The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

| FRANK. lie Will take IN the w Orlu falr,
and intends to return about November l.
The Sunday evening preaching service
will be omitted at the Methodist church until
| September 3.
William Ingram, stone-cutter, and Miss
Esther Bush were married last Thursday
by Rev. I. p. Booth.
The car loaded with the mess tents and
equipments of Company f for muster will
be forwarded to Rutland to-day.
Mrs. N. II. Stark and daughter Bertha of
Leominster, Mass, visited last week at the
home of Thomas Slade, her father.
With the exception OF Monday and Sat
urday evenings, the millinery stores will be
closed at six o'clock for the present.
Rev. DIR. w. s. Hazen is taking short
vacation, and there will be no services at
the Congregational church next Sunday.
Miss Emily Hazen of Auburndale, Mass,
and Mrs. DIR. Newell of ST. Johnsbury were
guests of Rev. DR.. w. s. Hazen last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Denny have gone to
Los Vegas N. NJ. hoping that the change
will prove beneficial to the health of Mrs
Denny.
Miss Carrie Donaldson has under consid-
Grafton the offer of position az instructor
in instrumental music in Clark University,
Atlanta, Ga.
Because of the repairs on their hail. the
ladies of st. Mary's Guild held their social
last Thursday afternoon and evening in
Armory hall.
Dr. George Nichols and j. X. Egerton are
the delegates from st. Mary's church to the
diocesan convention to be held in Buring-
ton, August 3.
G. w. Durham, formerly proprietor of
the Worcester House, Worcester, has been
engaged as steward at Norwich University
the coming year.
Mrs. Gregg and Mrs. Mayo gave de-
Il el.as.. IL ~~1l Ne Ens~
at the Congregational social held in Howe's
hall last Wednesday afternoon.
II. w. Thresher was brought before JUS
tiCe William NJ. Davis last week Tuesday
on complaint for keeping an unlicensed
dog. He was fined $15 and costs.
The body of David Muzzy was brought
here last Wednesday from Charestown,
N. H, for burial. Mr.. Muzzy was a resi-
dent of Northfield twenty-five years ago.
j. f. Greaney of Boston arrived in town
last Thursday for short vacation. He is
visiting his father and sister, and Mr. and
Mrs j. G. Fletcher, parents.of Mrs. Greaney'
DR.. Wheelock of Waterbury was at DR..
A. A. Minott's office last Saturday and ex-
tracted numerous teeth free of charge by
the use of tonalgia, so-called pain ami
hilator.
The st. Johns Social and Dramatic Club
held a social last Saturday evening at the
were served, and the occasion was unusu-
ally pleasant
About dozen of Hiram Henry's neigh
bors went with their teams and machines
and cut and put into the barn about half OF
his hay last Wednesday, and others are to
follow this week and do the rest of his hay
ing, as a deed of charity, as he and his wife
have been sick for the past six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Nye of Barre were in
| Ia or rTburq6ay and left FRIDAY
ing for Massachusetts They expect to
spend some time at Providence Beach and
Martha's Vineyard. Mrs. Nye's mother
Mrs. Harriet Davis, accompanied them tC
visit her son, DR.. Wesley Davis, in Worces
ter, Mass.
L. E. Kent conductor on freight No II,
going south, received severe injury on
Thursday. By a sudden motion of the
train he was thrown against a lamp, break
ing the shade and cutting his arm badly
He was taken to DIR. j. H. Winch's office
where his arm was bandaged, and was then
taken to his home at White River Junction
on the one o'clock express.
The body of Jacob Flanders was brough,
here from Salem, n. H., last Thursday and
buried in Elmwood cemetery. Mr.. Flanders
was an old resident of Northfield until about
two years ago, when he sold his place or
Elm street and he and his wife went tc
live with their daughter in Salem Mrs
Flanders died last winter and her body was
brought here for burial
AT business meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society, held last Thursday even
ing, the following officers were elected fol
the next six months: President, Mrs G. ID
Edgerton; vice-president, Henry Smith
secretary and treasurer, Minnie K. Smith
| chairman of prayer-meeting committee
Mrs. w. S. Hazen; chairman of lookout
! committee, Angie King; chairman of socia
( committee, Minnie E. Smith,
The trial of Ed Miles for keeping intox
. icating liquor with intent to sell was helC
: : last Friday before Justice William Davis
T. j. Boynton and j. G. Wing of Mont
! pelier appeared for the respondent and G
!, , ID. Edgerton for the state. 1t had beef
claimed by Miles that the beer seized at hi
:, place several weeks ago contained less thai
, three per cent of alcohol. Since the seizur,
a sample of il has been analysed by Prof
, g. G. Brill at the laboratory of Norwich
? University and found to contain 800 pc
!. cent of alcohol. Miles was found guilty
and appealed his case to county court.
n Edward d. Cole of Portland Me-, Jane
o Madden of Philadelphia, Miss f. r. An
drews OF Boston, and w. p. WEIGH of Troy
n. Y, were among the arrivals at the North
field House last Monday. - Father Pa
quet of Lyndonville was the guest of Fathe
$ Donahue last Monday. - Mr. and Mrs
. Edwin Fisher of Bethel visited at the HON
: of w. w. Holden last week. - Will
t Gerhard and Miss Mabel Peabody of Athol
;. Mass, are visiting at the home of DAME
h Guild - Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 4. Tuppe
leave this week for Kansas. - Mr.. an
e Mrs. E. II. Bloss returned, Monday, fror
visiting their daughter, Mrs. r. j. Coffey c
Bennington. - Prof. H. o. Aiken c
Pottstown, Penn, is visiting friends i
town. - Mrs. j. M. Bond of Barre wa
=, in town last Friday. - Mr.. and Mrs
b Coyle returned to their home in Somervillt
Mass. last Saturday. Mrs. Fran
a Morse of Lowell, Mass, is visiting at til
). home of her father, Erastus Huntley. -
h Rev. Nelson Smith and wife of Nader
l. Mass, arrived yesterday for visit wit
Mrs. Louisa Winch their sister. c. S
h Richmond and family visited last week i
a Middlebury. - Miss Emily Stebbins
n visiting in Tunbridge. - Wilmot Balm
r. is working for A. j. Clough. - Mis-
# Minnie III. Hurley will enter Burlingto
" University this fall, to take classics
, course. - Mrs. Herbert Elliott of Mar
, chester n. H., visited at James Coffin
y. last week. - Mrs. Mary Dow of Below
" Falls visited in town last week. 60 Mrs
II S. III. Kent is recovering from her recer
v serious illness. - Mrs. George w. Me
{. calf of Douglass, N. Y. and Miss Webel
W Chicago visited in town last week. 60