The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15
NOrthfield Items.


Thirty-six candidates for teachers took
the examinations last week.
Rev. 7. Donahue assisted at a forty-hours
devotion at Winooski last week
Several from town attended rhetoricals at
the university last Friday afternoon.
The fair under the auspices of the ladies
OF the Universalist society Is to be held
next week.
Mrs. w. s. Hazen went to Enosburg
Falls last week to visit her sister, Mrs. l..
o. Sherburne.
The members of Company F are drilling
every Saturday evening preparatory to their
trip to Chicago.
Rev. Austin Hazen of Richmond preached
at the Congregational church Sunday morn
ing from Matthew vi: 10 2l.
delegation from the Northfield Chap
ter, order of the Eastern Star, attended the
district convention at Montpelier yesterday.
Eleven members of Northfield lodge of
Good Templars visited the Montpelier lodge
last Wednesday evening and report a fine
time.
The horse recently purchased in Clyde,
n. Y, by DR.. o. o. Davis attracts much at
tention. 1t is said that the doctor paid
$4,000 for him.
"Doc" Downing's pet dog, "Bub," was
sent to dog heaven by the fast express route
to stop the train, but the odds were too
strong against him.
Rev. w. s. Hazen went to Richmond last
Saturday night and preached Sunday in ex-
change with his brother, Rev. Austin Ha-
zen He attended the preachers. meeting
at Waterbury on Tuesday.
The University quartette met with excel
lent financial success during their recent
| trip in the eastern part of the state Good
houses greeted them, and their singing
aroused much enthusiasm.
The oyster supper to be given next Friday
evening in Concert hall by the members of
st. Johns church, in honor of Ireland's
patron saint, is to be followed by the farce
entitled " In the Wrong House."
Some intoxicated individuals broke into
the saloon of Ed Miles, the store Of w. A.
Blake, and the bakery of l.. L. Montana,
last Friday evening, but carried off nothing
of value. Their names are known, and the
proprietors of the places are waiting to see
If they propose making good the damage be-
! fore papers are made out for their arrest.
The union monthly temperance meeting,
Sunday evening, at the Methodist church,
was well attended considering the bad
walking. Rev. Austin Hazen of Richmond
read the Scripture and offered prayer. The
address was delivered by Professor Chaun-
cey H. Hayden of Essex, and fine music
was rendered by the Columbia Quartette,
which is composed of Mrs. Abbie Baker,
Mrs. George c. Sanborn, julius A. Hough-
ton and Harvey l. Cutting.
The musical convention now in session at
Concert hall is even more Of a success than
the friends and originators of the enterprise
anticipated The convention opened Tues
day morning with Professor w. III. Gale as
conductor, and is to continue through this
afternoon and evening. Professor NJ. II.
Eddy of st. Johnsbury is organist, with
Misses Carrie Cushman and Anna Langdon
accompanies. The solosts include the
well.known names of f. w. Bancroft Of
Montpelier, tenor; Miss Agnes NJ Dooley,
sopranos Mrs. Abbe n. Gale contralto and
j. w. Jones, basso. A matinee will be
given this afternoon at three o'clock, and
this evening the grand concert occurs, at
which "The Redemption is to be brought
out, arranged for full chorus, soloists and
accompanies.
Miss Blanche Houston little daughter of
Hermon Houston of Barre, has been visit
ing for two weeks at the home Of her grand
father, j. A. Holton. - Miss Carrie
Cushman returned last Saturday from a
visit in South Royalton. - Mrs. Clara
McClearn, Misses Hattie and Grace In
graded school, are spending their vacation
In town. - Mrs. E. Ingalls, attended the
funeral of sister in Windsor last week.
, - Robert Grigware is quite low with
Whitehall, n. Y, visited Mrs. l.. L. Mon
tana, her sister, last week. - Carl Dole
, is stenographer in the freight Office of the
I Northern Pacific railroad at West Superior,
, Wis. IS. e. Moore Of South Dorset
will soon return to the employ of F. L.
8 Paul, Mimi, is at home for brief visit.
- Mrs. Sylvester Donaldson is quite
seriously ill. - Mrs. W. W. Pratt Of
Q Springfield was the guest OF Mrs: NJ s
. Barre was in town last Monday. - John
, Cross will move to the Joseph Denny house
? on Slate avenue, April 1. - Bert Blake
}, is clerk for Dutton & Richmond. -
3 Pauline, daughter of j. NJ Temple, wa'
g seriously ill last week. - Miss Lettit
n Prior of Underhill visited in town las
q week. - John Plastridge was confined
q to the house last week with sciatica. -
h E. T. Stockwell, who has been visiting
IS relatives and friends in town, left las
a Thursday for Batavia, Ill. - Mrs. M
a s. Gichrist was in White River Junction
last week. - Lucretia Gorham has beer
v i'll for the past week with tonsilitis. -
4 Edith Walbridge of Waitsfeld was in towr
last Friday aud Saturday on her way t
70 Greenfield, Mass, this being her third yea
% in millinery store there. - Ed, Sope
70 of West Randolph was in town last week
II - Mrs. Clayton Claggett goes to Masss
=, - chusetts to-day for visit - Aggi
y Dooley returned last Saturday from visit
u u ing her sister in Lebanon, n. II. -
y Helen Kenyon is visiting Miss May Wei
= ster in Moretown. - Cadets Pierce
"a "a Beauclerk, Huntley, Plumley, Moseley an
% Smith went to Waterbury last Saturda
" " evening to attend the concert given by tn
q University quartette. - Myra Scribne
~ of Lyndon Center is visiting at the home c
70 Rev. S. Donaldson.
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