The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-01-11


she is nearly blind. - Mrs. Sally Bent
ie eighty seven, and quite hale for one so
old.
MiddIesex.
About 100 attended the anniversary party
at II. H. Longs, aud left presents to the
amoNnt of about $780, and had lots of fun
eating oysters, dancing, etc.
Mrs Pembroke, who died last week, was
one of the wortbiest people of this commu.
nifty. For some thirty years resident OF
this town. her life had been devoted TO the
care Of her family and to kindly Christian
charities to her neighbors.
Mortified.
A fruit and fish market has been opened
IN Union block by e. b. Battles.
G. A. Edgerton has purchased the prem
Uses Of .J. Hutchinson, on the road leading
to Waitsted, for $780,
Those who took part in "Our Folks {"
contemplate presenting the play in Will
Jamestown in a few weeks.
A meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was held, last Thursday
afternoon, with Mrs. l.. Mcintosh.
Mrs. DIR. Mayo Is reported as recovering
from her serious and alarming illness, OF
which mention was made last week.
Bradley Buck, an old resident of the East
Hill, is very low from the effects OF shock
of paralysis which he suffered last week.
The Good Templars are to have public
meeting aud social in their hall, next Fri
day evening, in place of the regular meeting.
James Cook of Berlin has purchased for
SLIGO the George g. Mayo farm near Har-
low bridge, and is soon to take possession.
Rev. I. p. Booth has received his reap
pointment as county examiner of teachers
for Washington county for the next two
years.
The services of the Week OF Prayer closed
last Sunday evening with union meeting
at the Methodist church Rev. Sylvester
Donaldson preached the sermon.
Miss Emily p. Stebbius was delegate from
She Northteld Young Peoples union OF the
Universalst church to the state convention
held last week at Bellows Falls.
Deputy Grand Master Hooker was present
at the regular communication of Dewitt
Clinton lodge of Masons, held last Wednes.
day evening, and made q brief address.
John Henry Barry and Miss Lena Nc
Cornick, both of ST. George. N. b.. were
married, last Wednesday, at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. Sylvester Donaldson.
A full report of the farmers meetings
held In Mortified, last week. with stenu-
graphic report of the speeches aud addresses
"wednesday, may be found on page three.
Frank L. Cox and Miss Sarah Champang,
both of SwantOn, were married, last
Wednesday, at his home, by Rev. Ira
'Ni ShN 'VhViabic Va ouO
groom.
Arrangements have been made whereby
the Universallst pulpit will be regularly
supplied till the first of April. Unless the
pulpit be otherwise applied, A. F. Booth
is to read sermon.
The local choral union meets every Mon
day evening. Arrangements are in prog
ress Tor musical convention to be held in
Northheld under its management some
time during the winter.
III. E. Stevens, w. d. Emery, N. C. Cain.
and Misses Daisy Lowe, Mary Park and
Florence Dunsmore, all of Montpelier, en-
ioyed sleigh.ride to Northfeld and dned
at the Mortified house last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Cushman gave a pro-
gressive whist party last Friday evening
There were fifteen tables, and the first prize
Tor ladies was captured by Mrs. j. NJ. Tenn
pie, while Cadet Holbrook took the first for
gentlemen.
Hon. Alfred X. Savage of Auburn, Maine,
who has just been elected speaker of the
Maine house Of representatives, is well re-
membered in Mortified, where he was for
many years principal of the high school,
and prominent in Masonic circles.
The position OF foreman of Water Witch
Engine Company does not seem to be very
desirable, as no one can be induced to ac-
cept IL. The company held meeting last
Saturday evening and divided the money
in the treasury among the members.
Mr.. and Mrs c. s. Richmond, Mrs. S. X.
Richmond and Miss Lizzie Knapp left last
Wednesday noon, for Orange Park, Fla.
where Mr.. Richmond has investments
The party went by boat from New York to
Ferdinand, Fla. and will remain till May.
The officers OF Torrent Engine Company,
No. 2, for the ensuing year, elected last
week, are j. III. Winch. foreman; Lewis
Rock, first assistant; William Joyce, second
assistant; George Cady, clerk and treas
urer; Edwin Wiev, steward; L. p. Harris,
w. r. Bean and II. c. Silsby, finance COM
mittee.
The second lecture in the Norwich Uni
verslty course Is to be delivered in Concert
hall, next Saturday evening by Professor
John b. Denote. Mr.. Denote, it will be
remembered, lectured in Northtield in Jan
nary, 1892, and it was hard to tell whether
the subject or the speaker was the more
pleasing He is an eloquent and forceful
orator, free FROM any straining after orator.
ical effects-virtues so rare in public
speaker as TO be highly appreciated. A
crowded hall is already assured the distin-
guished speaker.
Negotiations are in progress to induce the
Pike Manufacturing Company OF Pike Sta
ton, n. H, to locate branch of its scythe
stone business in Northfeld The old An
drews mill property is thought of as plant,
and would make fine location III the
business and moneyed men of the town
fully realized what an impetus to trade and
business the location here of such an in
dustry would be, it is believed that they
would gladly take hold of the matter, and
secure the prize for which several towns in
the state are contending.
The troops OF friends in NorthfJld OF
Lieutenant and Mrs. E. III. Catlin regret 10
learn of their numerous family Affections.
Within very short time two brothers OF
Mrs. Catlin have died-Dr. William Bald.
win, practicing physician of Hill, N. H..
and Charles Baldwin, a prominent lawyer
of Providence, r. I. Now the intelligence
is received that Anna May, their second
daughter, aged nine years, has recently
died of dphtheria. She is well remembered
in Northhed as a sweet and winning child
and the sympathy of wide circle OF friends
goes out to the bereaved family. She dice
in Washington, ID. c., where Lieutenan
Catin and family were visiting his relatives
before going TO the new home of the family
at Fort Riley, Kan.
Miss Georgia, daughter of Rev. Home
White. is doing the local work on the Her
aid and Meas at West Randolph. -
Mrs Mary Blood was in Montpelier las