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

George K. Storrs, '95, who has been teach
ing In Canaan, has returned.
Professor G. @. Brill went to Chelsea on
Tuesday to attend court.
Captains Manuel and Mattisou and Lieu
tenant Holbrook attended the officers
school at Rutland last week.
Lieutenant r. c. Kimball attended the
officers school at Rutland and instructed
the school In extended orders,
Dodge hall has been provided with new
furniture during vacation, and the library
Is being moved to new quarters in the same
building,
Professor II. r.. Roberts was married
while at home on his vacation, but his bride
will not come to Northtield for the present.
He had very stormy voyage on the Peuob'
scot last Wednesday night but arrived
safely at Mortified Saturday evening.
Plainfield.
There will be social gathering at the
home OF Thomas Stevens in East Mont
pelier, Thursday evening, January II. All
are very cordiallyinvited.
Bert Gale has moved his family to the
village Of East Montpelier, where he il at
work at the granite business. Ernest
Wells has moved his family to Montpelier.
- Mrs Nathan Skinner starts tuis
week for Florida, to spend the winter for
her health. - Paul Barney of Mont
pelier is sharpening tools for the stone
cutters - Mrs, Minnie Marsh has closed
her engagement to sing at Bethany church
at NJ unlpelier, and will devote her time 10
teaching music, vocal and instrumental.
- Eldon Ladd, express agent at New
port. VT, is at his fathers, seriously sick.
- Rev. j. o. Sherburn of Cabot
preached in the Methodist church here, last
Sunday, in exchange with Rev. g. p.
Taplin.
West Randolph.
The Randolph National Bank has de-
clared its trst semi-annual dividend Of three
and one-half per cent.
f. III. Joslyn on Monday received the APP
pointment OF liquor agent for the town of
Randolph from Commissioner Emery of
Chelsea.
There will be Sunday-school rally at
the Christian church vestries Friday even
ing. Every game conducive to delightful
evening will be introduced.
Willis F. Barnes is the sole agent of this
town for the latest thing in photography,
"platnotype." The picture is very much
like fine steel engraving, and can scarcely
be distinguished from one.
Harry L. Sault, local reporter on the Her
aid, has gone into an office in Ware Mass,
where he has fine situation Miss Georgia
White, daughter of Dr. Homer White OF
Mark Atwood is among the happy pos
SCISSORS of $50 check from the Phoenix Life
Insurance Company, awarded to their
agents for the largest amount of business
done for the past month. This is the third
prize that Mr.. Atwood has captured during
six months.
The Week OF Prayer closed Sunday even
ing with sermon by Rev. w. Il. Hambln,
in the White church. The weeks services
were very successful in gaining converts
and in general awakening Of the people.
Contrary to custom they will not be con-
tinued during this week.
The business done at the West Randolph
station, during the last year, denotes
slight increase over that of the previous
year. The figures quoted below are signih-
cant OF the business transacted in this viii
lage and of its healthy and sure growth:
The ticket sales amounted to S17 ,332 10;
freight received, S28 54S OF; freight forward,
$1,000; EXPRESS received, 1851 81; express
forward, $40, $50 Tor grand total of $S2,
1878
Three hundred invitations have been is
sued for the raising Of the chiefs OF the Rod
Men, Saturday evening, January IA The
great sachem, j. G. Tyler of Massachusetts,
will be present, and give his brothers talk
around the campfire. His excellency Gov
ernor Fuller will grace the occasion bv his
presence. The governor is an enthusiastic
member of the order. Following the in
stallation Of officers the Red Men and their
wives, with invited guests, will banquet at
the Red Lion Inn. The Apollo Banjo Club
Of Montpelier will furnish music for the &C.
casiop,
The Keene Sentinel speaking OF recent
concert in Keene, has this to say about the
Beetles orchestra. five of whose members
are from West Randolph. THE Beedles
furnished music of high order as they al
ways do. In concert they are unequalled
by any orchestra in this vicinity, and nm.
surpassed by any this side of Boston" The
orchestra is made up of the following MEM
bers: Charles Z. Beedle conductor and first
violin; Fred p. Beedle, second violin;
Claude Beedle. viola; Karl X. Beedle,
cello; Harvey l.. Beedle, bass; w. A. Bar
ringtOn, cornet o. s. Minis, flute. e. +.
Bagley, trombonist, OF West Randolph, who
joins the company this week. is a brother of
years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
y. T. Lombard, treasurer of the Randolph
savings bank, has kindly furnished the fol-
lowing statement to the WATCHMAN repre-
sentative, showing the condition of the
bank at the close of business December 81
1892: Assets-lOan and bank, S217, 403 as;
bank stock, IS, 5000; cash on hand, ST.
SOB 81; making total OF S243,2S7. 36. Liza
bilities-due depositors, S23o, $40 80; surplus
reserved, 81 059.22; interest, $3,5S7.45, or 3
total of S243 2S7 So. This is an increase OF
$32 Ala 40 over last years business. The
number of depositors is 1900, while those OF
1891 numbered 1,156-an increase of 344
All the money is invested in secure Yer
mont mortgages which bring a good per
cent. The treasurer stated that there was
large amount on hand now which he
wishes to invest in Vermont mortgages.
Mrs. Clarence Moulton is in New York
city, the guest of Mrs N. NJ. Mccall. -
The ways and means society of the White
church will give an old fashioned spell
ing school " party at the church vestries OF
Friday evening. - John p. Haley, th'
popular salesman OF the Shade Roller Com
pany of Chicago, visited his mother, Mrs
| o. Y. Lamb, last week. - Miss Mary
Regain OF Northheld spent few days in tow
| last week. - Charles Written and wifi
returned on Saturday, after two weeks
vacation at Stamford, Conn. - Mis-
| May Storrs of Hanover, n. H., is in town
the guest OF Miss Cornelia Pierce. -
| Mrs. Jeanette p. Harwood of Cambridge
Mass, was in town, last week, to attend tn
funeral OF her sister, Mrs. Martha A. Cleve
land. - Miss Mary Hutchinson enter
tanned her classmates, the sophomores, a
her home last Thursday evening.
South Ryegate.
Mrs. A. A. Mcdonald has been quite 81 G.
for a week. - n. A. Kicker shipped
carload Of lambs to market last weel
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