The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-11

Guild, at Armory Hall, Thursday evening
of this week.
The ladies of the Methodist church are to
hold chicken-pie supper this evening.
The disposal of the horse OF Father Dona-
hue by ticket went to Matthias Cannon.
The Norwich University cadets commence
gallery practice this week at the armory of
Co f.
Ten members OF Company have quail
fed at the gallery range at two hundred
yards.
The nomination of G. b. Tilden for post.
master was sent to the senate last Thursday
by the president
f. N. Whitney, who has purchased the
| Northfield Ne,CS is to occupy the Wiley
house on Central street.
Bishop Hall will visit st. Mary's parish
on Tuesday evening of next week. There
is to be class for confirmation.
e. w. Gaynor is to give a reading at West
Randolph, April 20, in connection with an
entertainment by the Epworth League.
The preliminary prize-speaking contest at
Norwich University takes place on Tuesday
| and Wednesday evenings of this week
at the chapel.
H. L. Kenyon, G.. r. Cofrin, II. G. Nose
ley and f. L. Howe attended the presenta-
ton Of " T'riss " at Cross hall, Gouldsville,
last Friday evening.
The following officers were elected at the
annual meeting Of St. Mary's Guild: Pres
ident, Helen Howe; treasurer, Matte John
son; secretary, Maude Howes.
Company f is to present the Hidden
Hand" at Dubois & Gays hall, West
Randolph, Friday evening of this week, and
at Bethel on Saturday evening
Rev. G. j. Sutherland is to occupy the
rectory May 1. Professor J, B. johnson
will move to the place on Prospect street
lately purchased of Editor l.. B, Johnson.
The twenty-frst anniversary of the or
ganizaton of the Good Templars lodge was
celebrated at Armory Hall last Friday
| evening with literary programme. Ice
cream and cake were served
The annual opening at the millinery par
lors of Gilchrist & Smith will occur to-day
| and tomorrow. These ladies have secured
| the services of Miss Genie Degree of Hines
| burgh, an experienced trimmer, for the sea-
| son.
The officers of Dewitt Clinton lodge were
installed Monday evening. Following is the
marsh; j. W., W. j. Forsyth; s, D., A, f.
Booth; j. D., c. c. Gokey; secretary, H.
| L. Kenyon; treasurer, j. G. b. Thayer; S.
s., II. H. Slack; J. s., NJ. G. Graham; tyler,
w. Il. Bean; chaplain, w. e. Hurlbut;
marshal, G. r. Cofrin.
DIR. j. Mayo of West Randolph assisted
his brother here last week. IS. w.
Steele has purchased the Houston house
near the upper town bridge. - Laban
| Highland has a new Safety" - Mrs.
II. b. Dodge of Bristol visited in town last
week. - Mrs II. G. Soper Of West Ran
dolph was in town over Sunday; - H.
S. Thresher has rented the Randall place.
- Miss Minnie E. Smith returned
home last week after an absence of several
months in the West. - Alonzo Preston
is painting his house on Central street.
- E. l.. Soper of West Randolph was
his mother. - r. j, Haight, editor OF
the Monumental Ne'CS, was in town last
week. - Charles Briggs moves to his
farm this week
Plainfield.
The Womans Home Missionary Society
meets ON Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
w B. Page.
DR.. w. F. Lazelle has been seriously sick
for several days with the grip but is on the
street again.
The Kings Daughters of the Methodist
church meet on Thursday afternoon witt
Mrs. Arthur Lane.
Last week Nat d. Page sold his pacing
" Lambert " mare Bangs to Will G. Nye Of
| Waltham, Mass, for $3.50.
Francis Knapp of Cabot, Henry Dunbar
of St. A lbans and w. S. Martin, Jr., of Man
chester, n. H., were in town last Monday
visiting friends.
The Kings Daughters of the Congrega
tional church are to hold a semi-annua
business meeting with Mrs. f. G. Hoyt OF
Friday afternoon at three O'Clock.
The sacrament of baptism was admins
tered to two persons on Sunday last at the
Methodist church on confession of faith
and one admitted to full connection in the
church.
Masters Carl Foss and Ralph Dewey wer,
at home from their schools for short vis
last week and were especially entertained
by their parents giving them surprise visi
of their friends.
Mrs. George p White, nee Rebecca Page
is at her old home here to remain for an in
definite time, as her husband is sick a
Clark's Retreat in Burlington with soften
ing of the brain, with no prospect of re
covery.
Mrs. Ida (Maxfield) Laird, wife of Harr,
l.. Laird, died at her home in Perkinsville
last Wednesday morning, after an illness o
several months. The funeral services wer'
held at the home on Friday afternoon, Rev
l.. F. Fortney officiating. The burial wa
at the village cemetery. The deceased wa
a good woman, and will be sadly missed b.
husband and little daughter, three brothers
and three sisters besides numerous othe
relatives and friends.
Erastus Batchelder, Esq, in which tn
parties were Herman f Cutler and Willar,
S. Martin of Plainfield against H. Skeels o
Barre 1t was to recover the price of bee
sold by the plaintiffs TO the defendant. Tn
plaintiffs claimed S125 the defendant claim
ing reduction OF $37 because the meat wa
not so good as expected. Verdict for plain
tiffs for SIG o. L. Hoyt for plaintiffs; j. w
Gordon for defendant.
A young mother recently left her bah
: asleep in the care Of two small girls, Will
she called on a neighbor, having instructe
, the little visitors to notify her in case til
, baby should awake; but instead, the littl
girls concluded to try their own skill il
. quieting the baby, who awoke crying
Having resorted to various tactics am
= failed, little Gladys said; Why, Mrs
r -, we did everything we could to max
! the baby stop crying. We even poure
strong salt and water down it and then
would not Stop
I West Randolph.
( Tramps are around this town rattle
4 thick. There was hardly night the pas
week but some were lodged in the Lookup
r Wednesday night there were seven house
there.
, Saturday forenoon tramp was run owe
by the way freight below East Granvill