The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
NorthheId.

Frank Phillips of East Barre, was in town
2 over Sunday.
July came in with quite heavy frost
1 ! on many of the low lands.
: Frank Plumley and family will go into
camp at North Hero this week
Ferd Maxwell was employed at the no.
tel during Commencement week.
Anna Mead OF Waltham, Mass, is visit.
lug her aunt, Mrs. Laura Boynton.
8. e. Moore has returned to work for r.
H. Howe d Co., lettering monuments.
Roy Chase has just completed new
boat which is fine piece of workmanship.
James L. Averill of Waterbury, Conn,
was visitor In town during commencement
The prospects for a large freshman class
Is very assuring at the university for next
year.
Amy M. Gokey OF Littleton, N. H., recent
ly made short visit to her parents in this
place.
Mrs. A. g. Barber OF Yarmouth, Me-, is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. III.
| Lowell.
Several from Northfeld attended the fu-
neral OF Mrs #. A. Joslin at Waitsfield
Sunday.
The Bee hive which was recently dam
aged by fire is being repaired by Cross
Brothers.
Levi Cross is visiting his brothers. Mr..
Gross Is engaged in the granite business in
| the West
| Joseph Lamb has returned from Barre,
where he has been attending school at
Goddard.
Corporal Olin f. Jackson of the United
States Marine Corps is at home on a short
| furlough.
Frank Houston has completed new
bridge across Dog river below the electric
| light dam.
Miss Grace Batchelder is spending her
vacation from Wellesley College at her
home in this place.
On account Of the dry weather the hay
crop is about one.half short and crops seem
at about standstill.
Miss Gertrude Hassett is at home from
Haverhill, Mass, where she has been EN-.
ployed in a millinery store.
The Hook and Ladder Company was paid
on Saturday for services at the Mayo and
Cross fires. The members received about
two dollars EACH
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Kimball arrived
last week from Kirksville, Mo-, where Mr..
Kimball has been student OF osteopathy
during the past year.
The Seldom Slumbers and Northfield
Juniors crossed bats on Riverside Park last
Saturday, resulting in victory for the Jun
iors by score of 9 to 3.
Miss Louise Lee has completed her labors
db L a. OOubb btOTb duu HAS TtUuTUbu 10
her home in Middlebury. Miss Geneva
Jones takes Miss Lees place.
A new slate walk has been laid in front OF
the store of W. A. Blake and j. G. Dona-
hue 1t is hoped that the stating may be
continued to the Bacon block.
The friends of w. e. Ellis are pleased to
learn OF his receiving position OF com.
mandant and instructor OF mathematics in q
preparatory school in st. Louis, Mo.
Tho convention of tho Uoob;putop Noup
ty Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held here July and 9. Mrs. Mabel
l.. Conklin, organizer and lecturer, Will be
present.
AS each State is the recipient Of one of
the captured Spanish guns Governor Smith
has selected Northfeld as the proper place
for the Vermont gun, which will be placed
at Norwich University.
Cadet-Capt John P. Mosley who has pro-
ticiently occupied the position of command
ant at the University since the removal OF
Capt. A. W. Hovey, will be recommended
to the Senate for that Office during the COM
ing year.
Among the promotions at Nor wich Uni
versty is that OF Cadets Rich and Sibley to
be captains. Both the cadets left the Uni
versty at the call of the President for vol
unteers and enlisted, Rich in Co. r, and
mauga during the service of the Vermont
regiment
At about two o'clock on Sunday Harvey
Cutler was sitting on his piazza when he
heard noise that resembled cyclone. He
went towards his mill when he discovered
the pond fast disappearing through a hole
which the pressure of the water had made.
1t took only fifteen inmates for the large
pond to run out.
AS Bert Cobleigh was driving down Cen.
tral street hill with load Of windows on
Saturday, the harness broke and the horse
ran across the common, scattering the win
dows in every direction. Mr.. Cobleigh
clung to his seat and guided the horse
around the park and up Main street hill,
where he stopped. 1t was a narrow escape
for Mr.. Cobleigh.
The handsome sword that was presented
to Cadet Sibley at commencement time at
Norwich University was the Shuttleworth
prize, given by first Lieut. e. A. Shuttle
worth OF the Eleventh United States infan-
try now at San Juan. Cadet Sibley was at
Chickamauga with the First Vermont regi-
ment last year, and it seemed peculiarly
fitting that he should capture this coverted
prize.
| Marshfield.