in East Randolph has amon
her house plants twining maple nine ant
one-haf feet long, a coleus four feet tw
= sinches high, geranium three feet fou
, inches, and Tose-bush three feet
The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. B
! f. Durkee, last Wednesday. The circle will
meet in three weeks with Mrs. CAROLYN
Durkee in Brookield.
I Howe of Tunbridge visited Mrs. Georg
Blodgett, their sister, recently. - f. II
Winslow of Montpelier and III. A. Therloi
of Keene n. H., registered at the hotel las
week. - Mr.. Farewell is quite ill, as i
Mark Durkee's wife. - Clifford an,
Louise Taft returned from Northtield, Sat
urday. - Albert Emery and wife ar
stopping in town. - Clifford Taft ha
3 finished his summers work for Josiah Dur
F. kee. 80 George Blodgett went to Barr
one day last week - Mrs. j. b. burke
4 went to Northfield to visit her sister las
week. - Walter Wilson's brother i
stopping with him. - Mrs. Aller, MI
, ana Mrs. Luck, Miss Kate Gillett, tn
= teacher, and ii. Flint went on the excursion
to Boston. - G. III. Taft and wife wer
: III NOIlHutlu OndTllt Dldht
while working in the mill of Blodget
, Brothers, came near being seriously injured
one day last week by falling shaft. -
Mrs. Dan Mouton has gone TO Boston I
visit her daughter Kate. 80 A. A. Ben
nett worked Tor Joe Blodgett two days las
week, papering and whitewashing.
4 West Randolph.
A. A. Smith is repairing the roof of hi
block on Main street,
Two new switches are being put into tn
: yard by the railroad company for the create
convenience of the night trains.
| The total number of tickets sold to tn
l Boston excursion was 1l6- "a few less tina
last year, owing, probably, TO the we
weather.
, The United States Screen Company is get
ting its new machinery in place, aud ex
poets to begin to run in the course of two o
three weeks.
G. E. Briggs and wife spent Sunday i
Hartford. - Miss Carrie Haufer a.
sisted in the musical part of the Catholi
fair at Northfield on Friday night. 60
DR.. III. III. Mcintyre has returned from tn