The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-30

| the listers appraised him too high, The
| listers think he cannot come back on them,
| inasmuch az he subscribe 1 and swore to the
inventory. The sum in dispute is not far
| from So.
North Fayston.
| The willing Workers met Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs A. s. Howe.
John Somerville OF Barre is visiting friends
here. - Joseph Hagan has sold his In
| terest In the lumber business to T. G. Nc
Carly. - Mrs. l.. W. Porter and daugh-
| Ter Mary have gone to Bello VS. Falls to visit
her mother. - Claran Davis has re-
| turned to his work in Northfield. -
Jennie Marble has gone to Waterbury to
| work.
Groton.
Quarterly meeting at Methodist church
next Sunday.
The Queen Esther Mission Circle meets
with Mrs. o. M. Boutwell, Saturday after
noon at three o'clock.
The Public Library Society held its last
meeting at r. ID. Sherry's. The next will
be held Monday evening at b. f. Clark's.
There will be an entertainment and box
supper at the school. house hall Friday even
ing, February 1, proceeds to be used for
library.
The Cochran brothers gave an exhibition
Of Worlds Fair views in the town hall to a
full house. Forty per cent OF proceeds
went to the Ladies' Aid Society.
T. b. Hall went to market on Monday
with two carloads OF sheep and lambs, 200
in number, the fnest lot we have seen go
from this place. They have been fatted by
himself and son. They are sold to Mr..
Woodbury. Of Topsfield, Mass.
At the dedication OF the Westville Meth
odist church, last week Monday, $3.50 was
raised, leaving debt OF only $50 on the
church. Revival meetings are being held
In the church, and there quite an awaken
ing among the people. They will be con-
Quoted during the week.
Groton has a first.class scandal in its
midst, the particulars Of which are in the
reporters possession, but their publication
in detail will be left to newspapers that
cater to the sensational. Briefly stated, it
appears that Moses Annis, a section boss on
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad
went home unexpectedly last Saturday
night, and found one Hiram Daniels there
under circumstances that seemed to Justify
Annis In giving the intruder a sound thresh-
ing Annis has offered his wife a sum Of
money If she will leave him and return to
her parents. If she refuses to do this, he
threatens to punish her and Daniels to the
full extent OF the law.
A Sunday school convention will be held
by the Methodists and Baptists in the
Methodist church on Thursday, January 81,
to which a hearty invitation Is extended to
all interested in Sunday. schools. Follow.
ing is the programmes: Forepoon-Pr Praise
service; words of greeting, Rev o. M
Boutwell,; With What Motives Should the
Office Of a Sunday school Teacher Be Un
dertaken?" Rev. s. A. Jackson; What
PEI sonal Benefits Does Sunday school
TIE acher Derive from the Work." Jennie
Morally by Sunday school Work." Belle
Nelson; dinner and social hour. After
noon-Praise service, followed by reports
fro n schools; 1.-THE Home Department"
Rev. j. j. Hall; 1.-THE Sunday school as
Related to the Life and Prosperity of the
Local Church" Rev. j. X. Villa ms; " How
Shall We Reach the Parents who Are not
Interested in Sunday school Work." Julian
p. Laughlin; 1.-THE Spiritual Improvement
of the Class" Rev. M. FL Ryan; followed
by discussion.
Hardwick.
The new Methodist parsonage is nearly
ready to occupy.
George Bailey and wife OF Mackville
buried an other child Sunday, making the
second within short time.
The Bridgeman Flat road case must be
gone over again unless all parties can gree
and have a road laid out without any con-
| test.
For the first time since our water system
was put in we had chance to try it on a
fire. About eight o'clock Saturday evening
7. T. Da niels' engine house at his polishing
works was discovered on fire and an alarm
was given. The hose com oany responded
and soon had on stream of water and put
| it out. Had the alarm been later in the
night. with fuckers large mill close by,
there would have been good chance for a
big fire.
Unitarian services next Sunday at the
usual hour.
Cotillion party at Washington Hall next
Friday evening. Music, Chase's orchestra.
Several couples from Middlesex attended
the dance at Nor, town last Friday even
ing
The social at Mrs. Lucian Whites was at
tended by about fifty, who report very en-
joyable event.
j. B. Hills informs the public that the re-
porter of Middlesex items Of last week was
mistaken, there being no horse sheds on
the church grounds. The sheds were built
by private individuals for their own use on
ground owned by them.
w. G. Scott is earring clapboards for Fl
o. Ward Of Moretown. - Fred Steele OF
Barre is visiting his parents in town. -
| Stanley son of Benjamin BuZzell, is i'll, at.
tended by DR.. Hooker. - Tip u
Daniels was confined to his house last week
Moretown.
Mrs Elizabeth Spaulding is visiting in
Warren.
f. G. Atkins has finished work for Trip,
Tenant q Co.
M. H. Grifflth's team drew from j. w
Eagans mill to Middlesex 1855 feet OF
green inch boards in the rough.
Newbury.
Principal F. e. Prichard, county ex.
aminer for Orange county, is away from the
semin airy this week holding teachers insti
tutes in the towns OF West Randolph
Washington, Vershire and Bradford.
The fellowship meetings held here Thurs.
day and Friday afternoons and evenings OF
last week were very interesting and quite
we'll attended. Rev. Messrs Barnard Of
Bradford, Hall of South Ryegate, Flint Of
Oxford, and Coolidge of West NewbuIy
were prese at and helped carry on the meet
ings.
Mortified.
Mrs. Eliza Soper will celebrate he
eighty ninth birthday next Saturday.
About thirty feet of the dam of Harve,
Cutler went out on Saturday, caused by
the ice.