The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-05

w. II. Worthen has sold his livery stable at
Hardwick and is coming here to live. g.
Edwin A. Bailey, wife aud mother, are
coming here to spend the summer. -
e. II. Marston of Concord was in town last
week looking over timber lots. - DR..
Harris Watkins is visiting his mother He
has charge of the hospital at Burlington.
60 John Keyes of South Dakota is visit
ing in town. - Several parties from
Brooklyn, N. Y, are boarding at the Saw
yer House. = T. @. Reyes and wife have
returned from the Worlds Fair.
Boltonville.
The village school closed last Friday.
Miss Lang has taught a very successful
term
The separator separates from 5000 to
1000 pounds of milk each day. 1t is not
doing quite as much as it did last month.
Mrs Bancroft visited at David Hender-
sons last week. - Charles Bailey, wife
and son, are in town visiting. - David
Henderson is reported quite sick. -
Mrs Tucker, who has been visiting at Mon
roe, returned home last Thursday.
Northfield.
The Andrews dam has been raised two
feet.
Armory Hall was utilized as headquarters
for Governor Fuller and staff last Thursday.
The Central Vermont railroad has laid a
side-track to the stone-sheds of Thomas Ed
wards.
The McGbeny family drew fair house,
Wednesday evening, and gave an excellent
entertainment.
The road machine has been used during
the past week in putting the track at the
fair ground in shape.
The St. Johns Social and Dramatic Club
will give lawn party next Tuesday even
ing at the home of Rev. Father Donahue.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Hazen and Miss Minnie E.
Smith leave to-day for Montreal to attend
the International Christian Endeavor con-
vention.
Rev. I. P. Booth, DID,, Rev. DR.. W. S.
Hazen, Rev. G. w. Emerson of Boston and
W. NJ. Rumbaugh of New York have been
elected trustees of Norwich University to
fill vacancies.
A. j. Walbridge of Peterboro, n. H., has
been visiting in Roxbury and Northfield
the past week. He returns to his home to-
day, accompanied by Mrs. NJ. j. Clough, a
cousin of Mrs. Walbridge
Francis Clark Hatch has presented to
Norwich University section of petrified
wood from the forests of Arizona-a part of
the exhibit in the Manufacturers Building
at the Columbian Exposition.
Professor Charles Dole and Mrs. Clara
McClearn were married last Monday even
ing at the home of the bride on Vine street.
Rev. Walter Dole of Enfield, N. H., a
brother of the groom, was the officiating
clergyman. The newly-wedded couple left
Tuesday morning for brief trip to the
White Mountains.
Miss Kate Gilbert of the Boston Conserva-
tory gave an enjoyable concert last even
ing in Concert Hall. She was assisted by
Miss Mary Gilbert and Miss Mary A. Teas
dale, pianist also of the Conservatory, and
by F. w. Bancroft of Montpelier.
| The officers of the alumni of Norwich
University for the ensuing year are as fol-
lows: President, Charles Dole; vice-presi-
dents, j. j. Dewey, Walter Dole, T. G. Nc
Twain, f. l.. Howe, A. f. Booth; secretary,
j. B. Johnson; treasurer, l.. B. Johnson.
| The village was remarkably quiet on
| Tuesday. The horse-trot at Barre and the
celebrations at West Randolph and Bur-
| lington proved attractive to many citizens,
| and the male population was conspicuous
| by its absence. Why not celebrate at North
field next year?
The Sheldon prize speaking at Concer,
Hall last week drew an immense crowd
E. w. Gibson took first prize, G. A. Plum
ley second and FL. G. Moseley third. Hon
orable mention was made of III. l.. StearnS
H. Webb of Montpelier and Lieutenant E
w. Getchell.
Landlord M. E. Warrington was equal to
all demands made upon him during com
mencement week, and again fully demon
| strated that he is an experienced caterer as
well as efficient manager OF hotel. The
menus provided at the various banquets
| were par excellence, and the service was al
| that could be desired.
H. Corwsky, pedlar from Barre, was in
town last Monday to secure the services Of
Sheriff Howe to assist him in finding one
Harry Odessa, also of Barre. Corwsky anG
Odessa occupied the same room in Barre
last Sunday night, and in the morning the
former found that Odessa had decampeC
with his watch and chain, $4 in cash, anG
dry goods valued at $50. At last account:
the thief had not been apprehended.
Poor whiskey was at the bottom of dis
graceful affair at Gouldsville last Saturday
evening. Hollis and Morris Locklin ant
Horace Thresher became engaged in al
animated discussion on the labor question
which eliminated in row in which
Thresher got decidedly the worst of it
although it is said he was the least to blame
The fight was resumed later, and it is sale
that Mrs. Thresher was roughly handled
On complaint Of John l.. Moseley, CRANE
morning by Sheriff Howe, charged with al
assault and disturbing the peace. They
were given hearing before Justice Will
liam M. Davis who fined them each $1(
and costs
George Thomas, of the reportorial staff o
the Boston Herald, an alumnus of Norwich
University, was in town last week. -
E. w. Howe went to Taftsville last Mon
day to get a large Quincy granite monu
ment. - Cadet George Briggs went t.
Londonderry last Monday, where he is t.
be employed canvassing. - Ina ant
Harold Cummings of Montpelier visited
Mrs, II. f. Dole, their sister, last week
- Miss Ann Persons is in Boston TO
treatment at hospital in that city. -
Patsey Doneny is at home from college TO
the summer vacation. - Miss Matte G
Jones of Woodsville visited in town las
week. - Carl Field is clerk in the cloth
ing store of G. e. Reed. - Miss Deli
Joslin visited in St. Hyacinthe, p. @. -
Mrs. Roland Averill and Mrs. e. Pope wen
to Chicago last Wednesday evening. -
Bert Clark left for Boston last Monday. III
is to work in hotel near that city. -
Miss Kate Baine of Waltham, Mass, is il
town for a vacation of four weeks from he
duties in the Waltham watch factory. -
Miss Sadie ingalls,, trimmer the past sea
son for Mrs. j. M. Cameron of Waterbury
is in town for a few days.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY.
The fifty ninth annual commencement a
Norwich University, which occurred las
Thursday, has passed into history as one c
the most successful during the existence O